Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro and Honor Magic V5 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Honor Magic V5

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Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
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Honor Magic V5
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
Honor Magic V5

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Honor Magic V5, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V5
  • Larger display: 7.95in
  • Lighter design: 217g vs 219g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5820mAh 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
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro and Honor Magic V5
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 Magic V5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.81 in 7.95 in
Resolution 1312x2848 pixels 2172x2352 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.54:9 10:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 700 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 88.6 %
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 Magic V5
1306 nits
sRGB gamut98.7 %99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz360 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro], [Honor Magic V5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 156.8 mm (6.17 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 145.9 mm (5.74 in)
Thickness 8.77 mm (0.35 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP58
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %
Honor Magic V5
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro and Honor Magic V5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1967
Honor Magic V5
1106
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
Honor Magic V5
4959
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19671106
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)53614959
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a20467
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
Honor Magic V5
2289483
CPU324719534953
GPU582299869098
Memory284443466730
UX254756418702
NanoReview Score14462172289483
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 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 15
OS Size 24 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic UI 9 MagicOS 9.0.1

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 5820 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:53 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
23:15
Honor Magic V5
21:30
Web Browsing09:45 h08:27 h
Video Playback13:29 h12:20 h
Games05:36 h05:44 h
Standby Mode111 h107 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9216x6912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
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) n/a
Wide-angle lens 122 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX878Sony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.121/1.56
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/2.5
Focal length90 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX858Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/2.511/2.0
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.0
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64B (50Mp)n/a
Sensor size1/2.5n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
152
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview74n/a
Zoom156n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4096x3072 pixels 5120x3840 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Sensor n/a CMOS
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
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
136
Honor Magic V5
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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes, DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
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 Magic V5
81.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1200 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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