Honor Magic 5 Lite vs Magic 6 Lite

47 out of 100

VS

56 out of 100

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 6 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 9 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5 Lite

18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 909 and 768 points

Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 6 Lite

Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (764K versus 568K)
Ability to record video in 4K resolution
Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (996 against 859 nits)
Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Reverse charging feature
The phone is 9 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic 5 Lite and Magic 6 Lite crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Magic 5 Lite

72

Magic 6 Lite

78

Camera

Photo and video recording quality

Magic 5 Lite

31

Magic 6 Lite

55*

Performance

CPU and memory performance (apps, system)

Magic 5 Lite

33

Magic 6 Lite

35

Gaming

Capabilities for playing modern games

Magic 5 Lite

16

Magic 6 Lite

14

Battery

Battery life, charging type and speed

Magic 5 Lite

69

Magic 6 Lite

70

Connectivity

Networks, ports, data transmission

Magic 5 Lite

64

Magic 6 Lite

64

Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.

NanoReview Score

Final comparison evaluation

Magic 5 Lite

47

Magic 6 Lite

56*

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Value for money (Beta)

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Magic 5 Lite

6 / 128 GB

VS

✅ Magic 6 Lite

8 / 256 GB

19.3

(Bad)

Value Index

57.4

(Average)

Display

Type	AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	6.67 inches	6.78 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1220 x 2652 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	395 ppi	429 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness	800 nits	1200 nits
HDR support	No	No
Touch sampling rate	300 Hz	-
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	89.9%	91.4%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming

Display tests
RGB color space	94.6%	96.6%
PWM	60 Hz	528 Hz
Response time	1 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto)

Magic 5 Lite

859 nits

Magic 6 Lite +16%

996 nits

Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height	161.6 mm (6.36 inches)	163.6 mm (6.44 inches)
Width	73.9 mm (2.91 inches)	75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness	7.9 mm (0.31 inches)	7.98 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)	185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof	No	IP53
Rear material	Plastic	Plastic
Frame material	Plastic	Plastic
Colors	Black, Silver, Green	Black, Green, Orange
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Screen-to-body ratio

Magic 5 Lite

89.9%

Magic 6 Lite +2%

91.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Magic 5 Lite and Honor Magic 6 Lite

SoC
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 695	Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max clock	2200 MHz	2200 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 6)	8 (4 + 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: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing	TSMC	Samsung
Lithography process	6 nanometers	4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)	Hexagon 686	Yes

GPU
Graphics	Adreno 619	Adreno 710
GPU shading units	256	256
GPU clock	840 MHz	676 MHz
FLOPS	~430.1 GFLOPS	~346.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Magic 5 Lite and Honor Magic 6 Lite

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Magic 5 Lite +18%

909

Magic 6 Lite

768

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Magic 5 Lite +26%

2128

Magic 6 Lite

1695

Compute Score (GPU)

Magic 5 Lite

1369

Magic 6 Lite

n/a

Compute Score (GPU)	1369	-
Single-core score	909	768
Multi-core score	2128	1695

Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]

AnTuTu Benchmark 11

Magic 5 Lite

568391

Magic 6 Lite +34%

764174

CPU	223599	288272
GPU	72815	55940
Memory	98642	206760
UX	173335	213202
Total score	568391	764174
Samples	Less than 3	Less than 3

3DMark Steel Nomad Light

Magic 5 Lite

n/a

Magic 6 Lite

198

Stability	-	98%
Graphics test	-	1 FPS
Graphics score	-	198

Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

PCMark 3.0

Magic 5 Lite

n/a

Magic 6 Lite

12117

Web score	-	11724
Video editing	-	7192
Photo editing	-	23664
Data manipulation	-	9644
Writing score	-	13859

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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users

Honor Magic 5 Lite

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2024-03-15 (Моё имя)	Geekbench 6 GPU	1369
📘 2024-03-15 (Моё имя)	Geekbench 6 CPU	909 / 2128
📘 2024-03-01 (Ryu)	Geekbench 6 GPU	1363
📘 2024-03-01 (Ryu)	Geekbench 6 CPU	902 / 2074

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Honor Magic 6 Lite

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2026-06-14 (Iuli)	AnTuTu 11	764174
📘 2025-01-09 (Avery)	Geekbench 6 CPU	768 / 1695

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Memory

RAM
RAM size	6 GB	8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage
Storage size	128 GB	256 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2
Memory card	No	No

Software

Operating system	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM	Magic UI 7.1	Magic UI 9.0
OS size	18 GB	33 GB

Battery

Capacity	5100 mAh	5300 mAh
Max charge power	40 W	35 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	No
Reverse charging	No	Yes
Fast charging	Yes (57% in 30 min)	Yes (80% in 50 min)
Full charging time	1:13 hr	1:23 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	09:20 hr	10:25 hr
Watching video	13:56 hr	16:12 hr
Gaming	05:46 hr	05:19 hr
Standby	139 hr	111 hr

General battery life

Magic 5 Lite +3%

25:29 hr

Magic 6 Lite

24:47 hr

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Main camera

Matrix	64 megapixels	108 megapixels
Image resolution	9216 x 6912	12000 x 9000
Zoom	Digital	Digital (lossless), 3x
Flash	LED	LED
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
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)	240 FPS (720p)
Lenses	1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP	1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 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
Sensor	-	Samsung HM6
Sensor size	-	1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size	-	1 micron
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution	5 MP	5 MP
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Macro lens
Image resolution	2 MP	2 MP
Aperture	f/2.4	f/2.4
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality

Magic 5 Lite

70

Magic 6 Lite

n/a

Video quality

Magic 5 Lite

77

Magic 6 Lite

n/a

Generic main camera score

Magic 5 Lite

74

Magic 6 Lite

n/a

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
Sensor	CMOS	CMOS
Autofocus	No	No
Stabilization	Digital	No
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.1	5.1
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
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	No
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat*	18	18
5G support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Mono	Mono
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No

Speakers test

Max loudness

Magic 5 Lite +1%

90.7 dB

Magic 6 Lite

90.2 dB

Other

Category	Mid-range	Mid-range
Announced	February 2023	December 2023
Release date	February 2023	December 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$379	$279
Successor	- Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G	- 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	Not included

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor Magic 6 Lite is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?

Honor Magic 5 Lite

18 (26.1%)

Honor Magic 6 Lite

51 (73.9%)

Total votes: 69

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Key differences

Review

Value for money (Beta)

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Recent User Tests

Memory

Software

Battery

Main camera

DxOMark main camera tests

Selfie camera

Connectivity

Sound

Other

Conclusion

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