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Honor Magic 7 Pro vs Apple iPhone XS Max

94 out 100
Honor Magic 7 Pro
VS
54 out 100
Apple iPhone XS Max
Honor Magic 7 Pro
Apple iPhone XS Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone XS Max, Manufactured in September, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5850mAh vs 3174mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XS Max
  • Higher pixel density: 456ppi
  • Lighter design: 208g vs 223g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 Pro and Apple iPhone XS Max
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 7 Pro
vs
Apple iPhone XS Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1242x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.4:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 456 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 625 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 120 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.5 % 85.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
1520 nits
Apple iPhone XS Max
657 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms11.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 7 Pro], [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.7 mm (6.41 in) 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 in) 77.4 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7 Pro
90.5 %
Apple iPhone XS Max
85.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 Pro and Apple iPhone XS Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
3143
Apple iPhone XS Max
1310
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
9784
Apple iPhone XS Max
3458
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31431310
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97843458
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 7 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7 Pro
2707961
Apple iPhone XS Max
700191
CPU615352198067
GPU1154158185355
Memory490314152138
UX448137164631
NanoReview Score2707961700191
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
5703
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.2 °C
Stabilityn/a66 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5703
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 30.2 GB 16 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 n/a

Battery

Volume 5850 mAh 3174 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 18 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 03:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7 Pro
26:42
Apple iPhone XS Max
17:28
Web Browsing13:07 h06:43 h
Video Playback16:11 h10:28 h
Games06:20 h04:11 h
Standby Mode109 h87 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mm28 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HApple iSight X
Sensor size1/1.31/2.5
Pixel size1.2 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length72 mm52 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.41/3.4
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length12 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50Dn/a
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
110
Video quality
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
96
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
105
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone XS Max]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 32 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.93 n/a
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
97
Video quality
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone XS Max
119

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *n/aYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a16
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 7 Pro
89.3 dB
Apple iPhone XS Max
77.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr September, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 1100
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 7 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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