Vivo X90 Pro Plus vs Honor Magic 5
90
out of 100
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87
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo X90 Pro Plus (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on November 22, 2022, against the Honor Magic 5, which is powered by the same chip and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo X90 Pro Plus
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- 18% higher pixel density (517 vs 439 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5
- Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 5100 vs 4700 mAh
- Weighs 30 grams less
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1917 and 1778 points
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.73 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1224 x 2688 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.76:9 |
| PPI | 517 ppi | 439 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 90.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 222 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.7 mm (0.38 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 221 g (7.8 oz) | 191 g (6.74 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | - |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Red | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 2560 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 376680 | - |
| GPU | 595343 | - |
| Memory | 293195 | - |
| UX | 285286 | - |
| Total score | 1557280 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 35 °C | - |
| Stability | 83% | - |
| Graphics test | 79 FPS | 74 FPS |
| Graphics score | 13242 | 12496 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8905 | - |
| Video editing | 5957 | - |
| Photo editing | 32893 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9340 | - |
| Writing score | 18851 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8, 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| ROM | OriginOS | Magic UI 7.1 |
| OS size | 37 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 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 (50% in 12 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:34 hr | - |
Camera
| Matrix | 50.3 megapixels | 54 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8768 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 122° |
| Lenses | 4 (50.3 MP + 64 MP + 50 MP + 48 MP) | 3 (54 MP + 32 MP + 50 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50.3 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.6 micron - Sensor: 1/1.0", Sony IMX989 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 54 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Sensor: 1/1.49", Sony IMX800 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Telephoto lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 90 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Omnivision OV64B (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 32 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX598 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.5" |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Vivo X90 Pro Plus from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4096 x 3072 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | - |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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) | 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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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* | No | 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2022 | February 2023 |
| Release date | December 2022 | March 2023 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Vivo X90 Pro Plus. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Honor Magic 5.
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