Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G, Manufactured in May, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8350. 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
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 219g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro and Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.81 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1312x2848 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.54:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 700 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 88.9 %
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
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
650 nits
sRGB gamut98.7 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz60 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 161 mm (6.34 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 75 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 8.77 mm (0.35 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Green
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
88.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro and Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 8350
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 780
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1967
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
1207
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
4144
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19671207
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)53614144
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a8381
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
1493102
CPU324719324720
GPU582299558659
Memory284443342428
UX254756267295
NanoReview Score14462171493102
3DMark Wild Life

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 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 15
OS Size 24 GB 46 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 9 HIOS 15

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 70 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
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
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
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 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 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 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX878Sony LYT-701
Sensor size1/1.121/1.56
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/2.2
Focal length90 mm70 mm
SensorSony IMX858n/a
Sensor size1/2.511/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm14 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64B (50Mp)n/a
Sensor size1/2.51/2.76
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
152
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview74n/a
Zoom156n/a

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4096x3072 pixels n/a
Aperture n/a f/2.5
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
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
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
136
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
n/a

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 5.3
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
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
86 dB
Tecno Camon 40 Premier 5G
84.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2023 yr March, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1200 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 70 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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