Samsung Galaxy S20 vs. Honor Magic5 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy S20 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 S20 vs. Honor Magic5 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy S20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-G980F/DS -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.7 mm 162.9 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Width 69.1 mm 76.7 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.77 mm Samsung Galaxy S20 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Weight 163 g 219 g Samsung Galaxy S20 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Body Colour Pink | Cosmic grey | Cloud blue | Pink cloud | Cloud white Midnight black | Meadow green
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, water-resistant Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP68
Repairability Index 5.7 (out of 10) 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.525 W/kg (body), 0.279 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 2.84 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components Heart rate sensor -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy S20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.2" 6.81" Honor Magic5 Pro has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 3200 x 1440 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Samsung Galaxy S20 has better screen resolution than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Display Format QHD+ -
Pixel Density 563 ppi 461 ppi Samsung Galaxy S20 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 S20.
HDR Yes - Samsung Galaxy S20 has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10+ -
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz 120 Hz Both phones have the same refresh rate.
Display Features Edge Screen, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, AOD(Always On Display) 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 6 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy S20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos 990 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 2.73 GHz 3.19 GHz Honor Magic5 Pro has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Samsung Galaxy S20 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 740
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy S20 Honor Magic5 Pro
RAM LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB 12 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 512 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy S20.
User Memory 104 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 1 TB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy S20 Honor Magic5 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 64 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S20 has better camera resolution than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Sensor Size - 1/1.12"
Lens Type Telephoto lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.6 Honor Magic5 Pro has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Lens Construction - 8-element
Field of View (FoV) 76 degree(s) -
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, manual Automatic
Digital Zoom - 100x
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects HDR, Grid Line, Motion photos Live Filters
HDR Mode HDR+ -
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Super Slow-mo, Flowers, Greenery, Trees, Sky, Mountains, Beaches, Watersides, Snow, Backlit, Text, Food, Live focus with bokeh effect, Face, Baby, Person, Dog, Cat, People, Sunset, Sunrise, City, Waterfall, Scenery, Stage, Vehicles, Drinks, Animal, Shoes, Indoor, Clothes, Night view, Live focus video 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) Face detection Smile Capture Both phones have face detection.
White Balance Custom, automatic -
Light Source High CRI LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 24 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), blink detection, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Tracking AF, Video location tags, location tags, Hyperlapse video support 1080p, Scene Optimiser, Full view, Flaw detection, Shot suggestions, AR Emoji, blur detection, HDR10+ recording, Floating shutter button, Super steady, Quick Measure, 3x Hybrid Zoom AI-motion detection, 4-in-1 to 2.8μm Super Pixel, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better second camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.0 Honor Magic5 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 120 degree(s) 122 degree(s) Honor Magic5 Pro has larger second camera lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.4 μm -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Dual Pixel AF, OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) 1/1.76" -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Wide-angle lens Periscope lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/1.8 F/3.0 Samsung Galaxy S20 has better third camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Field of View (3rd Camera) 79 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1.8 μm -
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
Camera Features (3rd Camera) Dual Pixel AF -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 10 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy S20 has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Field of View (Front) 80 degree(s) 100 degree(s) Honor Magic5 Pro has larger front lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Pixel Size (Front) 1.22 μm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) - Live Filters
Camera Modes (Front) Live Focus mode, AR Emoji, Live focus video 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) Dual Pixel AF AI anti-distortion
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - 3D depth camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy S20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 5100 mAh Honor Magic5 Pro has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S20.
Fast Charging Technology Samsung Super Fast Charging 2.0 - Samsung Galaxy S20 has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, PMA, Qi, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare -
Talk Time 1200 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1200 min
Active online usage: up to 15 hrs
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 64 hrs
-
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy S20 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 Android 10 Android 13
User Interface Samsung One UI 2 MagicOS 7.1
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy S20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
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 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, 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 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy S20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID, DSD64, DSD128 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Surround sound, Acoustic Overload Point, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Digital sound, Qualcomm TrueWireless, Qualcomm Broadcast Audio, Qualcomm Aqstic audio, Qualcomm aptX audio DTS: X Ultra
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy S20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, geomagnetic sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor, flicker sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features HD Voice, Multi Window, Smart Select, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, High AOP Mic, Smart View, Live message, Samsung DeX support, Bixby Vision, Neural Network Processing Unit, Secure Folder function, Dual Audio, Bixby Routines, Intelligent Performance Enhancer, Samsung KNOX 3.3 Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, Gesture Controls, OTG Reverse Charge, standalone Bluetooth/Wi-Fi aerial architecture
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy S20 Honor Magic5 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger, TP protective film, TP protective cover
Compliant Standards VDE, IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible), SGS IP68, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification
Other projects: