Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Honor Magic V5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jul 02, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	€1999

Design

Dimensions
	6.17 x 5.74 x 0.16 inches 156.8 x 145.9 x 4.1 mm
Folded
	(156.8 x 74.3 x 8.8 mm)
Weight
	7.65 oz / 217.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP59
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, Ivory White, Dawn Gold, Reddish Brown

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 91.02% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 88.95% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 5000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI	2352x2172px, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Dolby Vision, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.4 inches 2376 x1060 px OLED 120Hz refresh rate, HDR support

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1188 (Average)
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x3.0GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Yes	Adreno 750830
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (16), up to 7 OS updates	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3094
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	9257
3D Mark High
Untested	5065
3D Mark Low
Untested	4443

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	5820 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 66.0W Wireless: 50.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

13h 5min

Video

9h 47min

Gaming

9h 48min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GN3 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.5 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	20 MP Folded: 20 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

140

Overall

150

Photo

129

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 28, 30, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

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