Honor Magic 6 Ultimate vs Magic 6 Pro
92 out of 100
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92 out of 100
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 Honor Magic 6 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 3 months before. 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
- Ready for eSIM technology
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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 | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2800 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 5000 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | King Kong Rhinoceros | Jurhino Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.7% |
| PWM | - | 360 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 225 g (7.94 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| 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 | - 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 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903 MHz | 903 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 463679 | 422241 |
| GPU | 902902 | 897806 |
| Memory | 387755 | 419402 |
| UX | 334661 | 299493 |
| Total score | 2088997 | 2038952 |
| Samples | Less then 3 | [3 tests] |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 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 |
| OS size | 26 GB | 26 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5600 mAh | 5600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | 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 (47% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:44 hr | 0:44 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 12:44 hr |
| Watching video | - | 18:35 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:20 hr |
| Standby | - | 122 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 180 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 180 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 2.0 | f/1.4 - 2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OVH9000 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" | 1/1.3" |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 180 MP | 180 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | - | 68 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.49" | 1/1.49" |
| Pixel size | - | 0.56 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400 | Omnivision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" | 1/2.88" |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 85 |
| Preview | - | 83 |
| Zoom | - | 160 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Honor Magic 6 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX816 | Sony IMX816 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" | 1/2.51" |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 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 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | 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 | March 2024 | January 2024 |
| Release date | March 2024 | January 2024 |
| Launch price | $1299 | $800 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 80 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.
