Analysis of the HONOR Magic5 Pro in depth and opinion

At the end of February, HONOR announced its new flagship HONOR Magic5 Pro , which stands out with its high-end specifications and very capable cameras. In fact, this phone has been number 1 in DXOMark’s display and camera rankings for a while.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro features a 6.8″ 120Hz OLED LTPO2 display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, 12GB of LPDDR5x RAM, 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage, triple wide-angle rear camera (50 MP, f/1.6) + ultra wide angle (50MP, f/2.0) + 3.5x telephoto lens (50MP, f/3.0), front camera (12MP, f/2.4), stereo speakers and 5,100 mAh battery with 66W fast charging and 50W wireless charging.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro goes on sale in Spain in May for a price of €1,199 with 12GB/512GB (see offers at Amazon | Mediamarkt ). After having used it for several weeks, then I leave you my in-depth analysis.

design and construction

The HONOR Magic5 Pro has a front where the screen occupies a prominent place, with really narrow frames surrounding the screen.

The phone has a symmetrical front , with upper and lower bezels of very similar thickness and side bezels that almost disappear from view due to the curvature of the screen on either side.

The curve on the sides isn’t the steepest I’ve seen, but it’s enough to make the phone appear less thick than it really is.

The drawback of screens with a curve, especially when it is pronounced, is that the image appears darker at the edges. Here this effect can be seen clearly when looking at the screen fully from the front.

For this reason and the possibility of registering ghost touches, curved screens are not to the taste of all users.

The large screen of the HONOR Magic5 Pro has a pill-shaped perforation for the front cameras . Although it is rare to find smartphones with dual front cameras, HONOR has incorporated a ToF depth sensor to offer secure facial recognition.

As a result, we find a much more visible hole than in other smartphones. Taking into account that it also includes a fingerprint reader under the screen and that it is possible to offer facial recognition (although it is not so secure) with a single camera, I think it would have been more appropriate to incorporate a single camera for aesthetic reasons.

When using apps that do not run in full screen, the front camera hole does not interfere, since the area where it is located belongs to the notification bar. In games that run full screen from side to side (no black bars to the right or left), the hole can indeed interfere with what we see on the screen .

Front and back of the HONOR Magic5 Pro

The HONOR Magic5 Pro has a thickness of 8.8 mm , which increases to 13 mm if we take into account the bulge of the rear camera, making it one of the thickest smartphones that we can find on the market.

Its weight of 219 grams also places it among the heaviest. In fact, the in-hand feel is that of a blunt phone.

(*) Screen-to-body ratio data obtained from GSMArena

The phone’s chassis is made of aluminum , which should hold up well to accidental bumps. HONOR does not make any mention in the phone’s specifications regarding the use of Gorilla Glass to protect the glass on the front or the back, so it can be assumed that it does not have this coating.

The back of the HONOR Magic5 Pro is made of curved glass on both sides, but what really stands out is the huge circular camera module that emerges from the back like a volcano crater.

This module houses the three rear cameras, which are located quite apart, together with the flash, the blink sensor, the multispectral color sensor (right next to the orange LED flash), a microphone and a 3D ToF sensor to measure depth and help with autofocus.

The camera module protrudes from the phone’s surface, and despite being quite thick, the phone barely dances when tapped on its screen while propped on a table, as its sheer size makes it very supportive.

One drawback of this phone is that it is somewhat slippery in the hand , although this will not be a problem if you add a case. Perhaps it would have been nice if at least the side frames had some texture to improve grip.

Next, we are going to review the elements that we find on the sides of the phone.

On the right side we find the power button and an elongated button for the volume.

On the left side we do not find any element.

The top of the phone features one of the speakers.

The bottom of the phone has a USB-C connector in the center. On one side we find the slot to house up to two nano-SIM cards and, on the other side, a conventional speaker.

In Spain, this phone is available in two finishes: Black (black) and Meadow Green (green). The model that I have tried is black, which has a glossy finish that makes fingerprints easily mark on its surface. The green model has a matte finish.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro is IP68 certified, so you don’t have to worry if it takes a dip. Like any smartphone, it is not indicated to be submerged in water, so it should not be used for underwater photography.

Screen

The HONOR Magic5 Pro comes with a 6.81″ AMOLED LTPO2 display with up to 120Hz variable refresh rate and 360Hz touch sampling, PWM dimming, and HDR10+ support.

The panel offers Quad HD+ resolution (2,848 × 1,312 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio), which implies a pixel density of 460 ppi. In practice, this means that the screen looks very sharp, making it impossible to distinguish individual pixels with the naked eye.

HONOR has incorporated a panel with a refresh rate of 120 Hz.  This higher rate translates into greater smoothness when moving through the interface and vertically scrolling the web browser, the photo gallery or social network feeds such as Twitter , Facebook or Instagram .

The phone allows you to choose between three settings: Standard (up to 60 Hz refresh rate, minimum battery consumption), Medium  (up to 90 Hz refresh rate), High (up to 120 Hz refresh rate, maximum battery consumption) and Dynamic (adapts the refresh rate to the content displayed up to 120 Hz to save battery life).

In theory, the HONOR Magic5 Pro’s screen can reduce the refresh rate down to 1Hz to save battery life, as well as select refresh values ​​to suit the content: 10Hz for static content such as email, 24/30/60Hz for video at 24/30/60 FPS, 120 Hz for games that support high FPS, etc.

In practice, HONOR does not include a refresh rate indicator in the MagicOS developer options, so it is not possible to display this value. We have to believe, therefore, that HONOR is doing things right and the screen is optimizing the refresh rate according to the content.

In addition to having a high refresh and sampling rate, the HONOR Magic5 Pro’s screen offers a wide 10-bit color range, which allows it to cover the DCI P3 gamut.

If you’re not familiar with color spaces, all high-end smartphones more than cover the standard Android color space: Rec. 709 / sRGB.

The most advanced try to comply with the DCI-P3 space used in the film industry, and a few point towards the even wider Rec. 2020 color space , which covers 76 percent of the visible spectrum.

No current panel is capable of displaying the full Rec. 2020 color space, but many panels do cover the DCI-P3 space.

On the other hand, HDR technology increases the dynamic range of color tones displayed on the screen.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro is compatible with HDR10 and HDR10+, so it is possible to enjoy content produced in this format on streaming services such as Netflix or YouTube.

