Honor Magic 6 Pro vs 200 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Honor Magic 6 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on January 11, 2024, against the Honor 200 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 6 Pro
- 68% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2038K versus 1210K)
- Shows 37% longer battery life (28:35 vs 20:51 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (1593 against 1116 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 5600 vs 5200 mAh
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2218 and 1961 points
Reasons to consider the Honor 200 Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- Weighs 26 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2800 pixels | 1224 x 2700 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.85:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 437 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | 4000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Jurhino Glass | Aluminosilicate glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.2% | 90.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 360 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 75.2 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 225 g (7.94 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 735 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 903 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 422241 | 288810 |
| GPU | 897806 | 464900 |
| Memory | 419402 | 237603 |
| UX | 299493 | 218785 |
| Total score | 2038952 | 1210098 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [6 tests] |
Memory
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 |
| ROM | MagicOS 8 | MagicOS 8.0 |
| OS size | 26 GB | 55 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5600 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (66 W) | Yes (66 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (47% in 15 min) | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:44 hr | 0:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:44 hr | 10:55 hr |
| Watching video | 18:35 hr | 08:13 hr |
| Gaming | 06:20 hr | 05:51 hr |
| Standby | 122 hr | 99 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 180 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Omnivision OVH9000 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" | 1/1.3" |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 180 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 68 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP3 | Sony IMX856 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.49" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 85 | 70 |
| Preview | 83 | 69 |
| Zoom | 160 | 132 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Honor Magic 6 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor 200 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX816 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 149 | - |
| Video | 155 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2024 | May 2024 |
| Release date | January 2024 | May 2024 |
| Launch price | $800 | $699 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 100 W |
Further details
Notes on Magic 6 Pro:
- The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

