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2025 kicks off with two incredible flagship smartphones: Honor Magic 7 Pro and the OnePlus 13. Both power on the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite which guarantees the ultimate level of performance. But which of these is the best Android phone? It is now time to decode and understand the salient specifications of these titans.
Honor Magic 7 Pro is available at $999 $/£1099.99 for the 12GB + 512GB variant. At the same time, the OnePlus 13 is offered at $899.99/£899 for the 12GB + 256GB version, with the 16GB + 512GB version going for $999.99/£999.
The two Smartphones support the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. While the OnePlus 13 is tested with mind-boggling Geekbench 6 scores of 3123 (Single core) and 9494 (Multi core), the Honor Magic 7 Pro needs to be tested. As for the hardware, it will try to go head-to-head with the OnePlus 13.
The Honor Magic 7 Pro must be lauded for its 200MP periscope telephoto camera in addition to the 50MP main and Ultrawide lenses. For instance, the OnePlus 13 came with a 50MP telephoto lens and lacked Zoom experience as found in this review.. If photography is a priority, the Honor Magic 7 Pro might be the better choice.
The OnePlus 13 is equipped with a larger 6000mAh battery while Honor Magic 7 Pro has only a 5270mAh battery. Both devices offer 100W wired charging but wireless charging is slightly better on the Honor Magic 7 Pro, 80W compared to the 50W of the OnePlus 13.
The Honor Magic 7 Pro provides additional AI features apart from those present in all the smartphones: Deepfake Detection and Magic Portal; On the other hand, the OnePlus 13 relies on Google efficient AI tools. The two phones come with their respective personalized interfaces- Honor MagicOS 9 and OxygenOS from OnePlus.
Here, the Honor Magic 7 Pro goes head to head with the OnePlus 13, where the camera technology and AI tools matter most to the Honor, while battery life speaks louder for the OnePlus 13. After the Honor Magic 7 Pro review is published, it will be easier to determine who stands as Android’s champion.
