Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Magic 9 Pro Max
74
out of 100
VS
95
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 9 Pro Max, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and came out 3 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 9 Pro Max
- 3.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5524K versus 1664K)
- Comes with 3700 mAh larger battery capacity: 8800 vs 5100 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.3)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
- The phone is 3 years and 8 months newer
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 8 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
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 | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1312 x 2848 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.54:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 464 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | 10000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | NanoCrystal Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91% | 91.2% |
| 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 | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.77 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 233 g (8.22 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green | Black, Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 5010 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) |
| 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 |
- 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 850 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8607 | 31269 |
| Single-core score | 2035 | 3590 |
| Multi-core score | 5603 | 9929 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 520769 | 1452764 |
| GPU | 432140 | 2081549 |
| Memory | 294408 | 736389 |
| UX | 417636 | 1253485 |
| Total score | 1664953 | 5524187 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#1st place)
Recent User Tests
Honor Magic 5 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-06 (Π‘Π°Π½Ρ) | AnTuTu 12 | 1780927 |
| π 2025-12-21 (David PM) | AnTuTu 11 | 1792917 |
| π 2025-10-13 (ERVX) | AnTuTu 11 | 1664953 |
| π 2025-10-03 (Samshuk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1249544 |
| π 2025-02-07 (David PM) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2037 / 5571 |
Honor Magic 9 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 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 17 |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 11 |
| OS size | 24 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 8800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 100 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 |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 09:45 hr | - |
| Watching video | 13:29 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:36 hr | - |
| Standby | 111 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 3.5x |
| 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 | 122Β° | 122Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP 4) Depth |
1) Standard: 200 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 | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX878 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.12" (β 0.89 inch) | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 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 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (β 0.4 inch) | 1/1.4" (β 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) | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (β 0.4 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 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 | - |
| Preview | 74 | - |
| Zoom | 156 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Honor Magic 5 Pro from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 55 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4096 x 3072 | - |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.93" (β 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 8 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be/bn) |
| 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 | 6.3 |
| 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 | September 2026 |
| Release date | March 2023 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1200 | $970 |
| Successor | - Honor Magic 9 Pro Max | - |
| 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, 100 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 9 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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