Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 7 and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL - Which is better?

Honor Magic 7 vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

92 out 100
Honor Magic 7
VS
82 out 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Honor Magic 7
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, Manufactured in August, 2024 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4. 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
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 221g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5650mAh vs 5060mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 486ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 16/128 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 7
vs
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1264x2800 pixels 1344x2992 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 486 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 3000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
2362 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 162.8 mm (6.41 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7
91.9 %
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G4
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Cores 1536 896
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1792 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7
3132
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1962
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7
9598
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
4700
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31321962
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)95984700
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a6902
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7
3063922
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1292858
CPU668192395641
GPU1255711448762
Memory588034213528
UX551985235197
NanoReview Score30639221292858

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 16 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 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
UI Skin MagicOS 9 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5650 mAh 5060 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 37 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:18 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
21:55
Web Browsingn/a11:42 h
Video Playbackn/a10:46 h
Gamesn/a05:57 h
Standby Moden/a92 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual 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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length24 mm25 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung GN1
Sensor size1/1.31/1.31
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
Focal length68 mm113 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KGM5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.7
Focal length12 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KGM5
Sensor size1/2.881/2.55
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
161
Video quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
152
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
158
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a86
Zoomn/a155
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 42 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 17 mm
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/2.51
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- 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/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr August, 2024 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr August, 2024 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
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W No
* 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.

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
8 (88.89%)
1 (11.11%)
Total Votes: 9

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below