Honor Magic vs. Huawei Nova 2 Plus

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and Huawei Nova 2 Plus. 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 Magic vs. Huawei Nova 2 Plus Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 153.9 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 69.9 mm 74.9 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 6.9 mm Huawei Nova 2 Plus is narrower than Honor Magic.
Weight 145 g 169 g Honor Magic is lighter than Honor Magic.
Body Colour Porcelain white Aurora blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor Magic Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 5.5" Huawei Nova 2 Plus has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Display Format QHD Full HD
Pixel Density 577 ppi 401 ppi Honor Magic has better pixel density than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - 2.5D Glass
PROCESSOR Honor Magic Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Hisilicon Kirin 659
Clock Speed - 2.36 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 Mali T830 MP2
MEMORY Honor Magic Huawei Nova 2 Plus
RAM 4 GB 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Huawei Nova 2 Plus has more internal memory than Honor Magic.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor Magic Huawei Nova 2 Plus
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection, smile detection Huawei Nova 2 Plus has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor Magic has better second camera resolution than Huawei Nova 2 Plus.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Huawei Nova 2 Plus has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 3340 mAh Huawei Nova 2 Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor Magic Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface Magic Live UI HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - Honor Magic has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Magic Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support DTS Sound support
FEATURES Honor Magic Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power -
OTHERS Honor Magic Huawei Nova 2 Plus
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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