Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Magic 5 Lite
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Here we compared two 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 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 3.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1444K versus 463K)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 42% higher peak brightness (1221 against 857 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 40W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5 Lite
- Weighs 44 grams less
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.81 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1312 x 2848 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.54:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Tempered 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% | 94.6% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ 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) | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.77 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| 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 695 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2200 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~486.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 324719 | 148723 |
| GPU | 582299 | 103242 |
| Memory | 284443 | 94980 |
| UX | 254756 | 117906 |
| Total score | 1444745 | 463777 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 37.6 °C | 47 °C |
| Stability | 47% | - |
| Graphics test | 75 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12649 | 1204 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9715 |
| Video editing | - | 5021 |
| Photo editing | - | 20006 |
| Data manipulation | - | 8496 |
| Writing score | - | 14526 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12, 16 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 12 |
| ROM | Magic UI 7.1 | Magic UI 6.1 |
| OS size | 24 GB | 18 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (75% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 1:13 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:43 hr | 11:18 hr |
| Watching video | 16:12 hr | 18:34 hr |
| Gaming | 04:59 hr | 05:11 hr |
| Standby | 118 hr | 137 hr |
General battery life
Phones With the Best Battery Life (69th and 54th place)
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9216 x 6912 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | - |
| Lenses | 4 (50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP) | 3 (64 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/1.12", Sony IMX878 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Phase autofocus |
| Telephoto lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/3.0 - Focal length: 90 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| Ultra-wide lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 |
| Macro lens | - | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | Yes | - |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Honor Magic 5 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor Magic 5 Lite from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4096 x 3072 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.5 |
| Sensor type | - | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2023 | February 2023 |
| Release date | March 2023 | February 2023 |
| 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, 40 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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