Huawei Nova Plus vs. Honor Magic

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Nova Plus 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

Huawei Nova Plus vs. Honor Magic Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova Plus Honor Magic
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 146.1 mm Huawei Nova Plus has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 75.7 mm 69.9 mm Huawei Nova Plus has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.3 mm 7.8 mm Huawei Nova Plus is narrower than Huawei Nova Plus.
Weight 160 g 145 g Honor Magic is lighter than Huawei Nova Plus.
Body Colour Mystic silver | Prestige gold | Titanium grey Porcelain white
Body Material Aluminium-magnesium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
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 (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei Nova Plus Honor Magic
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.09" Huawei Nova Plus 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 Huawei Nova Plus.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 577 ppi Honor Magic has better pixel density than Huawei Nova Plus.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova Plus Honor Magic
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Hisilicon Kirin 950
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
MEMORY Huawei Nova Plus Honor Magic
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Honor Magic has more RAM than Huawei Nova Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Honor Magic has more internal memory than Huawei Nova Plus.
User Memory 22 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Nova Plus Honor Magic
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Nova Plus has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture - F/2.2
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Nova Plus has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Beauty mode, low-light shots Panorama, Pro mode
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 3968 x 2976
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
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 Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) Beauty Make-up 2.0, Beauty Skin 3.0 -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova Plus Honor Magic
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 2900 mAh Huawei Nova Plus has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Nova Plus 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, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova Plus Honor Magic
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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
NFC - Yes Honor Magic has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova Plus Honor Magic
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM -
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support DTS Sound support
FEATURES Huawei Nova Plus Honor Magic
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power
OTHERS Huawei Nova Plus Honor Magic
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool Power adapter
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