Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 7 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro - Which is better?

Honor Magic 7 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

92 out 100
Honor Magic 7
VS
49 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
Honor Magic 7
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2020with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G. 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
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5650mAh vs 5020mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 12/256 GB
    - 12/512 GB
    - 16/512 GB
    - 16/1024 GB    		 - 4/64 GB
    - 4/128 GB
    - 6/128 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Honor Magic 7 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    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
    Redmi Note 9 Pro

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type OLED IPS LCD
    Size 6.78 in 6.67 in
    Resolution 1264x2800 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
    Pixel density 453 ppi 395 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 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 n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 91.9 % 84.4 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 n/a
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Honor Magic 7
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    615 nits
    sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
    PWM (Flicker)n/a2404 Hz
    Response timen/a35.2 ms
    Contrastn/a1649:1
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 165.8 mm (6.53 in)
    Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
    Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
    Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
    Water resistance IP69 No
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Back panel n/a Glass
    Frame Metal Plastic
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Gold
    - Blue    		 - White
    - Gray
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Honor Magic 7
    91.9 %
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    84.4 %

    Performance

    Testing Honor Magic 7 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
    Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2300 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
    Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
    - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))    		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55))
    - 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76))
    Process TSMC Samsung
    Transistor Size 3 nm 8 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 692
    Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 618
    GPU Cores 1536 256
    GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 750 MHz
    FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Honor Magic 7
    3132
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    719
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Honor Magic 7
    9598
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    1874
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3132719
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)95981874
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Honor Magic 7
    3063922
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    389839
    CPU668192139577
    GPU125571173153
    Memory58803472832
    UX551985104277
    NanoReview Score3063922389839
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Honor Magic 7
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    1044
    Max Surface Temp.n/a42.3 °C
    Stabilityn/a99 %
    Graphics Testn/a6 fps
    Graphics Scoren/a1044
    Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Honor Magic 7
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    8136
    Writing scoren/a9643
    Web scoren/a6022
    Video editingn/a5453
    Data manipulationn/a6923
    NanoReview Scoren/a8136

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 12 GB
    - 16 GB    		 - 4 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    		- 64 GB
    - 128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
    Memory CardNoMicroSD

    Software

    OS Android 15 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
    OS Size n/a 18.9 GB
    UI Skin MagicOS 9 MIUI 14

    Battery

    Volume 5650 mAh 5020 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 (50% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time n/a 1:20 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Honor Magic 7
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    26:36
    Web Browsingn/a10:27 h
    Video Playbackn/a13:57 h
    Gamesn/a05:33 h
    Standby Moden/a143 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9248x6920 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
    Depth: 2 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP64 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
    Focal length24 mm26 mm
    Sensorn/aSamsung Bright S5KGW1
    Sensor size1/1.31/1.72
    Pixel size1.2 μm0.8 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
    Sensorn/aGalaxyCore GC8034
    Sensor size1/2.881/4.0
    Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
    Aperture f/2.0 f/2.48
    Focal length 22 mm n/a
    Sensor n/a OmniVision OV32A1Q
    Sensor size 1/2.93 1/3.1
    Pixel size 0.6 μm 1 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
    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
    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
    - 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 SlotNoNo
    2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500
    3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
    LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
    LTE categoryn/a12
    5G SupportYesNo

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Mono
    3.5 mm Jack No Yes
    FM Radio No Yes
    Dolby Atmos n/a No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Honor Magic 7
    n/a
    Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
    87.1 dB

    Other

    Class Flagship Mid-range
    Announced October, 2024 yr April, 2020 yr
    Release Date November, 2024 yr May, 2020 yr
    Launch Price ($) 650 185
    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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