To analyze the quality of the screen we have carried out various tests with the professional software CalMAN Ultimate and an X-Rite i1Display Pro colorimeter .

The HONOR Magic5 Pro offers two color reproduction modes: normal and vivid . As its name indicates, the vivid mode offers more vivid colors, but, at the same time, less faithful to reality, while the normal mode is the one that aims to show colors that are closer to reality.

Thanks to double light calibration for a typical brightness of 120 nits indoors and 800 nits outdoors, the HONOR Magic5 Pro achieves better color accuracy than other smartphones that have only been calibrated for a single scenario.

With the normal mode active, the color fidelity turns out to be excellent since the average error is located at 0.9 dE (a value below 4 dE is considered excellent and above 9 is considered unacceptable) and the maximum error at 2.6 dE .

In this color mode, the screen covers 98% of the sRGB space (and 72% of the DCI P3 space), as expected, and the color temperature turns out to be 6,334ºK, a value that is somewhat below the reference temperature of 6,500ºK, so the screen has a certain orange tint.

Display test results in normal color mode

If we switch to vivid mode, which is the one that is active by default, the color fidelity compared to the DCI-P3 gamut worsens to a mean error of 2.3 dE and a maximum error of 6.3 dE. This is because colors appear more saturated than they actually are.

The color temperature turns out to be 6,797ºK, a high value, but not too far from neutral white. In this mode, 90% of the DCI-P3 color space is covered.

Display test results in vivid color mode

HONOR claims that the phone can reach 1,300 nits in bright sunlight, even reaching 1,800 nits when displaying HDR content.

According to my own measurements, the maximum panel brightness of the HONOR Magic5 Pro is around 780 nits at full brightness in manual mode, and increases to 1,270 nits if we set the auto mode and are under a bright environment (online with the 1,3000 nits promised by HONOR for the HBM mode, High Brightness Mode ).

Although I played a test HDR video with a blank screen, I couldn’t get above 1,270 nits of brightness. I do not know under what circumstances the 1,800 nits indicated by HONOR are achieved when playing HDR content.

In this comparative graph we reflect the maximum brightness value with the screen at 100% in white, since it is the usual way of measuring the brightness of a screen.

This maximum brightness value with the screen illuminated at 100% is very high , surpassing any other high-end smartphone at the time of analysis. My congratulations to HONOR for it.

The black color is very deep , so the colorimeter has been unable to measure any level of gloss. This means that the color black is really black and that the contrast is theoretically infinite.

OLED screens have a peculiar behavior when viewed from an angle. On the one hand, the light emitters are closer to the surface, and this causes the contrast and brightness to vary less when moving relative to the center, but on the other hand, the Pentile matrix causes the colors to be distorted.

In the case of the HONOR Magic5 Pro, the viewing angles are wide and the colors are hardly altered when looking at the screen from an angle. Now, since the screen is curved on the sides, when looking at the phone from the front you can see a darker color on the sides.

HONOR has incorporated the functionality to turn on the screen with a double tap to see if we have pending notifications, as well as the Always Show on Screen functionality , although it is somewhat hidden in Settings > Main screen and wallpaper > Always show on screen.

Always On Display screen (or, as Honor calls it, Always Show on Screen) 

This functionality shows the time / date, battery level and app notification icons on the lock screen. It is possible to configure that it is always active, only when you click on the screen or at certain times.

HONOR has incorporated a reading mode that filters out blue light to relieve eye strain. It can be activated manually or, if we prefer, we can program the start and end time. An eBook mode is also present , which prevents eye strain if you read for an extended period of time on the device. When this mode is enabled, the device screen appears in black and white to rest your eyes.

HONOR has included high-frequency PWM dimming at 2,160 Hz (the highest in the industry), which prevents screen flicker at low brightness levels (less than 100 nits) while maintaining color fidelity. Even though it is imperceptible to the eye, this flicker causes headaches in some people. Other smartphones resort to DC Dimming which, by acting on the screen circuit power, reduces flicker at the cost of deteriorating image quality.

Your phone offers a Video Enhancement feature that enhances the color and contrast of full-screen videos for a more vivid viewing experience. The idea of ​​this feature is to convert non-HDR videos to HDR videos, although, of course, it does not work miracles.

Another related feature is Frame Rate Acceleration , which increases the frame rate of full screen videos for a smoother experience. In practice, this is the usual MEMC functionality, present in most televisions, which inserts an interpolated frame between two frames to increase videos to 60 FPS. As is well known, not everyone likes this functionality .

Both video features are only available in supported apps like YouTube or Netflix.

Finally, HONOR has included a curious function to take care of eyes called circadian night screen, which seeks to improve the quality of sleep by automatically adjusting the color temperature of the screen based on body rhythm. By activating this option, the screen color appears warmer.

Hardware

The HONOR Magic5 Pro incorporates the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, a high-end chip introduced at the end of 2022 and manufactured at 4nm at TSMC (N4P).

This is the Qualcomm Snapdragon Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

It integrates four different CPU cores: a fast and large ARM Cortex-X3 main core up to 3.2 GHz, two high-performance ARM Cortex-A715 cores up to 2.8 GHz, another two Cortex-A710 performance cores up to 2.8 GHz and three ARM Cortex-A510 efficiency cores up to 2 GHz. All cores can use the 8MB shared L3 cache.

A big improvement over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is the integrated Adreno 740 GPU, which supports Hardware Raytracing. The integrated Adreno 730 offers a graphical improvement of 30% compared to the previous Adreno 660.

The chip also integrates a Hexagon accelerator for AI workloads (tensor, scalar, and vector). The built-in AI engine can deliver up to 4x faster AI performance thanks to the increased tensor engine.

The ISP 18-Bit-Spectra is capable of processing photos up to 200 MP and working with videos up to 8k30 (including 10-bit, HDR10+, HLG and Dolby Vision). The 18-Bit-Spectra-ISP has also undergone great improvements and is now called Snapdragon Sight.

The integrated Snapdragon X70 5G modem is also new, as is the FastConnect 7800 modem with support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3.

In Spain, the HONOR Magic5 Pro is accompanied by 12 GB of LPDDR5x RAM , which is more than enough to have several applications open at the same time.

