Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite vs Xiaomi 13 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite Manufactured in February, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695, vs Xiaomi 13 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 229g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4820mAh
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/156 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite and Xiaomi 13 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 800 nits 500 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 89.9 %
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
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1252 nits
sRGB gamut94.6 %98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.6 mm (6.36 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.38 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 229 g (8.08 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
89.9 %
Xiaomi 13 Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite and Xiaomi 13 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
905
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1987
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
2133
Xiaomi 13 Pro
5323
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9051987
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)21335323
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
445085
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1536568
CPU146281380418
GPU83486600588
Memory96932277637
UX118386277637
NanoReview Score4450851536568
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
12534
Max Surface Temp.n/a36 °C
Stabilityn/a87 %
Graphics Testn/a75 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12534
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
10687
Writing scoren/a13780
Web scoren/a9389
Video editingn/a6346
Data manipulationn/a9251
NanoReview Scoren/a10687

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 18 GB 32 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 4820 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 9 min)
Full Charge Time 1:13 h 0:22 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
25:29
Xiaomi 13 Pro
21:44
Web Browsing09:20 h08:06 h
Video Playback13:56 h13:19 h
Games05:46 h04:43 h
Standby Mode139 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9216x6912 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX989
Sensor sizen/a1/1
Pixel sizen/a1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a75 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
70
Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
77
Xiaomi 13 Pro
129
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Lite
74
Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
Bokeh4560
Preview4870
Zoom60143

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size n/a 1/3.14
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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/B42/B48/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
Xiaomi 13 Pro
88.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr December, 2022 yr
Release Date February, 2023 yr December, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 379 1299
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 40 W Yes 120 W

Note

Xiaomi 13 Pro:

Version with 128 GB comes with UFS 3.1 storage.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 13 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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