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Honor Magic V3 vs Honor Magic V5

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Honor Magic V3
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Honor Magic V5
Honor Magic V3
Honor Magic V5

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V3 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Honor Magic V5, Manufactured in July, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 V3
    Reasons to choose Honor Magic V5
    • Larger display: 7.95in
    • Higher pixel density: 403ppi
    • Lighter design: 217g vs 226g
    • Higher battery capacity: 5820mAh vs 5150mAh
    • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Honor Magic V3 and Honor Magic V5
    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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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Honor Magic V3
    vs
    Honor Magic V5

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type OLED AMOLED
    Size 7.92 in 7.95 in
    Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 2172x2352 pixels
    Aspect ratio 9.78:9 10:9
    Pixel density 402 ppi 403 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
    Max brightness 5000 nits 1400 nits
    HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
    Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
    Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 88.6 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Honor Magic V3
    2085 nits
    Honor Magic V5
    1306 nits
    sRGB gamut99.9 %99.2 %
    PWM (Flicker)120 Hz360 Hz
    Response time1 ms1 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V3], [Honor Magic V5]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 156.6 mm (6.17 in) 156.8 mm (6.17 in)
    Width 145.3 mm (5.72 in) 145.9 mm (5.74 in)
    Thickness 4.35 mm (0.17 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
    Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
    Water resistance IPX8 IP58
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Green    		 - White
    - Black
    - Gold
    - Brown
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Button
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Honor Magic V3
    88.6 %
    Honor Magic V5
    88.6 %

    Performance

    Testing Honor Magic V3 and Honor Magic V5 In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
    Max Frequency 3300 MHz 4320 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
    Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
    - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
    - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
    - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)    		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
    - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
    Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 830
    GPU Cores 1536 1536
    GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1100 MHz
    FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Honor Magic V3
    2144
    Honor Magic V5
    1106
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Honor Magic V3
    6433
    Honor Magic V5
    4959
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21441106
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)64334959
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)1642320467
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V3], [Honor Magic V5]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Honor Magic V3
    2089745
    Honor Magic V5
    2289483
    CPU500438534953
    GPU892894869098
    Memory392039466730
    UX304374418702
    NanoReview Score20897452289483

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 12 GB
    - 16 GB    		 12 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
    Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 5300 MHz
    Channels 4 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    - 1024 GB    		256 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 15
    OS Size 29 GB n/a
    UI Skin MagicOS 8.0.1 MagicOS 9.0.1

    Battery

    Volume 5150 mAh 5820 mAh
    Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
    Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
    Reverse Charging Yes No
    Fast Charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:46 h 0:53 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Honor Magic V3
    19:45
    Honor Magic V5
    21:30
    Web Browsing07:17 h08:27 h
    Video Playback11:53 h12:20 h
    Games04:29 h05:44 h
    Standby Mode101 h107 h

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 5120x3840 pixels 9216x6912 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
    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)
    Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 40 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 64 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
    Focal length23 mm23 mm
    SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX906
    Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
    Pixel size1 μm1 μm
    AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix50 MP64 MP
    Aperturef/3.0f/2.5
    Focal length90 mm70 mm
    SensorOmnivision OV50COmnivision OV64B
    Sensor size1/2.511/2.0
    Pixel size0.6 μm0.7 μm
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix40 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
    Focal length16 mm13 mm
    StabilizationDigitalOptical

    Front camera

    Matrix 20 MP 20 MP
    Photo resolution n/a 5120x3840 pixels
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
    Focal length 21 mm n/a
    Sensor n/a CMOS
    Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
    Autofocus Phase autofocus 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/be) Wi-Fi 7 (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 6.0
    Bluetooth features LE LE
    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
    - OTG
    DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes, DP 1.2
    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 *YesYes
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    LTE category20n/a
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo n/a
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No
    Dolby Atmos n/a No
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Honor Magic V3
    86.4 dB
    Honor Magic V5
    81.9 dB

    Other

    Class Flagship Flagship
    Announced July, 2024 yr July, 2025 yr
    Release Date July, 2024 yr July, 2025 yr
    Launch Price ($) 1399 n/a
    MSRP ($) n/a 1999
    Sensors - Hall Sensor
    - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Hall Sensor
    - Barometer
    - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes, 66 W

    Note

    Honor Magic V3:

    The model in black color weighs 226 grams, while the others weigh 230 grams.

    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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