LPDDR5x memory is the fastest at the moment. It is manufactured using the 14 nm process and offers a data transfer rate of 8.5 Gbps , which is 1.3 times faster than the 6.4 Gbps speed of LPDDR5. In addition, it offers 20% lower power consumption than LPDDR5 DRAM.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro arrives in our country in a single 512 GB storage variant . This storage is very fast since it is UFS 4.0 type.

UFS 4.0 increases read speeds up to 4,200 MB/s, which is essentially double the currently available UFS 3.1 standard. Write speeds also increase to 2,800 MB/s, up from 1,200 MB/s.

Read and write performance numbers refer to sequential transfers, so random reads and writes will likely be slower. Overall, UFS 4.0 is 46% more efficient in terms of power consumption than UFS 3.1 , as it is capable of delivering a sequential read speed of up to 6.0 MB/s per milliampere (mA).

In the unlikely event that you need to expand storage, we have bad news: the HONOR Magic5 Pro does not support the use of a microSD card.

The USB-C port is a USB 3.2 type and supports OTG, so you can connect a USB-C key and access it as if it were external storage. It also supports DisplayPort over USB-C with an HDMI adapter, in case you want to connect it to a display or TV to enjoy 4K UHD video at 60 fps.

MagicOS offers two battery modes: Balanced and Performance . Performance mode allows the CPU and GPU to reach higher temperatures before reducing performance, without endangering the phone.

The drawback is that the device can feel too hot in your hands and, in addition, the battery consumption increases, so it is not a recommended mode on a day-to-day basis.

Next, we are going to see the results of the phone in various benchmarks , which will give us an idea of ​​the power of this terminal compared to other phones. All the tests have been carried out in the Balanced mode, as it is the one that is active by default and the one that most users will use.

In the AnTuTu v9 benchmark , it has achieved a result of 1,033,121 points , a very high score.

In the Geekbench 6 benchmark focused on processor performance, it has achieved 1,345/4,445 points in the single/multi-core tests, which are again high results.

In the PCMark 3.0 general performance test, which measures performance when performing everyday tasks, it has obtained a score of 14,668 points , again a very high value.

In terms of storage, the phone scores extremely high in AndroBench reading speed tests since, as we have said, it has the fastest UFS 4.0 storage.

Games on the HONOR Magic5 Pro move smoothly

Next, we are going to see the results in various graphics benchmarks to check the expected performance in games.

To optimize gaming performance, the HONOR Magic5 Pro incorporates Turbo X GPU with graphic instruction optimization and an AI scheduling engine that recognizes the scene on the screen and generates additional frames among the existing ones to deliver smoother images. Dynamic frame interpolation ensures a higher and more stable frame rate with lower power consumption.

In GFXBench tests based on modern low-level and high-efficiency APIs (Metal on iOS and Vulkan on Android), the phone achieves high results compared to other phones.

In the 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited test , the phone also achieved a very high result.

To check the graphics performance on a day-to-day basis, I have tried several demanding 3D games: Real Racing 3, Asphalt 9 and Call of Duty Mobile .

Using the GameBench software , I have been able to measure various performance parameters in these games in real world play.

Do you know GameBench Pro? GameBench Pro is the industry’s leading tool for measuring gaming performance on Android and iOS smartphones. If you want to know more, you can visit their website .

Games get a stable rate around 60 FPS in Asphalt 9, 60 FPS in Call of Duty and 120 FPS in Real Racing 3.  These are high values, as you would expect for a smartphone with these characteristics.

(*) Game quality settings:

Asphalt 9: Graphics quality set to “high”
Real Racing 3: Default graphics quality
Call of Duty Mobile: “Very high” graphics quality and frames per second at “Full” speed

In addition to point performance, it is important to know if the phone is capable of sustaining this performance over time or if it is reduced by the increase in processor temperature.

In the CPU Throttling test , which measures the drop in CPU performance after 15 minutes of sustained load, the phone has obtained an improvable result, since performance has dropped by 38% after about 8 minutes, although after about 3 minutes has recovered. You can see the performance graph here.

The 3DMark Wild Life Stress Test measures the variation in graphics performance after 20 minutes of running the test.

The phone has obtained a quite improvable result of 46%, which means that the graphics performance deteriorates after a long period of use. In any case, given the great graphics power, you probably won’t notice this drop.

In general, the HONOR Magic5 Pro has achieved excellent results in the benchmarks, as expected considering that it comes with the best hardware of the moment. The only point that could be improved is the sustained performance, since, after several minutes with a high load, the CPU and GPU performance is significantly reduced.

On a day-to-day basis, I haven’t experienced any signs of lag when moving around the interface, opening apps, or switching between tasks.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro supports connectivity via NFC, infrared, Bluetooth 5.2 and WiFi 7 (but curiously it does not support the 6 GHz band). It lacks UWB (Ultra Wideband), although today it does not have many uses except for tracking tags such as Galaxy SmartTag+.

According to HONOR, this phone possesses the industry’s first independent Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antenna architecture , which, according to HONOR, improves Wi-Fi performance by 200% and reduces its latency by 30% compared to with the industry’s traditional antenna design.

In the tests that I have carried out, the network speed for both Wi-Fi and 5G cellular connection have been satisfactory .

The HONOR Magic5 Pro has achieved 300 Mbps download and upload on Wi-Fi with a 300 Mbps connection. In the 5G cellular connectivity test, I have measured speeds of around 23 Mbps download and 12 Mbps upload with the Orange’s 5G network in an area with not very good coverage.

In the “absences” section, it should be noted that it does not incorporate FM radio , which some users will find as a limitation.

Even indoors, the Honor Magic5 Pro gets satellite connectivity very quickly and accurately. It supports the four largest satellite networks in all possible frequency bands: GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a) and GALILEO (E1+E5a).

Biometric systems

The HONOR Magic5 Pro has two biometric authentication systems: fingerprint reading and 3D facial recognition.

HONOR has incorporated a fingerprint reader under the screen itself  that allows you to quickly unlock the phone by placing your finger on the area of ​​the screen where the sensor is located. The sensor is positioned a bit too low for my liking, so it may take a bit of finger stretch to reach it depending on how you hold the phone.

When you move the phone, the fingerprint area appears marked, so you just have to put your finger on it to unlock the phone without having to touch any button .

