Honor Magic 5
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Honor Magic 5

Overall Score
69/100
GRADE C · Average
Key Technical Specifications
Processor (CPU) 535690
Graphics (GPU) 511415
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Honor Magic 5 is an engineering-tested smartphones achieving an overall rating of 69/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Gaming
50/100
Rating: Below Average
NanoReview Score
69/100
Rating: Average
Performance
67/100
Rating: Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
Battery type Li-Po
Capacity 5100 mAh
Fast charging Yes (50% in 16 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr
Max charge power 66 W
Replaceable No
Reverse charging Yes
Wireless charging No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
CPU 535690
Compute Score (GPU) 9353
GPU 511415
Memory 238088
Multi-core score 5104
Single-core score 1943
Total score 1682877
UX 397684

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
5G support Yes
Bluetooth features LE
Bluetooth version 5.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Hybrid slot No
Infrared port Yes
LTE Cat* 20
Multi SIM mode Standby
NFC* Yes
Number of SIM* 2
Type of SIM card Nano
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
Wi-Fi features - 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)
eSIM support* No

Design and build

Design and build specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
Colors Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Frame material Metal
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 inches)
Rear material Glass
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Waterproof No
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 inches)

Display

Display specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
Adaptive refresh rate Yes
Aspect ratio 19.76:9
Display features - DCI-P3- Always-On Display- DC Dimming
HDR support Yes, HDR10+
Max rated brightness 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits
PPI 439 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Resolution 1224 x 2688 pixels
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.5%
Size 6.73 inches
Type OLED

Main camera

Main camera specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS
8K video recording No
Angle of widest lens 122°
Aperture f/1.9
Autofocus Phase autofocus
Camera features - Bokeh mode- Pro mode
Flash Dual LED
Focal length 13 mm
Image resolution 8768 x 6144
Lenses 1) Standard: 54 MP2) Telephoto: 32 MP3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Matrix 54 megapixels
Sensor Sony IMX800
Sensor size 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch)
Stabilization Digital
Zoom Optical, 2.5x

Memory

Memory specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
Channels 4
Memory card No
Memory type LPDDR5
RAM size 8 GB
Storage size 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0

Other

Other specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
Announced February 2023
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W
Category Flagship
Launch price (MSRP) $900
Release date March 2023
Sensors - Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint
Successor -Honor Magic 8

Performance

Performance specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
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
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS
GPU clock 680 MHz
GPU shading units 1536
Graphics Adreno 740
L3 cache 8 MB
Lithography process 4 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC
Max clock 3200 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2025-01-15(POOHxyz 🇹🇭) GeekBench GPU

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No
Megapixels 12 megapixels
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
Operating system Android 13
ROM Magic UI 7.1

Sound

Sound specifications for Honor Magic 5
Specification Value
FM radio No
Headphone audio jack No
Speakers Stereo

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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