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Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Honor Magic V5

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Honor Magic 6 Pro
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Honor Magic V5
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Honor Magic V5

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Honor Magic V5, Manufactured in July, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V5
  • Larger display: 7.95in
  • Lighter design: 217g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5820mAh vs 5600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and Honor Magic V5
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 6 Pro
vs
Honor Magic V5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 7.95 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 2172x2352 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 10:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1600 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
Honor Magic V5
1306 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz360 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Honor Magic V5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 156.8 mm (6.17 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 145.9 mm (5.74 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP58
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
Honor Magic V5
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and Honor Magic V5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Honor Magic V5
1106
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Honor Magic V5
4959
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22181106
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67494959
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1391820467
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Honor Magic V5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
Honor Magic V5
2289483
CPU447310534953
GPU885851869098
Memory392240466730
UX306870418702
NanoReview Score20322712289483

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 15
OS Size 26 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 9 MagicOS 9.0.1

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 5820 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 0:53 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Honor Magic V5
21:30
Web Browsing12:44 h08:27 h
Video Playback18:35 h12:20 h
Games06:20 h05:44 h
Standby Mode122 h107 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9216x6912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 3x
Flash 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) n/a
Wide-angle lens 122 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.6
Focal length27 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix180 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.5
Focal length68 mm70 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/1.491/2.0
Pixel size0.56 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Dn/a
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Bokeh85n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom160n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 5120x3840 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX816 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.51 n/a
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
Honor Magic V5
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (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 6.0
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 DP 1.2 Yes, DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB
Honor Magic V5
81.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes, 66 W

Note

Honor Magic 6 Pro:

The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.

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

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