Fingerprint reader under the screen of the HONOR Magic5 Pro

HONOR has also added a facial recognition system that uses the front-facing camera to capture a 3D image, making it just as secure as a fingerprint.

Face unlock works very quickly, so it’s really convenient if, for some reason, you prefer not to put your finger on the screen to unlock your phone.

HONOR allows fingerprint and face recognition to be active at the same time , so we can use the one that best suits us at any time.

Battery

The HONOR Magic5 Pro’s battery has a capacity of 5,100 mAh , which is a high value for a phone with this screen size.

HONOR claims that on a single full charge, the phone supports up to 17.4 hours of YouTube online video playback or 11.46 hours of Snapchat browsing.

To check the autonomy, I have carried out the battery test of the well-known PCMark test: Work 3.0.

i ️ Info: A reflection on autonomy tests

Given the importance of the screen in the consumption of the battery, it is important to calibrate with a colorimeter (or a similar instrument) the screens at the same absolute level of brightness (it is not valid to set it to 50%) if you want to obtain comparable autonomy results. between devices.

Otherwise, the results may be greatly affected by the brightness level of each smartphone’s screen and are therefore not comparable. Not all analyzes take this into account and sometimes absurd values ​​are read in this test.

In the case of PCMark: Work 3.0, the test itself indicates that the test must be carried out with the screen calibrated at 200 nits so that the results are comparable. This is how we perform autonomy tests on smartphones.

PCMark Work 3.0 tests the autonomy of the terminal when carrying out a mixture of daily and demanding tasks, since the test simulates browsing web pages, writing texts and inserting images, applying filters to photos, editing videos and data manipulation.

In PCMark’s Work Battery Life 3.0 battery test , the phone has given an excellent result of 12 hours and 55 minutes with the active dynamic rate.

If we reduce the refresh rate to 60 Hz, the autonomy result increases to 15 hours and 33 minutes , which is also quite a high mark.

On a day-to-day basis, the autonomy of the HONOR Magic5 Pro is very good. I haven’t had any difficulty getting to the end of the day with around 30 percent battery remaining with moderate use of the phone setting the dynamic refresh rate.

In addition, HONOR has incorporated a power saving mode within the Manager app and in the Settings section . This mode saves power by turning on dark mode, disabling Always-On Display functionality and auto-syncing, restricting background app activity, and reducing visual effects.

HONOR also offers a maximum performance mode , which optimizes settings for higher performance, but this causes battery consumption and temperature to increase.

The Manager app also performs an analysis of the phone’s status to increase energy savings by suggesting various actions.

For example, the app indicates which applications consume the most energy and what settings we can modify to reduce energy consumption: reduce the time the screen waits before turning off, set the brightness to automatic mode, deactivate automatic rotation, etc

One feature that I liked is that it allows you to individually select which apps can start automatically, as well as which ones can continue to run in the background . In addition, the phone also indicates which applications consume a lot of power so that we know where we are going to reap the most benefits.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro features 66W fast charging technology which is quite fast for what we usually find in most smartphones — however, some phones already exceed fast charging at more than 100W.

HONOR offers Smart Charging , which preserves your battery by learning your charging routine and delaying a full charge from 80 percent until the phone deems you need to use it.

In my tests, the entire charging process took 51 minutes with the included 66W charger. In just half an hour, it has achieved 70 percent charge.

I wish HONOR (and other manufacturers, especially Chinese ones) would adopt USB-PD as a fast charging standard, since to get the maximum charging speed you need to use the brand’s own charger.

HONOR Magic5 Pro fast charging process

The HONOR Magic5 Pro also includes 50W wireless charging , which is a very high value that you will only reach if you get a charger from the brand. Since I do not have a wireless charger with this power, I have not been able to test it.

The phone offers reverse wired charging , so it is capable of charging another smartphone if you connect it using a USB-C to USB-C cable.

Software

The HONOR Magic5 Pro runs Android 13 , and on top of the operating system, HONOR incorporates its own MagicOS 7.1 customization layer .

Fun fact: HONOR has renamed its Android customization layer from Magic UI to MagicOS with the release of version 7 in an attempt to break away from its Huawei EMUI roots.

Per the brand’s software update policy, this device will receive at least two major Android software updates and four years of security updates.

MagicOS 7 was announced in November of last year with some design improvements, such as flatter icons, smoother animations, and a new HONOR Sans font that is present throughout the interface.

The home screen has large folders that allow you to open the apps inside directly by clicking on the icons, without having to expand the folder. The horizontal bar below the icons of apps that support cards ( popup widgets ) is also present .

MagicOS 7 also offers a split-screen mode and pop-ups that are supported by some native and third-party apps.

If you have multiple HONOR devices, MagicRing allows you to transfer files, share clipboard and receive notifications seamlessly between MagicOS devices and Honor laptops.

Unlike traditional point-to-point connections, MagicRing allows multiple devices to connect automatically with low power consumption. This system allows you to use the same keyboard and mouse for many devices, receive calls and notifications on a device other than your smartphone, and run the same program continuously on all devices.

MagicOS 7 incorporates OS Turbo X, GPU Turbo X, and LINK Turbo X, which make up the Turbo X system engine. The former uses artificial intelligence (AI) preload technology to accelerate application launches across multiple use cases, and the latter Learn how to provision resources to applications on demand by detecting scenes and understanding user behavior.

If you enjoy spending time playing games, you’ll surely appreciate the Game Manager feature, which offers the ability to turn on gesture prevention, increase FPS, expand game colors, record gameplay video, block notifications during gameplay, and more. .

In addition to Google Assistant, YOYO Assistant is also included, which takes care of app suggestions based on the situation and usage habits and enables functions such as Magic Text, which allows you to extract text from images to copy, drag or touch it and access services associated (at the moment, this function only recognizes text in Chinese, English and French).

In addition to these new features, MagicOS offers interesting features on Android, such as:

• Application lock to protect access to an application by fingerprint or facial recognition
• Safe to protect access to certain content such as images, videos or files
• App Twin  to clone apps (to have two accounts in apps that don’t support multi-account.
• Private Space to store personal data independently from the main space.
• Password manager to store usernames and passwords locally on the smartphone and access them via the lock screen password.
• Desktop mode to use the phone in a computer-like interface

Multimedia

The HONOR Magic5 Pro has two speakers located on the top and bottom of the phone, so it offers stereo sound. The top speaker actually has two outputs, one placed on the top edge and one on the ear cup. The position makes it not easy to cover them by mistake with your hands when holding it horizontally.

