Honor Magic 5 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Honor Magic 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on February 27, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 5
- Comes with 1900 mAh larger battery capacity: 5100 vs 3200 mAh
- Has a 0.63 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 23W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- The phone is 6-months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Honor
- 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2526 and 1911 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1224 x 2688 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.76:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 439 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.4% | 87% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 147.5 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | - | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3460 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: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 2560 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | - | 320177 |
| GPU | - | 462876 |
| Memory | - | 251434 |
| UX | - | 323335 |
| Total score | - | 1362268 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 41.2 °C |
| Stability | - | 79% |
| Graphics test | 74 FPS | 59 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12496 | 9874 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12, 16 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | Magic UI 7.1 | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 3200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:41 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 12:35 hr |
| Watching video | - | 15:45 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:56 hr |
| Standby | - | 120 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 54 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8768 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2.5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (54 MP + 32 MP + 50 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 54 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Sensor: 1/1.49", Sony IMX800 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX803 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 32 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 13 mm - Sensor: 1/2.5" |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4096 x 3072 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | - | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor type | - | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | 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 * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2023 | September 2022 |
| Release date | March 2023 | September 2022 |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic 5 . But if the camera, performance, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 14 Pro .
