Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 6 and Huawei Honor Magic 5 - Which is better?

Honor Magic 6 vs Huawei Honor Magic 5

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Honor Magic 6
VS
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Huawei Honor Magic 5
Honor Magic 6
Huawei Honor Magic 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei Honor Magic 5, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5450mAh vs 5100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 199g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 and Huawei Honor Magic 5
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
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 6
vs
Huawei Honor Magic 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1264x2800 pixels 1224x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.76:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 439 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 5000 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 92.6 % 90.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.8 mm (6.37 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance n/a No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6
92.6 %
Huawei Honor Magic 5
90.5 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 and Huawei Honor Magic 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6
2238
Huawei Honor Magic 5
1946
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6
6907
Huawei Honor Magic 5
5043
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22381946
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69075043
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6], [Huawei Honor Magic 5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6
2087950
Huawei Honor Magic 5
994058
CPU462650272156
GPU902890287990
Memory387761211425
UX334649222487
NanoReview Score2087950994058
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13
UI Skin MagicOS 8 Magic UI 7.1

Battery

Volume 5450 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 25 min) Yes (50% in 16 min)
Full Charge Time 0:55 h 0:48 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 54 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8768x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 54 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP54 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Sensorn/aSony IMX800
Sensor size1/1.31/1.49
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix32 MP32 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/2.761/2.5
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4096x3072 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 n/a
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor size 1/2.93 n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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/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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 625 900
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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