Honor Magic5 vs Nothing Phone (2a)

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Nothing
Release date: February 2023, 3 years 4 months ago; March 2024, 2 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu: 1.752.206 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 91% of devices; 688.952 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
Launch price: —; € 329.00 ($ 384.20)

Size: 6.73"; 6.7"
Resolution: 1224 x 2688 px QHD; 1084 x 2412 px FHD+
Type: Oled; AMOLED
Density: 439 ppi Very high density; 395 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 1600 cd/m², TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel (8-bit +2-bit FRC), Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 700 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1300 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1100 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2; MediaTek Dimensity 7200
CPU: 1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510; 2x2.8 GHz ARM Cortex A715 + 6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A510
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 3.2 GHz; 2.8 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 740; ARM Mali-G610 MC4
RAM: 8 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5X; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 54 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 1.88
Sensor: Sony IMX800; Samsung GN9
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.49"; 1/1.56"
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Flicker sensor, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Time-Lapse, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode

Dimensions: 75.5 mm 161.4 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model; 76.3 mm 161.7 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 187 g; 190 g
Materials: Plastic , Aluminium; Plastic , Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors: Black Green Violet Orange Cyan; Black White Gray
Water/dust resistance: IP54; IP54
Usable surface: 92 %; 87 %

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services
Updates: —; OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1; Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), NavIC System

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Fingerprint: Yes, in screen; Yes, in screen
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; Yes
Audio: Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, 2 microphones; Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones