vivo NEX vs Honor Magic 2

Comparing the vivo NEX vs Honor Magic 2 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo NEX runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while Honor Magic 2 runs at 2.6 GHz, making vivo NEX the better performer.

Display: vivo NEX offers a screen size of 6.59 inches, while Honor Magic 2 offers 6.39 inches, making vivo NEX the larger display of the two. vivo NEX features a Super AMOLED display compared to Honor Magic 2's AMOLED, making vivo NEX the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Honor Magic 2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while vivo NEX offers 12 MP, making Honor Magic 2 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Honor Magic 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while vivo NEX offers 8 MP, making Honor Magic 2 better for front camera photography.

Battery: vivo NEX offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor Magic 2 offers 3500 mAh, making vivo NEX better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both vivo NEX and Honor Magic 2 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both vivo NEX and Honor Magic 2 equally at 8.

vivo NEX

₹47,989

(Discontinued)

Honor Magic 2

₹17,999

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

21 Jul, 2018

12 Feb, 2020

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 845	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.39 inches (16.23 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2316 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
5 MP Depth Camera	24 MP Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	16 MP + 2 MP	50 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	3500 mAh	6600 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Stunning, innovative design
Solid performer
Capable cameras
Good battery life

Stunning, unique design
Good performer
Good battery life
Good cameras

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Motorised parts could break
No IP certification
Call quality not up to the mark

Software quirks
No IP rating
Voice calls are a bit muffled

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5

(2,266 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

EMUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

HiSilicon Kirin 980

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.92 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630

Mali-G76 MP10

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

6 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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

3,977,648

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.39 inches (16.23 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2316 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.3:9

19.5:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

403 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.47 %

84.66 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.24 %

91.5 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

162 mm

157.3 mm

162.98 mm

Width

77 mm

75.1 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

8.3 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

199 grams

206 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IPX2

N/A

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8Back-illuminated sensor BSI

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

24 MP
f/1.8

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4616 x 3464 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

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

N/A

2 MP
Camera

N/A

2 MP
Camera

N/A

Camera Type

Pop-Up

Slide

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh

3500 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 100W 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

15h 10m

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

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.060 W/kg Body: 0.296 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

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

Applications

Newspoint UC Browser Amazon WPS Office Amazon Prime Video Phonepe

N/A

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