Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 7 and Honor Magic V2 - Which is better?

Honor Magic 7 vs Honor Magic V2

92 out 100
Honor Magic 7
VS
74 out 100
Honor Magic V2
Honor Magic 7
Honor Magic V2

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Honor Magic V2, Manufactured in July, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 237g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5650mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V2
  • Larger display: 7.92in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 and Honor Magic V2
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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 7
vs
Honor Magic V2

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 7.92 in
Resolution 1264x2800 pixels 2156x2344 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 9.78:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness n/a 600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9 % 88.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Honor Magic V2
946 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a2272 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V2]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 156.7 mm (6.17 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 145.4 mm (5.72 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 4.7 mm (0.19 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 237 g (8.36 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue		 - Black
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7
91.9 %
Honor Magic V2
88.5 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 and Honor Magic V2 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7
3132
Honor Magic V2
1938
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7
9598
Honor Magic V2
4708
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31321938
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)95984708
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V2]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7
3063922
Honor Magic V2
1279858
CPU668192208354
GPU1255711615421
Memory588034231756
UX551985224327
NanoReview Score30639221279858

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 26.2 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 MagicOS 8.0

Battery

Volume 5650 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:56 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED 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) 60 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 20 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX866
Sensor size1/1.31/1.49
Pixel size1.2 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length68 mm62 mm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length12 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.93 n/a
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE categoryn/a20
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
Honor Magic V2
88.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr July, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr July, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 1599
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 66 W
* 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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