Honor Magic6 vs Nokia G42

Honor Magic6
Honor
Magic6
Nokia G42
Nokia
G42

At a glance

Brand
Honor
Nokia
Release date
January 2024, 2 years 5 months ago
June 2023, 3 years ago
Launch price
CN¥ 4,399.00 ($ 643.29)
AnTuTu
2.339.230 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 94% of devices
380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices

Display

Size
6.78"
6.56"
Resolution
1264 x 2800 px FHD+
720 x 1612 px HD+
Type
Oled
LCD IPS
Density
453 ppi Very high density
269 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, 3840 Hz PWM, 4320 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 360 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, 10 Bits panel, Dolby Vision, Dual Edge display, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Dynamic contrast enhancement, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 560 cd/m² peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
CPU
1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520
2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
4 nm
8 nm
Frequency
3.3 GHz
2.2 GHz
GPU
Adreno 750
Qualcomm Adreno 619
RAM
12 GB
4 GB
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5X
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.9
ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor
Omnivision OVH9000
Pixel size
1.20 µm
Sensor size
1/1.3"
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
No
Slow motion
Yes, 960 fps
No, 30 fps
Features
Noise reduction, Face unlock, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Front camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 2.0

Battery

Capacity
5450 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 66.0W
Yes , 20.0W
Wireless charging
Wireless charging 50W, Reverse wireless charging 7.5W, E1 Power Efficiency Chip
No charger in box
Features
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
256 GB
128 GB
Type
UFS Storage 4.0
SD slot
No
Yes , Independent SD slot

Body

Dimensions
75.4 mm 161.8 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model
75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
206 g
193 g
Materials
Metal
Plastic
Colors
Black White Green Violet Cyan
Gray Purple
Usable surface
91 %
82 %
Water/dust resistance
IP52

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Updates
OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years
Google services
Without Google Mobile services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Networks

5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, in screen
Yes, on the side
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Barometer
Yes
Cooling system
No
No
Audio
DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers
2 microphones

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