Hands-on: Honor Magic5 Pro

27 February 2023
This is an all-around flagship, but it's not shy about aiming for first place in the smartphone camera competition. 

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  • AnthonyJones
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  • 13 Mar 2023

This is obvious that Honor is still a Huawei sub brand, that fictitious deal about the alleged sale and severing ties with Huawei is utter nonsense for the common man. Just look at their Android UI, it's literally EMUI with Google services, photo processing (crushed shadows, high contrast) Even Honor App Market is just a copy of Huawei App Gallery.

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    • rajesh25090
    • CbF
    • 11 Mar 2023

    when launch magic5 pro in india? plz tell me any one

      Hugo, 06 Mar 2023Hi, did you try the native 50 MP mode of the main cam? How... moreNo. Didn't try the 50mp mode. I think the picture style is different than the Xiaomi 13 pro. This produces photos with brighter shadows. The Xiaomi 13 pro has more contrasty darker shadows (regardless of whether in leic a vibrant or authentic modes). Both are good in quality. The magic 5 pro is better at moving subject pics though based on pics indoors of people moving about. Overall, it's hard to tell though in terms of overall quality as I only tried both indoors in a few different shopping malls

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        • 06 Mar 2023

        Aierlan, 03 Mar 2023Tried this out today and the shutter speed is just amazing.... moreHi, did you try the native 50 MP mode of the main cam?
        How does it compare with the Xiaomi 13 Pro?

          Tried this out today and the shutter speed is just amazing. It's the best I've ever seen for taking pictures of moving subjects. The falcon mode is brilliant. The downside is the Chinese version doesn't seem to support gms (not sure but couldn't find it) whereas all the other brands (except Huawei have gms support on Chinese models). The photos though are really impressive. The poor old honor magic 5 with the imx800 though beside it really got shown up!

            [deleted post]@stormtr00per -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ku3sFw-5ac

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              • GN10
              • iw@
              • 01 Mar 2023

              It is a good cell phone for me who likes hiking trip

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                • techois
                • anG
                • 28 Feb 2023

                Marco M, 28 Feb 2023A properly great phone ruined by curved screen and the ugli... morei know right? what's up with the double shaped pill, only reason I am not getting this phone

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                  • Anonymous
                  • AAr
                  • 28 Feb 2023

                  MATE 30 PRO, 27 Feb 2023It's like having a Huawei but with Google Services off... moremuch better that huawei because that is stupidest brand ever you gotta have a brain problem to buy that and the Honor is now apart from huawei good decision they made I have honor 80 myself since 3 weeks only have to get used to magic UI

                    Anonymous, 28 Feb 2023actually some people (including myself ofcourse ) are buyin... moreThat's right:

                    https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=12148&idPhone2=11856

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Lkg
                      • 28 Feb 2023

                      Nick Tegrataker, 28 Feb 2023I know you're being sarcastic, but frankly speaking a7... moreA7s3 has no near the speed of a9 od a1.
                      Lower resolution does not necessarily means high speed.
                      It does not have advanced ADC nor built-in DRAM to increase speed.
                      Locking it at 12MP is not enough.

                      Looks like the limit of its imx510 is 48MP@14bit@24fps and 12MP@14bit@48fps. Not much better than crap imx363 speed.


                      Imx610 (A1) is capable ( if any processor had power enough) to go something like 50MP@200fps@14bit


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                        • Anonymous
                        • Lkg
                        • 28 Feb 2023

                        Periscope is 1/2" cropped to 1/2.6" to increase range ..
                        It is 1/2.6" at 96mm

                          A properly great phone ruined by curved screen and the ugliest pill notch in an android phone. Oh and the odd resolution. Trying to be apple with non-standard resolutions? Stick to QHD+ please.

                            BigBrain, 28 Feb 20232 years of os updates. Are you ready for it? After 2 years ... morewho has a phone for 2 years? In a year I will have had no less than 3 phones, that is not a problem for me hahahahahaha

                              BigBrain, 28 Feb 20232 years of os updates. Are you ready for it? After 2 years ... more3 years of Android OS updates

                                Anonymous, 28 Feb 2023Impressive phone camera seems to be top class but that curv... more3 years of Android version updates and 5 years of security updates

                                  Anonymous, 28 Feb 2023Pretty bad cameras better get a Sony a7s III.I know you're being sarcastic, but frankly speaking a7S III is a pretty terrible choice for photography unless you're only interested in shooting at fast-moving objects in a very dark scene.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Trn
                                    • 28 Feb 2023

                                    Goose, 27 Feb 2023I welcome the fact that it's like Huaweiactually some people (including myself ofcourse ) are buying it precisely because it resemble Huawei .

                                      [deleted post]Where does it say that there are only 2 years of updates ??

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 28 Feb 2023

                                        Impressive phone camera seems to be top class but that curvature all around its a bit too much and just 2 yrs of OS updates that's lame for such a piece, if I wanna spend that much I would go else where