Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Magic 8 Pro
74
out of 100
VS
93
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.81-inch Honor Magic 5 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on February 27, 2023, against the Honor Magic 8 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 2 years and 8 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 5 Pro
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 8 Pro
- Delivers 328% higher peak brightness (5268 against 1230 nits)
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3966K versus 1664K)
- Comes with 2100 mAh larger battery capacity: 7200 vs 5100 mAh
- Shows 38% longer battery life (32:06 vs 23:15 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 66W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 2 years and 8 months newer
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 | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.81 inches | 6.71 inches |
| Resolution | 1312 x 2848 pixels | 1256 x 2808 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.54:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Giant Rhino Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.7% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 75 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.77 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.32 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green | White, Black, Gold, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.41/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8607 | 27643 |
| Single-core score | 2035 | 3568 |
| Multi-core score | 5603 | 10610 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 520769 | 1207069 |
| GPU | 432140 | 1513881 |
| Memory | 294408 | 461553 |
| UX | 417636 | 783641 |
| Total score | 1664953 | 3966144 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 22 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2979 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 47 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 56 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 46 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 40 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 12492 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 22533 |
| Video editing | - | 8214 |
| Photo editing | - | 40028 |
| Data manipulation | - | 17118 |
| Writing score | - | 30415 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#29th place)
Recent User Tests
Honor Magic 5 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-12-21 (David PM) | AnTuTu 11 | 1792917 |
| 📘 2025-10-13 (ERVX) | AnTuTu 11 | 1664953 |
| 📘 2025-10-03 (Samshuk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1249544 |
| 📘 2025-02-07 (David PM) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2037 / 5571 |
| 📘 2024-04-10 (David PM) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2026 / 5583 |
Honor Magic 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-28 (nminh) | AnTuTu 12 | 4038854 |
| 📘 2026-09-18 (S_zavtra) | AnTuTu 12 | 4123403 |
| 📘 2026-07-19 (WatchingTV) | AnTuTu 11 | 4000373 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 (WatchingTV) | AnTuTu 11 | 3966144 |
| 📘 2026-07-07 (carrrpernaxa) | AnTuTu 11 | 3649917 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 16 |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 24 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 7200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (81% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 0:40 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1600 cycles |
| Web browsing | 09:45 hr | 14:24 hr |
| Watching video | 13:29 hr | 24:12 hr |
| Gaming | 05:36 hr | 08:32 hr |
| Standby | 111 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#28th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 3.7x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP 4) Depth |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX878 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12" (≈ 0.89 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 90 mm | 85 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Samsung ISOCELL HP9 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B (50Mp) | Omnivision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 80 | 165 |
| Preview | 74 | - |
| Zoom | 156 | 155 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Honor Magic 5 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor Magic 8 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4096 x 3072 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX816 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | - | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 116 | - |
| Video | 136 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.2 | 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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 |
| 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 | February 2023 | October 2025 |
| Release date | March 2023 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1200 | $999 |
| Successor | - Honor Magic 8 Pro | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 120 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 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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