Google Pixel 3a vs. Honor Magic5 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Google Pixel 3a and Honor Magic5 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel 3a vs. Honor Magic5 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel 3a Honor Magic5 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number G020F -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 162.9 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater height than Google Pixel 3a.
Width 70.1 mm 76.7 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater width than Google Pixel 3a.
Depth 8.2 mm 8.77 mm Google Pixel 3a is narrower than Google Pixel 3a.
Weight 147 g 219 g Google Pixel 3a is lighter than Google Pixel 3a.
Body Colour Clearly white | Purple-ish | Just black Midnight black | Meadow green
Body Material Polycarbonate -
Protection - Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Honor Magic5 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.55 W/kg (body), 1.38 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 2.84 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel 3a Honor Magic5 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology OLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.6" 6.81" Honor Magic5 Pro has larger screen size than Google Pixel 3a.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2220 x 1080 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic5 Pro has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 3a.
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density 441 ppi 461 ppi Honor Magic5 Pro has better pixel density than Google Pixel 3a.
Aspect Ratio 18:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 1800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor Magic5 Pro has better colour depth than Google Pixel 3a.
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features Always-on display, Now Playing Night Display, True Colour, Quad-curved display, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate with LTPO 2.0 technology, 2160Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming
PROCESSOR Google Pixel 3a Honor Magic5 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 2 GHz 3.19 GHz Honor Magic5 Pro has higher clock speed than Google Pixel 3a.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel 3a has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 615 Qualcomm ADRENO 740
MEMORY Google Pixel 3a Honor Magic5 Pro
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB 12 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more RAM than Google Pixel 3a.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 512 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more internal memory than Google Pixel 3a.
CAMERA Google Pixel 3a Honor Magic5 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12.2 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 3a.
Sensor Size - 1/1.12"
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.6 Honor Magic5 Pro has better lens aperture than Google Pixel 3a.
Lens Construction - 8-element
Field of View (FoV) 76 degree(s) -
Pixel Size 1.4 μm 2.8 μm Honor Magic5 Pro has larger camera pixel size than Google Pixel 3a.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 100x
Special Effects - Live Filters
Camera Modes Portrait mode Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Aperture mode, Super Macro, Night Shot, wide-angle mode, Scanner, Movie Mode, Multi-video recording, High-res, AI camera
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor Magic5 Pro has face detection.
Light Source - LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection, Motion Auto Focus AI-motion detection, 4-in-1 to 2.8μm Super Pixel, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.0
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 122 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Periscope lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/3.0
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 30 cm
Optical Zoom - 3.5x
Digital Zoom - 100x
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Telephoto
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 3a.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Google Pixel 3a has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel 3a.
Field of View (Front) 84 degree(s) 100 degree(s) Honor Magic5 Pro has larger front lens field of view than Google Pixel 3a.
Pixel Size (Front) 1.12 μm -
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) - Live Filters
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, Watermark mode, Portrait, Night, Mirror reflection, AI Wide-angle selfie, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture, 3D facial detection Honor Magic5 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4096 x 3072
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Front) - AI anti-distortion
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - 3D depth camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel 3a Honor Magic5 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 5100 mAh Honor Magic5 Pro has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel 3a.
Wireless Charging - Yes Honor Magic5 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Google Pixel 3a Honor Magic5 Pro
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic5 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 13
User Interface - MagicOS 7.1
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel 3a Honor Magic5 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Google Pixel 3a Honor Magic5 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - DTS: X Ultra
FEATURES Google Pixel 3a Honor Magic5 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, haptics sensor, Active Edge Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor, flicker sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, Night Shift, ARCore, Google Lens, Titan M Security Module, Pixel Imprint sensor Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, Gesture Controls, OTG Reverse Charge, standalone Bluetooth/Wi-Fi aerial architecture
OTHERS Google Pixel 3a Honor Magic5 Pro
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, 18W USB-C power adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m) SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger, TP protective film, TP protective cover
Compliant Standards - IP68, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification
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