Honor Magic V5 VS Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7

The Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 both feature waterproof designs, but they differ in their ingress protection ratings. The Magic V5 has an IP58 rating, while the Z Fold 7 has a slightly higher IP67 rating, indicating the Z Fold 7 offers more robust water and dust resistance.

When it comes to size, the Magic V5 is slightly larger, with a width of 145.9 mm and a height of 156.8 mm, compared to the Z Fold 7's 143.2 mm width and 158.4 mm height. The thickness is very similar, with the Magic V5 at 4.1 mm and the Z Fold 7 at 4.2 mm. The Magic V5 weighs 217 g, a bit heavier than the Z Fold 7's 215 g.

Both devices are foldable, making them compact and portable. In terms of volume, the Magic V5 is slightly smaller at 93.8 cm³, while the Z Fold 7 has a volume of 95.3 cm³, making it a bit bulkier overall.

Both the Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 feature OLED/AMOLED displays with a 120Hz refresh rate, providing smooth visuals. However, the Magic V5 has a slightly smaller 7.95″ screen compared to the Z Fold 7's 8″ display. The Magic V5 also has a higher pixel density of 403 ppi, while the Z Fold 7's pixel density is 368 ppi, which may result in slightly sharper text and images on the Magic V5.

In terms of resolution, the Magic V5 has a higher 2172 x 2352 px resolution, compared to the Z Fold 7's 1968 x 2184 px. Despite the higher resolution, the Z Fold 7's display is slightly less bright at 2600 nits, while the Magic V5 offers a significantly brighter display at 5000 nits. Both displays lack branded damage-resistant glass, but the Z Fold 7 supports both HDR10 and HDR10+, whereas the Magic V5 does not support either HDR standard.

Both devices feature a secondary screen, with the Magic V5 offering a resolution of 1060 x 2376 px, while the Z Fold 7 has a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2520 px. The Magic V5 lacks an Always-On Display, whereas the Z Fold 7 supports this feature. Both devices have touchscreens, but only the Z Fold 7 supports HDR standards and Always-On Display.

Both the Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 are equipped with the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, paired with an Adreno 830 GPU, delivering similar performance in terms of processing power. Both devices feature 16GB of RAM, with a RAM speed of 5300 MHz and support for DDR5 memory. The CPU in each device runs at speeds of 2 x 4.32 GHz and 6 x 3.53 GHz, offering robust multi-core performance with 8 threads.

The Magic V5 and Z Fold 7 also share the same GPU clock speed of 1100 MHz and GPU turbo frequency. Additionally, both devices have a maximum memory bandwidth of 85.1 GB/s, with a 3 nm semiconductor size, and support for multithreading, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and DirectX 12. They both include an L1 cache of 192 KB, L2 cache of 12 MB, and an L3 cache of 8 MB, which contributes to efficient data processing.

In terms of benchmark scores, the Z Fold 7 has a higher AnTuTu benchmark score of 2,771,639 compared to the Magic V5's 2,640,100. However, both devices achieved identical Geekbench 6 results, with 10,059 points in multi-core performance and 3,234 points in single-core performance. Both also feature integrated LTE and support up to 24GB of maximum memory. Despite the differences in benchmark scores, both devices offer similar high-end performance across most technical specs.

The Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 both feature multi-lens main cameras, but with differing specifications. The Magic V5 includes a 64 MP, 50 MP, and 50 MP setup with a wide aperture of 2.5f, 2f, and 1.6f, while the Z Fold 7 offers a 200 MP, 12 MP, and 10 MP setup with a wide aperture of 1.7f, 2.2f, and 2.4f. Both devices support optical zoom at 3x, have phase-detection autofocus for photos, and continuous autofocus during video recording. However, the Magic V5 supports video recording at 2160 x 60 fps, while the Z Fold 7 can only record at 4320 x 24 fps. The Z Fold 7 also supports shooting 360° panoramas, a feature the Magic V5 lacks.

Both devices feature optical image stabilization and a front camera. The Magic V5 has a 20 MP front camera with a wide aperture of 2.2f, while the Z Fold 7 comes with two 10 MP front cameras, one with a 1.8f aperture and the other with a 2.2f aperture. Both front cameras have touch autofocus, manual exposure, and a timelapse function. The Magic V5 does not have a front-facing LED flash, while the Z Fold 7 has no front-facing LED flash either, but it does have a front-facing camera under the display, a feature not present on the Magic V5.

