Huawei P9 plus vs. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 plus and Honor Magic5 Lite 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

Huawei P9 plus vs. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 152.3 mm 161.6 mm Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has greater height than Huawei P9 plus.
Width 75.3 mm 73.9 mm Huawei P9 plus has greater width than Honor Magic5 Lite 5G.
Depth 6.98 mm 7.9 mm Huawei P9 plus is narrower than Huawei P9 plus.
Weight 162 g 175 g Huawei P9 plus is lighter than Huawei P9 plus.
Body Colour Quartz grey Titanium silver | Midnight black
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor Magic5 Lite 5G is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.72 W/kg (body), 1.4 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body), 0.82 W/kg (head), 2.81 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 Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Full HD Super AMOLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.67" Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has larger screen size than Huawei P9 plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has better screen resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has better colour depth than Huawei P9 plus.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass, Press Touch Curved glass, Huawei FullView, One-handed Mode, 1920Hz high frequency PWM Dimming
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2.2 GHz Huawei P9 plus has higher clock speed than Honor Magic5 Lite 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei P9 plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
RAM 4 GB 6 GB + up to 5 GB virtual extension Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has more RAM than Huawei P9 plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has more internal memory than Huawei P9 plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has better camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has better lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 27 mm -
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects - HDR, Live Filters
Camera Modes Pro mode, RAW mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Beauty mode, Portrait, Night, Aperture mode, Super Macro Mode, High-res
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has face detection.
Light Source Dual flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Auto focus, ISP-Chip, Leica Dual-Kamera -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei P9 plus has better second camera resolution than Honor Magic5 Lite 5G.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.45 Huawei P9 plus has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - Live Filters
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, Portrait, Mirror reflection, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 3456 x 4608
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 5100 mAh Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has larger battery capacity than Huawei P9 plus.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 2 days
Run Time Details - Ordinary usage: up to 2 days
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 Magic UI 6.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
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 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 -
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 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, Real Audio, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MP4 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Hi-Res audio, Hi-Res audio wireless
FEATURES Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Knuckle 2.0 Dual microphones with noise cancellation, OTG Reverse Charge, HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Huawei P9 plus Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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