Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus vs. Honor Magic5 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus 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

Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus vs. Honor Magic5 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus Honor Magic5 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 155 mm 162.9 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater height than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Width 75 mm 76.7 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater width than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Depth 8.7 mm 8.77 mm Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus is narrower than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Weight 190 g 219 g Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus is lighter than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Body Colour Black | Gold 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 0.54 W/kg (body), 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 2.84 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus Honor Magic5 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology TFT -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.81" Honor Magic5 Pro has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic5 Pro has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density - 461 ppi
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 Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
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 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus Honor Magic5 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P20 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 3.19 GHz Honor Magic5 Pro has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 740
MEMORY Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus Honor Magic5 Pro
RAM 4 GB 12 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more RAM than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 512 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus Honor Magic5 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 23 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/1.12" Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus has better camera sensor size than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Sensor Type Exmor RS CMOS -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.6 Honor Magic5 Pro has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Lens Construction - 8-element
Pixel Size - 2.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 5x 100x Honor Magic5 Pro has better digital zoom than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Special Effects - Live Filters
Camera Modes SteadyShot 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)
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch, Object tracking, Scene recognition, Sound Photo, Quick Capture, Hybrid Auto focus, Touch Capture, Hand Shutter, Stereo Audio Recording, geotagging 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) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/4" -
Sensor Type (Front) Exmor R CMOS -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Field of View (Front) - 100 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
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 Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus Honor Magic5 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3430 mAh 5100 mAh Honor Magic5 Pro has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus.
Fast Charging Technology Pump Express+ 2.0 Quick Charge technology - Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Honor Magic5 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus 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 7.0 Nougat Android 13
User Interface - MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus Honor Magic5 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus Honor Magic5 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - DTS: X Ultra
FEATURES Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus Honor Magic5 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors - 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 Text-to-Speech (text recognition), xLOUD technology, intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Multi Window, Clear Phase technology, Screen mirroring, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Dynamic normaliser, Ultra STAMINA Mode, Smart backlight control, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, Noise suppression, Smart cleaner, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, STAMINA Mode, Screen zooming Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, Gesture Controls, OTG Reverse Charge, standalone Bluetooth/Wi-Fi aerial architecture
OTHERS Sony XPERIA XA1 Plus 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 - IP68, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification
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