Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Apple iPhone 12, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
- Larger display: 6.81in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 2815mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
- Lighter design: 164g vs 219g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB |
- 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 4/256 GB |
Review
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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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.81 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1312x2848 pixels | 1170x2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.54:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 700 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 360 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 98.7 % | 99.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 226 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 16 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 8.77 mm (0.35 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Green |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3200 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 680 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1967 | 1941 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5361 | 5008 |
| CPU | 324719 | 310050 |
| GPU | 582299 | 323143 |
| Memory | 284443 | 173777 |
| UX | 254756 | 288345 |
| NanoReview Score | 1446217 | 1095315 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 41.2 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 77 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 45 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 7601 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB - 16 GB |
4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 24 GB | 7 GB |
| UI Skin | Magic UI 9 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5100 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:48 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:45 h | 08:00 h |
| Video Playback | 13:29 h | 12:09 h |
| Games | 05:36 h | 04:35 h |
| Standby Mode | 111 h | 112 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad 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 | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 122 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth |
Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX878 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | n/a |
| Focal length | 90 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B (50Mp) | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | 55 |
| Preview | 74 | 74 |
| Zoom | 156 | 60 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4096x3072 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Autofocus | n/a | No |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.1 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | n/a | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | n/a | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | n/a | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2023 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2023 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1200 | 800 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 66 W | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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