Honor Magic 7 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon), Manufactured in January, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5850mAh vs 4900mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g 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
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Function
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 513 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness n/a 2600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.5 % 91.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
1520 nits
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
1451 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)360 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.7 mm (6.41 in) 158.5 mm (6.24 in)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7 Pro
90.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
91.6 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
3143
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2196
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
9784
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
6964
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31432196
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97846964
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7 Pro
2707961
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2025079
CPU615352480834
GPU1154158893619
Memory490314354867
UX448137295759
NanoReview Score27079612025079
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
16963
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
17881
Writing scoren/a21624
Web scoren/a18765
Video editingn/a8023
Data manipulationn/a14975
NanoReview Scoren/a17881

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4266 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
OS Size 30.2 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 9 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5850 mAh 4900 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 45 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (74% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 0:58 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7 Pro
26:42
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
22:40
Web Browsing13:07 h08:03 h
Video Playback16:11 h15:35 h
Games06:20 h05:08 h
Standby Mode109 h109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSamsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length72 mm67 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Samsung S53K1
Sensor size1/1.41/3.94
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50DSony IMX564
Sensor size1/2.881/2.55
Pixel size0.61 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
134
Video quality
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
125
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
133
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a69
Zoomn/a135

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Samsung 35K3LU
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
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/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

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
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon):

Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.

* 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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