Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Honor Magic 6 Pro - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Honor Magic 6 Pro

70 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
VS
90 out 100
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Honor Magic 6 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Honor Magic 6 Pro, Manufactured in January, 2024with 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 Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
  • Lighter design: 211g vs 225g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro 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:
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
vs
Honor Magic 6 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.77 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 19.5:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 92.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1300 nits
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 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 162.5 mm (6.4 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
88 %
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Honor Magic 6 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1182
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
3357
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11822218
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33576749
Geekbench Compute (GPU)445913918
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a) Pro], [Honor Magic 6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
750673
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
CPU273000447310
GPU192089885851
Memory135075392240
UX150509306870
NanoReview Score7506732032271

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 26 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 MagicOS 9

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (66 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (47% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:44 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
24:09
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Web Browsing08:09 h12:44 h
Video Playback16:21 h18:35 h
Games05:48 h06:20 h
Standby Mode120 h122 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 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 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4 - 2.0
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP180 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.6
Focal length70 mm68 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3
Sensor size1/1.951/1.49
Pixel size0.8 μm0.56 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Omnivision OV50D
Sensor size1/4.01/2.88
Pixel size1.12 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Bokehn/a85
Previewn/a83
Zoomn/a160
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 22 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX816
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/2.51
Pixel size n/a 0.6 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19HSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)n/a
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
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 459 800
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 No 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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