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Honor X9a vs Magic 5 Lite

46 out of 100
Honor X9a
VS
47 out of 100
Honor Magic 5 Lite
Honor X9a
Honor Magic 5 Lite

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Honor X9a (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on January 4, 2023, against the Honor Magic 5 Lite, which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 months after. 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 X9a
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Honor X9a and Magic 5 Lite 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
71.6
(Good)
Value Index
19.3
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor X9a
vs
Magic 5 Lite

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 800 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 94.6%
PWM - 60 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - โˆž Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Honor X9a
859 nits
Magic 5 Lite
859 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) 161.6 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) 73.9 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7.9 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Green Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X9a
89.9%
Magic 5 Lite
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor X9a and Honor Magic 5 Lite
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Adreno 619
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 840 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor X9a and Honor Magic 5 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X9a
895
Magic 5 Lite +2%
909
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X9a
2057
Magic 5 Lite +3%
2128
Compute Score (GPU)
Honor X9a
1355
Magic 5 Lite +1%
1369
Compute Score (GPU) 1355 1369
Single-core score 895 909
Multi-core score 2057 2128
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Honor X9a +7%
605759
Magic 5 Lite
568391
CPU 247272 223599
GPU 56808 72815
Memory 122991 98642
UX 178688 173335
Total score 605759 568391
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor X9a
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-23 (John)AnTuTu 11605759
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-06-11 (ikram)Geekbench 6 GPU1355
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-06-11 (ikram)Geekbench 6 CPU895 / 2057
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Honor Magic 5 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-03-15 (ะœะพั‘ ะธะผั)Geekbench 6 GPU1369
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-03-15 (ะœะพั‘ ะธะผั)Geekbench 6 CPU909 / 2128
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-03-01 (Ryu)Geekbench 6 GPU1363
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-03-01 (Ryu)Geekbench 6 CPU902 / 2074
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM Magic UI 7.2 Magic UI 7.1
OS size - 18 GB

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 40 W 40 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:13 hr 1:13 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:51 hr 09:20 hr
Watching video 13:56 hr 13:56 hr
Gaming 05:42 hr 05:46 hr
Standby 139 hr 139 hr
General battery life
Honor X9a
25:08 hr
Magic 5 Lite +1%
25:29 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 9216 x 6912 9216 x 6912
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 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 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Pixel size 0.8 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
Video quality
Generic main camera score
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 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 Yes
Infrared port Yes 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
Dolby Atmos No -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Honor X9a
n/a
Magic 5 Lite
90.7 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2023 February 2023
Release date January 2023 February 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $379
Successor - Honor X9d - 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 Yes, 40 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Honor Magic 5 Lite.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
94 (63.5%)
54 (36.5%)
Total votes: 148

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