Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus vs Honor Magic 5 Pro
71
out of 100
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74
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus (with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy) that was released on February 1, 2023, against the Honor Magic 5 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 1 month 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 Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
- Shows 14% longer battery life (26:32 vs 23:15 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 24 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5 Pro
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 393 PPI)
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.81 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1312 x 2848 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.54:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1750 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89% | 91% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.4% | 98.7% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.8 mm (6.21 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 76.2 mm (3 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.77 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 3360 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8934 | 8607 |
| Single-core score | 2064 | 2035 |
| Multi-core score | 5334 | 5603 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 581203 | 520769 |
| GPU | 446806 | 432140 |
| Memory | 272465 | 294408 |
| UX | 443849 | 417636 |
| Total score | 1744323 | 1664953 |
| Samples | [23 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 79% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1068 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 78% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 5364 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 66% | - |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 3712 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14728 | - |
| Video editing | 7866 | - |
| Photo editing | 33422 | - |
| Data manipulation | 12880 | - |
| Writing score | 18951 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-26 (Moha_X) | AnTuTu 12 | 1931558 |
| 📘 2026-09-26 (Bo) | AnTuTu 12 | 1822126 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (Ishmael Erraman) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 3238 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (Ishmael Erraman) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1714 / 4802 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (Ishmael Erraman) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 9058 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 42.5 GB | 24 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 0:48 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:37 hr | 09:45 hr |
| Watching video | 15:54 hr | 13:29 hr |
| Gaming | 06:37 hr | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | 128 hr | 111 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#119th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGN3 | Sony IMX878 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.12" (≈ 0.89 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 10 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | 70 mm | 90 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3K1 | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | Omnivision OV64B (50Mp) |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 80 |
| Preview | 72 | 74 |
| Zoom | 126 | 156 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor Magic 5 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4096 x 3072 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 116 |
| Video | - | 136 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 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, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2023 | February 2023 |
| Release date | February 2023 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1200 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus | - Honor Magic 8 Pro |
| SAR (head) | 0.57 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.4 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display and camera are more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic 5 Pro. But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus.
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