Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 7 and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE - Which is better?

Honor Magic 7 vs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

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Honor Magic 7
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Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Honor Magic 7
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, Manufactured in October, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. 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 4250mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
  • Lighter design: 158g vs 199g

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
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
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1264x2800 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness n/a 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9 % 85.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
795 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a373 Hz
Response timen/a3.4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 160.5 mm (6.32 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 6.8 mm (0.27 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7
91.9 %
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
85.3 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 and Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1536 512
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7
3132
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
1022
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7
9598
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2969
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31321022
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)95982969
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7
3063922
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
584521
CPU668192202078
GPU1255711137716
Memory588034106890
UX551985137837
NanoReview Score3063922584521
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2473
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.5 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2473
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
9976
Writing scoren/a11945
Web scoren/a7477
Video editingn/a5930
Data manipulationn/a8591
NanoReview Scoren/a9976

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 14.8 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5650 mAh 4250 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 33 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 (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:04 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
20:31
Web Browsingn/a07:37 h
Video Playbackn/a13:17 h
Gamesn/a04:48 h
Standby Moden/a100 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9248x6936 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung GW3
Sensor size1/1.31/1.97
Pixel size1.2 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length68 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/2.881/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 5184x3888 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 27 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/3.4
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 60 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 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, 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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
89.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr October, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 320
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 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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