The speakers are not identical, but the upper one focuses on the mid tones, while the lower one focuses on the bass and treble. In any case, the sound is heard quite balanced.

In my tests, the sound has been heard powerful and clear, with a quality above what we find in many other phones.

HONOR has dispensed with the traditional headphone jack , so we will have to use USB-C or Bluetooth headphones, or use a USB-C to 3.5 mm adapter.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro does not come with its own music player software, but instead makes use of YouTube Music , like many other smartphones.

If you are used to listening to music with headphones, you will be happy to know that HONOR includes a 3D audio technology that it calls Histen.

This technology allows you to enjoy various playback modes through headphones : automatic, 3D audio, natural and standard.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro also features a ten-band sound equalizer with several preset modes, should you prefer a more granular setting.

At the codecs level, the HONOR Magic5 Pro is compatible with SBC, AAC, LDAC HD, aptX and aptX HD.

In practice, the sound is very good with headphones, although my poorly trained ear does not appreciate a substantial improvement compared to other high-end smartphones.

HONOR Magic5 Pro Sound Options

The Gallery app is owned by HONOR and is used to view and play the photos and videos stored on the phone. The app incorporates three tabs:

• Photos (to view all stored photos)
• Albums (to see the content organized in photos, videos, screenshots, favorites, etc.)
• Create (to create stories, videos, and collages from photos)

The application also allows you to edit the images using various basic tools for cropping, adjusting the color, modifying the contrast, etc.

HONOR Magic5 Pro Gallery App

The HONOR Magic5 Pro is L1 certified by Google’s Widevine DRM system , so we can play HD content on streaming apps like Netflix. It is also possible to watch HDR videos on compatible streaming apps like Netflix or YouTube.

cameras

HONOR has included three rear cameras in the Magic5 Pro:

• Wide-angle camera (23mm) with 50MP sensor (1/1.12″, 1.4µm), f/1.6 aperture lens, multidirectional PDAF autofocus and optical stabilization (OIS)
• Ultra wide angle camera (13 mm, 122º) with 50MP (1/2.5″) sensor with f/2.0 aperture lens and autofocus.
• Telephoto camera (90mm, 3.5x) with 50MP Sony IMX858 sensor, f/3.0 aperture lens, PDAF autofocus and optical stabilization (OIS)

These cameras are accompanied by a ToF depth sensor, which helps improve focus and produce more realistic blur in portrait mode. It also incorporates a light source flicker sensor, a multispectral color sensor, and a single (not dual) flash.

In addition, it has a pair of front cameras:

• Wide angle camera (100º) with 12MP sensor (1.22µm) lens with f/2.4 aperture.
• 3D depth camera

A curious aspect of this phone is that it has two cameras capable of shooting in Macro mode: the ultra wide angle camera at a distance of 2.5 cm and the telephoto camera at a distance of 30 cm. Super Macro mode employs the ultra-wide angle camera.

HONOR debuts the new Falcon Capture in Milliseconds, optimizing the speed of the entire image capture process. Compared with the previous generation, the boot speed, focus speed, shutter reaction, and image speed on HONOR Magic5 Pro have increased by 102%, 245%, 147%, and 118%, respectively.

Falcon Millisecond Capture not only provides HONOR Magic5 Pro with fast capture speed, but also increases sharpness when capturing moving scenes.

The Camera app is pretty standard. The main modes are arranged in a carousel, and you can switch between them with a swipe.

The “More” menu contains the rest of the modes. General camera settings are accessed via an icon in the upper right corner of the viewfinder.

The AI ​​button at the top of the viewfinder applies certain optimizations to the scene and suggests which camera to use based on the environment. Plus, if you get close enough to an object, it automatically switches to Super Macro mode using the ultra-wide camera.

If the AI ​​option is activated, the Camera app can automatically recommend filters based on usage habits.

One of the options that it incorporates is Intelligent Focus , which allows the focus to automatically follow people, cats or dogs to take photos or videos. It works by tapping on the subject on the screen to lock focus for continuous tracking.

Smart Capture is also present , which includes the option to automatically take photos when smiles are detected and the automatic capture of smiling, jumping and running moments of people, cats and dogs.

If you’re an expert user, you’ll be happy to know that HONOR includes a Professional mode that allows you to manually adjust parameters such as ISO sensitivity, focus point, white balance, shutter speed, and more. It is also possible to shoot in RAW mode.

Main camera (wide angle)

The HONOR Magic5 Pro has a custom 50 MP sensor that is quite large (1/1.12″), although there are already phones on the market with 1″ sensors such as the Xiaomi 13 Pro. This sensor is located behind a lens very bright (f/1.6), which also has optical stabilization.

This camera saves photos at 12 MP resolution by default, instead of the 12.5 MP one might expect as a result of 4-in-1 pixel binning. The reason is that the camera crops the edges a bit, which explains the difference between the focal length of your 23mm lens and the 27mm that appears in the EXIF ​​field.

HONOR offers a High Resolution mode that allows you to capture an image at the native 50MP resolution, resulting in sharper images, as seen in this example.

Comparison between photographs taken at 50MP or 12MP

Next, we can see some photos taken with the main camera. The camera does a good job of preserving detail, maintaining good colouring, and offering a wide dynamic range in good light conditions. Sometimes the shots look a bit underexposed, but nothing that can’t be fixed by editing the photo.

Photos taken with the main camera in good lighting conditions

HONOR offers a Night mode to take brighter shots when the light is dim. It is not necessary to activate this mode manually, since the phone automatically applies it when it detects that there is low light. In my tests, I have hardly noticed any difference between shooting in Photo mode or in Night mode, although in the latter mode the shooting is slightly slower.

Image quality remains very high when light is poor. Captures remain sharp thanks to low noise levels, colors are vivid and realistic, and dynamic range remains wide.

Below, we can see some photos taken in low light.

