Google Pixel 8 Pro vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G3, vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 8 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 489ppi
  • Lighter design: 213g vs 219g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 5050mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 8 Pro and Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1344x2992 pixels 1312x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 489 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2400 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 8 Pro
1594 nits
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1221 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %98.7 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.77 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 8 Pro
87.1 %
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 8 Pro and Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 9 (1 + 4 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A510)
- 4/2.37 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X3)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 896 1536
GPU Frequency 890 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 1594.8 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 8 Pro
1760
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 8 Pro
4442
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17601967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44425361
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 8 Pro
1152535
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
CPU378836324719
GPU371060582299
Memory185462284443
UX217177254756
NanoReview Score11525351446217
3DMark Wild Life

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 14 GB 24 GB
UI Skin Stock Android Magic UI 9

Battery

Volume 5050 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (23 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:23 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 8 Pro
19:29
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
23:15
Web Browsing08:23 h09:45 h
Video Playback12:10 h13:29 h
Games04:58 h05:36 h
Standby Mode87 h111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 126 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length25 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung GNVSony IMX878
Sensor size1/1.311/1.12
Pixel size1.2 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/3.0
Focal length113 mm90 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGM5Sony IMX858
Sensor size1/2.551/2.51
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B (50Mp)
Sensor size1/2.01/2.5
Pixel size0.8 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
155
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
Video quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
149
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 8 Pro
153
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
152
Bokeh6580
Preview7574
Zoom152156

Front camera

Matrix 105 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4096x3072 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 n/a
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
143
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
116
Video quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
149
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
136

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 8 Pro
89.4 dB
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
86 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date October, 2023 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 1200
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W

Note

Google Pixel 8 Pro:

The smartphone includes a temperature sensor.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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