Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro and Honor 500 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Honor 500

82 out 100
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
VS
89 out 100
Honor 500
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
Honor 500

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Honor 500, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. 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 Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor 500
  • Lighter design: 198g vs 219g
  • Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 5100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro and Honor 500
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 Pro
vs
Honor 500

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.81 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1312x2848 pixels 1264x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.54:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 700 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 91.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1221 nits
Honor 500
n/a
sRGB gamut98.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 155.8 mm (6.13 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.77 mm (0.35 in) 7.75 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %
Honor 500
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro and Honor 500 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 825
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1967
Honor 500
2185
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
Honor 500
6974
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19672185
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)53616974
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 500]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
Honor 500
2344395
CPU324719670547
GPU582299781383
Memory284443353250
UX254756539215
NanoReview Score14462172344395
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 24 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic UI 9 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 8000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:48 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
23:15
Honor 500
n/a
Web Browsing09:45 hn/a
Video Playback13:29 hn/a
Games05:36 hn/a
Standby Mode111 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16384x12288 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED 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 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX878Samsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size1/1.121/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel size1.4 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.0n/a
Focal length90 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX858n/a
Sensor size1/2.51n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64B (50Mp)n/a
Sensor size1/2.5n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
Honor 500
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
Honor 500
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
152
Honor 500
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview74n/a
Zoom156n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4096x3072 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Sensor n/a CMOS
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
116
Honor 500
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
136
Honor 500
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - 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 *Yesn/a
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
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
Honor 500
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1200 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 380
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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