Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 7 and Apple iPhone 12 - Which is better?

Honor Magic 7 vs Apple iPhone 12

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Honor Magic 7
VS
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Apple iPhone 12
Honor Magic 7
Apple iPhone 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 12, Manufactured in October, 2020with chipsetApple A14 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
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5650mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 164g vs 199g
  • 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
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 and Apple iPhone 12
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
vs
Apple iPhone 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1264x2800 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 460 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 n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
646 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a226 Hz
Response timen/a16 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 12]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7
91.9 %
Apple iPhone 12
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 and Apple iPhone 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7
3132
Apple iPhone 12
1941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7
9598
Apple iPhone 12
5008
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31321941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)95985008
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7
3063922
Apple iPhone 12
1095315
CPU668192310050
GPU1255711323143
Memory588034173777
UX551985288345
NanoReview Score30639221095315
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
7601
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.2 °C
Stabilityn/a77 %
Graphics Testn/a45 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7601
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 12]

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
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 7 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 n/a

Battery

Volume 5650 mAh 2815 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 (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
21:15
Web Browsingn/a08:00 h
Video Playbackn/a12:09 h
Gamesn/a04:35 h
Standby Moden/a112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length24 mm26 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX372
Sensor size1/1.31/3.4
Pixel size1.2 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length68 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length12 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/2.881/3.6
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
127
Video quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
130
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
117
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a74
Zoomn/a60
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 12]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
127
Video quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- 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/aGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
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
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
81.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 800
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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