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Honor Magic 6 Ultimate vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

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Honor Magic 6 Ultimate vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

92 out of 100
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
VS
91 out of 100
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Honor Magic 6 Ultimate (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on March 18, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
  • Comes with 1159 mAh larger battery capacity: 5600 vs 4441 mAh
  • Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 23W)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2088K versus 1571K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • The phone is 7 months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 28% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2935 and 2291 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic 6 Ultimate and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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 tests
Phone:
Magic 6 Ultimate
vs
iPhone 15 Pro Max

Display

TypeOLEDOLED
Size6.8 inches6.7 inches
Resolution1280 x 2800 pixels1290 x 2796 pixels
Aspect ratio19.5:919.5:9
PPI453 ppi460 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYesYes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness5000 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR supportYes, Dolby VisionYes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate360 Hz -
Screen protectionKing Kong RhinocerosCeramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio92.2%89.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height162.5 mm (6.4 inches)159.9 mm (6.3 inches)
Width75.8 mm (2.98 inches)76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness8.9 mm (0.35 inches)8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight227 g (8.01 oz)221 g (7.8 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialEco-leatherGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsBlack, PurpleWhite, Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayNo
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Honor Magic 6 Ultimate and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Apple A17 Pro
Max clock3300 MHz3780 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)6 (2 + 4)
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		- 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest
L3 cache12 MB -
ManufacturingTSMCTSMC
Lithography process4 nanometers3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonApple Neural Engine
GraphicsAdreno 750Apple A17 GPU
GPU shading units1536768
GPU clock903 MHz1398 MHz
FLOPS~2774 GFLOPS~2147.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU463679380664
GPU902902575404
Memory387755267719
UX334661347834
Total score20889971571621
SamplesLess then 3[29 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance

Memory

RAM
RAM size16 GB8 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5
Memory clock4200 MHz3200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size512, 1024 GB256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 14 iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2)
ROMMagicOS 8 -
OS size26 GB17.6 GB

Battery

Capacity5600 mAh4441 mAh
Max charge power80 W23 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Ion
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (66 W)Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes
Fast chargingYes (47% in 15 min)Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:44 hr1:49 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 12:36 hr
Watching video - 22:07 hr
Gaming - 06:58 hr
Standby - 139 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels48 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448000 x 6000
ZoomOptical, 2.5xOptical, 5x
FlashLEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingNoNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion240 FPS (1080p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens122°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 180 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
4) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OVH9000Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.3"1/1.28"
Pixel size1.2 micron1.22 micron
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution180 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/1.78 - 2.8
Focal length - 120 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Sony IMX913
Sensor size1/1.49"1/3.06"
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.88"1/2.55"
Pixel size0.61 micron1.4 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 80
Preview - 86
Zoom - 142
Samples - Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels50 megapixels12 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61444032 x 3024
Aperturef/2.0f/1.9
Focal length22 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX816Sony IMX714
Sensor size1/2.51"1/3.6"
Pixel size0.64 micron1.12 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 30 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)YesYes
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 145
Video - 156

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)Wi-Fi 6E (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 version5.35.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.23.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes, DP 1.2Yes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesNo
Network
Number of SIM*2 -
Type of SIM cardNanoeSIM
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*NoYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*2020
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosNoYes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedMarch 2024September 2023
Release dateMarch 2024September 2023
Launch price$1299$1199
SAR (head) - 0.98 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.98 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
Bundled chargerYes, 80 WNot included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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