Honor Magic vs. OnePlus 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and OnePlus 5. 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. OnePlus 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic OnePlus 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 154.2 mm OnePlus 5 has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 69.9 mm 74.1 mm OnePlus 5 has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 7.25 mm OnePlus 5 is narrower than Honor Magic.
Weight 145 g 153 g Honor Magic is lighter than Honor Magic.
Body Colour Porcelain white Midnight black | Slate grey
Body Material - Anodised aluminium
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.37 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Magic OnePlus 5
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED Optic AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 5.5" OnePlus 5 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 OnePlus 5.
Display Format QHD Full HD
Pixel Density 577 ppi 401 ppi Honor Magic has better pixel density than OnePlus 5.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features - Night Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor Magic OnePlus 5
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Processor Number - MSM8998
Clock Speed - 2.45 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 Qualcomm ADRENO 540
MEMORY Honor Magic OnePlus 5
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB OnePlus 5 has more RAM than Honor Magic.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
CAMERA Honor Magic OnePlus 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 20 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX350 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.6 Honor Magic has better lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Portrait, HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, RAW mode
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
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) 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 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better second camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/1.7 OnePlus 5 has better second camera lens aperture than Honor Magic.
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS IMX371 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 OnePlus 5 has better front lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture OnePlus 5 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic OnePlus 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 3300 mAh OnePlus 5 has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor Magic OnePlus 5
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) OxygenOS (based on Android Nougat)
User Interface Magic Live UI -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic OnePlus 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
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 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, 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 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, 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
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Magic OnePlus 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, IMY, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support Dirac Power Sound technology, Dirac HD Sound
FEATURES Honor Magic OnePlus 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, 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, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dash Charge technology
OTHERS Honor Magic OnePlus 5
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable
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