Xiaomi Mi5 vs Honor Magic

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Comparing the Xiaomi Mi5 vs Honor Magic across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi5 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while Honor Magic runs at 0.23 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi5 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Mi5 offers a screen size of 5.15 inches, while Honor Magic offers 5.09 inches, making Xiaomi Mi5 the larger display of the two. Honor Magic features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi5's IPS LCD, making Honor Magic the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor Magic offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi Mi5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor Magic offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 4 MP, making Honor Magic better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi5 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Honor Magic offers 2900 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor Magic offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Mi5 offers 32 GB, making Honor Magic the better option for storage.

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Xiaomi Mi5
₹10,000
(Out of Stock)
Honor Magic
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
74%

Release Date

10 Jun, 2016
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 820
HiSilicon Kirin
Quad Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 230 MHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.15 inches (13.08 cm)
5.09 inches (12.93 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Camera

Front Camera

4 MP
8 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2900 mAh
Quick Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous curved glass design
  • Crystal clear display
  • Snappy performance
  • Affordable price
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Phone heats up occasionally
  • Camera is hit and miss
  • No expandable storage
  • Battery life is average
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(19,130 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Jun 10, 2016
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Custom UI

MIUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
HiSilicon Kirin 950

Processor

Quad core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.5 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP4

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.15 inches  (13.08 cm)
5.09 inches  (12.93 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

428 ppi
577 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.95 %
69.78 %

Design

Height

144.5 mm
146.1 mm

Width

69.2 mm
69.9 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

129 grams
145 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

4 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
2900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
N/A

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A

SIM 1

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) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

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) / 850(band 5)
N/A

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 Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer