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Honor Magic 7 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Honor Magic 7
VS
84 out 100
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Honor Magic 7
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2022with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 7
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 240g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5650mAh vs 4323mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • 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		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 and Apple iPhone 14 Pro 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
vs
iPhone 14 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1264x2800 pixels 1290x2796 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9 % 88.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1756 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 160.7 mm (6.33 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.85 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7
91.9 %
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
88.3 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7
3132
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
2518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7
9598
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
6362
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31322518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)95986362
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7
3063922
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1464502
CPU668192310783
GPU1255711514249
Memory588034234912
UX551985404558
NanoReview Score30639221464502
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
9848
Max Surface Temp.n/a46 °C
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a58 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9848
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 5650 mAh 4323 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 23 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 (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
30:06
Web Browsingn/a11:49 h
Video Playbackn/a18:59 h
Gamesn/a06:50 h
Standby Moden/a144 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual 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: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.31/1.28
Pixel size1.2 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
Focal length68 mm77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.881/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
143
Video quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
149
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
146
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a91
Zoomn/a139
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 22 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
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 14 Pro Max
139
Video quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
154

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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
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/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71)
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
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
89 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 1099
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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