Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 6 Pro and Realme GT5 Pro - Which is better?

Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Realme GT5 Pro

90 out 100
Honor Magic 6 Pro
VS
83 out 100
Realme GT5 Pro
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Realme GT5 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Realme GT5 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 5400mAh
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Realme GT5 Pro
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 218g vs 225g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

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
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and Realme GT5 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 6 Pro
vs
Realme GT5 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1264x2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1600 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 91.4 %
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
Realme GT5 Pro
1656 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)360 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 161.72 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 75.06 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 9.23 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP64
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
Realme GT5 Pro
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and Realme GT5 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Realme GT5 Pro
2279
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Realme GT5 Pro
7068
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22182279
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67497068
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13918n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Realme GT5 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
Realme GT5 Pro
2069095
CPU447310462949
GPU885851858699
Memory392240412582
UX306870334865
NanoReview Score20322712069095
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Realme GT5 Pro
14771
Stabilityn/a87 %
Graphics Testn/a88 fps
Graphics Scoren/a14771
Sources: 3DMark [Realme GT5 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Realme GT5 Pro
18706
Writing scoren/a25741
Web scoren/a15534
Video editingn/a6885
Data manipulationn/a14001
NanoReview Scoren/a18706

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14
OS Size 26 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 9 Realme UI 5.0

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 5400 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes (62% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 0:28 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Realme GT5 Pro
23:53
Web Browsing12:44 h11:34 h
Video Playback18:35 h13:25 h
Games06:20 h06:36 h
Standby Mode122 h102 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 2.7x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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 (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.7
Focal length27 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony LYTIA-T808
Sensor size1/1.31/1.43
Pixel size1.2 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix180 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.6
Focal length68 mm65 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3Sony IMX890
Sensor size1/1.491/1.56
Pixel size0.56 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50DSony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.881/4.0
Pixel size0.61 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Realme GT5 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Realme GT5 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Realme GT5 Pro
n/a
Bokeh85n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom160n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/2.74
Pixel size 0.6 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus n/a
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
Realme GT5 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
Realme GT5 Pro
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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850/900/1800
3G BandsHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100WCDMA B1/B5/B8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB
Realme GT5 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr December, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr December, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 700
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 100 W

Note

Honor Magic 6 Pro:

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

Realme GT5 Pro:

The device has a glass back, but is also available in eco-leather (weighs 224 grams).

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

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