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Honor Magic V5

The Honor Magic V5 went on sale on 2 July 2025. It has a 7.95-inch display, a weight of 217 g, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform chip and a 50 MP main camera. Honor publishes no end date for its security updates. Every figure in the Honor Magic V5 specifications below links the page it came from and the date it was read.

Released
2025-07-02GSMArena — Honor Magic V5 specifications, retrieved 2026-09-10
Price
RRP not on file

Battery per charge

49.8h

Official

Peak brightness

5000nits

Official

Weight

217g

Official

Water/dust rating

IP58/IP59

Official

Specifications

Every figure carries its source, linked and dated.

Body

Weight
217gOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Water/dust rating
IP58/IP59Official

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Display

Display type
Inner: 8T LTPO, 120Hz; Cover: 8T LTPO, 120HzOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Display size
7.95inOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Refresh rate
120HzOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Peak brightness
5000nitsOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

HDR peak brightness
5000nitsOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Platform

Chipset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile PlatformOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Memory

RAM
16GB3rd party
Card slot
No3rd party

Camera

Main camera
50MP Ultra Light-Sensitive HONOR Falcon main; 64MP Ultra Sensing periscope telephoto; 50MP ultrawide FOV 122°Official

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Main sensor resolution
50MPOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Main sensor size
1/1.56"3rd party
Telephoto
64MP Ultra Sensing periscope telephotoOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Ultrawide
50MP ultrawide, FOV 122°Official

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Battery

Battery capacity
5820mAhOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Battery per charge
49.8hOfficial

EU energy label (via GSMArena), retrieved 2026-09-10

Battery lifespan
1200cyclesOfficial

EU energy label (via GSMArena), retrieved 2026-09-10

Fast charging
66WOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Wireless charging
50WOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Benchmarks

DXOMARK camera score
1503rd party

DXOMARK, retrieved 2026-09-15

Misc

Colours
Ivory White, Black, Dawn Gold, Reddish BrownOfficial

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

Repairability (EU class)
BOfficial

EU energy label (via GSMArena), retrieved 2026-09-10

28 attributes without a sourced figure yet

Dimensions · Build · SIM · Unlock · Resolution · Pixel density · Typical brightness · Screen protection · Operating system · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · CPU · GPU · Storage (base) · Storage options · Main aperture · Front camera · Video capture · Claimed video playback · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · USB · NFC · Positioning · Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · SAR (EU, head). A gap in our data, not a statement about the phone — rows appear as sources are cited.

Software support

Feature updates until
Not published by the maker
Security updates until
Not published by the maker

Basis: our inference from history

Honor's UK Magic V5 page does not print an OS-upgrade or security-update end date. Honor's UK MagicOS security-updates URL returned 404 this session, so both dates are left null.

Honor UK — HONOR Magic V5, retrieved 2026-09-10

The per-model page, with the maker’s commitment or Apple’s pattern: When does the Magic V5 stop getting updates?

Comparisons

The pairs a buyer of this phone would weigh, row by row with a verdict on each. Any other phone in the catalogue is a chooser away. Wondering whether to move at all? Should I upgrade my Magic V5?

Against its own line

Watches that work with this phone

17 of the 39 watches in the catalogue pair with the Magic V5, by the makers’ own compatibility statements. Full sheet on each watch’s page; all of them at Watches. Every watch sorted for this kind of phone, including the ones that do not pair: Which smartwatches work with any Android phone?

Works in full 6

Every feature the maker lists works with the Magic V5.

WatchMaker’s compatibility statementSource
Garmin fēnix 9 43mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin fēnix 9 47mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin fēnix 9 51mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin fēnix 9 Pro 47mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — fēnix 9 Pro 47 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin Venu 4 41mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — Venu 4 41 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Garmin Venu 4 45mm“Compatible with iPhone and Android”Garmin UK — Venu 4 45 mm, retrieved 2026-09-13Official

Works, with the maker’s caveat 11

Pairs with the Magic V5; some features need the maker’s own phone. The maker’s words are quoted on each row.

WatchMaker’s compatibility statementSource
Google Pixel Watch 5 41mm“Works with most phones running on Android 12.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 5 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Google Pixel Watch 5 45mm“Works with most phones running on Android 12.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 5 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch Ultra2 47mm“Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch9 40mm“Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch9 44mm“Android 13.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Google Pixel Watch 4 41mm“Works with most phones running on Android 11.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 4 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Google Pixel Watch 4 45mm“Works with most phones running on Android 11.0 or newer. Requires a Google Account and the Google Pixel Watch app.”Google Store UK — Pixel Watch 4 specs, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch Ultra 47mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch8 40mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch8 44mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official
Galaxy Watch8 Classic 46mm“Android 11.0 or higher and with more than 1.5GB of memory”Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy Watch8 series, retrieved 2026-09-13Official