Honor Magic 7 Pro vs iPhone 16 Plus

Honor Magic 7 Pro

A 6.8-inch LTPO OLED that's a clear highlight — extremely bright, smooth and a genuine pleasure.

• It's a 6.8-inch LTPO OLED at 1–120Hz with a very high HDR peak brightness — Honor claims up to 5,000 nits for small patches.
• The same 6.8-inch FHD+ OLED at 120Hz peaks at a whopping 5,000 nits of HDR brightness — incredible outdoor visibility.
• An overall pleasant experience with the display — bright, smooth and excellent for media.
• The 5,000-nit figure is a momentary peak for small patches under the right conditions, not sustained full-screen brightness.

iPhone 16 Plus

A large 6.7-inch Super Retina XDR OLED that's bright but, for yet another year, capped at 60Hz with no Always-On — the phone's defining weakness.

• The display is only 60Hz for yet another year, with no Always-On option and bezels thicker than the Pro models.
• The 6.7-inch screen is a key reason to choose the Plus over the smaller iPhone 16 for media and big-screen use.
• For long-time 60Hz users the lack of 120Hz isn't a deal-breaker, but spec-conscious buyers find it hard to accept at the price.
• The big screen plus the relatively small Dynamic Island (vs the old large notch) is a standout for upgraders.

Honor Magic 7 Pro

Snapdragon 8 Elite delivers flawless, buttery performance and strong sustained gaming with well-managed heat.

• Overall performance is absolutely flawless and gaming is buttery smooth, including demanding titles like Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves.
• It posts impressive benchmark scores — a Vulkan score near 24,000 and an AnTuTu placing it in the top 4% of smartphones.
• In 30-minute max-settings runs it held 60fps in Genshin (~39°C) and a stable 120fps in fast titles (~37°C) with only minor warming.
• Performance is silky smooth in everyday use with welcome software polish this year.
• It dissipates heat well around the back, further from the camera elements, rather than concentrating it in one hot spot.

iPhone 16 Plus

The A18 with 8GB RAM — the same RAM as the Pro this year — delivers strong, future-proof performance, especially as an upgrade from older iPhones.

• The A18 provides enhanced performance and supports Apple Intelligence — 'Pro features at a mainstream price.'
• Optimisations from the new A18 chip clearly improved efficiency over the iPhone 15.
• Your tired old iPhone may run iOS 18, but the iPhone 16 runs it exponentially better — the iterative criticism misses the point for upgraders.
• Owners report great performance and photos, with the powerful chip making the upgrade worthwhile coming from an iPhone 13.

Honor Magic 7 Pro

Very fast charging and solid all-day life for most — but the global/EU 5,270mAh cell is a downgrade versus the Magic 6 Pro and trails 6,000mAh rivals in endurance.

• The 5,270mAh battery (EU) is plenty for a full day of moderate use — described as absolutely wicked all-day life.
• It's a downgrade compared to the Magic 6 Pro's 5,600mAh pack; the Asian variant gets a larger ~5,850mAh silicon-carbon cell.
• Real-world: 100% at 6am to ~30% by 8pm with 5–6 hours of screen-on time, and ~8–9 hours of gaming SOT.
• In an extreme multi-task drain test against the vivo X200 Pro, OnePlus 13 and Find X8 Pro it fell behind, with the smaller battery the limiting factor.
• Charging is very fast — ~100W wired fills it in about 30 minutes (in-box charger), plus 80W wireless in ~45 minutes.
• Honor's 100W spec lands closer to ~60W with most third-party adapters, though the supplied charger delivers the headline speed.

iPhone 16 Plus

The Plus's headline strength: the best battery life in the entire iPhone 16 line — undercut by slow charging.

• It's claimed to last up to 27 hours of video playback and up to 100 hours of audio playback.
• The battery on the 16 Plus has been significantly better than the 16 Pro Max for some owners — ~9 hours screen-on-time on a single charge with excellent standby.
• Battery life is excellent, a key reason to pick the Plus and a huge step for those used to a 12 Pro Max.
• Proper fast-charging technology has yet to reach Apple's labs.
• iOS 18 adds an 80–100% charge-limit option and visible cycle count to extend long-term battery health.