Honor Magic V2 vs Huawei P50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V2 Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Huawei P50 Pro, Manufactured in August, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V2
  • Larger display: 7.92in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4360mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 237g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic V2 and Huawei P50 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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 7.92 in 6.6 in
Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 1228x2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 9.78:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 600 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic V2
946 nits
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)2272 Hz60 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.7 mm (6.17 in) 158.8 mm (6.25 in)
Width 145.4 mm (5.72 in) 72.8 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 4.7 mm (0.19 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 237 g (8.36 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic V2
88.5 %
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic V2 and Huawei P50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic V2
1938
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic V2
4708
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19381369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47083644
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic V2
1279858
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
CPU208354200677
GPU615421236558
Memory231756148683
UX224327155415
NanoReview Score1279858741333

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11
OS Size 26.2 GB 19.4 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 HarmonyOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4360 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:56 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Web Browsingn/a05:47 h
Video Playbackn/a09:15 h
Gamesn/a04:08 h
Standby Moden/a90 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 60 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 20 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSony IMX866Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size1/1.491/1.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix20 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.5
Focal length62 mm90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV13B10
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Video quality
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Overall camera score
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a53
Zoomn/a149

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3840x2160 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
144
Video quality
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Huawei P50 Pro
146

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)
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, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic V2
88.1 dB
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2023 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date July, 2023 yr August, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1599 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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