Samsung Galaxy Note5 vs. Honor Magic5 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy Note5 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

Samsung Galaxy Note5 vs. Honor Magic5 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy Note5 Honor Magic5 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-N920C -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 153.2 mm 162.9 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater height than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Width 76.1 mm 76.7 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater width than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Depth 7.6 mm 8.77 mm Samsung Galaxy Note5 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Weight 171 g 219 g Samsung Galaxy Note5 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Body Colour Platinum gold | Black sapphire | Titanium silver | White pearl | Titan silver Midnight black | Meadow green
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 0.581 W/kg (body), 0.448 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 2.84 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type MHL (Micro-USB) - 11 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy Note5 Honor Magic5 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Quad HD Super AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 6.81" Honor Magic5 Pro has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic5 Pro has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Display Format QHD -
Pixel Density 518 ppi 461 ppi Samsung Galaxy Note5 has better pixel density than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Aspect Ratio - 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 Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features - Night Display, True Colour, Quad-curved display, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate with LTPO 2.0 technology, 2160Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy Note5 Honor Magic5 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos 7420 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 2.1 GHz 3.19 GHz Honor Magic5 Pro has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Samsung Galaxy Note5 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 740
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy Note5 Honor Magic5 Pro
RAM 4 GB 12 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 512 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
User Memory 24.6 GB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy Note5 Honor Magic5 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Sensor Size - 1/1.12"
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.6 Honor Magic5 Pro has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Lens Construction - 8-element
Pixel Size - 2.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x 100x Honor Magic5 Pro has better digital zoom than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Special Effects - Live Filters
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, Fast Motion mode, Virtual Shot 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 light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Selective 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) 5 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy Note5 has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Field of View (Front) - 100 degree(s)
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) - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Front) - AI anti-distortion
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - 3D depth camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy Note5 Honor Magic5 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 5100 mAh Honor Magic5 Pro has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy Note5.
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Run Time Details Active online usage (WCDMA): up to 10 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 11 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 13 hrs
Playback (video): up to 15 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 64 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1320 min
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy Note5 Honor Magic5 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic5 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Google Android Android 13
User Interface - MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy Note5 Honor Magic5 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 -
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+ -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy Note5 Honor Magic5 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - DTS: X Ultra
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy Note5 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, gyro sensor, hall sensor, heart rate, geomagnetic sensor 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 MIMO technology Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, Gesture Controls, OTG Reverse Charge, standalone Bluetooth/Wi-Fi aerial architecture
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy Note5 Honor Magic5 Pro
Included Accessories Stylus, power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger, TP protective film, TP protective cover
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification
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