Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate X3 and Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Mate X3 vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

77 out 100
Huawei Mate X3
VS
82 out 100
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
Huawei Mate X3
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate X3 Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 7.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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 Mate X3
  • Larger display: 7.85in
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 219g vs 241g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate X3 and Huawei Honor Magic 5 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
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate X3
vs
Honor Magic 5 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 7.85 in 6.81 in
Resolution 2224x2496 pixels 1312x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 19.54:9
Pixel density 426 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness n/a 700 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate X3
966 nits
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1221 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %98.7 %
PWM (Flicker)484 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate X3], [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.9 mm (6.18 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 141.5 mm (5.57 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 5.3 mm (0.21 in) 8.77 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 241 g (8.5 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate X3
88.9 %
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate X3 and Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate X3
1828
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate X3
4718
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18281967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47185361
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6558n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate X3]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate X3
1290361
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
CPU357030324719
GPU481843582299
Memory215868284443
UX235620254756
NanoReview Score12903611446217
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 24 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 Magic UI 9

Battery

Volume 4800 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate X3
28:01
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
23:15
Web Browsing14:41 h09:45 h
Video Playback21:00 h13:29 h
Games06:34 h05:36 h
Standby Mode86 h111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical 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 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX878
Sensor size1/1.561/1.12
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/3.0
Focal length125 mm90 mm
SensorSony IMX351Sony IMX858
Sensor size1/3.091/2.51
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX688Omnivision OV64B (50Mp)
Sensor sizen/a1/2.5
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
Video quality
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
152
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a74
Zoomn/a156
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4096x3072 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 n/a
Sensor CMOS n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
116
Video quality
Huawei Mate X3
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
136

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (1900/1800/850/900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B(/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B703/B733/B758/B788)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate X3
86.5 dB
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
86 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 2199 1200
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- 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 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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