Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 6 Pro and Sony Xperia 5 IV - Which is better?

Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Sony Xperia 5 IV

90 out 100
Honor Magic 6 Pro
VS
68 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 IV
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Sony Xperia 5 IV, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • Lighter design: 172g vs 225g
  • 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		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and Sony Xperia 5 IV
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
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 83.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
Sony Xperia 5 IV
927 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz475 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 156 mm (6.14 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 67 mm (2.64 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
Sony Xperia 5 IV
83.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and Sony Xperia 5 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Sony Xperia 5 IV
4039
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22181530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67494039
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13918n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1048135
CPU447310318324
GPU885851324266
Memory392240182542
UX306870223003
NanoReview Score20322711048135
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
6718
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 5 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
12602
Writing scoren/a17371
Web scoren/a10937
Video editingn/a6740
Data manipulationn/a9331
NanoReview Scoren/a12602

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 26 GB 24 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Sony Xperia 5 IV
21:03
Web Browsing12:44 h08:14 h
Video Playback18:35 h16:59 h
Games06:20 h05:39 h
Standby Mode122 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 2.5x
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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.7
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.31/1.7
Pixel size1.2 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix180 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length68 mm60 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/1.491/3.5
Pixel size0.56 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50DSony IMX563
Sensor size1/2.881/2.5
Pixel size0.61 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Sony Xperia 5 IV
121
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Sony Xperia 5 IV
113
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Sony Xperia 5 IV
119
Bokeh8555
Preview8362
Zoom160111
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/2.9
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1.25 μm
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
Sony Xperia 5 IV
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
Sony Xperia 5 IV
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 3.2
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100WCDMA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB
Sony Xperia 5 IV
87.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No

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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 6 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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