Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor Magic 5 and Honor X9d - Which is better?

Huawei Honor Magic 5 vs Honor X9d

75 out 100
Huawei Honor Magic 5
VS
74 out 100
Honor X9d
Huawei Honor Magic 5
Honor X9d

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 5 Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Honor X9d, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5
  • Higher pixel density: 439ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 193g
Reasons to choose Honor X9d
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Higher battery capacity: 8300mAh vs 5100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor Magic 5 and Honor X9d
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
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor Magic 5
vs
Honor X9d

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1224x2688 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.76:9 19.85:9
Pixel density 439 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 600 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 90.5 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor Magic 5
90.5 %
Honor X9d
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor Magic 5 and Honor X9d In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2300 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)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5
1946
Honor X9d
1086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5
5043
Honor X9d
3103
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19461086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50433103
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor Magic 5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor Magic 5
994058
Honor X9d
977304
CPU272156358049
GPU287990160718
Memory211425210830
UX222487247707
NanoReview Score994058977304
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 15
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 MagicOS 9.0

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 8300 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 16 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:48 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 54 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8768x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 54 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix54 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
SensorSony IMX800n/a
Sensor size1/1.491/1.67
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.5n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4096x3072 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.5
Sensor n/a CMOS
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2023 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 350
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - 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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