Honor Magic V5 vs Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold
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out of 100
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73
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.95-inch Honor Magic V5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on July 2, 2025, against the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic V5
- 72% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2663K versus 1553K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 30W)
- Comes with 805 mAh larger battery capacity: 5820 vs 5015 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3049 and 2276 points
- Weighs 41 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Reverse charging feature
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 7.95 inches | 8 inches |
| Resolution | 2172 x 2352 pixels | 2076 x 2152 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 10:9 | 1:1 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 374 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Honor Super Armored Inner Screen | Ultra Thin Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6% | 88.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | - |
| PWM | 360 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 156.8 mm (6.17 inches) | 155.2 mm (6.11 inches) |
| Width | 145.9 mm (5.74 inches) | 150.4 mm (5.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 5.2 mm (0.2 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 258 g (9.1 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP58 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gold, Brown | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Good (3.37/5) | Good (3.43/5) |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 70 drops | Very good (B) · 210 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Google Tensor G5 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 5 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 5 cores at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.78 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25445 | 4160 |
| Single-core score | 3049 | 2276 |
| Multi-core score | 9096 | 6173 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 817708 | 793606 |
| GPU | 758007 | 103617 |
| Memory | 474962 | 269668 |
| UX | 613043 | 386118 |
| Total score | 2663720 | 1553009 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 93% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2386 | 1012 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 19453 | 17237 |
| Video editing | 8156 | 7203 |
| Photo editing | 32308 | 24584 |
| Data manipulation | 12961 | 14036 |
| Writing score | 16666 | 20213 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#131st place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | Stock Android |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5820 mAh | 5015 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (67% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:53 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:27 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:20 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:44 hr | - |
| Standby | 107 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9216 x 6912 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 127° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 10.5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Samsung GN8 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.96" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 112 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 10.5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5120 x 3840 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | 20 MP | - |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2025 | August 2025 |
| Release date | July 2025 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1999 | $1799 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Magic V5:
- The white model weighs 217g, while the black, gold, and brown versions are heavier at 222g.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor Magic V5 is definitely a better buy.
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