Honor Magic 5 vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 11S Pro

Product
Honor Magic 5
799 USD

Price
799 USD
799 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Honor Mobiles
ZTE Mobiles
Model No
PGT-AN00
ZTE nubia RedMagic 11S Pro

Launch Date
2023, March 31
2026, May 27

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
LTE
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China
SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Dimensions
161.4 x 75.5 x 7.8 mm (6.35 x 2.97 x 0.31 in)
163.8 x 76.5 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
191 g (6.74 oz)
230 g (8.11 oz)
Build
Glass front, glass back or eco leather back
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame, glass back Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing) Built-in cooling fan Aviation aluminum middle frame IPX8 water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Black, Glacier Blue, Green, Purple, Orange
Nightfreeze (Black Transparent), Subzero (Silver Transparent)

Type
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (peak)
AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, 2592Hz PWM, 1800 nits (peak)
Size
6.73 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~90.4% screen-to-body ratio)
6.85 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1224 x 2688 pixels (~439 ppi density)
1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)

OS
Android 13, MagicOS 7.1
Android 16, Redmagic OS 11.5
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
Qualcomm SM8850-1-AD Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (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)
Octa-core (2x4.74 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU
Adreno 740
Adreno 840 (1.3GHz)

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

Lens 1
54 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.49", PDAF
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
32 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, AF
Lens 3
50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", AF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10, 10-bit video
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide), 1.22µm
16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, under display
Features
HDR
HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
1080p@30/60fps

Capacity
Li-Po 5100 mAh, non-removable
Si/C Li-Ion 7500 mAh
Charging
66W wired, 5W reverse wired
80W wired 80W wireless Reverse wireless

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

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

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/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a)
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes, HCE, NFC-SIM
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, OTG, accessory connector, DisplayPort

Performance
AnTuTu: 3377500 (v10), 4272312 (v11) GeekBench: 11708 (v6) 3DMark: 8160 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
1587 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-26.7 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Active use score 20:18h