Honor Magic 5 Pro Smartphone Review

Honor Magic 5 Pro Smartphone Review – The Honor Magic 5 series has come out with a bang and offered impressive perks. Eventually, they launched the Honor Magic 5 Lite, but they have yet to reveal their hidden card in the MWC. The smartphone makers unveiled the Honor Magic 5 Pro as a proper flagship configuration like the last year’s model Magic 4 Pro. But you are not getting that much upgrade from this new phone in the first place.

Unlike last year, the company also released the Honor Magic 5 at the same time. However, the Pro variant comes with lots of exciting factors that might even give tough competition to the Galaxy S23 Ultra to a certain extent. Aside from this, the phone arrives with a pretty premium design layout that will attract you in the first instance. But there are lots of things to cover; Let’s head toward the Honor Magic 5 Pro review to find out more details about this phone.

Honor Magic 5 Pro Smartphone Review

Highlights

1. The phone appears with a tall aspect 6.81 inches LTPO OLED panel and 120Hz refresh rate.
2. In terms of the software aspect, you are getting Android 13 with MagicOS 7.1 custom skin.
3. As for the hardware end, the device will handle Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset to support daily activities.
4. A decent 50MP triple camera setup grants fabulous results and offers a 12MP selfie with TOF 3D lens.
5. Under the hood, the phone comes with a Li-Po 5100 mAh battery for international, while the China-only variant offers a silicon-carbon5450 mAh capacity.

Design and Display

The Honor Magic 5 Pro comes with an elegant design layout that gives a striking appearance, which is generally preferred in flagship-level phones. Aside from this, the corners are contoured with the curved front display. It does give an eye chat appearance with a circular camera bump and Honor branding on the back panel does looks classic. As for the color options, you are getting five amazing shade options.

Besides this, you can choose between Meadow Green, Blue, Purple, and Orange which gives a matte finish to the eco-leather back. But if you prefer a glossy design pattern, then the Black shade option is the best option that you can get from the Magic 5 Pro. It will also render an IP68 rating on this phone that will push the protection limits. At the same time, the phone only weighs around 219 grams weight.

On the other hand, the front display arrives with a curved LTPO OLED 6.81 inches panel, which will provide adaptive refresh rate support. The phone delivers an under-display fingerprint scanner and Face ID using the 3D TOF lens present on the selfie module. It also includes a 10-bit color panel that will render an amazing viewing experience, while the company also ensures to provide a 120Hz refresh rate with a great touch response. Last but not least, the brightness level can go up to 1800 peak nits, which is more than sufficient for amazing outdoor usage.

Memory and Internal

The Honor Magic 5 Pro smartphone is paired with the 4nm Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset that will enhance the overall performance aspect in a hassle-free manner. On top of that, you are getting decent support with this chipset as it grants access to high-speed 5G connectivity. Thanks to the additional Snapdragon modem, you don’t have a fast problem while using WiFi. Not to forget, the company also added decent processing power that will handle your activities in a pretty skillful manner.

On the other hand, the phone will deliver exceptional support with a higher overclocking unit. Through this, the users won’t face any trouble using the phone, even in gaming, thanks to the Adreno 740 GPU. Moreover, the device will render decent support for games like Call of duty, Genshin Impact, and Apex Legend. Moving to the software support, the phone will render an Android 13-based MagicOS 7.1 interface.

The interface does deliver tons of exciting features that will allow users to interact with different elements with smooth touch response and an advanced refresh rate. Speaking of the storage capabilities, the Magic 5 Pro comes with a 256GB to 512GB UFS 4.0 space, which will be accompanied by 8GB, 12GB to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM. You can pick any options according to your requirements.

Camera

All the muscles are used in the camera sections by Honor, the triple camera comes with a larger sensor that is placed in a triangle pattern. You will find a periscope lens at the top, while the primary and ultra-wide camera module can be seen right below to zooming sensor. This year, the company added three 50MP sensors to the Honor Magic 5 Pro smartphone, especially the primary lens that does ring bells.

The reason for that would be an IMX766 50MP sensor that generally appears in premium ends phones only. Following this, you are getting more refined details in the daylight, while it’s worth noting it got optical image stabilization support on the main sensor. On top of that, the lowlight photos are on the marks with proper color tuning and less noise in the darker area. Plus, the phone can record 4K footage with HDR and 10-bit color support.

Although, it does miss the 8K video recording features like other flagship smartphones. Anyway, you are getting a new periscope telephoto line that will provide immersive zooming ability, it houses a 50MP Sony IMX858 sensor that can digitally zoom photos up to 100X and offers a precise dynamic range. As for the ultra-wide camera results, they are looking quite superb with less noise and fine color support.

Moreover, the lenses will support a 122-degree view with clear pixel details. It is noteworthy that the ultra-wide lens is capable to shot macro photos in a hassle-free manner. Speaking of the front camera, you will get a dual camera sensor with a biometric data 3D lens, it also offers a 12MP selfie lens that comes with fixed focus features and more accurate color tons. With this camera sensor, you can record up to 4K videos too.

Battery and Others

Under the hood, the Honor Magic 5 Pro brings a Li-Po 5100 mAh battery internationally, while the Chinese variant comes with a silicon carbon 5450 mAh battery. We got the international version that got a 5100 mAh battery that will grant robust screen time to perform daily activities. Though, the battery also has 66W wired charging support, while 50W wireless charging does work fast.

You will find the SuperCharger wired charger inside the box, which is a novelty to see nowadays. As far as the sound output, the phone arrives with a stereo speaker with Dolby Atoms support that will grant crisp and loud audio. The Honor Magic 5 Pro smartphone cost around $1284 (Rs 1,05,290 in India) approx.

Honor Magic 5 Pro Pros and Cons

Honor Magic 5 Pro Specifications Detail

Down below you can see the full specifications of the Honor Magic 5 Pro smartphone.

Conclusion

The Honor Magic 5 Pro is undoubtedly a flagship-level offering that will grant a super user experience with the respective specs. However, there are some aspects that the smartphone lacks. For instance, it even looks like the Honor Magic 5, except it offers a triple camera setup. Although, the design is an aesthetic choice that depends on the user’s preference. But the rest of the factors of this phone are quite robust.

The performance is good, offers a decent camera lens, higher storage capacity, faster-charging support, and impeccable display quality. But still, there’s no denying that the Samsung Galaxy S23 ultra stand tall in the competition, whether you talk about the performance or camera usage. The overall results are better in the S23 ultra. Therefore, you can choose this phone as an alternative to the Honor Magic 5 Pro smartphone.