Photos taken with the main camera in low light conditions

HONOR includes an Artificial Intelligence setting that detects the scene you’re shooting and adjusts certain image parameters. Below, we can see some photographs taken with this mode where the camera has detected that it was photographing food or vegetation and has increased the vividness and brightness of the colors.

Difference between photos taken in normal mode and AI mode

The Camera app allows you to take photos with 2x zoom, although in reality it is a crop of the central area of ​​the image and a scale to the desired resolution. This means that we get a result similar to manually cropping a shot taken without zoom.

ultra wide angle camera

The ultra-wide-angle camera includes a 50 MP sensor behind a 13mm (122º) lens that offers a fairly reasonable aperture (f/2.0) and also has autofocus.

Captures during the day offer sharp images, vivid colors and high contrast. Although ultra-wide cameras distort at the extremes, HONOR has done a good job to reduce such distortion so that straight lines don’t look curved.

Photos taken with the Ultra Wide Camera during the day

This lens does not have optical stabilization and its aperture is limited, so a priori we might think that it is not suitable for taking pictures in low light situations.

However, the result is quite good and the captures are perfectly usable, with a level of quality above what we usually see in this type of camera.

Here are some examples of photos taken at night or in low light.

Photos taken with the ultra wide-angle camera at night

As I mentioned earlier, the ultra-wide angle camera also works as a macro camera , being able to take shots from just 2.5 centimeters away.

Below we can see some examples of photos taken in macro mode, which look quite good.

Photos taken with the ultra-wide angle camera in Macro mode

telephoto camera

The telephoto camera also uses a 50 MP sensor behind a 90mm periscope lens, which is equivalent to 3.5x zoom. This lens has a somewhat limited aperture (f/3.0), so you can expect image quality to suffer in low light.

Captures during the day offer sharp images, with good colors and a wide dynamic range, as can be seen in these examples. However, if we are demanding, we can notice that the images do not offer as much detail when magnified as other smartphones with a similar zoom.

Photographs taken with the telephoto camera in bright light

While many phones resort to cropping the main camera in low light conditions (with the blurriness issues that this causes), the HONOR Magic5 Pro still uses the telephoto camera.

When the light is low, the telephoto camera still holds up quite well and the shots are perfectly usable. However, the sharpness of the captures is reduced and, if the scene has movement, it is quite likely that we will capture a blur .

Below we can see some shots in low light conditions.

Photographs taken with the telephoto camera in low light

Portrait mode

HONOR has included a Depth Camera that improves the blur effect of Aperture or Portrait mode photos by more accurately measuring the distance from the camera to the subject.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro offers two shooting modes that make use of the depth camera:

• Aperture Mode: Allows you to choose an aperture from f /0.95 to f /16.
• Portrait mode: Allows you to activate the bokeh effect (but not the intensity of the effect) and the level of beauty retouching (between 0 and 10).

The ideal lens for taking a portrait is one with a focal length of about 50mm, which is equivalent to a 2x zoom. Therefore, when selecting Portrait mode, the default 2x zoom (a crop of the central area) of the main camera is used, although you can also choose 1x for a full-length portrait. Curiously, it is not possible to choose the telephoto camera.

Next, we can see some examples of photography taken in Portrait mode. The HONOR Magic5 Pro does an excellent job of separating the person from the background of the image, with only a few minor flaws in the hair area.

Photos taken in Portrait mode

Frontal camera

The front camera has a 12MP sensor with an f /2.4 aperture lens. As for video, it allows recording at 4K at 30 fps. Although it does not have a front flash, it is able to illuminate the screen in a very intense white color when taking a selfie to emulate the presence of a flash.

The Camera app allows you to select three framing levels: 0.7x (18mm), 0.8x (21mm), and 1x (26mm). The 0.7x frame is especially wide, making it ideal for group selfies.

The quality of the selfies is good . Other smartphones have a lower dynamic range and illuminated backgrounds appear white, but the HONOR Magic5 Pro correctly exposes the entire image, as can be seen in some of these examples.

Selfies taken with the front camera

The HONOR Magic5 Pro can also take portraits with the front camera, although the hair trimming looks a bit artificial in my tests.

Portrait mode selfies taken with the front camera

Video recording

The HONOR Magic5 Pro is capable of recording video up to 4K (3840×2160) resolution at 60 fps with the main and telephoto cameras, while 4K video at 30 fps is possible with the ultra-wide camera. The front camera can record video to [email protected]

It is not possible to record 4K videos for more than 15 minutes , which can be a problem for content creators. An interesting functionality is that it allows you to use wireless headphones for remote sound recording.

Electronic stabilization is available on the front and ultra-wide cameras, while the wide-angle and telephoto cameras use optical stabilization (assisted by electronic stabilization in the case of the wide-angle camera).

When recording a video, it is possible to switch between the front and rear cameras at will, as well as record with both cameras at the same time. It is also possible to record video with the main camera and the wide-angle camera simultaneously.

HONOR allows you to record videos in efficient video format (H.265), which takes up 35% less space, as well as in HDR10+ format. It also offers a feature called Magic Shot that intelligently identifies noteworthy moments to generate short videos or recommend standout photos.

Next, we can see some videos recorded during the day , which offer excellent quality. Electronic stabilization is available in all resolutions.

Videos recorded in good light

Below we can see some videos shot at night , which look pretty good even when a recording rate of 60 fps is selected.

Videos recorded in low light

HONOR has included some video recording features specially designed for vloggers , as it allows you to record with multiple cameras at the same time. For example, using the Multi video mode it is possible to record with the front camera + wide angle camera at [email protected] at the same time without losing electronic stabilization or beauty mode.

HONOR has added a curious video mode called Story that generates a video in which several separately recorded scenes are concatenated. This mode works best in landscape.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro offers Log 4K 10-bit video recording , to enable creators to produce cinematic-level images.

