Honor Magic 5 Pro review: a 2023 flagship that's up there with the best

With quality components and cameras to match, the Honor Magic 5 Pro pulls off some neat tricks.

An Honor Magic 5 Pro camera phone on a wooden desk
(Image: © Future / Ian Evenden)

Our Verdict

Honor’s 2023 flagship phone is a bit of a beast, offering top-flight performance and handling. With the latest internal components, a bright OLED screen, 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage as standard, plus a triple-50MP camera array on the back including a periscope zoom, there's a lot to like about this distinctive phone.

For

  • Excellent screen
  • Excellent camera
  • Excellent battery life

Against

  • Flagship pricing
  • A few unnecessary apps
  • Is the camera bulge just too big?

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Honor Magic 5 Pro: Key specs

Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
RAM: 12GB
Storage: 512GB
Screen: 6.81in OLED, 2848 x 1312
Connectivity: 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, USB-C
Dimensions: 162.9mm x 76.7mm x 8.77mm
Weight: 219g

The first thing you’ll notice about the Honor Magic 5 Pro is its camera bulge. It’s vast, a saucerful of lenses protruding like an island from the back of the phone, its triple cameras seeming black and dark as if they go down a long way.

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The Verdict
9

out of 10

Honor Magic 5 Pro

Honor’s 2023 flagship phone is a bit of a beast, offering top-flight performance and handling. With the latest internal components, a bright OLED screen, 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage as standard, plus a triple-50MP camera array on the back including a periscope zoom, there's a lot to like about this distinctive phone.

Ian Evenden

Ian Evenden has been a journalist for over 20 years, starting in the days of QuarkXpress 4 and Photoshop 5. He now mainly works in Creative Cloud and Google Docs, but can always find a use for a powerful laptop or two. When not sweating over page layout or photo editing, you can find him peering at the stars or growing vegetables.

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