vivo NEX vs Honor Magic 2

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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.

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vivo NEX
₹47,989
(Discontinued)
Honor Magic 2
₹17,999
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

79%
80%

Release Date

21 Jul, 2018
12 Feb, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 845
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
6.39 inches (16.23 cm)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2316 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
24 MP
Camera
N/A
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
16 MP + 2 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3500 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Stunning, innovative design
  • Solid performer
  • Capable cameras
  • Good battery life
  • Stunning, unique design
  • Good performer
  • Good battery life
  • Good cameras

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

User Ratings

4.4/5
(2,266 ratings)
N/A

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Videos
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Videos
1 Video

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General

Operating System

Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v9.0 (Pie)

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
HiSilicon Kirin 980

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Mali-G76 MP10

RAM

8 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches  (16.74 cm)
6.39 inches  (16.23 cm)

Resolution

1080x2316 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19.3:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi
403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.47 %
84.66 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.24 %
91.5 %

Design

Height

162 mm
157.3 mm

Width

77 mm
75.1 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.3 mm

Weight

199 grams
206 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IPX2

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

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
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
24 MP
f/1.8
N/A
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
N/A
2 MP
Camera
N/A
2 MP
Camera

Camera Type

Pop-Up
Slide

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
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:
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 19)

SIM 2

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:
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 19)

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)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

Applications

Newspoint UC Browser Amazon WPS Office Amazon Prime Video Phonepe
N/A