POCO X5 Pro vs HONOR Magic5 Lite

The POCO X5 Pro scores 5.8 in our rating, and the HONOR Magic5 Lite scores 4.9. The POCO X5 Pro leads in performance, camera, battery, design and software support.

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POCO POCO X5 Pro

5.8 Price TBA

Top score

HONOR HONOR Magic5 Lite

4.9 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the POCO X5 Pro

Faster wired charging 67 W vs 40 W
Brighter screen 900 nits vs 800 nits
Better water resistance IP53 vs None
Newer model Feb 6, 2023 vs Feb 2023
Higher-resolution video 4K@30 vs 1080p@30
3.5 mm headphone jack

Why choose the HONOR Magic5 Lite

Bigger battery 5,100 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Lighter 175 g vs 181 g

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Spec POCO X5 ProHONOR Magic5 Lite

Overall 5.8 4.9

Display 7.0 6.9

Performance 4.4 3.8

Camera 5.7 4.1

Battery 5.3 5.0

Design 6.8 5.5

Software support 5.0 3.5

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO X5 ProHONOR Magic5 Lite

Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, Flow AMOLED DotDisplay OLED

Resolution 1080 × 2400 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 395 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 900 nits 800 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision —

Protection Gorilla Glass 5 —

Performance

Spec POCO X5 ProHONOR Magic5 Lite

Chipset Snapdragon 778G Snapdragon 695

Process 6 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.4 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU Adreno 642L Adreno 619

Geekbench 6 single-core 980 —

Geekbench 6 multi-core 2,630 —

RAM 6 GB / 8 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec POCO X5 ProHONOR Magic5 Lite

Main camera 108 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.52" 64 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization ✕ No ✕ No

Ultrawide 8 MP 5 MP

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 4K@30 1080p@30

Front camera 16 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@60 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec POCO X5 ProHONOR Magic5 Lite

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,100 mAh

Battery type — Li-Po

Wired charging 67 W 40 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✕ No

Design and build

Spec POCO X5 ProHONOR Magic5 Lite

Dimensions 162.91 × 76.03 × 7.9 mm 161.6 × 73.9 × 7.9 mm

Thickness 7.9 mm 7.9 mm

Weight 181 g 175 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Back Plastic —

Water resistance IP53 None

Fingerprint Side-mounted Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Yellow, Blue, Black Emerald Green, Midnight Black, Titanium Silver

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO X5 ProHONOR Magic5 Lite

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.2 5.1

USB — USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✓ Yes ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes —

Software

Spec POCO X5 ProHONOR Magic5 Lite

OS at launch Android 12 Android 12

Interface MIUI 14 for POCO MagicUI 6.1

Security updates 3 years —

Launch and price

Spec POCO X5 ProHONOR Magic5 Lite

Announced Feb 6, 2023 Feb 2023

Released Feb 6, 2023 —

Status Released Released

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