Honor Magic 5 Pro review: A 2023 triple-50 MP flagship with a class-leading camera.
A 2023 camera champion that has become a value flagship.
The Magic 5 Pro’s triple 50 MP camera was among the best of its year. With two newer Magic Pros out, it is now an appealing-value camera flagship.
01Display
92/10092/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2023.
02Camera
90/100At 90/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2023 — 9 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
90/10090/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2023.
04Battery
87/10087/100 puts it above the 83-point average for flagship phones of 2023.
05Build
89/10089/100 puts it above the 84-point average for flagship phones of 2023.
06Value
80/10080/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.
- Triple 50 MP camera that topped photo rankings in 2023.
- Bright LTPO OLED display.
- 66 W wired + 50 W wireless charging.
- IP68 build.
- Heavy at 219 g.
- MagicOS has a learning curve.
- 3-year OS policy.
- Superseded by the Magic 6/7 Pro.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 241-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .