Honor Magic 5 vs Honor Magic 8 Pro
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Honor Magic 8 Pro (94/100)
Honor Magic 8 Pro leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Honor Magic 5 (69/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Gaming | 50.0 Below Average | 97.0 Excellent WINNER |
| NanoReview Score | 69.0 Average | 94.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 67.0 Average | 99.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
Battery
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 7200 mAh |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 16 min) | Yes (81% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:48 hr | 0:40 hr |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 120 W |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (80 W) |
| Battery cycles | — | 1600 cycles |
| Bypass charging | — | Yes |
| Gaming | — | 08:32 hr |
| Standby | — | 116 hr |
| Watching video | — | 24:12 hr |
| Web browsing | — | 14:24 hr |
Benchmarks
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 535690 | 1207069 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9353 | 27643 |
| GPU | 511415 | 1513881 |
| Memory | 238088 | 461553 |
| Multi-core score | 5104 | 10610 |
| Single-core score | 1943 | 3568 |
| Total score | 1682877 | 3966144 |
| UX | 397684 | 783641 |
| Data manipulation | — | 17118 |
| Graphics score | — | 2979 |
| Graphics test | — | 22 FPS |
| Photo editing | — | 40028 |
| Section 1 | — | 56 FPS |
| Section 2 | — | 46 FPS |
| Section 3 | — | 40 FPS |
| Video editing | — | 8214 |
| Web score | — | 22533 |
| Writing score | — | 30415 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | — |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| USB features | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| 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 |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| DisplayPort | — | Yes, DP 1.2 |
Design and build
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Colors | Black, Blue | White, Black, Gold, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.32 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Waterproof | No | IP69 |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Width | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) | 75 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Advanced cooling | — | Vapor chamber |
| Drop resistance | — | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
| Repairability | — | Good (3.41/5) |
Display
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Aspect ratio | 19.76:9 | 20:9 |
| Display features | - DCI-P3- Always-On Display- DC Dimming | - DCI-P3- Always-On Display- DC Dimming |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | 6000 nits |
| PPI | 439 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Resolution | 1224 x 2688 pixels | 1256 x 2808 pixels |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Giant Rhino Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.5% | 89.9% |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.71 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
Main camera
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 122° |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode- Pro mode | - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 23 mm |
| Image resolution | 8768 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 54 MP2) Telephoto: 32 MP3) Ultrawide: 50 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP2) Telephoto: 200 MP3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Matrix | 54 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Sensor | Sony IMX800 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Optical, 3.7x |
| Pixel size | — | 1.2 micron |
| Slow motion | — | 240 FPS (1080p) |
Memory
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Memory card | No | No |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory clock | — | 5300 MHz |
Other
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | February 2023 | October 2025 |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 120 W |
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $900 | $999 |
| Release date | March 2023 | October 2025 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint | - Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Face recognition sensor- Fingerprint |
| Successor | -Honor Magic 8 | — |
Performance
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~3686.4 GFLOPS |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 840 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2025-01-15(POOHxyz 🇹🇭) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-01-05(Aiden) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-04-15(Nam Le) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-06-25->Lyncos | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-07(carrrpernaxa) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-18(WatchingTV) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-19(WatchingTV) | — | AnTuTu |
Selfie camera
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
Software
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 16 |
| ROM | Magic UI 7.1 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | — | 7 years |
| Security updates | — | 7 years |
Sound
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| FM radio | No | No |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Dolby Atmos | — | No |
DxOMark main camera tests
| Specification | Honor Magic 5 | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Bokeh | — | 165 |
| Samples | — | Photo samples of Honor Magic 8 Pro from DxOMark |
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