Finally, it also allows you to capture in Cinematic 3D LUT format, which improves the appearance of videos with cinematic color tones in HDR quality:

• LUT 1 – Classic: Based on Kodak Vision film and the ARRI Alexa color system. Very resistant and attractive look.
• LUT 2 – Sun Splash: Based on the sun-kissed “gold” look often used in 1970s movies, artwork created with this LUT exudes a warm feel.
• LUT 3 – Focus: Unique saturated blacks, whites, skin tones and reds. Perfect for dramatic lighting with reds or warm skin tones.
• LUT 4 – Bravura: Based on the Kodak Vision Premiere film. This LUT provides more saturation, deeper blacks, cool shadows, and warm highlights. A very rugged look can be created with increased drama and color, especially suitable for capturing architecture.
• LUT 5 – Dazzling: Inspired by the Fuji movie. This LUT produces bright colors, medium contrast, and less warmth. Suitable for many conditions, especially colorful outdoor scenes.
• LUT 6 – Pure: Inspired by the popular Korean and Japanese movie style, this LUT offers a bright, cool tone with enhanced blacks, perfect for expressing feelings of freshness and elegance.
• LUT 7 – Nostalgia: Inspired by Wes Anderson, this LUT with warm tones, slightly desaturated colors and medium contrast, suitable for a wide range of scenarios with medium to bright lighting.
• LUT 8 – Sombre: This LUT provides a fade bypass effect and an overall cyan wash by filling in the highlights and filtering into the blacks, creating a sense of urgency and providing instant excitement in the darkest scenes.

When Movie mode is activated, it automatically recommends a LUT based on the shooting scene.

voice calls

The HONOR Magic5 Pro features multiple noise-cancelling microphones to eliminate background noise and improve sound quality during calls.

Supports VoLTE and WiFi calls. It supports Dual SIM and you can use two Nano SIMs or one eSIM instead. You can also mix an eSIM and a Nano SIM, but a dual eSIM is not possible.

In the tests that we have carried out, the voice quality is correct and we have been able to perfectly hold conversations in moderately noisy environments without difficulties, since it manages to suppress the noise of the environment very well.

A special feature is AI Call Privacy , which adjusts the call volume based on the surrounding noise level, ensuring that other people nearby cannot hear what the person you are talking to is saying.

Precio

The HONOR Magic5 Pro goes on sale in Spain in May for a price of €1,199 with 12GB/512GB (see offers at Amazon | Mediamarkt ).

For a similar price, there are quite a few alternatives on the market that are interesting.

The Xiaomi 13 Pro ( €1,399 , see offers on Amazon | Mediamarkt ) has a 6.7″ AMOLED screen up to 120 Hz, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, 12 GB of LPDDR5x RAM, 256 GB of UFS 4.0 storage, large rear cameras Wide angle (50MP f/1.9) + ultra wide angle (50MP f/2.4) + 3.3x telephoto lens (50MP f/2.0), front camera (32MP f/2.0) and 4,820 mAh battery with 120 W fast charging and wireless charging at 50W.

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra ( €1,409 , see offers on Amazon | Mediamarkt ) has a 6.8″ LTPO AMOLED screen up to 120 Hz, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy processor, 8/12 GB of LPDDR5x RAM, 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4 storage, rear camera wide angle (200MP, f/1.7) + ultra wide angle (12MP, f/2.2) + 3x telephoto (10MP, f/2.4) + 10x telephoto (10MP, f/4.9), front camera (10MP, f/2.2), 5G connectivity and 5,000 mAh battery with 45W fast charging.

The Pixel 7 Pro ( €899 , see offers on Amazon | Mediamarkt ) is a smartphone with a 6.7″ 120Hz AMOLED screen, Google Tensor 2 processor, 8/12GB of RAM, 128/256/512 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, wide-angle (50MP, f/1.9) + ultra-wide (12MP, f/2.2) + 5x telephoto (48MP, f/3.5) rear camera, front-facing camera (11MP, f/2.2), and 5,000 mAh battery with charge fast at 30W.

The OPPO Find X5 Pro ( €1,299 , see offers on Amazon | Mediamarkt ) has a 6.7″ Super AMOLED WQHD+ screen at 120 Hz, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM, 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, rear cameras wide angle (50MP, f/1.7) + ultra wide angle (50MP, f/2.2) + telephoto lens (13MP, f72.4), front camera (32MP, f/2.4) and 5,000 mAh battery with 80W fast charging.

conclusions

The HONOR Magic5 Pro comes with an attractive design, with an aluminum frame and a glass back cover available in Black (black) or Meadow Green (green). The black finish I’ve tried has a glossy hue that makes fingerprints easily marked, but the green has a matte finish.

With a thickness of 8.8 mm (13 mm if we take into account the rear camera) and a weight of 219 grams, the phone is quite forceful. At the same time, it feels somewhat slippery in the hand, so you have to be careful that it does not fall off. It has IP68 water and dust resistance , so you don’t have to worry if it gets wet.

What is most striking about the phone’s design is the large camera module, which emerges from the rear surface like a volcano crater. Given its large size, the phone barely dances when tapping on the screen while sitting on the table, as it provides great support.

On the front, its large 6.8″ screen stands out, surrounded by symmetrical and narrow frames , which give it a high screen-to-body ratio of 91% according to GSMArena .

The screen is curved at the sides, which helps to make the side frames almost completely disappear from view. In return, it can produce unwanted reflections.

HONOR has included an elongated pill-shaped hole in the upper left corner of the screen, which houses the front-facing camera and 3D facial recognition camera. This cutout is quite larger than in other flagships, so it will not be to the liking of all users.

When it comes to unlocking the phone, the HONOR Magic5 Pro includes a fingerprint reader under the screen that works quickly, although it is located a bit low for my taste. We can also make use of facial recognition through the 3D camera, which unlocks instantly.

HONOR has incorporated an AMOLED LTPO2 panel with Quad HD+ resolution , offering a bountiful pixel density of 460 ppi. The screen is capable of displaying a wide range of colors.

In normal color mode , the screen offers very high color fidelity . If we choose the vivid color mode , the color fidelity slightly worsens, since, as the name itself indicates, the colors appear oversaturated (although many people prefer vivid colors even if they are unreal).

The maximum brightness of the screen is around 1,270 nits (measured with the screen fully illuminated in white), which is a very high value. Since the panel is OLED, the black color is pure and the contrast is very high (theoretically infinite).

The screen offers the Always On Screen mode that permanently shows the time and other information of interest, such as battery level and notification icons. It is possible to wake the screen with a double tap on it or by lifting it, as well as make it turn on momentarily when a notification arrives.

It has a panel with a high refresh rate of 120 Hz that makes animations look much smoother. HONOR offers four possible modes: standard (60Hz), medium (90Hz), high (120Hz), or dynamic.

