Huawei Honor Magic 5 vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 5 Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5
  • Higher pixel density: 439ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4700mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor Magic 5 and Huawei Mate 50 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.73 in 6.74 in
Resolution 1224x2688 pixels 1212x2616 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.76:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 439 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 600 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.5 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a119 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 162.1 mm (6.38 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor Magic 5
90.5 %
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor Magic 5 and Huawei Mate 50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 3190 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 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5
1946
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5
5043
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19461740
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50434379
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor Magic 5
994058
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
CPU272156347330
GPU287990479118
Memory211425189225
UX222487221513
NanoReview Score9940581237186
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.9 °C
Stabilityn/a39 %
Graphics Testn/a61 fps
Graphics Scoren/a10268

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
8 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 CardNoNano Memory

Software

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

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 16 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Web Browsingn/a06:35 h
Video Playbackn/a13:12 h
Gamesn/a05:03 h
Standby Moden/a84 h

Main camera

Matrix 54 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8768x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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)
Slow Motion n/a 3840 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 54 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix54 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSony IMX800Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.491/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX688
Sensor size1/2.5n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a148

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4096x3072 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143

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
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- 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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