Honor Magic vs Swipe Elite Max

Comparing the Honor Magic vs Swipe Elite Max across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Swipe Elite Max runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Honor Magic runs at 0.23 GHz, making Swipe Elite Max the better performer.

Display: Swipe Elite Max offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Honor Magic offers 5.09 inches, making Swipe Elite Max the larger display of the two. Honor Magic features a AMOLED display compared to Swipe Elite Max's IPS LCD, making Honor Magic the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Swipe Elite Max offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor Magic offers 12 MP, making Swipe Elite Max better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Honor Magic and Swipe Elite Max feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Swipe Elite Max offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Honor Magic offers 2900 mAh, making Swipe Elite Max better for longer battery life.

Storage: Honor Magic offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Swipe Elite Max offers 32 GB, making Honor Magic the better option for storage.

Honor Magic

(Discontinued)

Swipe Elite Max

₹12,999

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

15 Dec, 2016

16 Jul, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 430	MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Octa Core (upto 230 MHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


5.09 inches (12.93 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
AMOLED	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	720x1604 px (HD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP	8 MP

Battery


2900 mAh	3000 mAh	7000 mAh
Fast Charging	Quick Charging	30W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

64 GB	32 GB	64 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A

8.1/10

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Top-class battery life
Comfortable to hold
Loud stereo speakers
Performs well for daily use

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Limited OS upgrades
Primary camera may produce dull tones

User Ratings

N/A

3.6/5

(4,258 ratings)

4.3/5

(33 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	570,353 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

1 Year

Security Updates

N/A

3 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Avg

Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MT6835

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Processor

Octa core

230 MHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4

Adreno 505

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

4 GB

4 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

570,353

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

383

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.09 inches (12.93 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

720x1604 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

1050 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Pixel Density

577 ppi

401 ppi

264 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.78 %

70.07 %

84.48 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

84.3 %

Design

Height

146.1 mm

155 mm

166.2 mm

Width

69.9 mm

76.6 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

7.7 mm

8.8 mm

Weight

145 grams

N/A

215 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Avg

Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2

13 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.80.61µm pixel size

12 MP

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

2k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Avg

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

2k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2900 mAh

3000 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Quick Charging v2.0

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 6W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 49m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

1h 17m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

32 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm, USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Back

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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