Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (2) and Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (2) vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

70 out 100
Nothing Phone (2)
VS
82 out 100
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
Nothing Phone (2)
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (2) Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2023with 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 Nothing Phone (2)
  • Lighter design: 201.2g vs 219g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (2) 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (2)
vs
Honor Magic 5 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1312x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 600 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (2)
991 nits
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1221 nits
sRGB gamut98.3 %98.7 %
PWM (Flicker)90 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing Phone (2)], [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.77 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 201.2 g (7.1 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray		 - Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (2)
87.5 %
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (2) and Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3200 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)
Nothing Phone (2)
1718
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (2)
4478
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17181967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44785361
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (2)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (2)
1200612
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
CPU348707324719
GPU385273582299
Memory207889284443
UX258743254756
NanoReview Score12006121446217
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 28 GB 24 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 2.5 Magic UI 9

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:04 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (2)
23:16
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
23:15
Web Browsing10:12 h09:45 h
Video Playback16:37 h13:29 h
Games06:07 h05:36 h
Standby Mode91 h111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash 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 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX890Sony IMX878
Sensor size1/1.561/1.12
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/3.0
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor sizen/a1/2.51
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Omnivision OV64B (50Mp)
Sensor size1/2.761/2.5
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (2)
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
Video quality
Nothing Phone (2)
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (2)
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
152
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a74
Zoomn/a156
Sources: DxOMark [Nothing Phone (2)], [Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4096x3072 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 n/a
Sensor Sony IMX615 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.74 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (2)
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
116
Video quality
Nothing Phone (2)
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 5.3 5.2
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
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (2)
81.9 dB
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
86 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2023 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date July, 2023 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 1200
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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