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Honor Magic V6 vs Magic V5

89 out of 100
Honor Magic V6
VS
82 out of 100
Honor Magic V5
Honor Magic V6
Honor Magic V5

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.95-inch Honor Magic V6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on March 1, 2026, against the Honor Magic V5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic V6
  • 56% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4166K versus 2663K)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Comes with 840 mAh larger battery capacity: 6660 vs 5820 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • The phone is 8 months newer
  • 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3707 and 3049 points

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic V6 and Magic V5 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Magic V6
83*
Magic V5
80*
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Magic V6
89*
Magic V5
82*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
18.8
(Bad)
Value Index
17.4
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Magic V6
vs
Magic V5

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 7.95 inches 7.95 inches
Resolution 2172 x 2352 pixels 2172 x 2352 pixels
Aspect ratio - 10:9
PPI 406 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Honor Super Armored Inner Screen Honor Super Armored Inner Screen
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 88.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.2%
PWM - 360 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Magic V6
n/a
Magic V5
1286 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 156.7 mm (6.17 inches) 156.8 mm (6.17 inches)
Width 145.6 mm (5.73 inches) 145.9 mm (5.74 inches)
Thickness 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP58
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gold, Red, Brown White, Black, Gold, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability - Good (3.37/5)
Drop resistance - Average (D) · 70 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Magic V6 +1%
89.1%
Magic V5
88.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Magic V6 and Honor Magic V5
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4320 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Magic V6 and Honor Magic V5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Magic V6 +22%
3707
Magic V5
3049
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Magic V6 +17%
10626
Magic V5
9096
Compute Score (GPU)
Magic V6 +9%
27822
Magic V5
25445
Compute Score (GPU) 27822 25445
Single-core score 3707 3049
Multi-core score 10626 9096
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Magic V6 +56%
4166339
Magic V5
2663720
CPU 1213845 817708
GPU 1468351 758007
Memory 570553 474962
UX 913590 613043
Total score 4166339 2663720
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Magic V6
n/a
Magic V5
2386
Graphics test - 18 FPS
Graphics score - 2386
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Magic V6
n/a
Magic V5
16525
Web score - 19453
Video editing - 8156
Photo editing - 32308
Data manipulation - 12961
Writing score - 16666
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (14th and 131st place)
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6660 mAh 5820 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 66 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (66 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Fast charging Yes Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:53 hr
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:27 hr
Watching video - 12:20 hr
Gaming - 05:44 hr
Standby - 107 hr
General battery life
Magic V6
n/a
Magic V5
21:30 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9216 x 6912 9216 x 6912
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
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 Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 64 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 70 mm 70 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Stabilization Optical Optical

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5120 x 3840 5120 x 3840
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Additional lens 20 MP 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 3.1
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
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
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
Magic V6
n/a
Magic V5
81.9 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced March 2026 July 2025
Release date March 2026 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $1920 $1999
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- 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.
*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 V6 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
15 (78.9%)
4 (21.1%)
Total votes: 19

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