Honor Magic V2 vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Comparison and Differences

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Honor Magic V2

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Honor Magic V2 or Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Honor Magic V2 Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
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Release date 2023, July 12 2023, September 12
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.7 x 74.1 x 9.9 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 2.92 in 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3.02 in
Weight 231 g | 8.15 oz 221 g | 7.8 oz
Body Build Glass front, glass back or eco leather back Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), titanium frame (grade 5)
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Colors Black, Silk Black, Silk Purple, Gold Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4441 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Approximate price 1130 EUR $ 1199
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Screen

Technology Foldable LTPO OLED LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 7.92" in 6.7" in
Screen area 201.6 cm2 110.2 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 88.5% 89.8%
Screen resolution 2156 x 2344 px 1290 x 2796 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 460 PPI
Screen protection Ceramic Shield glass
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, IMAX Enhanced, 1600 nits (peak)
-Cover display:
-LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2500 nits, 6.43 inches, 1060 x 2376 pixels, 402 ppi, nanocrystal glass 2.0
- 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision
-Always-On display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, 8x8 dToF Laser AF, OIS
-20 MP, f/2.4, 62mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2.5x optical zoom, OIS
-50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), AF
-48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
-12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
-TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@30/60fps (10-bit), 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+, OIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 154
DxOMark Photo 153
DxOMark Video 158
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions HDR HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 149
DxOMark Photo 145
DxOMark Video 156

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 13, MagicOS 7.2 iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.3.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) - Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) - Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4x2.11 GHz)
GPU Adreno 740 Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1361231 1500939
Antutu 10 CPU 380375
Antutu 10 GPU 518600
Antutu 10 Mem 260964
Antutu 10 UX 380375
GeekBench 6 Single Core 2891
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 7180
GeekBench 6 Metal 26996
GeekBench 5 Single Core 2878
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 7118

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1x
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port 1.2 USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.3, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head) 1.11 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- -Unfolded: 156.7 x 145.4 x 4.7 mm
- Fast charging 66W
-Wireless charging 50W
-Reverse charging 5W

- Ultra Wideband 2 (UWB) support
-Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
- 25W Fast charging 50% in 30 min
-Power Delivery 2.0
-15W wireless (MagSafe)
-15W wireless (Qi2)
-4.5W reverse wired
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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