With the rumor mills all abuzz, the Honor Magic 5 and 5 Pro’s full specs along with pricing info are here. A tipster has posted the specs list of these phones on the popular Chinese site, Weibo. Let’s get more into the specs, features, and expected price of Honor Magic 5 and 5 Pro in Nepal.
Honor Magic 5 and 5 Pro Overview:
Design and Display
As per the Weibo leaksthe Honor Magic 5 and 5 Pro will sport a 6.8-inch OLED panel. It will also come with LTPO technology for variable refresh rates between 1 – 120Hz. Furthermore, the spec sheet also reveals other attributes such as 480Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, 2160Hz PWM dimming, and up to 1100 nits of brightness.
Design-wise, the Magic 5 and 5 Pro are likely to share a metal-glass combination chassis. We could also see the Magic 5 Pro bearing IP68 dust/water resistance, whereas the vanilla model could settle with an inferior IP54 dust/splash resistant design.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Both smartphones will be powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip under the hood. This flagship processor includes one high-performance Cortex-X3 (@3.2 GHz), two mid-performance Cortex-A715 (@2.8 GHz), another two mid-performance Cortex-A710 (@2.8 GHz), and three efficiency-focused Cortex-A510 (@2.0 GHz) cores. As for the memory configurations, the Magic 5 and Pro will come up to 12GB LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB UFS 4.0 storage.
Camera
The specs sheet also details the cameras of the Magic 5 series. It mentions a 54MP Sony IMX800 primary camera, a 50MP Sony IMX758 lens, and a 64MP OmniVision OV64B sensor for the vanilla Magic 5. Whereas the Magic 5 Pro will feature a Sony IMX878 primary camera with OIS support, an OmniVision OV64B sensor, and a Sony IMX516 camera. Additionally, both the siblings will also sport a ToF, a flicker sensor, and a 13MP Sony IMX688 front camera.
Others
Moreover, the Honor Magic 5 series will also boast an under-display fingerprint scanner. The Magic 5 is settling with a 2D face scanner whereas the Pro model gets a 3D face scanner for biometrics and security.
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As for the battery, the vanilla Magic 5 will boast a 5000mAh cell with 66W fast charging while the Pro model will pack a smaller 4,800mAh battery with 100W fast charging support. Honor Magic 5 Pro will also have 50W wireless charging. Other features of these phones include 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, and USB 3.1 for connectivity. There will also be an X-axis linear motor for haptics and Dolby-powered dual speakers.
Honor Magic 5, Magic 5 Pro Specifications:
| Magic 5 | Magic 5 Pro | |
| Material | Glass front, metal-glass chassis | |
| Display | 6.8-inch OLED Panel, LTPO, 120Hz refresh rate, 480Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, 2160Hz PWM dimming, 1100 nits (peak) | |
| IP rating | IP54 dust/splash resistant | IP68 dust/water resistant |
| Processor | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4nm) | |
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| Memory | 8/12GB LPDDR5x RAM, 256/512GB UFS 4.0 storage | |
| Battery | 5000mAh, 66W Fast Charging | 4800mAh, 100W Fast Charging |
| Connectivity | 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3 | 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Security | Fingerprint, 2D Face Scanning | Fingerprint, 3D face Scanning |
| OS | Android 13 | |
Honor Magic 5 Series Launch Date and Availability
The Honor Magic 5 series is set to debut on February 27 at MWC 2023. These phones will initially be available in China (obviously) and will hit the global market after a while. Price-wise, the Honor Magic 5 and 5 Pro are rumored to start at CNY 4,999 (~ USD 735) and CNY 5,999 (~ USD 880), respectively.
| Smartphone | Configuration | Price in China (Rumored) | Price in Nepal (Expected) |
| Magic 5 | 8/256GB | CNY 4,999 | NPR 115,999 |
| 12/256GB | CNY 5,399 | NPR 123,999 | |
| 12/512GB | CNY 6,199 | NPR 141,999 | |
| Magic 5 Pro | 8/256GB | CNY 5,999 | NPR 137,999 |
| 12/256GB | CNY 6,399 | NPR 146,999 | |
| 12/512GB | CNY 7,399 | NPR 169,999 |
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