Honor Magic V5 vs Magic V3
82
out of 100
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76
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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 Honor Magic V3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year before. 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
- Waterproof body (IP58 classification)
- Shows 9% longer battery life (21:30 vs 19:45 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2663K versus 2388K)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3049 and 2144 points
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic V3
- Delivers 61% higher peak brightness (2076 against 1286 nits)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- 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 | 7.92 inches |
| Resolution | 2172 x 2352 pixels | 2156 x 2344 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 10:9 | 9.78:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 5000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Honor Super Armored Inner Screen | King Kong Rhinoceros |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 360 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 156.8 mm (6.17 inches) | 156.6 mm (6.17 inches) |
| Width | 145.9 mm (5.74 inches) | 145.3 mm (5.72 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 4.35 mm (0.17 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP58 | IPX8 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gold, Brown | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Good (3.37/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) · 70 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25445 | 16423 |
| Single-core score | 3049 | 2144 |
| Multi-core score | 9096 | 6433 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 817708 | 764950 |
| GPU | 758007 | 778761 |
| Memory | 474962 | 398953 |
| UX | 613043 | 445650 |
| Total score | 2663720 | 2388314 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2386 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 26 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 32 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 24 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6766 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 19453 | 17430 |
| Video editing | 8156 | 7797 |
| Photo editing | 32308 | 32391 |
| Data manipulation | 12961 | 16185 |
| Writing score | 16666 | 15980 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (131st and 165th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4200 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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | - | 29 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5820 mAh | 5150 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (67% in 30 min) | Yes (82% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:53 hr | 0:46 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 08:27 hr | 07:17 hr |
| Watching video | 12:20 hr | 11:53 hr |
| Gaming | 05:44 hr | 04:29 hr |
| Standby | 107 hr | 101 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9216 x 6912 | 5120 x 3840 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3.5x |
| 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 |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 90 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Omnivision OV50C |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5120 x 3840 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Pixel size | - | 0.61 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 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, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2025 | July 2024 |
| Release date | July 2025 | July 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1999 | $1399 |
| Successor | - | - Honor Magic V5 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Magic V5:
- The white model weighs 217g, while the black, gold, and brown versions are heavier at 222g.
Notes on Magic V3:
- The model in black color weighs 226 grams, while the others weigh 230 grams.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic V5. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Honor Magic V3.
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