Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor Magic 5 and Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Honor Magic 5 vs Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro

75 out 100
Huawei Honor Magic 5
VS
68 out 100
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
Huawei Honor Magic 5
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 5 Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 215g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4600mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor Magic 5 and Huawei Honor Magic 4 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
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor Magic 5
vs
Honor Magic 4 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.73 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1224x2688 pixels 1312x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.76:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 439 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 600 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.5 % 93.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
957 nits
sRGB gamutn/a94.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a119 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 9.15 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor Magic 5
90.5 %
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
93.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor Magic 5 and Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3000 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 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5
1946
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
1464
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5
5043
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
3918
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19461464
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50433918
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor Magic 5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor Magic 5
994058
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
1012201
CPU272156259919
GPU287990367772
Memory211425179429
UX222487205090
NanoReview Score9940581012201
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5], [Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro]

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 13 Android 12
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 Magic UI 6

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (100 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 16 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
17:09
Web Browsingn/a07:18 h
Video Playbackn/a12:02 h
Gamesn/a05:16 h
Standby Moden/a68 h

Main camera

Matrix 54 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8768x6144 pixels 9216x6912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital 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)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 54 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix54 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSony IMX800Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.491/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.51/2.5
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
132
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
117
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
126
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a62
Zoomn/a111
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4096x3072 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
88.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr April, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 1100
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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