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Honor Magic 7 vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G

92 out 100
Honor Magic 7
VS
59 out 100
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
Honor Magic 7
OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G, Manufactured in July, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G. 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 pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5650mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 2 5G
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 199g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 and OnePlus Nord 2 5G
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
OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1264x2800 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 410 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9 % 85.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
629 nits
sRGB gamutn/a128.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a119 Hz
Response timen/a8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 159.12 mm (6.26 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 73.31 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue		 - Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7
91.9 %
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
85.5 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 and OnePlus Nord 2 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G
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))		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 3.0
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Cores 1536 576
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 886 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7
3132
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
1056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7
9598
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
2911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31321056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)95982911
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7
3063922
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
775453
CPU668192237901
GPU1255711213601
Memory588034145797
UX551985178154
NanoReview Score3063922775453
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
4197
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.7 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4197
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 7
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
9631
Writing scoren/a13382
Web scoren/a7267
Video editingn/a5336
Data manipulationn/a9058
NanoReview Scoren/a9631

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 14 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5650 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:31 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
21:19
Web Browsingn/a09:17 h
Video Playbackn/a13:38 h
Gamesn/a05:22 h
Standby Moden/a92 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length68 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.3
Focal length12 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.881/2.8
Pixel sizen/a1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
125
Video quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
105
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 7
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
116
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.6 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/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
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr July, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 470
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 65 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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