Category Breakdown
Honor Magic
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD
Performance
62.551.3
Camera
42.442.1
Display
79.579.5
Battery
52.551.0
Build
70.870.8
Overall
60.256.5
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
Peak Brightness
N/A
N/A
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
8 MP
Main Camera Details
12 MP, f/2.2, PDAF12 MP B/W, f/2.2, PDAF
8 MP, AF
Front Camera
8 MP
1.3 MP
Front Camera Details
8 MP, f/2.0
1.3 MP
Video Recording
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Selfie Video
1080p@30fps
720p@30fps
OIS
✗
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
RAW 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 & Design
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
Water Resistance
N/A
N/A
Colors
Golden Black, Porcelain White
Black, White
Foldable
✗
✗
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
Software
Operating System
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), Magic Live UI
Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.4 (KitKat)
OS Version
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), Magic Live UI
Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.4 (KitKat)
Security
Fingerprint
✓
✗
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Accelerometer, proximity, compass, barometer
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
Audio Jack
Yes
Yes

