Honor Magic 6 Ultimate vs Apple iPhone Air
Product
Price
999 USD
999 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Honor Mobiles
Apple iPhone
Model No
BVL-AN20
iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516
Launch Date
2024, March 22
2025, September 09
Wikipedia
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
LTE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3517
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3260
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3518
5G bands
SA/NSA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3260
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Dimensions
162.5 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm (6.40 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
Weight
227 g (8.01 oz)
165 g (5.82 oz)
Build
Glass front, silicone polymer back (eco leather)
King Kong Rhinoceros
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
SIM
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)
Colors
Black, Purple
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
Type
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR, 1600 nits (HBM), 5000 nits (peak)
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Size
6.8 inches, 112.8 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio)
6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1280 x 2800 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~453 ppi density)
1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
OS
Android 14, MagicOS 8
iOS 26
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
Adreno 750
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
RAM
16GB
12GB
Storage
512GB/1TB
UFS 4.0
256GB/512GB/1TB RAM
NVMe
Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.4-2.0, 23mm (wide), 1/1.3", LiDAR AF, PDAF, OIS
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
Lens 2
180 MP, f/2.6, (periscope telephoto), 1/1.49", PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
Lens 3
50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), AF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR, 10-bit video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Lens 1
50 MP, f/2.0, (ultrawide), AF
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Capacity
Li-Po 5600 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 3149 mAh
Charging
80W wired
66W wireless
Reverse wireless
5W reverse wired
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
20W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum
Emergency SOS via satellite (messages and calls)
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
6.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a)
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC
NFC
Yes, HCE, NFC-SIM
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
USB USB Type-C 2.0