Home > Smartphone comparison > Magic 5 Lite vs Magic 8 Lite 5G – which one to choose?

Honor Magic 5 Lite vs Magic 8 Lite 5G

47 out of 100
Honor Magic 5 Lite
VS
69 out of 100
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
Honor Magic 5 Lite
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Honor Magic 5 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on February 15, 2023, against the Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and came out 2 years and 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory
  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 8 Lite 5G
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Comes with 2400 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 5100 mAh
  • Delivers 106% higher peak brightness (1771 against 859 nits)
  • 75% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (994K versus 568K)
  • Shows 25% longer battery life (31:45 vs 25:29 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 40W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • The phone is 2 years and 10 months newer
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic 5 Lite and Magic 8 Lite 5G crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
📱 Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 92% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Honor Magic 5 Lite to Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, battery life, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Magic 5 Lite
vs
Magic 8 Lite 5G

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1200 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.85:9
PPI 395 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 6000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 90.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 94.6% -
PWM 60 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Magic 5 Lite
859 nits
Magic 8 Lite 5G +106%
1771 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) 161.9 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) 76.1 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof No IP69
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green Black, Green, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.57/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Magic 5 Lite
89.9%
Magic 8 Lite 5G +1%
90.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Magic 5 Lite and Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max clock 2200 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.3 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 840 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~588.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Magic 5 Lite and Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Magic 5 Lite
2128
Magic 8 Lite 5G +46%
3106
Compute Score (GPU)
Magic 5 Lite
1369
Magic 8 Lite 5G +191%
3980
Compute Score (GPU) 1369 3980
Single-core score 909 1092
Multi-core score 2128 3106
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Magic 5 Lite
568391
Magic 8 Lite 5G +75%
994655
CPU 223599 367868
GPU 72815 164059
Memory 98642 214576
UX 173335 248152
Total score 568391 994655
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
Submit your benchmark results

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor Magic 5 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2024-03-15 (Моё имя)Geekbench 6 GPU1369
📘 2024-03-15 (Моё имя)Geekbench 6 CPU909 / 2128
📘 2024-03-01 (Ryu)Geekbench 6 GPU1363
📘 2024-03-01 (Ryu)Geekbench 6 CPU902 / 2074
Add View all (4)
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
No benchmark results yet
Add

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM Magic UI 7.1 MagicOS 10
OS size 18 GB -
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 7500 mAh
Max charge power 40 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (49% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 1:10 hr
Battery cycles - 1200 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:20 hr 15:13 hr
Watching video 13:56 hr 20:32 hr
Gaming 05:46 hr 08:07 hr
Standby 139 hr 124 hr
General battery life
Magic 5 Lite
25:29 hr
Magic 8 Lite 5G +25%
31:45 hr
Add your battery life

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 9216 x 6912 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) -
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor - Samsung HM6
Sensor size - 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor size - 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 45 -
Preview 48 -
Zoom 60 -
Samples Photo samples of Honor Magic 5 Lite from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 3456 x 4608
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February 2023 December 2025
Release date February 2023 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $379 $460
Successor - Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 40 W Yes, 66 W
*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 8 Lite 5G is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total votes: < 1

Related comparisons

1. Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G vs Oppo Reno 15
2. Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G vs Honor Magic 7 Lite
3. Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G vs Nothing Phone (3a)
4. Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
5. Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G vs Honor X8c
6. Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G vs Honor 500
7. Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G vs Motorola Edge 60 Neo
8. Honor Magic 5 Lite vs Honor X9a
9. Honor Magic 5 Lite vs Honor Magic 6 Lite (1)
Compare other phones (860+)

User opinions

You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
EnglishРусский