Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor Magic 5 and Xiaomi Poco X4 GT - Which is better?

Huawei Honor Magic 5 vs Xiaomi Poco X4 GT

75 out 100
Huawei Honor Magic 5
VS
60 out 100
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
Huawei Honor Magic 5
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 5 Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Xiaomi Poco X4 GT, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8100. 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
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 439ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 200g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 5080mAh
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor Magic 5 and Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor Magic 5
vs
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.73 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1224x2688 pixels 1080x2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.76:9 20:9
Pixel density 439 ppi 407 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 270 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.5 % 86.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
600 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a51540 Hz
Response timen/a24 ms
Contrastn/a1573:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco X4 GT]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 163.64 mm (6.44 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 74.29 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.87 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance No IP53
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor Magic 5
90.5 %
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
86.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor Magic 5 and Xiaomi Poco X4 GT In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 8100
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.85 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 580
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G610 MP6
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1309 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5
1946
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
1072
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 5
5043
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
3360
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19461072
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)50433360
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Honor Magic 5], [Xiaomi Poco X4 GT]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor Magic 5
994058
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
828511
CPU272156244579
GPU287990203775
Memory211425177719
UX222487202438
NanoReview Score994058828511
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
5845
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.8 °C
Stabilityn/a62 %
Graphics Testn/a35 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5845
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5], [Xiaomi Poco X4 GT]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
12424
Writing scoren/a17960
Web scoren/a11243
Video editingn/a6914
Data manipulationn/a10319
NanoReview Scoren/a12424

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 5080 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 16 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
24:29
Web Browsingn/a09:53 h
Video Playbackn/a14:28 h
Gamesn/a05:53 h
Standby Moden/a119 h

Main camera

Matrix 54 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8768x6144 pixels 9248x6936 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 54 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix54 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
SensorSony IMX800Samsung Bright S5KGW1
Sensor size1/1.491/1.72
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix32 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.51/4.0
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4096x3072 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.45
Sensor n/a Sony IMX596
Sensor size n/a 1/2
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor Magic 5
n/a
Xiaomi Poco X4 GT
86.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2023 yr June, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 379
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 67 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Honor Magic 5 the clear winner in this comparison.

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