Home Phone comparison Honor Magic V3 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 - Which is better?

Honor Magic V3 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5

82 out 100
Honor Magic V3
VS
76 out 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
Honor Magic V3
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V3 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, Manufactured in August, 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 V3
  • Larger display: 7.92in
  • Higher pixel density: 402ppi
  • Lighter design: 226g vs 253g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 4400mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic V3 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
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 V3
vs
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 7.92 in 7.6 in
Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 1812x2176 pixels
Aspect ratio 9.78:9 10.81:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 374 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 5000 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 91.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic V3
2085 nits
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
1251 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %94.7 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V3], [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.6 mm (6.17 in) 154.9 mm (6.1 in)
Width 145.3 mm (5.72 in) 129.9 mm (5.11 in)
Thickness 4.35 mm (0.17 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 253 g (8.92 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IPX8
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic V3
88.6 %
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic V3 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3360 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
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
2062
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic V3
6433
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
5396
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21442062
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)64335396
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16423n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V3]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic V3
2089745
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
1498124
CPU500438384437
GPU892894561497
Memory392039277544
UX304374274646
NanoReview Score20897451498124
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
12123
Max Surface Temp.n/a48.9 °C
Stabilityn/a50 %
Graphics Testn/a72 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12123
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
15647
Writing scoren/a19427
Web scoren/a14304
Video editingn/a7895
Data manipulationn/a13075
NanoReview Scoren/a15647

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 29 GB 34 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0.1 One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5150 mAh 4400 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 25 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 1:24 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic V3
19:45
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
22:55
Web Browsing07:17 h08:04 h
Video Playback11:53 h12:40 h
Games04:29 h05:13 h
Standby Mode101 h126 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5120x3840 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX906Samsung GN3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.57
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP10 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/2.4
Focal length90 mm66 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50CSamsung S5K3K1
Sensor size1/2.511/3.94
Pixel size0.6 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm12 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX258
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
127
Video quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
123
Overall camera score
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
128
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a76
Zoomn/a128
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX374
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.61 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
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 No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, 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/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic V3
86.4 dB
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
88.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr July, 2023 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr August, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1399 1799
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- 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 No

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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