Home Phone comparison Huawei P50 Pro and Honor Magic V5 - Which is better?

Huawei P50 Pro vs Honor Magic V5

67 out 100
Huawei P50 Pro
VS
83 out 100
Honor Magic V5
Huawei P50 Pro
Honor Magic V5

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P50 Pro Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G, vs Honor Magic V5, Manufactured in July, 2025with 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 P50 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 217g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V5
  • Larger display: 7.95in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5820mAh vs 4360mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P50 Pro 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 P50 Pro
vs
Honor Magic V5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.6 in 7.95 in
Resolution 1228x2700 pixels 2172x2352 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 10:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 550 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
Honor Magic V5
1306 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz360 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P50 Pro], [Honor Magic V5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.8 mm (6.25 in) 156.8 mm (6.17 in)
Width 72.8 mm (2.87 in) 145.9 mm (5.74 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP58
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %
Honor Magic V5
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P50 Pro and Honor Magic V5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 660 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Honor Magic V5
1106
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Honor Magic V5
4959
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13691106
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)36444959
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a20467
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
Honor Magic V5
2289483
CPU200677534953
GPU236558869098
Memory148683466730
UX155415418702
NanoReview Score7413332289483

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 11 Android 15
OS Size 19.4 GB n/a
UI Skin HarmonyOS 2.0 MagicOS 9.0.1

Battery

Volume 4360 mAh 5820 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 0:53 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Honor Magic V5
21:30
Web Browsing05:47 h08:27 h
Video Playback09:15 h12:20 h
Games04:08 h05:44 h
Standby Mode90 h107 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9216x6912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
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) n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ASony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.51/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP64 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.5
Focal length90 mm70 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BOmnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/21/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom149n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 5120x3840 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
144
Honor Magic V5
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
146
Honor Magic V5
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes, DP 1.2
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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB
Honor Magic V5
81.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2021 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date August, 2021 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a 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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