Honor Magic V5 vs Samsung Galaxy M56

General Info

Manufacturer
Honor	Samsung
Announced
July 2025	April 2025
Status
Available - July 2025	Available - April 2025
Price
-	Rs. 27,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, Ivory White, Dawn Gold, Reddish Brown	Black, Light Green
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
Unfolded: 156.8 x 145.9 x 4.1 mm or 4.2 mm Folded: 156.8 x 74.3 x 8.8 mm or 9.0 mm (Unfolded: 6.17 x 5.74 x 0.16 in or 0.17 in Folded: 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 in or 0.35 in)	162 x 77.3 x 7.2 mm (6.38 x 3.04 x 0.28 in)
Weight
217 g or 222g (7.65 oz or 7.83oz)	180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA	1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP58/IP59 dust protected and water resistant Stylus support	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

OS
Android 15	Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades
User Interface
MagicOS 9	One UI 7
Processor
Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.75 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1480 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 830 [Similar]	Xclipse 530 [Similar]
RAM
16 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
1 TB	256 GB
External Memory
No	Unspecified

Type
QHD+ Foldable LTPO AMOLED Screen 120Hz, 5000 Nits (peak), Honor Super Armored Inner Screen	FHD+ Super AMOLED+ Screen, 120Hz Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Colors
1B colors	16M colors
Size
7.95 inches [Similar]	6.74 inches [Similar]
Resolution
2172 x 2352 pixels (403 ppi)	1080 x 2340 pixels (382 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
88.71%	89.22%
Multi-Touch

Secondary Display
6.43 inches, 1060 x 2376 pixels, 404 ppi, Honor Anti-scratch LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 5000 nits (peak) NanoCrystal Shield	-

Rear Camera
50 MP + 64 MP + 50 MP [Similar]	50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.5, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 3x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), AF Laser AF, HDR, Panorama	50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) Panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps (10-bit), 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR
Front Camera
20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) Cover camera: 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]	12 MP, f/2.2, (wide) Yes [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC, LC3	5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port 1.2	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a)	GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM	256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage
No	Unspecified
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion battery (International Model/ 1TB China Model) Fast Charging 66W wired 50W wireless 5W reverse wired	Non-removable Li-ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
Capacity
5820/6100 mAh	5000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-