Honor Magic V2 vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Comparing the Honor Magic V2 vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 15 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 3.46 GHz, while Honor Magic V2 runs at 3.36 GHz, making Apple iPhone 15 Plus the better performer.

Display: Honor Magic V2 offers a screen size of 7.92 inches, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 6.7 inches, making Honor Magic V2 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 15 Plus features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Honor Magic V2's OLED, making Apple iPhone 15 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Honor Magic V2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 48 MP, making Honor Magic V2 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Honor Magic V2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 12 MP, making Honor Magic V2 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Honor Magic V2 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 4383 mAh, making Honor Magic V2 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Honor Magic V2 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 15 Plus offers 128 GB, making Honor Magic V2 the better option for storage.

Honor Magic V2

₹102,999

(Not Released in India)

Apple iPhone 15 Plus

₹69,900

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Spec Score

89%

88%

87%

Release Date

29 Feb, 2024

13 Sep, 2023

06 Oct, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Apple A16 Bionic	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
16 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Main Display


7.92 inches (20.12 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
OLED	Super Retina XDR	AMOLED
2156x2344 px (QHD+)	1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1260x2750 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)	N/A	N/A
1060x2376 px	N/A	N/A

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
20 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2.5x Optical Zoom)	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	4383 mAh	7200 mAh
66W Super Charging	20W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
N/A	NVMe	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.3/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Comfortable in-hand feel
Stellar battery life
Bright and attractive display
Good cameras

Premium, good looking design
Reliable battery life
Versatile cameras

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Lacks high refresh rate
Slow charging

Performance needs improvement
Low-light photography is weak

User Ratings

N/A

4.6/5

(45,056 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	1,302,867 AnTuTu Score	1,356,175 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	18h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Oct 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

iOS v17

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

5 Years

4 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

Magic UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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Apple A16 Bionic

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

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Processor

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 722

RAM

16 GB

6 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

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

1,302,867

1,356,175

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

13.0 s

27.0 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

1,832

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

25.9 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Screen Size

7.92 inches (20.12 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

2156x2344 px (QHD+)

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1000 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

60 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

460 ppi

459 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

173.66 %

87.84 %

90.85 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.4 %

N/A

Design

Height

156.7 mm

160.9 mm

157.52 mm

Width

74.1 mm

77.8 mm

74.33 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm

7.8 mm

7.69 mm

Weight

231 grams

201 grams

203 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

Folded: 156.7 x 74.1 x 9.9 mm
Unfolded: 156.7 x 145.4 x 4.7 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

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

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Optical Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length S5KHP5

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

20 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Film Camera
SuperMoon

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

4383 mAh

7200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Super Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

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

18h 36m

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

N/A

2h 5m 15s

1h 41s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
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)
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) / 3500(band 42)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.01 W/kg Body: 1.12 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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