Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor X7 and Honor Magic V5 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor X7 vs Honor Magic V5

41 out 100
Huawei Honor X7
VS
83 out 100
Honor Magic V5
Huawei Honor X7
Honor Magic V5

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor X7 Manufactured in April, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680, vs Honor Magic V5, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 X7
  • Lighter design: 198g vs 217g
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V5
  • Larger display: 7.95in
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5820mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor X7 and Honor Magic V5
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 X7
vs
Honor Magic V5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 7.95 in
Resolution 720x1600 pixels 2172x2352 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 10:9
Pixel density 260 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 450 nits 1400 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8 % 88.6 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor X7
n/a
Honor Magic V5
1306 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a360 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 167.59 mm (6.6 in) 156.8 mm (6.17 in)
Width 77.19 mm (3.04 in) 145.9 mm (5.74 in)
Thickness 8.62 mm (0.34 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
Water resistance No IP58
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Silver
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor X7
84.8 %
Honor Magic V5
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor X7 and Honor Magic V5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73))		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 128 1536
GPU Frequency 1114 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 284 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor X7
551
Honor Magic V5
1106
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor X7
1603
Honor Magic V5
4959
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5511106
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)16034959
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a20467
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor X7
293283
Honor Magic V5
2289483
CPU101579534953
GPU38555869098
Memory87651466730
UX65498418702
NanoReview Score2932832289483
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor X7]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 11 Android 15
UI Skin Magic UI 4.2 MagicOS 9.0.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5820 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 50 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 2:30 h 0:53 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor X7
n/a
Honor Magic V5
21:30
Web Browsingn/a08:27 h
Video Playbackn/a12:20 h
Gamesn/a05:44 h
Standby Moden/a107 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 9216x6912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion No n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX906
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.5
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
StabilizationDigitalOptical

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 5120x3840 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 6.0
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
LTE category12n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor X7
n/a
Honor Magic V5
81.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2022 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2022 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 200 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1999
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 22 W Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic V5 the clear winner in this comparison.

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