Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus vs Honor Magic 5 Pro

70 out of 100

90 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 990) that was released on February 11, 2020, against the Honor Magic 5 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 37 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
14% higher pixel density (524 vs 460 PPI)
Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Weighs 33 grams less

Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5 Pro

The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1454K versus 707K)
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Shows 30% longer battery life (37:04 vs 28:25 hours)
Delivers 54% higher peak brightness (1231 against 801 nits)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 25W)
The phone is 3-years and 1-month newer
Comes with 600 mAh larger battery capacity: 5100 vs 4500 mAh
Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus and Honor Magic 5 Pro crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.7 inches	6.81 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels	1312 x 2848 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.54:9
PPI	524 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max rated brightness	800 nits	700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1800 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass
Screen-to-body ratio	90.5%	91%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming

RGB color space	99.7%	98.7%
PWM	214 Hz	120 Hz
Response time	9 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	161.9 mm (6.37 inches)	162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width	73.7 mm (2.9 inches)	76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)	8.77 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight	186 g (6.56 oz)	219 g (7.72 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Gray, Red	Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock	2700 MHz	3200 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Exynos M5	- 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	2 MB	8 MB
Lithography process	7 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G77 MP11	Adreno 740
GPU shading units	704	2560
GPU clock	550 MHz	680 MHz
FLOPS	~1126 GFLOPS	~3481.6 GFLOPS

CPU	200722	324719
GPU	194919	582299
Memory	132605	284443
UX	175768	254756
Total score	707030	1454070

Max surface temperature	48.1 °C	37.6 °C
Stability	53%	47%
Graphics test	25 FPS	75 FPS
Graphics score	4298	12649

Web score	8553	-
Video editing	5864	-
Photo editing	31253	-
Data manipulation	8577	-
Writing score	12260	-

RAM size	8 GB	8, 12, 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	3200 MHz	3200 MHz
Channels	2	4

Storage size	128 GB	256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.0	UFS 4.0
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max size	Up to 1000 GB	-

Operating system	Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	Android 13
ROM	One UI 4.1	Magic UI 7.1
OS size	23.6 GB	24 GB

Capacity	4500 mAh	5100 mAh
Max charge power	25 W	66 W
Battery type	Li-Ion	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	Yes
Fast charging	Yes (100% in 84 min)	Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:25 hr	0:48 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	09:33 hr	13:43 hr
Watching video	13:44 hr	16:12 hr
Gaming	03:54 hr	04:59 hr
Standby	92 hr	118 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	8192 x 6144
Zoom	Optical, 1.1x	Optical, 3.5x
Flash	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	960 FPS (720p)	960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	122°
Lenses	4 (12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP)	4 (50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.76", Samsung S5K2LD (ISOCELL 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	- 64 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 29 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72", Samsung Bright S5KGW2 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/3.0 - Focal length: 90 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5K2LA (ISOCELL CMOS)	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	- 0.3 MP - Aperture: f/1.0	Yes
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus from DxOMark	Photo samples of Honor Magic 5 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	2592 x 3872	4096 x 3072
Aperture	f/2.2	-
Focal length	26 mm	-
Pixel size	1.22 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	-
Sensor size	1/3.2"	-
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - 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	5.2
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.1	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	Yes

Number of SIM *	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat *	22	-
5G support	No	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	No

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2020	February 2023
Release date	March 2020	March 2023
SAR (head)	0.38 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1.57 W/kg	-
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	-	Yes, 66 W

Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus vs Honor Magic 5 Pro

Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus vs Honor Magic 5 Pro

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

Software

Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

Connectivity

Sound

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