Honor Magic 5 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro Max
Short Description
Honor Magic 5 Pro
Screen size: 6.81" / Resolution: 1312 x 2848 px / Main camera: 50 MP & 50 MP & 50 MP / Front camera: 12MP / RAM: 8GB, 12GB, 16GB / Battery power: 5100 mAh / Has 5G support: ✔ / Internal storage: 256GB, 512GB / SIM cards: 2 SIM
iPhone 17 Pro Max
Screen size: 6.9" / Resolution: 1320 x 2868 px / Main camera: 48 MP & 48 MP & 48 MP / Front camera: 18MP / RAM: 12GB / Battery power: 4832 mAh / Has 5G support: ✔ / Internal storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB / SIM cards: 1 SIM, 1 eSIM
Key Differences
Honor Magic 5 Pro
iPhone 17 Pro Max
How is Honor Magic 5 Pro better than iPhone 17 Pro Max?
Bigger battery capacity: 5100 mAh vs 4832 mAh
More RAM memory capacity in max option: 8GB, 12GB, 16GB vs 12GB
More megapixels main camera: 50 MP & 50 MP & 50 MP vs 48 MP & 48 MP & 48 MP
Higher charging speed: 66W vs 40W
Lighter: 219 g (7.73 ounces) vs 233 g (8.22 ounces)
Narrower: 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) vs 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Shorter: 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) vs 163.4 mm (6.43 inches)
More color options: Black, Meadow Green, Blue, Purple, Orange vs Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue
Honor Magic 5 Pro
iPhone 17 Pro Max
How is iPhone 17 Pro Max better than Honor Magic 5 Pro?
Faster CPU speed: 2 x 3.89 GHz & 4 x 2.2 GHz vs 1 x 3.2 GHz & 4 x 2.8 GHz & 3 x 2 GHz
More internal storage in max option: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB vs 256GB, 512GB
More megapixels front camera: 18MP vs 12MP
Has a larger display diagonal: 6.9" vs 6.81"
Better display resolution: 1320 x 2868 px vs 1312 x 2848 px
The phone is 2 years and 5 months newer
Size Comparison
Honor Magic 5 Pro
iPhone 17 Pro Max
Height
162.9 mm
(6.41 inches)
Width
76.7 mm
(3.02 inches)
Thickness
8.8 mm
(0.35 inches)
Screen size
6.81"
Weight
219 g
(7.73 ounces)
6.81"
6.9"
Height
163.4 mm
(6.43 inches)
Width
78 mm
(3.07 inches)
Thickness
8.75 mm
(0.34 inches)
Screen size
6.9"
Weight
233 g
(8.22 ounces)
Height
162.9 mm
(6.41 inches)
Width
76.7 mm
(3.02 inches)
Thickness
8.8 mm
(0.35 inches)
Screen size
6.81"
Weight
219 g
(7.73 ounces)
Height
163.4 mm
(6.43 inches)
Width
78 mm
(3.07 inches)
Thickness
8.75 mm
(0.34 inches)
Screen size
6.9"
Weight
233 g
(8.22 ounces)
3D comparison
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iPhone 17 Pro Max
Expert Score
Score 4.2
Score 4.6
Honor Magic 5 Pro
iPhone 17 Pro Max
Honor Magic 5 Pro
iPhone 17 Pro Max
Score 4.2
Score 4.6
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Technical Specifications
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Specs
Honor Magic 5 Pro
iPhone 17 Pro Max
Design
Weight
219 g (7.73 ounces)
233 g (8.22 ounces)
Thickness
8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
8.75 mm (0.34 inches)
Width
76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
78 mm (3.07 inches)
Height
162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
163.4 mm (6.43 inches)
Is weather-sealed (splashproof)
✔
-
Ingress Protection (IP) rating
IP68
IP68
Waterproof depth rating
1.5 m
6 m
Volume
109.95 cm³
111.52 cm³
Is dustproof and water-resistant
✔
-
Color options
Black, Meadow Green, Blue, Purple, Orange
Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue
Lowest potential operating temperature
-
0 °C
Maximum operating temperature
-
35 °C
French Repairability Index
9
-
Water resistance
-
Waterproof
Display
Screen size
6.81"
6.9"
Display type
OLED/AMOLED
OLED/AMOLED
Pixel density
460 ppi
460 ppi
Resolution
1312 x 2848 px
1320 x 2868 px
Refresh rate
120Hz
120Hz
Touch sampling rate
-
120Hz
Brightness (typical)
-
1000 nits
Has branded damage-resistant glass
-
✔
Supports HDR10
✔
✔
Supports HDR10+
✔
-
Always-On Display
✔
✔
Supports Dolby Vision
-
✔
Contrast ratio
-
2000000:1
Has a curved display
✔
-
Has a touch screen
✔
✔
Performance
Internal storage
256GB, 512GB
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB
RAM
8GB, 12GB, 16GB
12GB