Both devices offer advanced features such as manual ISO, manual focus, and the ability to create panoramas in-camera. The Z Fold 7 supports raw shooting, while the Magic V5 does not. Additionally, the Magic V5 lacks a BSI sensor, while the Z Fold 7 has one, which could result in better low-light performance on the Z Fold 7.

Both the Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 run on Android 15 and share a variety of similar features. Both devices include clipboard warnings, location and camera/microphone privacy options, theme customization, on-device machine learning, notification permissions, media picker, and the ability to play games while downloading. They also both have dark mode, battery health check, extra dim mode, dynamic theming, and customizable notifications. Other common features include Live Text, full-page screenshots, split screen support, PiP (Picture-in-Picture), sharing intents, and support for widgets.

However, there are a few differences. While both devices support a multi-user system, the Z Fold 7 has the added ability to be used as a PC, a feature not available on the Magic V5. Both devices support offline voice recognition and voice commands, but the Magic V5 does not offer the Quick Start feature, while the Z Fold 7 also lacks this functionality. Additionally, both devices block cross-site tracking, but neither includes Wi-Fi password sharing or Mail Privacy Protection. Both also lack focus modes, but neither tracks device position in real-time.

Overall, both devices provide a similar operating system experience with Android 15, though the Z Fold 7 has the added PC functionality and can be used with a multi-user setup more easily.

The Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 both feature rechargeable batteries with wireless charging capabilities. The Magic V5 has a larger 5820 mAh battery, compared to the Z Fold 7's 4400 mAh battery. While both devices support fast charging, the Magic V5 offers a much higher charging speed of 66W, while the Z Fold 7 supports 25W fast charging. In terms of wireless charging, the Magic V5 can charge at a speed of 50W, significantly faster than the Z Fold 7's 15W wireless charging speed.

Both devices also support reverse wireless charging, with the Magic V5 offering a reverse charging speed of 5W, while the Z Fold 7 charges at 4.5W. Neither device has a removable battery, but both feature a battery level indicator and are equipped with rechargeable batteries.

In summary, the Honor Magic V5 offers a larger battery with much faster charging speeds, both for wired and wireless charging, while the Z Fold 7 has a smaller battery and slower charging capabilities.

Both the Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 offer similar audio features. Neither device includes a 3.5 mm audio jack, so users will need to use Bluetooth or USB-C headphones. Both devices are equipped with stereo speakers, providing a better audio experience for media playback. Additionally, both smartphones support aptX, LDAC, and aptX HD audio codecs, ensuring high-quality wireless audio streaming.

Neither device includes a radio feature, but they both support high-quality wireless audio standards with their aptX and LDAC capabilities. As a result, both phones offer solid wireless audio performance, whether through Bluetooth headphones or wireless speakers.

In summary, the Honor Magic V5 and Z Fold 7 have virtually identical audio specifications, offering stereo speakers, high-quality wireless audio support, and the absence of a 3.5 mm audio jack or radio.

Both the Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 support 5G connectivity, ensuring fast mobile network speeds. They also both feature NFC, USB Type-C, and no external memory slot. While both devices support Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, 6E, and Wi-Fi 7, the Magic V5 offers Bluetooth 6, whereas the Z Fold 7 uses Bluetooth 5.4. The Magic V5 supports dual SIM with 2 eSIMs, while the Z Fold 7 offers 1 eSIM and 1 SIM card.

In terms of connectivity features, both devices have a fingerprint scanner, gyroscope, accelerometer, GPS, compass, barometer, and support for Galileo. Neither has an infrared sensor, motion tracking, optical tracking, or a built-in projector. Additionally, both devices feature a cellular module and are capable of high download and upload speeds—10,000 MBits/s download and 3,500 MBits/s upload—offering similar network performance.

The Honor Magic V5 supports DLNA, while the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 does not. Both devices lack 3D facial recognition, an iris scanner, and a stylus, but they share most connectivity and feature specifications, with a few small differences in Bluetooth version and SIM configuration.

Both the Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 include a video light, allowing for better illumination during video recording. Neither device features sapphire glass displays, nor do they have e-paper displays. These specifications are identical across both models, with no differences between them in this group.

In summary, the Honor Magic V5 and Z Fold 7 offer the same features when it comes to video light, sapphire glass, and e-paper displays, with neither device offering sapphire glass or e-paper technology.