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Honor Magic V5 vs Vivo X300

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Honor Magic V5
VS
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Vivo X300
Honor Magic V5
Vivo X300

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V5 Manufactured in July, 2025, with display 7.95 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Vivo X300, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. 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 V5
  • Larger display: 7.95in
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
Reasons to choose Vivo X300
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 217g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6040mAh vs 5820mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic V5 and Vivo X300
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 V5
vs
Vivo X300

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 7.95 in 6.31 in
Resolution 2172x2352 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 10:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 403 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1400 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic V5
1306 nits
Vivo X300
n/a
sRGB gamut99.2 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)360 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.8 mm (6.17 in) 150.57 mm (5.93 in)
Width 145.9 mm (5.74 in) 71.92 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.95 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 217 g (7.65 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance IP58 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Brown		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic V5
88.6 %
Vivo X300
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic V5 and Vivo X300 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic V5
1106
Vivo X300
3383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic V5
4959
Vivo X300
10099
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11063383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)495910099
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2046725462
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V5], [Vivo X300]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic V5
2289483
Vivo X300
3367414
CPU534953957632
GPU8690981342611
Memory466730448412
UX418702618759
NanoReview Score22894833367414

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 9.0.1 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 5820 mAh 6040 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (67% in 30 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:53 h 0:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic V5
21:30
Vivo X300
n/a
Web Browsing08:27 hn/a
Video Playback12:20 hn/a
Games05:44 hn/a
Standby Mode107 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 9216x6912 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.68
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX906Samsung ISOCELL HPB
Sensor size1/1.561/1.4
Pixel size1 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.5f/2.6
Focal length70 mm70 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony LYT-602
Sensor size1/2.01/1.95
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length13 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5120x3840 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size n/a 1/2.76
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 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 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 6.0 5.4
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - 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 *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic V5
81.9 dB
Vivo X300
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2025 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date July, 2025 yr October, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 1999 699
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 66 W Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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