Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite and OnePlus 8 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite vs OnePlus 8

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Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
VS
58 out 100
OnePlus 8
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
OnePlus 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, vs OnePlus 8, Manufactured in April, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. 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 Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 180g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 8
  • Higher pixel density: 402ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/156 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite and OnePlus 8
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 5 Lite
vs
OnePlus 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 800 nits 1300 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 88.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
859 nits
OnePlus 8
802 nits
sRGB gamut94.6 %97.7 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz373 Hz
Response time1 ms2.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite], [OnePlus 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.6 mm (6.36 in) 160.2 mm (6.31 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 72.9 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
89.9 %
OnePlus 8
88.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite and OnePlus 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
905
OnePlus 8
1256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
2133
OnePlus 8
3472
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9051256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)21333472
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
445085
OnePlus 8
751799
CPU146281242521
GPU83486196618
Memory96932140544
UX118386172116
NanoReview Score445085751799
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 8
3843
Max Surface Temp.n/a35.5 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a23 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3843
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite], [OnePlus 8]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 8
11329
Writing scoren/a14311
Web scoren/a8181
Video editingn/a5849
Data manipulationn/a8869
NanoReview Scoren/a11329

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 18 GB 23 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 1:13 h 0:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
25:29
OnePlus 8
21:04
Web Browsing09:20 h09:11 h
Video Playback13:56 h13:12 h
Games05:46 h04:52 h
Standby Mode139 h93 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 9216x6912 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a25 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2.25
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
70
OnePlus 8
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
77
OnePlus 8
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
74
OnePlus 8
n/a
Bokeh45n/a
Preview48n/a
Zoom60n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX471
Sensor size n/a 1/3
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
90.7 dB
OnePlus 8
89.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr April, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 379 699
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 40 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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