Honor Magic V2 vs Huawei Mate X5

Comparing the Honor Magic V2 vs Huawei Mate X5 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Magic V2 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.36 GHz, while Huawei Mate X5 runs at 2.62 GHz, making Honor Magic V2 the better performer.

Display: Honor Magic V2 offers a screen size of 7.92 inches, while Huawei Mate X5 offers 7.85 inches, making Honor Magic V2 the larger display of the two. Both Honor Magic V2 and Huawei Mate X5 feature the same OLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Honor Magic V2 and Huawei Mate X5 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Honor Magic V2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Huawei Mate X5 offers 8 MP, making Honor Magic V2 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Huawei Mate X5 offers a higher battery capacity with 5060 mAh, while Honor Magic V2 offers 5000 mAh, making Huawei Mate X5 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Huawei Mate X5 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Honor Magic V2 offers 256 GB, making Huawei Mate X5 the better option for storage.

Honor Magic V2

₹102,999

(Not Released in India)

Huawei Mate X5

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

29 Feb, 2024

N/A

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.62 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
16 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


7.92 inches (20.12 cm)	7.85 inches (19.94 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	OLED	AMOLED
2156x2344 px (QHD+)	2224x2496 px (QHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	N/A
1060x2376 px	1080x2504 px	N/A

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
20 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2.5x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Periscope Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5060 mAh	6500 mAh
66W Super Charging	66W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	512 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

HarmonyOS

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Magic UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

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

AMOLED

Screen Size

7.92 inches (20.12 cm)

7.85 inches (19.94 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

2156x2344 px (QHD+)

2224x2496 px (QHD+)

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

402 ppi

426 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

173.66 %

173.81 %

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)

90.4 %

N/A

94.38 %

Display Colour

N/A

Design

Height

156.7 mm

156.9 mm

150.83 mm

Width

74.1 mm

72.4 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm

11 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

231 grams

243 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

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

Folded: 156.9 x 72.4 x 11 mm
Unfolded: 156.9 x 141.5 x 5.3 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IPX8 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 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

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle

50 MP
+ 13 MP
+ 12 MP
Triple Primary Cameras

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

20 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 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)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

8 MP
Front Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

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

5000 mAh

5060 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Super Charging

Yes 66W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 7.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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

512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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:

N/A

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 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 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

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

Video Player

N/A

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MP4

N/A

Ring Tone

N/A

Music ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: 3GP AAC AMR FLAC MIDI MP3 MP4 OGG WAV

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

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

Games

N/A

Yes

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes HTML

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Yes Practically Unlimited

N/A

Email

N/A

Yes

N/A

Instant Messaging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

N/A

World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer

N/A

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