Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Galaxy S23+ Review - S23+ KILLER IS HERE?! 2 Months LATER!

2 Months later with the Honor Magic 5 Pro and it is worthy of being considered as the killer phone to beat Samsung's Galaxy S23+?

Full details for Honor Magic 5 Pro:

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:32 Review Style
1:03 Design
2:23 Display
4:11 Performance
5:25 Camera
5:54 Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Galaxy S23+ Photo
6:39 Honor Magic 5 Pro vs Galaxy S23+ Video
9:44 Camera Conclusion
10:47 Battery
11:39 Software
12:36 Conclusion

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[egonxm]

For me the S23+ falls short, so much it would be useless.

I've had android from the S2, 11 years of android. That means 12 years of experience, apps, photos, videos. 256gb isn't enough. My phone is already at 210GB used and I've had it 1 week. That and the 50% extra ram means multitasking would be better suited before having to resort to "virtual memory" which also eat into your available storage.

The battery on the Honor is nothing short of amazing. My Previous phone, Xperia 1ii had great battery management, this is a whole new league.

I forgot to plug it into charge last night, it's still in 33%. And I'm a moderate/heavy user. Took 80 photos yesterday for example.

And the fast charge (included) means it would be full in 1/2 hour.

I got mine for 850 with £200 earphones, fast wireless charge stand, extra 2nd case and screen insurance included.

For that it wipes the floor with the Galaxy.

Just to be clear, I have no brand loyalty and swap brands to what I think is the best at the time. I''ve had Samsung, HTC, Sony and LG. I got the honor because the offer I got, there was nothing close to the value.

At the same price and same inclusions I'd still have gone honor. If the s23+ has 12gb ram and 512gb storage it would have been 50-50.

As the only Samsung phone with the same ram and storage is the S23 Ultra at 50% more, again it's no contest.

If you were also to buy the Samsung: charger, headphones and wireless charger I got included with the honor it would cost £1800+.

Its not even close in value for money. One thing I may have missed in the review was the 3d face map. Same as IPhone. It's fast as hell. Uses the same type of setup, 3d face map. It will be unlocked by the time my eyes on the screen.

Honor isn't a brand with much recognition, which is fair enough, and is no status symbol. But value for money on the deal I got, there isn't anything close.

[matthewlong]

I'd happily take either of these, possibly lean toward the honor, thanks for the review/comparison. I live about 10 mins from where you filmed the comparisons, recognised straight away!

[everstar]

I think the main camera is better for magic 5 pro.But a selfie is better for S23+.I m planning to buy magic 5 pro.

[PiotrS-oi]

I have both phones, the S23+ has a good flat screen, in the Honor the only thing that bothers me is the cutout on the left side of the screen... Apart from that, the phones are comparable, the photos are a slight plus for the Honor, the battery is also for the Honor, but the overall feel of the system, configuration options for Samsung.

[Lyzo]

In my country was black Friday price 625 eur for honor magic 5 pro 512 gb version its good price ?

[thebonkarsgamer]

Honor magic 5 pro is my next got 2 month left on my s21 ultra contact and gonna upgrade early. Worst phone I've ever owned battery, storage, speed, charge speed lag p30 Pro 4 years ago was a better phone. Chinese is the way

[wuforever]

Honor Magic 5 Pro is the cheaper one and gives similar vibes

[Alexandros.Apeirwtan]

Cheers mate from Greece ! Nice battle review!

[Drakewyrm]

For me, the Honor should be compared to the S23 Ultra instead of S23+. After few months you can find the S23+ for around 900 euros. The Magic 5 pro costs 300 more than that... It should be wiping the floor with the S23+ for the price difference.

[isaquesperandio]

the comparison is excellent but I think that about the battery you may have been wrong, because more than one comparison showed the battery of the s23+ better than that of the Ultra and even that of the Iphone 14 Pro Max, after all, the battery charge capacity is not everything, and Apple's history against androids that says so, always being more efficient and with less battery capacity.

A hug, friend!

[joneve]

Excellent video. Really helped me make my decision. Keep up the good work 👍

[sidimednih]

Except for cameras, which one do you prefer?

[kamill]

I have a question: how long does honor take to load?
What better oneplus 11 vs honor ?

[amershabana]

I prefer the honor magic 5 pro Samsung has always problem with battery consumption.

[shoewrapper]

In China it’s no question, I just ordered my magic 5 pro, 12+256, and oh btw, it has the 5450mAh battery, not the 5100global one

[welcomecreator]

Beats the s23 ultra man, not just the plus

[babyfacedkayos]

the honor selfie video wasn't too hot, made it look like you had makeup on, the samsung looked way better

[rolins]

This smartphone does not actually have much to envy to an S23 Plus, and from a hardware point of view it is even above.

For me (I mean for me) its only faults are, its software (not that it's bad, but I can't find anything better than One-Ui currently), its pill 💊 which should have been centered and which above all is placed 2-3mm too low and especially the video quality (Samsung is well above).

This Honor reminds me of my Mate 20 Pro 🥲

Ps: on the other hand, to choose between it a Pixel 7 Pro and even 8 Pro to come, I would choose the Honor 😜

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[harrydrake]

Honor doesn't have Bananagate, so it automatically beats the S23.

[marcossouzamarcos]

the only advantage of honor is fast charging