Honor Magic 5 vs Honor 90 Pro

Comparing the Honor Magic 5 vs Honor 90 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Magic 5 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.2 GHz, while Honor 90 Pro runs at 3.0 GHz, making Honor Magic 5 the better performer.

Display: Honor 90 Pro offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Honor Magic 5 offers 6.73 inches, making Honor 90 Pro the larger display of the two. Honor 90 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to Honor Magic 5's OLED, making Honor 90 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Honor 90 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Honor Magic 5 offers 54 MP, making Honor 90 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Honor 90 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Honor Magic 5 offers 12 MP, making Honor 90 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Honor Magic 5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5100 mAh, while Honor 90 Pro offers 5000 mAh, making Honor Magic 5 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Honor Magic 5 and Honor 90 Pro offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Honor Magic 5

₹78,990

(Not Released in India)

Honor 90 Pro

₹38,990

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

01 Oct, 2023

21 Dec, 2023

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.73 inches (17.09 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1224x2688 px (FHD+)	1224x2700 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


54 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
32 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2.5x Optical Zoom)	32 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2.5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	50 MP + 2 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5100 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
66W Fast Charging	90W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Magic UI

RedMagic

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.5 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740

Adreno 730

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.73 inches (17.09 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1224x2688 px (FHD+)

1224x2700 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

439 ppi

437 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.04 %

90.46 %

90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

161.4 mm

163.8 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.5 mm

74.9 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

8.1 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

191 grams

192 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

54 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle1/1.4" sensor size

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle1/1.4" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

32 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8480 x 6370 Pixels

15500 x 13000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5100 mAh

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Fast Charging 56% in 15 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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