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Honor X9c vs Honor Magic 6 Pro

69 out 100
Honor X9c
VS
90 out 100
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Honor X9c
Honor Magic 6 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X9c Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Honor Magic 6 Pro, Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 X9c
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6600mAh vs 5600mAh
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor X9c and Honor Magic 6 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor X9c
vs
Honor Magic 6 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 437 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 4000 nits 1600 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 92.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor X9c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a360 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 162.5 mm (6.4 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X9c
90.7 %
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %

Performance

Testing Honor X9c and Honor Magic 6 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 676 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X9c
940
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X9c
2790
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9402218
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)27906749
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a13918
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor X9c
577268
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
CPU168676447310
GPU97845885851
Memory171621392240
UX139126306870
NanoReview Score5772682032271

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 26 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 MagicOS 9

Battery

Volume 6600 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (66 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (47% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:44 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor X9c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Web Browsingn/a12:44 h
Video Playbackn/a18:35 h
Gamesn/a06:20 h
Standby Moden/a122 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4 - 2.0
Focal lengthn/a27 mm
SensorSamsung HM6Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.671/1.3
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a180 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Focal lengthn/a68 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3
Sensor sizen/a1/1.49
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50D
Sensor sizen/a1/2.88
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor X9c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Video quality
Honor X9c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Overall camera score
Honor X9c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Bokehn/a85
Previewn/a83
Zoomn/a160
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3456x4608 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX816
Sensor size n/a 1/2.51
Pixel size n/a 0.6 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor X9c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
Video quality
Honor X9c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 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 DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor X9c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 800
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 80 W

Note

Honor Magic 6 Pro:

The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 6 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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