Honor 5C vs. Honor Magic

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5C and Honor Magic. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 5C vs. Honor Magic Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5C Honor Magic
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147.1 mm 146.1 mm Honor 5C has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 73.8 mm 69.9 mm Honor 5C has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 8.3 mm 7.8 mm Honor Magic is narrower than Honor 5C.
Weight 156 g 145 g Honor Magic is lighter than Honor 5C.
Body Colour Gold | Black Porcelain white
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor 5C Honor Magic
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.09" Honor 5C has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Honor 5C.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 424 ppi 577 ppi Honor Magic has better pixel density than Honor 5C.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
PROCESSOR Honor 5C Honor Magic
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 650 Hisilicon Kirin 950
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP2 Mali T880
MEMORY Honor 5C Honor Magic
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Honor Magic has more RAM than Honor 5C.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor Magic has more internal memory than Honor 5C.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Honor 5C Honor Magic
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor 5C has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 5C has better lens aperture than Honor 5C.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama, Pro mode
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 3968 x 2976
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Honor 5C has better front lens aperture than Honor 5C.
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5C Honor Magic
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 2900 mAh Honor 5C has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 5C Honor Magic
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 Magic Live UI
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5C Honor Magic
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC - Yes Honor Magic has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5C Honor Magic
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ -
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, H.265 -
Sound Enhancements - DTS Sound support
FEATURES Honor 5C Honor Magic
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power
OTHERS Honor 5C Honor Magic
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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