Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and Honor Magic V5 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 17 Pro Max vs Honor Magic V5

94 out 100
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
VS
83 out 100
Honor Magic V5
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
Honor Magic V5

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Manufactured in September, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Honor Magic V5, Manufactured in July, 2025 with 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 Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 5820mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V5
  • Larger display: 7.95in
  • Lighter design: 217g vs 219g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
vs
Honor Magic V5

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.9 in 7.95 in
Resolution 1200x2608 pixels 2172x2352 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 10:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 120 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.4 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
n/a
Honor Magic V5
1306 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a360 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 156.8 mm (6.17 in)
Width 77.6 mm (3.06 in) 145.9 mm (5.74 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP58
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
92.4 %
Honor Magic V5
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 17 Pro Max and Honor Magic V5 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 4610 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture 6/3.63 () - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
3891
Honor Magic V5
1106
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
11680
Honor Magic V5
4959
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)38911106
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)116804959
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a20467
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V5]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
3288454
Honor Magic V5
2289483
CPU867585534953
GPU1185826869098
Memory526143466730
UX708900418702
NanoReview Score32884542289483

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity512 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 15
UI Skin HyperOS 3 MagicOS 9.0.1

Battery

Volume 7500 mAh 5820 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:53 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
n/a
Honor Magic V5
21:30
Web Browsingn/a08:27 h
Video Playbackn/a12:20 h
Gamesn/a05:44 h
Standby Moden/a107 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9216x6912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 102 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 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/1.7f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision 950L LightHunterSony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.281/1.56
Pixel size1.22 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.5
Focal length115 mm70 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/2.01/2.0
Pixel size0.64 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.0
Focal length17 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Mn/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 5120x3840 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV50M CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.88 n/a
Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 6.0
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 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 SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
n/a
Honor Magic V5
81.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2025 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2025 yr July, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) 999 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 Yes, 100 W Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 17 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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