Honor Magic5 Pro

Released February 2023

Ultra-Premium (>$800)
Honor Magic5 Pro

Summary

Pros

  • Excellent for photographing family and friends, thanks to accurate skin tones and high details
  • Fast and accurate autofocus, even in challenging light conditions
  • Excellent for low-light imaging
  • Great zoom performances at all ranges
  • Well-rounded display performance, with well-tuned brightness and good picture rendering
  • Excellent management of color and contrast on the screen
  • No display flicker
  • Excellent audio zoom capabilities in recordings
  • Good audio performance across the board
  • Very good autonomy at 65 hours when used moderately
  • Very good wireless charging experience

Cons

  • Occasional unnatural rendering of details in images
  • A little shutter lag in high-contrast lighting situations
  • Display tends to lose some contrast when high brightness mode is activated
  • Underperforming wind-noise reduction in the recordings

Scores

Camera
Display
Audio
Battery
152
camera
4th

in Global Ranking

4th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Camera Score i
152
45
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 156
Top score
Huawei P60 Pro

Sub-scores

Photo i
154
50
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 159
Top score
Huawei P60 Pro
Bokeh i
Top score Best
20
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
80
Preview i
74
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 91
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Zoom i
156
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 158
Top score
Huawei P60 Pro
Video i
144
31
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 158
Top score
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Use Cases

BEST 148

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photos and videos

BEST 132

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

Tests

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Honor Magic5 Pro camera
151
display
2nd

in Global Ranking

2nd

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Display Score i
151
52
Realme C21
BEST 152
Top score
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5

Sub-scores

Readability i
155
40
Realme C21
BEST 160
Top score
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Color i
148
49
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
BEST 164
Top score
Vivo X90 Pro+
Video i
155
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
Motion i
151
54
Realme C21
BEST 155
Top score
Huawei P40 Pro
Touch i
156
40
Realme C21
BEST 168
Top score
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
Artifacts i
140
40
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 161
Top score
Xiaomi Mix Fold 2
Tests

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Honor Magic5 Pro display
138
audio
26th

in Global Ranking

18th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Audio Score i
138
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
135
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i
143
88
Fairphone 4
BEST 157
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 156

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 157

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

Tests

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Honor Magic5 Pro audio
141
battery
9th

in Global Ranking

3rd

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Battery Score i
141
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 152
Top score
Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
145
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 188
Top score
Honor X7a
Charging i
140
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 218
Top score
Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
Efficiency i
130
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
2 days 17h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
0h37
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
1h15
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
6h52 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge
Tests

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Honor Magic5 Pro battery

Specifications

162.9 x 76.7 x 8.77mm

Dimensions

5G
Dual SIM

Network

Water resistant
IP68

Protection

Wireless

Charging

512 GB

Storage

Wide, Ultra-Wide, Tele

Main camera
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