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Honor Magic 6 Lite vs Magic 7 Lite

56 out of 100
Honor Magic 6 Lite
VS
63 out of 100
Honor Magic 7 Lite
Honor Magic 6 Lite
Honor Magic 7 Lite

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Honor Magic 6 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1) that was released on December 4, 2023, against the Honor Magic 7 Lite, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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 Lite
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (764K versus 666K)
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 7 Lite
  • Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 6600 vs 5300 mAh
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 35W)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic 6 Lite and Magic 7 Lite 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.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
4 / 512 GB
57.4
(Average)
Value Index
76.4
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Magic 6 Lite
vs
Magic 7 Lite

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2652 pixels 1224 x 2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.85:9
PPI 429 ppi 437 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 4000 nits
HDR support No -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4% 90.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 96.6% -
PWM 528 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Magic 6 Lite
1014 nits
Magic 7 Lite
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) 162.8 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 7.98 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP64
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic -
Colors Black, Green, Orange Black, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.63/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Magic 6 Lite +1%
91.4%
Magic 7 Lite
90.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Magic 6 Lite and Honor Magic 7 Lite
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 676 MHz 676 MHz
FLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Magic 6 Lite and Honor Magic 7 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Magic 6 Lite
768
Magic 7 Lite +22%
939
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Magic 6 Lite
1695
Magic 7 Lite +64%
2774
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 1334
Single-core score 768 939
Multi-core score 1695 2774
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Magic 6 Lite +15%
764174
Magic 7 Lite
666287
CPU 288272 244191
GPU 55940 -
Memory 206760 214892
UX 213202 207204
Total score 764174 666287
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 99%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 198 200
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Magic 6 Lite
12117
Magic 7 Lite +3%
12421
Web score 11724 12811
Video editing 7192 7106
Photo editing 23664 24560
Data manipulation 9644 10164
Writing score 13859 14735
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor Magic 6 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-14 (Iuli)AnTuTu 11764174
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-09 (Avery)Geekbench 6 CPU768 / 1695
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Honor Magic 7 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 -> Luca.AnTuTu 12912506
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Luca)AnTuTu 12912506
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-20 (Anto)AnTuTu 11666287
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 512 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM Magic UI 9.0 MagicOS 10
OS size 33 GB -
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5300 mAh 6600 mAh
Max charge power 35 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (80% in 50 min) Yes
Full charging time 1:23 hr -
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:25 hr -
Watching video 16:12 hr -
Gaming 05:19 hr -
Standby 111 hr -
General battery life
Magic 6 Lite
24:47 hr
Magic 7 Lite
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital (lossless), 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung HM6 Samsung HM6
Sensor size 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 3456 x 4608 3456 x 4608
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port No Yes
Network
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* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2023 January 2025
Release date December 2023 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $279 $369
Successor - Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G - Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor Magic 7 Lite is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
9 (21.4%)
33 (78.6%)
Total votes: 42

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