Huawei Mate 70 Pro vs Huawei Honor Magic 5

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 70 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.9 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020, vs Huawei Honor Magic 5, Manufactured in March, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 70 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 440ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5100mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 221g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Huawei Honor Magic 5
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.9 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1316x2832 pixels 1224x2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.76:9
Pixel density 440 ppi 439 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2500 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2 % 90.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.6 mm (6.48 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 79.5 mm (3.13 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
89.2 %
Huawei Honor Magic 5
90.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 70 Pro and Huawei Honor Magic 5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 6/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 2/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon
Graphics Maleoon 920 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1614
Huawei Honor Magic 5
1946
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
5159
Huawei Honor Magic 5
5043
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16141946
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51595043
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4921n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
1443202
Huawei Honor Magic 5
994058
CPU348688272156
GPU485502287990
Memory402538211425
UX206474222487
NanoReview Score1443202994058
3DMark Wild Life

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type n/a LPDDR5
Channels n/a 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS 4.3 Android 13
UI Skin n/a Magic UI 7.1

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (88 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 16 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:48 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 54 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8768x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 960 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Standard: 54 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP54 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX800
Sensor sizen/a1/1.49
Pixel size1.6 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP32 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.4
Focal length93 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.5
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4096x3072 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 n/a
Focal length 18 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 900
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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