Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13

90 out of 100

77 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.81-inch Honor Magic 5 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on February 27, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 13, which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 18 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5 Pro

The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Comes with 1873 mAh larger battery capacity: 5100 vs 3227 mAh
Has a 0.71 inch larger screen size
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Delivers 47% higher peak brightness (1231 against 837 nits)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 20W)
Fingerprint scanner
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1454K versus 1236K)
The phone is 1-year and 6-months newer

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13

Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Honor
Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Weighs 45 grams less
Better grip in hands – the body is 5.2 mm narrower
11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2191 and 1980 points

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic 5 Pro and Apple iPhone 13 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	OLED	OLED
Size	6.81 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1312 x 2848 pixels	1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.54:9	19.5:9
PPI	460 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes	No
Max rated brightness	700 nits	800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1800 nits	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	91%	86%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3

RGB color space	98.7%	129%
PWM	120 Hz	609 Hz
Response time	1 ms	7.5 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	162.9 mm (6.41 inches)	146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width	76.7 mm (3.02 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	8.77 mm (0.35 inches)	7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	219 g (7.72 oz)	174 g (6.14 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Green	White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	No

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock	3200 MHz	3230 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)	6 (2 + 4)
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	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache	8 MB	-
Lithography process	4 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 740	Apple A15 GPU
GPU shading units	2560	640
GPU clock	680 MHz	1338 MHz
FLOPS	~3481.6 GFLOPS	~1712.6 GFLOPS

CPU	324719	279447
GPU	582299	395073
Memory	284443	190761
UX	254756	363150
Total score	1454070	1236420

Max surface temperature	37.6 °C	45.7 °C
Stability	47%	78%
Graphics test	75 FPS	52 FPS
Graphics score	12649	8702

RAM size	8, 12, 16 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	4	2

Storage size	256, 512 GB	128, 256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 4.0	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 13	iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17)
ROM	Magic UI 7.1	-
OS size	24 GB	18 GB

Capacity	5100 mAh	3227 mAh
Max charge power	66 W	20 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (50 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes	No
Fast charging	Yes (75% in 30 min)	Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:48 hr	1:46 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	13:43 hr	13:11 hr
Watching video	16:12 hr	14:33 hr
Gaming	04:59 hr	05:23 hr
Standby	118 hr	123 hr

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	8192 x 6144	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 3.5x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	122°	120°
Lenses	4 (50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP)	2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 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	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/3.0 - Focal length: 90 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 14 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
Depth lens	Yes	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of Honor Magic 5 Pro from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	12 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4096 x 3072	4032 x 3024
Aperture	-	f/2.2
Focal length	-	23 mm
Sensor type	-	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	-	1/3.6"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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	5.2	5
Bluetooth features	LE	LE, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	-
USB version	3.1	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	No

Number of SIM *	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat *	-	18
5G support	Yes	Yes

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

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2023	September 2021
Release date	March 2023	September 2021
SAR (head)	-	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	-	0.98 W/kg
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor
Bundled charger	Yes, 66 W	-

Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13

Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Apple iPhone 13

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Camera

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