Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) vs Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 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

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 219g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) 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
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.2 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1312x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2600 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1410 nits
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1221 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147 mm (5.79 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 70.6 mm (2.78 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 8.77 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) and Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 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 750 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
2188
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6935
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
5361
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21881967
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69355361
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1903881
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
1446217
CPU464193324719
GPU863947582299
Memory268952284443
UX306789254756
NanoReview Score19038811446217
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17532
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
n/a
Stability47 %n/a
Graphics Test104 fpsn/a
Graphics Score17532n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17501
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
n/a
Writing score21218n/a
Web score18418n/a
Video editing7978n/a
Data manipulation15753n/a
NanoReview Score17501n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 24.1 GB 24 GB
UI Skin One UI 7.0 Magic UI 9

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
19:44
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
23:15
Web Browsing07:07 h09:45 h
Video Playback15:32 h13:29 h
Games05:03 h05:36 h
Standby Mode83 h111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom 135 Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 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 length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL GN3Sony IMX878
Sensor size1/1.561/1.12
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.0
Focal length67 mm90 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL 3K1Sony IMX858
Sensor size1/3.941/2.51
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX564Omnivision OV64B (50Mp)
Sensor size1/2.551/2.5
Pixel size1.4 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
134
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
154
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
125
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
144
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
133
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
152
Bokeh6580
Preview6974
Zoomn/a156

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4096x3072 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 n/a
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU n/a
Sensor size 1/3.2 n/a
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
116
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
136

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 3.2 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
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900n/a
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Huawei Honor Magic 5 Pro
86 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr February, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1200
MSRP ($) 799 n/a
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 No Yes 66 W

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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