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Honor Magic 7 vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

92 out 100
Honor Magic 7
VS
67 out 100
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Honor Magic 7
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G, Manufactured in March, 2024with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1480. 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
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 213g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5650mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
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 7
vs
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1264x2800 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 390 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
1011 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy A55 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 161.1 mm (6.34 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 77.4 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue		 - White
- Blue
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7
91.9 %
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Samsung Exynos 1480
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.75 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Samsung Xclipse 530
GPU Cores 1536 128
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 332.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7
3132
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
1168
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7
9598
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
3503
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31321168
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)95983503
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy A55 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7
3063922
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
723621
CPU668192233611
GPU1255711175311
Memory588034139428
UX551985175271
NanoReview Score3063922723621
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
3898
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy A55 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
13120
Writing scoren/a17087
Web scoren/a11775
Video editingn/a7278
Data manipulationn/a11305
NanoReview Scoren/a13120

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14
OS Size n/a 20.1 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5650 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 25 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:03 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
26:41
Web Browsingn/a10:24 h
Video Playbackn/a17:52 h
Gamesn/a05:16 h
Standby Moden/a125 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 75
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length68 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX258
Sensor size1/2.881/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
110
Video quality
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
117
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
108
Bokehn/a45
Previewn/a54
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy A55 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX616
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/2.74
Pixel size 0.6 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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)
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 5.3
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
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
91.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2024 yr March, 2024 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr March, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 439
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W No

Note

Samsung Galaxy A55 5G:

The barometer is only available in the model for the USA. SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.

* 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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