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Honor Magic 6 vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

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Honor Magic 6
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Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
Honor Magic 6
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

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 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2023with 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 219g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5450mAh vs 5100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

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

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 6
vs
Honor Magic 5 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1264x2800 pixels 1312x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 5000 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.6 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 6
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1221 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.8 mm (6.37 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 8.77 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance n/a IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6
92.6 %
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 and Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro 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 Pro
1967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6
6907
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22381967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69075361
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6
2087950
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
CPU462650324719
GPU902890582299
Memory387761284443
UX334649254756
NanoReview Score20879501446217
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
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 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 24 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8 Magic UI 9

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) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 25 min) Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:55 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
23:15
Web Browsingn/a09:45 h
Video Playbackn/a13:29 h
Gamesn/a05:36 h
Standby Moden/a111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 3.5x
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX878
Sensor size1/1.31/1.12
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.0
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor sizen/a1/2.51
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B (50Mp)
Sensor size1/2.761/2.5
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
Video quality
Honor Magic 6
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
152
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a74
Zoomn/a156
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

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 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
116
Video quality
Honor Magic 6
n/a
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 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 6
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
86 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 625 1200
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- 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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