HONOR has incorporated a reading mode that filters blue light to alleviate eye strain and 2,160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming to prevent screen flicker at low brightness levels. It also includes some video enhancement options like Video Optimization to improve color and contrast and Frame Rate Acceleration , which increases the frame rate of videos.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro is powered by the high-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor manufactured using a 4nm process. It is the most powerful chip that we can find on the market today, so it has power to spare for any task.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro is accompanied by 12 GB of LPDDR5x RAM , which is the fastest at the moment. With this amount, you can keep multiple apps open at once.

In the CPU and GPU benchmarks, the HONOR Magic5 Pro scores excellently, which is nothing to envy from other high-end smartphones.

The 3D graphics performance is good , as expected given the hardware it incorporates. The only point of improvement is that the performance suffers after a long period of sustained load, which could translate into a drop in FPS in long gaming sessions.

On a day-to-day basis, the HONOR Magic5 Pro moves quickly and I have not experienced any slowdowns when moving around the interface, loading and moving heavy apps/games or multi-tasking.

I have tested three demanding 3D games like Asphalt 9 , Real Racing and Call of Duty Mobile , and in all of them I have measured high average refresh rates, in some cases above 100 FPS. Therefore, today, if you are a fan of games, you will have no problem enjoying demanding 3D titles to the fullest.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro is available in Spain in a single configuration with 512 GB of storage. This storage is of the UFS 4.0 type, which is the fastest at the moment. In the unlikely event that you need to expand storage, it does not support the use of a micro-SD card.

In terms of connectivity, the HONOR Magic5 Pro is well served with 5G, WiFi 7 (although it does not support 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, and an infrared emitter, but it does not have an FM radio. Newly, it has separate antennas for Bluetooth and WiFi located on different parts of the phone, which prevents mutual interference and increases speed and reduces latency for both connections.

The phone supports WiFi and VoLTE calls, and supports Dual SIM using two nanoSIMs or a combination of nanoSIM + eSIM. HONOR has incorporated a curious feature called AI Call Privacy , which adjusts the call volume according to the noise level of the environment to keep the conversation private.

Inside, it has a 5,100 mAh battery that, in my tests, has obtained very good autonomy at 60 Hz, which is also maintained when activating the dynamic refresh rate or 120 Hz. It has a 66W fast charge that allows recharge the battery in just over 50 minutes, as well as 50W wireless charging.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro offers stereo sound thanks to two speakers located on the bottom and top (the latter is double, since the sound is emitted from both the earpiece in the ear and the grill on the upper side edge) of the phone. It lacks a 3.5mm jack.

Focusing on the phone’s software, the HONOR Magic5 Pro runs MagicOS 7.1 on top of Android 13. This device will receive at least two major Android software updates and four years of security updates.

HONOR incorporates improvements compared to Android , such as the ability to customize the theme, display widgets by dragging over the app icon, manage app permissions in a fairly granular way, control the phone using gestures, protect apps and private content (photos, videos and files) with password, clone apps, show apps in floating windows, etc. If you have an HONOR laptop, you will benefit from MagicRing, which allows information to be exchanged between mobile and laptop.

Fortunately, the US veto does not apply to the brand and, therefore, it incorporates Google mobile services (GMS) and the Play Store app store .

The HONOR Magic5 Pro features a triple rear camera consisting of wide-angle (50MP, f /1.6), ultra-wide (50MP, f /2.0) and 3.5x telephoto (50MP, f /3.0) lenses.

Starting with the main camera, its performance in abundant light conditions is very good. When the light is low, the main camera maintains excellent image quality, on a par with the best high-end smartphones.

Portraits are taken with this camera, with a choice of 1x or 2x being possible, and offer excellent image quality thanks to good subject-background separation.

The ultra-wide-angle camera gets good shots during the day, and holds up very well at night, thanks to the use of the Night mode that is activated automatically.

One interesting aspect is that the ultra-wide camera doubles as a macro camera , which is useful if you like to photograph objects up close.

The telephoto camera allows us to get closer to objects with a 3.5x magnification, getting very interesting captures when we have to get closer to a distant object. Image quality is good, although sharpness isn’t as high as other telephoto cameras I’ve tested.

When it comes to recording video, the HONOR Magic5 Pro offers recording up to 4K at 60 fps with the main camera, making it possible to record in HDR10+ format. Image quality is good and stabilization works well at all resolutions.

The front camera has a 12 MP resolution and captures high-quality selfies. It allows you to select three angle levels, which makes it ideal for group, couple or individual selfies. It also allows you to take good selfies in Portrait mode, although the separation is somewhat artificial and the “glob” effect is noticeable.

In conclusion, the HONOR Magic5 Pro is a highly recommended smartphone if you are looking for a device with an excellent screen, very high performance, high-quality cameras, and a battery with great autonomy and fast charging.

The HONOR Magic5 Pro goes on sale in Spain in May for a price of €1,199 with 12GB/512GB (see offers at Amazon | Mediamarkt ).

The best:

• Attractive design with good use of the front and a construction with sophisticated materials.
• Screen with good color fidelity, high brightness, high contrast, wide color gamut and a high dynamic refresh rate up to 120 Hz.
• Fluid use of the phone thanks to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip accompanied by 12 GB of LPDDR5x RAM
• MagicOS brings useful features like Always On Screen, app lock, safe, theme customization, app cloning, integration with other HONOR laptops, etc.
• Fingerprint reader integrated into the screen itself with fast and reliable recognition. Secure 3D facial recognition conveniently unlocks your phone.
• Rear triple camera with wide angle camera, ultra wide angle / macro camera and telephoto lens. Excellent performance from all cameras in abundant light conditions and, also, when it is scarce.
• Front camera with three angle levels that offer good sharpness and Portrait mode.
• Good sound quality thanks to stereo speakers.
• High autonomy both at 60 Hz and if the dynamic refresh rate is activated.
• Fast charging by cable at 66W (100% charge in 51 minutes) and wireless at 50W.
• WiFi 7, 5G, NFC and infrared connectivity. Dual SIM with 2 nanoSIM cards.
• IP68 water resistance

Worst:

• Blunt size and somewhat slippery phone grip.
• 4K video recording limited to videos of a maximum of 15 minutes.