Honor Announces Magic 5 Pro

During Mobile World Congress, Honor announced as many as three new devices to expand its smartphone portfolio in at least the first half of 2023. The Asian company has announced the Honor Magic Vs, the first foldable model they will sell in Europe. Also the Magic 5 Lite, a model they had already unveiled earlier just a few days ago, as well as the Honor Magic 5 Pro, the brand's trump card trying to compete in an increasingly tough and expensive premium lineup.

In particular, the new Honor Magic 5 Pro can compete with flagships from manufacturers such as Samsung with its Galaxy S23 Ultra; or Xiaomi with the recently announced Mi 13 Pro.

In fact, performance is one of the most important sections of this new mobile device. First of all, because of its processor. Snapdragon generation. 2 is one of the most powerful SoCs to date and is also found in other flagship mobile phones from other manufacturers, although the company claims that, unlike its competitors, this Qualcomm chip in the Magic 5 Pro can offer latency Wi-Fi connectivity. less than 30%.

The company has also opted for a single configuration with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage for its flagship, as well as a 5100mAh battery that comes with 66W fast charging.

A promising display and a camera that keeps up

In terms of display, the Honor Magic 5 Pro comes with a 6.81-inch OLED panel. It includes LTPO technology capable of adapting refresh rates up to 120Hz. That is, when the terminal displays a still image on the screen such as text or a photo, the refresh rate is set to 1 Hz. If the user scrolls or plays content instead, the refresh rate increases to 120Hz. The display of the Honor Magic 5 Pro also stands out for its brightness, which reaches 1800 nits.

Of course, the photo section is also one of the most important areas of the Honor Magic 5 Pro. Specifically, it features a triple camera that includes a 50-megapixel main sensor, another ultra-wide-angle camera with the same resolution, and a telephoto lens, also 50-megapixel. megapixel capable of capturing images with optical zoom up to 3.5x and digital zoom up to 100x.

In addition, Honor has chosen to include its own dedicated camera chip called the Image Engine. It offers several additional features, such as a capture algorithm dubbed Falcon, which allows you to take clearer pictures in motion or low light conditions. The Honor Imagine Engine chip also has some AI-powered features, such as the ability to determine the highest jump point to capture that frame.

At the same time, Honor announced the Honor Magic 5, a smartphone with specifications very similar to its older brother, but with two key differences: design and camera.

In particular, Honor Magic 5 has a thickness of only 7.8 mm. It also lacks the 50-megapixel telephoto lens of the Pro model. In this case, it is also equipped with a telephoto camera, but with a resolution of 32 megapixels and with a maximum zoom range of 50x compared to its older brother's 100x.

Other specs such as processor, battery capacity, wide and ultra wide camera or display are the same as Honor Magic 5 Pro.

Price and availability of the new Honor Magic 5 and Magic 5 Pro

Honor Magic 5 Pro will be available in two colors: black and a greenish tint dubbed Meadow Green.

The version with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage will cost about 1199 euros (210 euros less than the base version of the Galaxy S23 Ultra, which includes 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal memory). Honor Magic 5 will be available at a price of 899 euros.

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