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Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Magic 5

74 out of 100
Honor Magic 5 Pro
VS
68 out of 100
Honor Magic 5
Honor Magic 5 Pro
Honor Magic 5

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 5, which is powered by the same chip. 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 5 Pro
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5
  • Weighs 28 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic 5 Pro and Magic 5 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.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
15.8
(Bad)
Value Index
17.1
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Magic 5 Pro
vs
Magic 5

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.81 inches 6.73 inches
Resolution 1312 x 2848 pixels 1224 x 2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.54:9 19.76:9
PPI 460 ppi 439 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 700 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91% 90.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.7% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Magic 5 Pro
1230 nits
Magic 5
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 161.4 mm (6.35 inches)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8.77 mm (0.35 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Green Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Magic 5 Pro +1%
91%
Magic 5
90.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Magic 5 Pro and Honor Magic 5
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 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 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
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 680 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Magic 5 Pro and Honor Magic 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Magic 5 Pro +5%
2035
Magic 5
1943
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Magic 5 Pro +10%
5603
Magic 5
5104
Compute Score (GPU)
Magic 5 Pro
8607
Magic 5 +9%
9353
Compute Score (GPU) 8607 9353
Single-core score 2035 1943
Multi-core score 5603 5104
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Magic 5 Pro
1664953
Magic 5 +1%
1682877
CPU 520769 535690
GPU 432140 511415
Memory 294408 238088
UX 417636 397684
Total score 1664953 1682877
Samples [3 tests] Less than 3
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor Magic 5 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-21 (David PM)AnTuTu 111792917
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-13 (ERVX)AnTuTu 111664953
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-03 (Samshuk)AnTuTu 111249544
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-07 (David PM)Geekbench 6 CPU2037 / 5571
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-10 (David PM)Geekbench 6 CPU2026 / 5583
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Honor Magic 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-15 (POOHxyz πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡­)Geekbench 6 GPU9353
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-15 (POOHxyz πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡­)Geekbench 6 CPU1943 / 5104
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 13
ROM MagicOS 10 Magic UI 7.1
OS size 24 GB -

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 16 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 0:48 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:45 hr -
Watching video 13:29 hr -
Gaming 05:36 hr -
Standby 111 hr -
General battery life
Magic 5 Pro
23:15 hr
Magic 5
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 54 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8768 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 122Β° 122Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
4) Depth
1) Standard: 54 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 54 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX878 Sony IMX800
Sensor size 1/1.12" (β‰ˆ 0.89 inch) 1/1.49" (β‰ˆ 0.67 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/3.0 f/2.4
Focal length 90 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX858 -
Sensor size 1/2.51" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B (50Mp) -
Sensor size 1/2.5" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch) 1/2.5" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 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 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4096 x 3072 4096 x 3072
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) Yes No
DxOMark front camera
Photo 116 -
Video 136 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo 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 No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Magic 5 Pro
86 dB
Magic 5
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2023 February 2023
Release date March 2023 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $1200 $900
Successor - Honor Magic 8 Pro - Honor Magic 8
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 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 5 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 170

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