Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Google Pixel 6 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Google Pixel 6 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2021 with chipsetGoogle Tensor. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 5003mAh
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 512ppi
  • Lighter design: 210g vs 219g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro and Google Pixel 6 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 OLED OLED
Size 6.81 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1312x2848 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.54:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 512 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 700 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1221 nits
Google Pixel 6 Pro
858 nits
sRGB gamut98.7 %98.5 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz360 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 163.9 mm (6.45 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.77 mm (0.35 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- White
- Black
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %
Google Pixel 6 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro and Google Pixel 6 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Google Tensor
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (2 + 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 (Cortex A55)
- 2/2.25 (Cortex A76)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G78 MP20
GPU Cores 1536 1280
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 2170.9 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1967
Google Pixel 6 Pro
1331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
Google Pixel 6 Pro
3078
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19671331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)53613078
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
Google Pixel 6 Pro
930173
CPU324719245121
GPU582299306201
Memory284443171401
UX254756207450
NanoReview Score1446217930173
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
6207
Max Surface Temp.n/a40.4 °C
Stabilityn/a56 %
Graphics Testn/a37 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6207
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
11580
Writing scoren/a16562
Web scoren/a8739
Video editingn/a6925
Data manipulationn/a11190
NanoReview Scoren/a11580

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 24 GB 14 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 9 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 5003 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (23 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
23:15
Google Pixel 6 Pro
18:34
Web Browsing09:45 h06:56 h
Video Playback13:29 h10:55 h
Games05:36 h04:56 h
Standby Mode111 h94 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 4x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX878Samsung GN1
Sensor size1/1.121/1.31
Pixel size1.4 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/3.5
Focal length90 mm104 mm
SensorSony IMX858Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/2.511/2
Pixel size0.64 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm17 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64B (50Mp)Sony IMX386
Sensor size1/2.51/2.9
Pixel size0.7 μm1.25 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
Google Pixel 6 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
Google Pixel 6 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
152
Google Pixel 6 Pro
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview74n/a
Zoom156n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 111 MP
Photo resolution 4096x3072 pixels 3840x2880 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
116
Google Pixel 6 Pro
143
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
136
Google Pixel 6 Pro
115

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
86 dB
Google Pixel 6 Pro
84.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr October, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr October, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1200 900
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W No
* 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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