Android version
Android 13
-
CPU speed
1 x 3.2 GHz & 4 x 2.8 GHz & 3 x 2 GHz
2 x 3.89 GHz & 4 x 2.2 GHz
GPU clock speed
970 MHz
1490 MHz
Has integrated LTE
✔
✔
RAM speed
4200 MHz
-
Semiconductor size
4 nm
-
Supports 64-bit
✔
-
DirectX version
DirectX 12
-
Has integrated graphics
✔
-
OpenGL version
3.3
-
OpenGL ES version
3.2
-
Uses big.LITTLE technology
✔
-
CPU threads
8 threads
-
Has TrustZone
✔
-
Maximum memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
78.8 GB/s
OpenVG version
1.2
-
OpenCL version
2
-
L2 cache
1 MB
-
EMMC version
5.1
-
DDR memory version
5
-
Maximum memory amount
16GB
-
L3 cache
6 MB
-
Uses multithreading
✔
-
GPU execution units
3
-
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
6.3W
-
Shading units
768
128
Release date
2023
2025
Supported displays
1
-
Cameras
Main camera
50 MP & 50 MP & 50 MP
48 MP & 48 MP & 48 MP
Front camera
12MP
18MP
Has built-in optical image stabilization
✔
✔
Video recording (main camera)
2160 x 60 fps
2160 x 120 fps
Wide aperture (main camera)
f/1.6 & f/2 & f/3
f/1.78 & f/2.2 & f/2.8
Has a dual-tone LED flash
-
✔
Has a BSI sensor
✔
✔
Has continuous autofocus when recording movies
✔
✔
Has phase-detection autofocus for photos
✔
✔
Supports slow-motion video recording
✔
✔
Has a built-in HDR mode
✔
✔
Has a flash
✔
✔
Has manual exposure
✔
✔
Has a dual-lens (or multi-lens) main camera
✔
✔
Optical zoom
3.5x
8x
Number of flash LEDs
-
2
Has a CMOS sensor
✔
✔
Has manual ISO
✔
✔
Has a serial shot mode
✔
✔
Has manual focus
✔
✔
Has a front camera
✔
✔
Has laser autofocus
✔
✔
Has manual white balance
✔
✔
Shoots raw
✔
✔
Has touch autofocus
✔
✔
Has manual shutter speed
-
✔
Can create panoramas in-camera
✔
✔
Wide aperture (front camera)
f/2.4
f/1.9
Has timelapse function
✔
✔
Supports Dolby Vision recording
-
✔
Minimum focal length
-
13 mm
Maximum focal length
-
120 mm
Pixel size (main camera)
-
1.22 µm & 0.7 µm & 1.12 µm
Supports HDR10 recording
-
✔
Operating system
Has clipboard warnings
✔
✔
Has location privacy options
✔
✔
Has camera/microphone privacy options
✔
✔
Has theme customization
✔
-
Can play games while they download
✔
-
Has dark mode
✔
✔
Has Wi-Fi password sharing
✔
✔
Has battery health check
✔
✔
Has an extra dim mode
✔
✔
Has focus modes
✔
✔
Has dynamic theming
✔
-
Can offload apps
✔
✔
Has customizable notifications
✔
✔
Has scrolling screenshots
✔
-
Supports split screen
✔
-
Supports instant markup
✔
-
Supports PiP and PaP
✔
-
More languages supported
125
-
Has sharing intents
✔
✔
Has a child lock
✔
✔
Supports widgets
✔
✔
Is free and open source
✔
-
Tracks the current position of a mobile device
✔
✔
Is a multi-user system
✔
-
Has Mail Privacy Protection
-
✔
Can block app tracking
-
✔
Blocks cross-site tracking
-
✔
Has on-device machine learning
-
✔
Has Live Text
-
✔
Has SharePlay
-
✔
Gets direct OS updates
-
✔
Has AirPlay
-
✔
Has Quick Start
-
✔
Has offline voice recognition
✔
✔
The browser has word wrap
✔
-
Has voice commands
✔
✔
Has media picker
-
✔
Has full-page screenshots
-
✔
Has PiP
-
✔
Has notification permissions
-
✔
Battery
Battery power
5100 mAh
4832 mAh
Has wireless charging
✔
✔
Supports fast charging
✔
✔
Charging speed
66W
40W
Wireless charging speed
50W
30W
Has reverse wireless charging
✔
-
Has a battery level indicator
✔
✔
Has a rechargeable battery
✔
✔
Battery life
-
39 hours
Audio
Has stereo speakers
✔
✔
Has LDAC
✔
-
Has aptX HD
✔
-
Has aptX
✔
-
Number of microphones
-
3
Features
Has 5G support
✔
✔
Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Download speed
10000 MBits/s
10000 MBits/s
Upload speed
3000 MBits/s
3500 MBits/s
Has USB Type-C
✔
✔
USB version
3.1
3.2
Has NFC
✔
✔
SIM cards
2 SIM
1 SIM, 1 eSIM
Has a fingerprint scanner
✔
-
Has emergency SOS via satellite
-
✔
Bluetooth version
5.2
6
Has a gyroscope
✔
✔
Has GPS
✔
✔
Has a compass
✔
✔
Supports Wi-Fi
✔
✔
Has a cellular module
✔
✔
Has a barometer
-
✔
Supports Galileo
✔
✔
Has an infrared sensor
✔
✔
Has an accelerometer
✔
✔
Has crash detection
-
✔
Uses 3D facial recognition
✔
✔
Body SAR (US)
1.12W/kg
-
Head SAR (US)
0.81W/kg
-
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