Xiaomi 12T Pro vs Honor Magic 5 Pro

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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi 12T Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on October 4, 2022, against the Honor Magic 5 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 5 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 Xiaomi 12T Pro

Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 66W)
Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5 Pro

The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Shows 14% longer battery life (37:04 vs 32:24 hours)
Handles wireless charging up to 50W
Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (1231 against 917 nits)
Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1454K versus 1298K)
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 12T Pro and Honor Magic 5 Pro crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.67 inches	6.81 inches
Resolution	1220 x 2712 pixels	1312 x 2848 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.54:9
PPI	446 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	900 nits	1800 nits
HDR support	Yes, Dolby Vision	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass
Screen-to-body ratio	86.7%	91%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming

RGB color space	98.2%	98.7%
PWM	120 Hz	120 Hz
Response time	1 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	163.1 mm (6.42 inches)	162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width	75.9 mm (2.99 inches)	76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness	8.6 mm (0.34 inches)	8.77 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight	205 g (7.23 oz)	219 g (7.72 oz)
Waterproof	IP53	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Plastic	Metal
Colors	Black, Silver, Blue	Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock	3190 MHz	3200 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2	- 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	6 MB	8 MB
Lithography process	4 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 730	Adreno 740
GPU shading units	1536	2560
GPU clock	900 MHz	680 MHz
FLOPS	~2764.8 GFLOPS	~3481.6 GFLOPS

CPU	358421	324719
GPU	474848	582299
Memory	214129	284443
UX	247384	254756
Total score	1298320	1454070

Max surface temperature	35.5 °C	37.6 °C
Stability	-	47%
Graphics test	-	75 FPS
Graphics score	-	12649

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

Storage size	128, 256 GB	256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0
Memory card	No	No

Operating system	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	Android 13
ROM	MIUI 14	Magic UI 7.1
OS size	33 GB	24 GB

Capacity	5000 mAh	5100 mAh
Max charge power	120 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 (50% in 7 min)	Yes (75% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:23 hr	0:48 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	12:04 hr	13:43 hr
Watching video	15:07 hr	16:12 hr
Gaming	05:32 hr	04:59 hr
Standby	93 hr	118 hr

Main camera
Matrix	200 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	-	8192 x 6144
Zoom	Digital	Optical, 3.5x
Flash	Dual 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	1920 FPS (720p)	960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	122°
Lenses	3 (200 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)	4 (50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 200 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/1.22", Samsung HP1 (ISOCELL Plus 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	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4", Samsung S5K4H7 (ISOCELL CMOS)	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.5" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Macro lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	-
Depth lens	-	Yes
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of Xiaomi 12T Pro from DxOMark	Photo samples of Honor Magic 5 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	20 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	-	4096 x 3072
Aperture	f/2.2	-
Pixel size	0.8 microns	-
Sensor type	Exmor-RS CMOS	-
Sensor size	1/3.47"	-
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS

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	5.2	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, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	Yes

Number of SIM *	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat *	20	-
5G support	Yes	Yes

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

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	October 2022	February 2023
Release date	October 2022	March 2023
SAR (head)	1 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1 W/kg	-
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	Yes, 120 W	Yes, 66 W

Xiaomi 12T Pro vs Honor Magic 5 Pro

Xiaomi 12T Pro vs Honor Magic 5 Pro

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Display

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Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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Sound

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