Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Honor Magic 9
Verdict
Honor Magic 6 Pro and Honor Magic 9 tie on the OH Rank at a score of 76. Honor Magic 6 Pro wins on Battery and Main Camera; Honor Magic 9 wins on Performance and Video. Honor Magic 6 Pro is 3.5mm wider than Honor Magic 9. Honor Magic 9 is the more recent release, from Oct 8, 2026.
Score Breakdown
Performance /15
Battery /15
Screen /15
IP Protection /15
Main Camera /15
Selfie /5
Video /5
SD Memory /5
Software /5
Desktop Replacement /5
TOTAL
76
76
Honor Magic 6 Pro
75.8mm (2.98in) · Jan 18, 2024 · Rank #41
9+14+13+12+14+5+3+0+3+3 = 76
* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP Selfie
EDITORIAL: Many years of hard work at Huawei photo prowness are on display here with beautiful photos and selfies. Magic 6 Pro was the first Honor phone to offer outstanding battery life, great screen and even the computer replacement function. In 2024, it placed top or close to the top of smartphone photo lists
PROs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor with very good overall performance, a ~42hr endurance 5600mAh Silicone Carbon battery with sub-60min 80W wired (66W wireless) charging, >1580nits LTPO OLED with Dolby Vision, IP68 protection, 50MP main + 180MP periscope tele (both with PDAF and OIS) + AF 50MP ultrawide, 50MP AF selfie, and a Desktop replacement software too
CONs
heavy at >220gr, inconsistent video quality across lenses. no expandable storage, only 3 years of OS updates
Honor Magic 9
72.3mm (2.85in) · Oct 8, 2026 · Rank #35
13+13+13+12+12+4+4+0+5+0 = 76
* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP Software
EDITORIAL: (this is a pre-test listing based on reasonable expectation of charging and imaging) Matching the pattern of optimization and direction changes, Honor downgraded their smaller flagship. The processor is "last year's", gone are LTPO tech and the fast USB-C with Display Port but the phone got a massive battery while shrinking width by 1.7mm making it (almost) compact. This year, it will come to international markets too.
PROs
bold yellow (among other colors), flagship built, fast (last year's top) SD 8 Elite Gen 5 (3nm) with UFS 4.0 performance, >42hr endurance from a massive 8000mAh Si-C battery, ~1800nits 460ppi 120Hz OLED screen with Dolby Vision, IP69 protection, very good 200MP OIS main + 200MP OIS periscope telephoto + 50MP ultrawide (all PDAF) setup, new 55MP 21mm selfie, good video recording, AI and other features loaded MagicOS with a "7 years of OS updates" promise, dedicated AI hardware button, available internationally
CONs
>60min 80W (50W wireless) charging - Magic 8 had 90W, no LTPO tech means shorter battery endurance, no AF on selfie, no expandable memory, removed desktop replacement functionality Magic 8 had, slow USB-C 2.0 with no Display Port tech (tho it offers OTG)
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