Honor Magic5 Pro vs. Nokia G42 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic5 Pro and Nokia G42 5G. 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 Magic5 Pro vs. Nokia G42 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic5 Pro Nokia G42 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162.9 mm 165 mm Nokia G42 5G has greater height than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Width 76.7 mm 75.8 mm Honor Magic5 Pro has greater width than Nokia G42 5G.
Depth 8.77 mm 8.55 mm Nokia G42 5G is narrower than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Weight 219 g 193.8 g Nokia G42 5G is lighter than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Body Colour Midnight black | Meadow green So grey | So purple
Body Material - Plastic frame
Protection Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Honor Magic5 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP52
Repairability Index 8 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 2.84 W/kg (limb) 1.54 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Honor Magic5 Pro Nokia G42 5G
Display Type OLED display -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.81" 6.56" Honor Magic5 Pro has larger screen size than Nokia G42 5G.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2848 x 1312 pixels 1612 x 720 pixels Honor Magic5 Pro has better screen resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Display Format - HD+
Pixel Density 461 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 20:9 20:9
Max Brightness 1800 cd/m² 560 cd/m² Honor Magic5 Pro has better display brightness than Nokia G42 5G.
Colour Depth 1.07 billion colours -
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz 90 Hz Honor Magic5 Pro has better refresh rate than Nokia G42 5G.
Display Features Night Display, True Colour, Quad-curved display, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate with LTPO 2.0 technology, 2160Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor Magic5 Pro Nokia G42 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G
Processor Number - SM4350-AC
Clock Speed 3.19 GHz 2.2 GHz Honor Magic5 Pro has higher clock speed than Nokia G42 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 740 -
MEMORY Honor Magic5 Pro Nokia G42 5G
RAM 12 GB 6 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more RAM than Nokia G42 5G.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 512 GB 128 GB Honor Magic5 Pro has more internal memory than Nokia G42 5G.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Honor Magic5 Pro Nokia G42 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size 1/1.12" -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.6 F/1.8 Honor Magic5 Pro has better lens aperture than Honor Magic5 Pro.
Lens Construction 8-element 5-element
Pixel Size 2.8 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 100x -
Special Effects Live Filters HDR
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Aperture mode, Super Macro, Night Shot, wide-angle mode, Scanner, Movie Mode, Multi-video recording, High-res, AI camera Night mode, Watermark mode, AI Portait, 50MP mode, Tripod Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Honor Magic5 Pro has face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 8192 x 6144 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) AI-motion detection, 4-in-1 to 2.8μm Super Pixel, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation Dark Vision
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 50 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better second camera resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.0 -
Field of View (2nd Camera) 122 degree(s) -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) 2.5cm macro photography -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 50 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has higher resolution third camera than Nokia G42 5G.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Periscope lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/3.0 -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) 30 cm -
Optical Zoom 3.5x -
Digital Zoom 100x -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Telephoto Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Pro has better front camera resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Field of View (Front) 100 degree(s) -
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) Live Filters -
Camera Modes (Front) Timer mode, Watermark mode, Portrait, Night, Mirror reflection, AI Wide-angle selfie, Gesture Capture -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture, 3D facial detection - Honor Magic5 Pro has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 4096 x 3072 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Front) AI anti-distortion -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) 3D depth camera -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic5 Pro Nokia G42 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5100 mAh 5000 mAh Honor Magic5 Pro has larger battery capacity than Nokia G42 5G.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Nokia G42 5G has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Honor Magic5 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Run Time Details - Mixed usage: up to 72 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor Magic5 Pro Nokia G42 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 13 Android 13
User Interface MagicOS 7.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic5 Pro Nokia G42 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR LTE, 5G NR
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 BLE Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X51 5G
MEDIA Honor Magic5 Pro Nokia G42 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP -
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 -
Sound Enhancements DTS: X Ultra Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, OZO Playback technology, Qualcomm aptX Classic, OZO 3D Audio recording
FEATURES Honor Magic5 Pro Nokia G42 5G
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor, flicker sensor, gyroscope Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology 3D Face unlock Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, Gesture Controls, OTG Reverse Charge, standalone Bluetooth/Wi-Fi aerial architecture Dual microphones, Fast Charging, 3 years of Security Updates, 2 years of OS upgrades, QuickFix design
OTHERS Honor Magic5 Pro Nokia G42 5G
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger, TP protective film, TP protective cover SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IP68, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification IP52
Product Recycled Content - 60 % - plastic back
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