HONOR Magic6 Lite vs HONOR Magic5 Lite

The HONOR Magic6 Lite scores 5.6 in our rating, and the HONOR Magic5 Lite scores 4.9. The HONOR Magic6 Lite leads in display, performance, camera, design and software support. The HONOR Magic6 Lite is the newer phone, announced Dec 5, 2023.

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HONOR HONOR Magic6 Lite

5.6 Price TBA

Top score

HONOR HONOR Magic5 Lite

4.9 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the HONOR Magic6 Lite

Bigger battery 5,300 mAh vs 5,100 mAh
Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.67 inches
Brighter screen 1,200 nits vs 800 nits
Better water resistance IP53 vs None
Newer model Dec 5, 2023 vs Feb 2023
Higher-resolution video 4K@30 vs 1080p@30

Why choose the HONOR Magic5 Lite

Faster wired charging 40 W vs 35 W
Lighter 175 g vs 185 g
Thinner 7.9 mm vs 7.98 mm

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec HONOR Magic6 LiteHONOR Magic5 Lite

Overall 5.6 4.9

Display 7.5 6.9

Performance 4.4 3.8

Camera 5.0 4.1

Battery 5.1 5.0

Design 6.3 5.5

Software support 5.0 3.5

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec HONOR Magic6 LiteHONOR Magic5 Lite

Size 6.78 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, AMOLED OLED

Resolution 1200 × 2652 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 429 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh — ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,200 nits 800 nits

Performance

Spec HONOR Magic6 LiteHONOR Magic5 Lite

Chipset Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Snapdragon 695

Process 4 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU Adreno 710 Adreno 619

RAM 8 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

Storage 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec HONOR Magic6 LiteHONOR Magic5 Lite

Main camera 108 MP, f/1.75 64 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization — ✕ No

Ultrawide 5 MP 5 MP

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 4K@30 1080p@30

Front camera 16 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@30 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec HONOR Magic6 LiteHONOR Magic5 Lite

Capacity 5,300 mAh 5,100 mAh

Battery type Li-Po Li-Po

Wired charging 35 W 40 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec HONOR Magic6 LiteHONOR Magic5 Lite

Dimensions 163.6 × 75.5 × 7.98 mm 161.6 × 73.9 × 7.9 mm

Thickness 7.98 mm 7.9 mm

Weight 185 g 175 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic —

Back Glass —

Water resistance IP53 None

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Emerald Green, Midnight Black, Sunrise Orange, Titanium Silver Emerald Green, Midnight Black, Titanium Silver

Connectivity and features

Spec HONOR Magic6 LiteHONOR Magic5 Lite

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.1 5.1

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✕ No ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No —

Software

Spec HONOR Magic6 LiteHONOR Magic5 Lite

OS at launch Android 13 Android 12

Interface MagicOS 7.2 MagicUI 6.1

Security updates 3 years —

Launch and price

Spec HONOR Magic6 LiteHONOR Magic5 Lite

Announced Dec 5, 2023 Feb 2023

Released Jan 3, 2024 —

Status Released Released

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