Category Breakdown
Honor Magic
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD
Performance
75.751.9
Camera
19.119.1
Display
81.880.4
Battery
23.326.1
Build
0.214.2
Connectivity
69.756.9
Audio
8.98.9
Overall
37.931.1
Summary
- The Honor Magic features a more advanced build quality with a larger 5.09-inch AMOLED display at a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, offering superior pixel density compared to the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD's 4.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels.
- In terms of performance, the Honor Magic is powered by the Kirin 950 chipset with an octa-core CPU and 4GB of RAM, significantly outperforming the dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus in the DROID RAZR MAXX HD, which has only 1GB of RAM.
- The camera on the Honor Magic is also superior, featuring a dual 12 MP rear setup versus the 8 MP rear camera of the DROID RAZR MAXX HD, although both devices can record 1080p video.
- The Honor Magic's battery capacity is slightly lower at 2900 mAh compared to the DROID RAZR MAXX HD's 3300 mAh, but it supports faster charging at 40W.
- Lastly, the Honor Magic runs on Android 6.0 with Magic Live UI, while the DROID RAZR MAXX HD operates on an older Android 4.0.4, upgradable to 4.4.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Honor Magic
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD
General
Release Date
2016
2012
Announced
2016
2012
Description
N/A
For Verizon
Display
Size
5.09"
4.7"
Type
AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
PPI
1440
720
Refresh Rate
60Hz
60Hz
HDR Support
✗
✗
Protection
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Performance
Chipset
Kirin 950 (16 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 225
Memory
64GB 4GB RAM
16/32GB (26GB user available), 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
No
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Camera
Main Camera
12 MP, f/2.2, PDAF12 MP B/W, f/2.2, PDAF
8 MP, AF
Main Camera Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
LED flash
Front Camera
8 MP, f/2.0
1.3 MP
Front Camera Features
N/A
N/A
Video Recording
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Selfie Video
1080p@30fps
720p@30fps
Optical Stabilization
✗
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
Raw Photo Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
2900 mAh
3300 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
Charging Details
40W wired, 90% in 30 min
N/A
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✗
✗
Build & Safety
Dimensions
146.1 x 69.9 x 7.8 mm (5.75 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
131.9 x 67.9 x 9.3 mm (5.19 x 2.67 x 0.37 in)
Weight
145 g
157 g
Materials
N/A
N/A
Colors
Golden Black, Porcelain White
Black, White
Foldable
✗
✗
SAR
N/A
1.56 W/kg (head) 0.46 W/kg (body)
Connectivity
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Micro-SIM
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Network Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
5G
✗
✗
4G
✓
✓
WiFi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
4.0, EDR, LE, aptX
NFC
✓
✓
USB
USB Type-C, OTG
microUSB 2.0
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✓
✓
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, GLONASS
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
Audio Jack
Yes
Yes
Software & Security
Operating System
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), Magic Live UI
Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.4 (KitKat)
Fingerprint
✓
✗
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Accelerometer, proximity, compass, barometer

