Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) vs Honor Magic 6 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 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

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 225g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 4900mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1440x3120 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2600 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6 % 92.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
1451 nits
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a360 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.5 mm (6.24 in) 162.5 mm (6.4 in)
Width 75.9 mm (2.99 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
91.6 %
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon) and Honor Magic 6 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 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 Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2196
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
6964
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21962218
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69646749
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a13918
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
2025079
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
CPU480834447310
GPU893619885851
Memory354867392240
UX295759306870
NanoReview Score20250792032271
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
16963
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
17881
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Writing score21624n/a
Web score18765n/a
Video editing8023n/a
Data manipulation14975n/a
NanoReview Score17881n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 26 GB
UI Skin One UI 6.1 MagicOS 9

Battery

Volume 4900 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (66 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (74% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:58 h 0:44 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
22:40
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Web Browsing08:03 h12:44 h
Video Playback15:35 h18:35 h
Games05:08 h06:20 h
Standby Mode109 h122 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4 - 2.0
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP180 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.6
Focal length67 mm68 mm
SensorSamsung S53K1Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP3
Sensor size1/3.941/1.49
Pixel size1 μm0.56 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Omnivision OV50D
Sensor size1/2.551/2.88
Pixel size1.4 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
134
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
125
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
133
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Bokeh6585
Preview6983
Zoom135160

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor Samsung 35K3LU Sony IMX816
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.51
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.6 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)HSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon)
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 800
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- 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

Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus (Snapdragon):

Two models exist: a dual Nano SIM and a single Nano SIM + eSIM variant.

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.

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