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Honor Magic

Honor Magic

#3862
vivo V5 Plus

vivo V5 Plus

#3308

Category Breakdown

Honor Magic
vivo V5 Plus
Performance
75.768.8
Camera
19.138.1
Display
81.858.9
Battery
23.325.6
Build
0.279.9
Connectivity
69.751.1
Audio
8.98.9
Overall
37.942.1

Summary

  • The Honor Magic features a compact build with a 5.09-inch AMOLED display offering a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, resulting in a sharper pixel density compared to the vivo V5 Plus's 5.5-inch IPS LCD display at 1080 x 1920 pixels.
  • In terms of performance, the Honor Magic is powered by the Kirin 950 chipset, while the vivo V5 Plus uses the Snapdragon 625, with both models having 4GB of RAM.
  • The camera capabilities differ significantly; the Honor Magic has a dual 12 MP rear camera setup, while the vivo V5 Plus boasts a 16 MP rear camera and supports 4K video recording.
  • Battery capacity is higher in the vivo V5 Plus at 3160 mAh, compared to the Honor Magic's 2900 mAh, but the latter supports faster 40W charging.
  • Both devices run on Android 6.0, but with different user interfaces, Magic Live UI for the Honor and Funtouch 3 for the vivo.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Honor Magic
vivo V5 Plus

General

Release Date

2016
2017

Announced

2016
2017

Description

N/A
N/A

Display

Size

5.09"
5.5"

Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

PPI

1440
1080

Refresh Rate

60Hz
60Hz

HDR Support

Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Chipset

Kirin 950 (16 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU

Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 506

Memory

64GB 4GB RAM
64GB 4GB RAM

Expandable Storage

Card Slot

No
No

Camera

Main Camera

12 MP, f/2.2, PDAF12 MP B/W, f/2.2, PDAF
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF

Main Camera Features

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
LED flash, panorama, HDR

Front Camera

8 MP, f/2.0
N/A

Front Camera Features

N/A
N/A

Video Recording

1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie Video

1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Optical Stabilization

Night Mode

Raw Photo Support

Battery

Capacity

2900 mAh
3160 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 3160 mAh, non-removable

Charging Details

40W wired, 90% in 30 min
10W wired

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)
152.6 x 74 x 7.3 mm (6.01 x 2.91 x 0.29 in)

Weight

145 g
158.6 g

Materials

N/A
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum back, aluminum frame

Colors

Golden Black, Porcelain White
Gold, Gray

Foldable

SAR

N/A
N/A

Connectivity

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Network

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE

Network Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
HSPA, LTE

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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Bluetooth

4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
4.0, A2DP

NFC

USB

USB Type-C, OTG
microUSB 2.0, OTG

IR Blaster

Headphone Jack

Radio

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Audio

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

Yes
Yes

Software & Security

Operating System

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), Magic Live UI
Android 6 (Marshmallow), Funtouch 3

Fingerprint

Face Unlock

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass