It works perfectly on its own and plays nice when incorporated into a wider Honor ecosystem.
The top left of the screen features the pill cutout for the selfie camera and 3D image sensor.
On the right edge is the power button and the volume rocker.
The camera island is really quite remarkable.
The included case offers additional grip and protection from your greasy mitts.
In all, we have a gorgeous smartphone that looks and feels every bit the premium pick.
Therefore, I was a little concerned that Honor would take the same path with the Magic5 Pro.
The GPU is an Adreno 740.
It has an aspect ratio of 20:9, with a cool 2848 x 1312 pixel resolution.
The rig comes with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.
The phone supports 66W supercharging, and 50W wireless charging.
To the front is a 12 MP selfie camera with 3D depth sensor.
These are IMAX certified, and so should sound great in practice.
Note that the Magic5 Pro has an IP68 rating, which is excellent.
First off I ranPCMark for Android.
Next, I ran3DMarkto test the graphical capabilities of the handset.
The Wild Life Extreme test places the Honor Magic5 Pro above 87% of all other devices.
This is a very intensive graphical test, and a score of 3651 is impressive.
Touch input is very responsive, with zero noticeable lag.
Haptic feedback is similarly responsive.
The screen looks wonderful in every sense.
The physical curves lend it a certain elegance and are perfect for media playback.
It is a very smooth experience and makes the handset a joy to use.
I love Honor handsets and find the software intuitively packed with additional features.
It allows me to multi-task quickly and smoothly across my connected devices.
Honor Notes is a great addition, too.
It allows you to capture text from anywhere and save it to the Notes app for offline use.
One excellent software feature I am really fond of is Magic Text.
Battery
The Magic5 Pro battery is nothing short of excellent.
I get two days out of this handset, and that is with pretty much continuous use.
Rapid charging is more stressful on the battery and will reduce its lifespan.
Wireless charging also works a treat.
I have an Honor wireless charging cradle, and the two devices work together in perfect harmony.
Or, at least, it was until I started using the Magic5 Pro.
The gadget debuts Honor’s new RF chip, which supposedly boosts connection strength in areas with poor reception.
And do you know what?
I noticed that I can now pick up a 5G signal, which remains fairly strong.
So I can leave my phone on my desk and move around the house without interrupting my music.
The Magic4 Pro housed (in my opinion) the best smartphone camera system I have ever used.
So, the Magic5 Pro had plenty to live up to.
The main lens affords great quality snaps, which look sharp and detailed.
This was taken in the dead of night at is well-detailed as you’re able to see.
The wide-angle lens is excellent, producing images of the same detailed clarity and quality as the main lens.
None of the samples have undergone any post-processing other than resizing.
Video recording is excellent as well.
There is also a neat little camera feature called Magic Take, which converts video frames into images.
The above image was produced using this feature.
