Honor Magic V Flip 2 VS Huawei Nova Flip S

Both the Honor Magic V Flip 2 and Huawei Nova Flip S are water resistant, providing similar protection against the elements. In terms of weight, the Honor Magic V Flip 2 weighs 204 g, while the Huawei Nova Flip S is slightly lighter at 199 g. The thickness of both devices is identical at 6.9 mm, making them equally slim. Their widths are also very close, with the Honor Magic V Flip 2 measuring 75.6 mm and the Huawei Nova Flip S at 75.4 mm, differing by just 0.2 mm.

When it comes to height, the Honor Magic V Flip 2 stands at 167.1 mm, while the Huawei Nova Flip S is slightly taller at 169.8 mm, giving it a marginal height advantage. The volume of both devices is almost identical as well, with the Magic V Flip 2 at 87.166 cm³ and the Nova Flip S at 88.340 cm³, differing by just over 1 cm³.

Both devices feature a foldable design, but neither has a rugged build. Overall, the differences between these two devices in terms of design are minimal, with only slight variations in weight, height, and volume.

Both the Honor Magic V Flip 2 and Huawei Nova Flip S feature OLED/AMOLED displays, ensuring vibrant colors and deep blacks. The screen size on the Honor Magic V Flip 2 is 6.82″, while the Huawei Nova Flip S offers a slightly larger 6.94″ screen. In terms of pixel density, the Magic V Flip 2 has a higher 458 ppi, compared to the Nova Flip S's 421 ppi, meaning the former offers slightly sharper visuals.

The resolution of the Honor Magic V Flip 2 is 1232 x 2868 px, while the Huawei Nova Flip S has a lower resolution of 1136 x 2690 px. As a result, the Magic V Flip 2 offers more pixels for potentially better clarity. Both devices support a 120Hz refresh rate, ensuring smooth scrolling and animations.

When it comes to additional features, the Honor Magic V Flip 2 supports HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision, which can enhance video quality on supported content. In contrast, the Huawei Nova Flip S does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision. The Magic V Flip 2 also features a secondary screen, which the Nova Flip S lacks. Neither device includes branded damage-resistant glass, has an Always-On Display, or offers support for touchless interactions.

The Honor Magic V Flip 2 is equipped with 1024GB of internal storage, double the 512GB offered by the Huawei Nova Flip S. In terms of RAM, the Magic V Flip 2 has 16GB, whereas the Nova Flip S comes with 12GB. The Magic V Flip 2 also has a faster RAM speed at 4800 MHz, compared to the 4266 MHz on the Nova Flip S.

Both devices feature integrated LTE, support 64-bit architecture, and have integrated graphics. However, the Magic V Flip 2 uses a more advanced 4 nm semiconductor size, while the Nova Flip S uses a 7 nm process. The GPU in the Magic V Flip 2 is the Adreno 750 with a clock speed of 900 MHz, while the Nova Flip S uses the Maleoon 920 GPU with a lower 840 MHz clock speed.

The CPU configurations are different as well: the Magic V Flip 2 has a more complex CPU with 8 threads, including cores clocked at 3 x 3.15 GHz, 2 x 2.96 GHz, 2 x 2.26 GHz, and 1 x 3.3 GHz. In comparison, the Nova Flip S uses a CPU with 8 threads but with cores clocked at 1 x 2.29 GHz, 3 x 2.05 GHz, and 4 x 1.3 GHz. The Magic V Flip 2 also offers a higher maximum memory bandwidth of 76.6 GB/s, while the Nova Flip S has a bandwidth of 68.2 GB/s. The Magic V Flip 2 supports up to 24GB of memory, while the Nova Flip S can handle up to 16GB. Both devices use multithreading and support DDR5 memory, with the Magic V Flip 2 having a two-channel memory setup and the Nova Flip S using four memory channels.

The Honor Magic V Flip 2 features a dual-lens main camera with 200 MP and 50 MP sensors, while the Huawei Nova Flip S has a 50 MP and 8 MP dual-lens setup. Both devices offer a wide aperture of 2f for the main camera, with the Honor Magic V Flip 2's secondary lens having a slightly wider aperture of 1.9f, compared to the Nova Flip S's 2.4f. Both phones support optical image stabilization, continuous autofocus when recording movies, and phase-detection autofocus for photos, ensuring stable and clear captures.

