Honor 5X vs. Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G. 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

Honor 5X vs. Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 163.6 mm Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 74.7 mm Honor 5X has greater width than Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G.
Depth 8.15 mm 9.15 mm Honor 5X is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 215 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Black | Cyan
Body Material Aluminium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP68
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head), 2.97 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5X Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS LTPO OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.81" Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better screen resolution than Honor 5X.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 400 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1000 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1073.7 million colours Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better colour depth than Honor 5X.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features Full Lamination -
PROCESSOR Honor 5X Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz 2.995 GHz Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has higher clock speed than Honor 5X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 5X has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 Qualcomm ADRENO 730
MEMORY Honor 5X Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
RAM 2 GB 8 GB Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 256 GB Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Honor 5X Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Camera Modes - Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Documents, Night Shot, Panoramic mode, Multi-video recording
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Ultra Fusion
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 64 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/3.5
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3.5x
Digital Zoom - 100x
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies Timer mode, Watermark mode, Smile Shot, Portrait, Filter mode, Mirror mode, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4096 x 3072
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4600 mAh Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 30 min
Wireless Charging - Yes Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G can be charged wirelessly.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 5X Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 Magic UI 6.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC - Yes Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 5X Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, apt-X, LDAC, AWB, MP4, MID, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
FEATURES Honor 5X Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope, 3D ToF sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Honor 5X Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter Translucent case, 100W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards - IP68
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