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Huawei Mate 70 vs Honor Magic 7

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Huawei Mate 70 vs Honor Magic 7

80 out of 100
Huawei Mate 70
VS
93 out of 100
Honor Magic 7
Huawei Mate 70
Honor Magic 7

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Huawei Mate 70 (with Huawei Kirin 9020) that was released on November 26, 2024, against the Honor Magic 7, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 month 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 Huawei Mate 70
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+4)
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 7
  • 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3063K versus 1242K)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite
  • Comes with 350 mAh larger battery capacity: 5650 vs 5300 mAh
  • 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3132 and 1594 points

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Mate 70 and Honor Magic 7 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:
Mate 70
vs
Magic 7

Display

TypeOLEDOLED
Size6.7 inches6.78 inches
Resolution1216 x 2688 pixels1264 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio19.5:919.5:9
PPI440 ppi453 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (1-120 Hz)Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness2500 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR - 5000 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate300 Hz360 Hz
Screen protectionHuawei Kunlun Glass 2Rhino Glass
Screen-to-body ratio90.2%91.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height160.9 mm (6.33 inches)162.1 mm (6.38 inches)
Width75.9 mm (2.99 inches)75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness7.8 mm (0.31 inches)8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight203 g (7.16 oz)199 g (7.02 oz)
WaterproofIP69IP69
Advanced coolingVapor chamberVapor chamber
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsWhite, Black, Green, PurpleWhite, Black, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-buttonYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Mate 70
90.2%
Magic 7+2%
91.9%

Performance

Tests of Huawei Mate 70 and Honor Magic 7 in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetHuawei Kirin 9020Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock2500 MHz4320 MHz
CPU cores12 (2 + 6 + 4)8 (2 + 6)
Architecture- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A510s
- 6 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan		- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
ManufacturingSMICTSMC
Lithography process7 nanometers3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)Da VinciHexagon
Graphics - Adreno 830
GPU shading units - 1536
GPU clock840 MHz1100 MHz
FLOPS~1720 GFLOPS~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mate 70
1594
Magic 7+96%
3132
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mate 70
4981
Magic 7+93%
9598
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Mate 70
1242602
Magic 7+147%
3063922
CPU350290668192
GPU2760911255711
Memory404778588034
UX211443551985
Total score12426023063922
SamplesLess then 3Less then 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size12 GB12, 16 GB
Memory type - LPDDR5X
Channels - 2
Storage
Storage size256, 512, 1024 GB256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage type - UFS 4.0
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemHarmonyOS 4.3 Android 15
ROM - MagicOS 9

Battery

Capacity5300 mAh5650 mAh
Max charge power66 W100 W
Battery typeLi-PoSilicon-Carbon (Si/C)
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (50 W)Yes (80 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes Yes

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448192 x 6144
ZoomOptical, 5xOptical, 3x
FlashDual LEDLED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingNoNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion960 FPS (720p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens120°122°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
Sensor size - 1/1.3"
Pixel size - 1.2 micron
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.4
Focal length125 mm68 mm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm12 mm
Sensor size - 1/2.88"
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Selfie camera

Megapixels13 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution4160 x 31208192 x 6144
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length18 mm22 mm
SensorCMOS -
Sensor size - 1/2.93"
Pixel size - 0.6 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)Wi-Fi 7 (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 version5.25.4
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.12
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes, DP 1.2No
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVICGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesYes
Network
Number of SIM*22
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandbyStandby
eSIM support*No -
Hybrid slotNoNo
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosNo -

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedNovember 2024October 2024
Release dateNovember 2024November 2024
Launch price$750$650
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 66 WYes, 120 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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