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

