Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs Honor Magic 5 Pro
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Honor Magic 5 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 17 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1454K versus 585K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (1231 against 982 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 25W)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 0.41 inch larger screen size
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Thinner bezels – 8.1% more screen real estate
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 14% higher pixel density (460 vs 403 PPI)
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.81 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1312 x 2848 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.54:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 91% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 98.7% |
| PWM | 253 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.77 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 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 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | - | 2560 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~608 GFLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 181030 | 324719 |
| GPU | 165803 | 582299 |
| Memory | 90151 | 284443 |
| UX | 147755 | 254756 |
| Total score | 585285 | 1454070 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.6 °C | 37.6 °C |
| Stability | 98% | 47% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 75 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2819 | 12649 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10192 | - |
| Video editing | 7236 | - |
| Photo editing | 25937 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10909 | - |
| Writing score | 16336 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8, 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | Magic UI 7.1 |
| OS size | 28 GB | 24 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 0:48 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:35 hr | 13:43 hr |
| Watching video | 17:55 hr | 16:12 hr |
| Gaming | 05:28 hr | 04:59 hr |
| Standby | 120 hr | 118 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 122° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - 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/3.0 - Focal length: 90 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3L6 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
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| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor Magic 5 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 4096 x 3072 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2023 | February 2023 |
| Release date | March 2023 | March 2023 |
| SAR (head) | 0.69 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.34 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
- Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor Magic 5 Pro is definitely a better buy.