Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 7 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 IV - Which is better?

Honor Magic 7 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1 IV

94 out 100
Honor Magic 7 Pro
VS
67 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 IV
Honor Magic 7 Pro
Sony Xperia 1 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Sony Xperia 1 IV, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 battery capacity: 5850mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 IV
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 185g 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
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 IV
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
Sony Xperia 1 IV

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.5 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
1520 nits
Sony Xperia 1 IV
644 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz480 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 7 Pro], [Sony Xperia 1 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.7 mm (6.41 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 in) 71 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7 Pro
90.5 %
Sony Xperia 1 IV
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
3143
Sony Xperia 1 IV
1466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
9784
Sony Xperia 1 IV
3898
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31431466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97843898
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 7 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7 Pro
2707961
Sony Xperia 1 IV
995685
CPU615352270941
GPU1154158341298
Memory490314175475
UX448137207971
NanoReview Score2707961995685
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
6192
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.3 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a37 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6192
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 1 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
12147
Writing scoren/a16836
Web scoren/a8963
Video editingn/a6103
Data manipulationn/a10724
NanoReview Scoren/a12147

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 30.2 GB 37 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 n/a

Battery

Volume 5850 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 1:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7 Pro
26:42
Sony Xperia 1 IV
16:28
Web Browsing13:07 h05:38 h
Video Playback16:11 h10:08 h
Games06:20 h04:39 h
Standby Mode109 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5.2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 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 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.31/1.7
Pixel size1.2 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.3
Focal length72 mm85 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/1.41/3.5
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mm16 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50DSony IMX563
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
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Video quality
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
112
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a59
Zoomn/a116
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 1 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 20 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/2.9
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 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 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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 7 Pro
89.3 dB
Sony Xperia 1 IV
86.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 1599
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No
* 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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