Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 7 and Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro - Which is better?

Honor Magic 7 vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

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Honor Magic 7
VS
82 out 100
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
Honor Magic 7
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro, 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 7
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 219g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5650mAh vs 5100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 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
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 7
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 (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness n/a 700 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7
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 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.77 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7
91.9 %
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 and Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7
3132
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7
9598
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31321967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)95985361
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7
3063922
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
CPU668192324719
GPU1255711582299
Memory588034284443
UX551985254756
NanoReview Score30639221446217
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 n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 24 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 Magic UI 9

Battery

Volume 5650 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7
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, 3x 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: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length24 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX878
Sensor size1/1.31/1.12
Pixel size1.2 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.0
Focal length68 mm90 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 length12 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B (50Mp)
Sensor size1/2.881/2.5
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
Video quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 7
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
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
116
Video quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
136

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.4 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 No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - 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 *n/aYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
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 7
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
86 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 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 120 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 7 the clear winner in this comparison.

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