Honor Magic 5 vs Apple iPhone 17

Product
Honor Magic 5
799 USD
Apple iPhone 17
799 USD

Price
799 USD
799 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Honor Mobiles
Apple iPhone
Model No
PGT-AN00
iPhone18,3, A3520, A3258, A3519, A3521

Launch Date
2023, March 31
2025, September 19

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3520 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3258 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3519 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3521
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3520 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3258 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3519 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3521
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Dimensions
161.4 x 75.5 x 7.8 mm (6.35 x 2.97 x 0.31 in)
149.6 x 71.5 x 8 mm (5.89 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight
191 g (6.74 oz)
177 g (6.24 oz)
Build
Glass front, glass back or eco leather back
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, glass back IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (China)
Colors
Black, Glacier Blue, Green, Purple, Orange
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender

Type
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (peak)
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Size
6.73 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~90.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1224 x 2688 pixels (~439 ppi density)
1206 x 2622 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

OS
Android 13, MagicOS 7.1
iOS 26
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
Apple A19 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
Adreno 740
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

RAM
8GB/12GB/16GB
8GB
Storage
256GB/512GB
128GB/256GB/512GB NVMe
Card Slot
No

Lens 1
54 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.49", PDAF
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
Lens 2
32 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
Lens 3
50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", AF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10, 10-bit video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide), 1.22µm
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
HDR
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

Capacity
Li-Po 5100 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 3692 mAh
Charging
66W wired, 5W reverse wired
Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 20 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No, 24-bit audio stereo recording

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a)
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes, HCE, NFC-SIM
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort