Xiaomi 13 Pro vs Honor Magic 5 Pro
88
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90
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 13 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on December 11, 2022, against the Honor Magic 5 Pro, 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 Xiaomi 13 Pro
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 66W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 13% higher pixel density (522 vs 460 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5 Pro
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Shows 9% longer battery life (37:04 vs 33:57 hours)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.81 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1312 x 2848 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.54:9 |
| PPI | 522 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1900 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.6% | 91% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | 98.7% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.38 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.77 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | Black, Green |
| 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 | 370131 | 324719 |
| GPU | 597686 | 582299 |
| Memory | 280436 | 284443 |
| UX | 285436 | 254756 |
| Total score | 1534657 | 1452725 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 36 °C | 37.6 °C |
| Stability | 86% | 47% |
| Graphics test | 74 FPS | 75 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12416 | 12694 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 10 Smartphone Scores (14th and 27th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8, 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 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 | MIUI 14 | Magic UI 7.1 |
| OS size | 32 GB | 24 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4820 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 9 min) | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:22 hr | 0:48 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:49 hr | 13:43 hr |
| Watching video | 17:34 hr | 16:12 hr |
| Gaming | 04:38 hr | 04:59 hr |
| Standby | 99 hr | 118 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.2x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 122° |
| Lenses | 3 (50.3 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50.3 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.6 micron - Sensor: 1/1", Sony IMX989 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 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 |
| Telephoto lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 75 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/3.0 - Focal length: 90 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 13 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor Magic 5 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4096 x 3072 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 microns | - |
| Sensor type | PureCel | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | 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 | 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 | December 2022 | February 2023 |
| Release date | December 2022 | March 2023 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on 13 Pro:
- Version with 128 GB comes with UFS 3.1 storage.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic 5 Pro. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 13 Pro.
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