MagicBook Art 14: Honor releases new 14-inch laptop with three major upgrades from last year's model
A new version of the MagicBook Art 14 has arrived to join the MagicPad 3 and Magic V5 during Honor's latest launch event. From looks alone, this year's MagicBook Art 14 looks unchanged from last year's model. To that end, the MagicBook Art 14 2025 weighs approximately 1.03 kg and is 11.3 mm thick at its thinnest point.
Likewise, the new MagicBook Art 14 retains Honor's innovative modular webcam solution. However, the laptop's familiar looks hide three notable upgrades. for instance, the MagicBook Art 14 now starts with 32 GB of RAM, which can be configured with either 1 TB or 2 TB of storage. Moreover, Honor has switched to Intel's Arrow Lake architecture, having used its Meteor Lake architecture in last year's x86-based model.
Specifically, the MagicBook Art 14 2025 can be optioned with the Core Ultra 5 225H or Core Ultra 7 255H. According to our benchmarks, the jump from Core Ultra 7 155H to Core Ultra 7 255H should deliver over a 10% performance boost alone. The Intel Arrow Lake architecture is significantly more power efficient than Meteor Lake though, as we discovered when reviewing the Asus Zenbook Duo earlier this year even with a Core Ultra 9 285H processor (curr. $1,699.99 on Amazon).
On top of that, the Core Ultra 7 255H's integrated Arc Graphics 140T iGPU enjoys a decent performance bump over the iGPU inside the Core Ultra 7 155H. To go with this graphics boost, Honor has upped the peak brightness of its 14.6-inch and 3:2 OLED display from 700 nits to 1,600 nits while retaining its 3,120 x 2,080 pixel native resolution.
The MagicBook Art 14 2025 starts at CNY 8,499 (~$1,255) with a Core Ultra 5 225H processor, 32 GB RAM and a 1 TB SSD. Alternatively, the laptop can be picked up with a Core Ultra 7 255H for CNY 9,499 (~$1,325) and CNY 9,999 (~$1,395) with 1 TB and 2 TB of storage, respectively. Honor has not confirmed whether it plans to sell the MagicBook Art 14 globally, although we imagine it will do so later this year based on past performance.
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