For front cameras, the Honor Magic V Flip 2 features a 50 MP sensor with a 2f wide aperture, while the Huawei Nova Flip S comes with a 32 MP front camera with a slightly narrower 2.2f aperture. Both devices offer a flash for the front camera, but the Honor Magic V Flip 2 uses two LEDs, while the Nova Flip S uses just one. Neither has a front-facing LED flash or a dual-lens front camera.

Both devices offer a range of manual controls for photos and videos, including manual exposure, manual ISO, and manual focus. They also support slow-motion video recording, panoramic photo creation, and timelapse functions. Neither device supports HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording. The Nova Flip S has laser autofocus, which the Honor Magic V Flip 2 lacks. Neither device supports 3D photo/video recording capabilities or has a front-facing camera under the display.

Both the Honor Magic V Flip 2 and Huawei Nova Flip S come with a wide range of shared features in their operating systems. Both support camera/microphone privacy options, dark mode, battery health checks, customizable notifications, split screen functionality, sharing intents, a child lock, widgets, voice commands, tracking the device's current position, and a multi-user system. These common features provide a solid user experience with customization, security, and multitasking capabilities.

Neither device gets direct OS updates, and both lack the ability to be used as a PC. These limitations are identical across both models. Other features, such as having a camera/microphone privacy option, support for widgets, and voice commands, are the same between the two phones.

Overall, the operating system experience on both the Magic V Flip 2 and Nova Flip S is nearly identical, offering the same set of useful features for privacy, multitasking, and customization, without significant differences between the two devices.

The Honor Magic V Flip 2 features a 5500 mAh battery, which is larger than the 4400 mAh battery in the Huawei Nova Flip S. In terms of charging, the Magic V Flip 2 supports wireless charging, unlike the Nova Flip S, which does not. Both devices support fast charging, but the Magic V Flip 2 offers a significantly faster charging speed of 80W, compared to the Nova Flip S's 44W.

Both devices have non-removable, rechargeable batteries and include a battery level indicator, allowing users to monitor their battery status. The battery capacities, along with the faster charging support in the Magic V Flip 2, provide it with a notable advantage in terms of charging convenience and overall battery capacity.

Overall, the Honor Magic V Flip 2 offers more powerful and versatile battery features compared to the Huawei Nova Flip S, especially with the addition of wireless charging and faster charging speeds.

Both the Honor Magic V Flip 2 and Huawei Nova Flip S lack a 3.5 mm audio jack, which may be a consideration for users relying on wired headphones. However, both devices are equipped with stereo speakers for audio playback. The Magic V Flip 2 supports aptX, aptX HD, and has LDAC support, while the Nova Flip S supports LDAC but does not support aptX or aptX HD.

Neither device supports aptX Adaptive or aptX Lossless audio technologies, which may limit some audio quality options. Additionally, both phones lack a built-in radio, so users would need to rely on streaming services or other methods for radio listening.

In summary, while both devices offer solid audio features with stereo speakers and LDAC support, the Honor Magic V Flip 2 stands out with its support for aptX and aptX HD, while the Nova Flip S offers LDAC as its main high-quality audio codec.

Both the Honor Magic V Flip 2 and Huawei Nova Flip S support 5G connectivity, making them capable of faster mobile data speeds. They both also feature dual SIM card slots, allowing for greater flexibility in managing multiple numbers. In terms of wireless connectivity, both phones support Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), and Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), offering a range of options for stable and fast wireless internet access.

When it comes to Bluetooth, the Magic V Flip 2 uses Bluetooth version 5.4, while the Nova Flip S supports Bluetooth 5.2. Both devices have USB Type-C ports, but their USB version is the same, 2. Both models also have NFC, fingerprint scanners, and support for GPS, with both featuring a gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass. Neither device supports features like emergency SOS via satellite, crash detection, or DLNA certification, and neither has an infrared sensor, barometer, HDMI output, or a built-in projector.

While both devices include most of the same connectivity and sensor features, the Magic V Flip 2 has a slight edge with the newer Bluetooth 5.4, while the Nova Flip S lags behind with Bluetooth 5.2. Additionally, neither phone has advanced biometric features like 3D facial recognition or an iris scanner, and both lack external memory slots.

Both the Honor Magic V Flip 2 and Huawei Nova Flip S come with a video light, allowing for enhanced lighting in videos. Neither device features sapphire glass display protection, curved displays, or e-paper displays, as all of these features are absent in both models.

In summary, the two phones share the same set of miscellaneous features, with no significant differences between them in this group.