Huawei Mate X vs Honor Magic V5

General Info

Manufacturer
Huawei	Honor
Announced
February 2019	July 2025
Status
Coming Soon - Q2 2019	Available - July 2025
Colors
Interstellar Blue	Black, Ivory White, Dawn Gold, Reddish Brown
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
Unfolded: 161.3 x 146.2 x 5.4 mm Folded: 161.3 x 78.3 x 11 mm (Unfolded: 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.21 in Folded: 6.35 x 3.08 x 0.43 in)	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)
Weight
295 g (10.41 oz)	217 g or 222g (7.65 oz or 7.83oz)
SIM Type
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x
4G Network
LTE	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G Network
-	1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging

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

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 15
User Interface
EMUI 9.1	MagicOS 9
Processor
Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) [Similar]	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]
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10 [Similar]	Adreno 830 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
512 GB	1 TB
External Memory
NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2)	No

Type
AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen	QHD+ Foldable LTPO AMOLED Screen 120Hz, 5000 Nits (peak), Honor Super Armored Inner Screen
Colors
16M colors	1B colors
Size
8.0 inches [Similar]	7.95 inches [Similar]
Resolution
2200 x 2480 pixels (414 ppi)	2172 x 2352 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
87.09%	88.71%
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
40 MP + 16 MP + 8MP [Similar]	50 MP + 64 MP + 50 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED Dual-Tone flash	LED Flash
Features
40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide) 8 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto) TOF camera Leica optics, , panorama, HDR	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
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps (10-bit), 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera
N/A [Similar]	20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) Cover camera: 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC, LC3
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port 1.2
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a)
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
512 GB, 8 GB RAM	1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2)	No
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery	Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion battery (International Model/ 1TB China Model) Fast Charging 66W wired 50W wireless 5W reverse wired
Capacity
4500 mAh	5820/6100 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-