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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 vs Honor Magic V2

70 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
VS
66 out of 100
Honor Magic V2
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
Honor Magic V2

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on July 26, 2023, against the Honor Magic V2, 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 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
  • Waterproof body (IPX8 classification)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (1248 against 949 nits)
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 15.5 mm narrower
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic V2
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 25W)
  • Has a 0.32 inch larger screen size
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Honor Magic V2 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
12 / 256 GB
VS
16 / 256 GB
11.2
(Bad)
Value Index
2.6
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy Z Fold 5
vs
Magic V2

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 7.6 inches 7.92 inches
Resolution 1812 x 2176 pixels 2156 x 2344 pixels
Aspect ratio 10.81:9 9.78:9
PPI 374 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 600 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1750 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1% 88.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 94.7% 99.4%
PWM 120 Hz 2272 Hz
Response time 4 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Magic V2
7.92″ (9.78:9 ratio) = 31.3 in2
Galaxy Z Fold 5
7.6″ (10.81:9 ratio) = 28.4 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Z Fold 5 +32%
1248 nits
Magic V2
949 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 154.9 mm (6.1 inches) 156.7 mm (6.17 inches)
Width 129.9 mm (5.11 inches) 145.4 mm (5.72 inches)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) 4.7 mm (0.19 inches)
Weight 253 g (8.92 oz) 237 g (8.36 oz)
Waterproof IPX8 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gray, Blue Black, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy Z Fold 5 +3%
91.1%
Magic V2
88.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Honor Magic V2
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 3360 MHz 3360 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 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Honor Magic V2
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy Z Fold 5 +6%
2062
Magic V2
1938
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy Z Fold 5 +15%
5396
Magic V2
4708
Single-core score 2062 1938
Multi-core score 5396 4708
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Z Fold 5 +5%
1818396
Magic V2
1738135
CPU 600928 564533
GPU 448555 433857
Memory 284750 325835
UX 484163 413910
Total score 1818396 1738135
Samples [4 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy Z Fold 5 +7%
1142
Magic V2
1069
Stability 74% -
Graphics test 8 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1142 1069
3DMark Solar Bay
Galaxy Z Fold 5
5460
Magic V2 +1%
5507
Stability 71% 46%
Graphics test 21 FPS 21 FPS
Section 1 24 FPS 24 FPS
Section 2 21 FPS 21 FPS
Section 3 17 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 5460 5507
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 57% -
Graphics test 21 FPS -
Graphics score 3603 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15086 -
Video editing 7879 -
Photo editing 33582 -
Data manipulation 12994 -
Writing score 19605 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-11 (Anekochan)AnTuTu 111824088
📘 2026-05-09 (Laixy)AnTuTu 111839549
📘 2026-03-30 (Jesus)AnTuTu 111818396
📘 2025-12-10 (Ксюшкинс)AnTuTu 111787267
📘 2025-12-02 (Тг: @RTX5090Palit)AnTuTu 111742781
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Honor Magic V2
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-22 -> SenkanokoAnTuTu 111841583
📘 2025-12-08 (Rocky)AnTuTu 111738135
📘 2025-09-28 (Polar)AnTuTu 111701633
Add View all (3)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 4200 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 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 8.5 MagicOS 10
OS size 34 GB 26.2 GB
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 4400 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full charging time 1:24 hr 0:56 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:04 hr -
Watching video 12:40 hr -
Gaming 05:13 hr -
Standby 126 hr -
General battery life
Galaxy Z Fold 5
22:55 hr
Magic V2
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED 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 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 60 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 122°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 20 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Samsung GN3 Sony IMX866
Sensor size 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 20 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 66 mm 62 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3K1 -
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 12 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 70 -
Preview 76 -
Zoom 128 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 3840 x 2160
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX374 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) -
Pixel size 1.22 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Additional lens 10 MP, Sony IMX374, f/26, 1/3.2" -
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (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 5.3 5.3
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
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 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
Galaxy Z Fold 5
88.4 dB
Magic V2
88.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2023 July 2023
Release date August 2023 July 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $1799 $1599
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 - Honor Magic V5
SAR (head) 1.24 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.19 W/kg -
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- 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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. It has a better camera, gaming, design, and sound.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
70 (35.4%)
128 (64.6%)
Total votes: 198

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