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Honor Magic V3 vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

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Honor Magic V3
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Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
Honor Magic V3
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V3 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 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
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V3
  • Larger display: 7.92in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 5100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 219g vs 226g

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 V3 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 V3
vs
Honor Magic 5 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 7.92 in 6.81 in
Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 1312x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 9.78:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 5000 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 91 %
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
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1221 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %98.7 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V3], [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.6 mm (6.17 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 145.3 mm (5.72 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 4.35 mm (0.17 in) 8.77 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic V3
88.6 %
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic V3 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 V3
2144
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic V3
6433
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21441967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)64335361
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16423n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V3]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic V3
2089745
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
CPU500438324719
GPU892894582299
Memory392039284443
UX304374254756
NanoReview Score20897451446217
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 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 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 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 29 GB 24 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0.1 Magic UI 9

Battery

Volume 5150 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic V3
19:45
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
23:15
Web Browsing07:17 h09:45 h
Video Playback11:53 h13:29 h
Games04:29 h05:36 h
Standby Mode101 h111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5120x3840 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x 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 n/a 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 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/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX878
Sensor size1/1.561/1.12
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/3.0
Focal length90 mm90 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50CSony IMX858
Sensor size1/2.511/2.51
Pixel size0.6 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length16 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B (50Mp)
Sensor sizen/a1/2.5
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
Video quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
Overall camera score
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
152
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a74
Zoomn/a156
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4096x3072 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 n/a
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 V3
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
116
Video quality
Honor Magic V3
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 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
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 Stereo
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
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
86 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1399 1200
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- 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

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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