Honor Magic vs Sony Xperia XZ

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Comparing the Honor Magic vs Sony Xperia XZ across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia XZ runs at a higher processing speed of 2.15 GHz, while Honor Magic runs at 0.23 GHz, making Sony Xperia XZ the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia XZ offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Honor Magic offers 5.09 inches, making Sony Xperia XZ the larger display of the two. Honor Magic features a AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia XZ's IPS LCD, making Honor Magic the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia XZ offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Honor Magic offers 12 MP, making Sony Xperia XZ better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia XZ offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor Magic offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia XZ better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Honor Magic and Sony Xperia XZ offer the same 2900 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Honor Magic and Sony Xperia XZ offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Honor Magic
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia XZ
₹49,990
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
73%

Release Date

N/A
10 Oct, 2016

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 820
Octa Core (upto 230 MHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.09 inches (12.93 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
23 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP
13 MP

Battery

2900 mAh
2900 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact design
  • Good gaming performance
  • Good call quality

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Underwhelming rear camera
  • Clunky software UI
  • Expensive

User Ratings

N/A
4/5
(339 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 10, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Processor

Octa core

230 MHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 530

RAM

4 GB
3 GB

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.09 inches  (12.93 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

577 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.78 %
70.75 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

146.1 mm
146 mm

Width

69.9 mm
72 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

145 grams
161 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
23 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Hybrid Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
5520 x 4140 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
13 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2900 mAh
2900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 36) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope