We put the Honor Magic5 Pro through our rigorous DXOMARK Battery test suite to measure its performance in autonomy, charging and efficiency. In these test results, we will break down how it fared in a variety of tests and several common use cases.

Key specifications:

Scoring

Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.

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Key performances

These key points are derived from the lab measurements during testing and do not figure into the overall score. The lab measurements, however, are used for the overall score.

The Honor Magic5 Pro’s excellent battery score places the device among the Top 10 in our database so far. The device clearly outperformed its predecessor, the Honor Magic4 Pro, with a significantly better autonomy and efficiency mainly due to a larger battery. But its charging experience was not as excellent as its predecessor’s because of reduced charger power (66W versus 100W in wired and 50W versus 100W in wireless.)

Otherwise, the Honor Magic5 Pro provided 65 hours of autonomy when used moderately, which is excellent. Specific usages like gaming or streaming videos were particularly good, except when using the camera, which show below-average autonomy. Moreover, the phone’s battery gauge was inaccurate, displaying 20% and 100% of power left, when the true capacity of the battery was measured at around 15% and 94%, respectively. The device would also shut down automatically 1 minute after displaying 2% power left, which could significantly affect the user experience.

The wired charging experience was good, taking 1 hour and 15 minutes to fully replenish the battery, while wireless charging was excellent, taking 1 hour and 23 minutes. A quick 5-minute charge provided almost 7 hours of autonomy on average, a good result that is in the upper part of our database.

The device’s charge efficiency tipped to just below our database average in wired charging, but was quite good for wireless. Discharge currents were low across almost all use cases and slightly below average when on-the-go, meaning that the device is well-optimized.

Compared with devices from the Ultra-Premium price range ($800+), the Honor Magic5 Pro was in the Top 3. Its autonomy, efficiency and charging scores were great and among the best performers for each subscores in this segment.

About DXOMARK Battery tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone battery reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests over a week-long period both indoors and outdoors. (See our introductory and how we test articles for more details about our smartphone Battery protocol.)

The following section gathers key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyses performed in DXOMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations under the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.

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Autonomy score is composed of three performance sub-scores: Home / Office, On the go, and Calibrated use cases. Each sub-score comprises the results of a comprehensive range of tests for measuring autonomy in all kinds of real-life scenarios.

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A robot housed in a Faraday cage performs a set of touch-based user actions during what we call our “typical usage scenario” (TUS) — making calls, video streaming, etc. — 4 hours of active use over the course of a 16-hour period, plus 8 hours of “sleep.” The robot repeats this set of actions every day until the device runs out of power.

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Using a smartphone on the go takes a toll on autonomy because of extra “hidden” demands, such as the continuous signaling associated with cellphone network selection, for example. DXOMARK Battery experts take the phone outdoors and perform a precisely defined set of activities while following the same three-hour travel itinerary (walking, taking the bus, the subway…) for each device

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For this series of tests, the smartphone returns to the Faraday cage and our robots repeatedly perform actions linked to one specific use case (such as gaming, video streaming, etc.) at a time. Starting from an 80% charge, all devices are tested until they have expended at least 5% of their battery power.

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Charging is fully part of the overall battery experience. In some situations where autonomy is at a minimum, knowing how fast you can charge becomes a concern. The DXOMARK Battery charging score is composed of two sub-scores, (1) Full charge and (2) Quick boost.

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Full charge tests assess the reliability of the battery power gauge; measure how long and how much power the battery takes to charge from zero to 80% capacity, from 80 to 100% as shown by the UI, and until an actual full charge.

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With the phone at different charge levels (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%), Quick boost tests measure the amount of charge the battery receives after being plugged in for 5 minutes. The chart here compares the average autonomy gain from a quick 5-minute charge.

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The DXOMARK power efficiency score consists of two sub-scores, Charge up and Discharge rate, both of which combine data obtained during robot-based typical usage scenario, calibrated tests and charging evaluation, taking into consideration the device’s battery capacity. DXOMARK calculate the annual power consumption of the product, shown on below graph, which is representative of the overall efficiency during a charge and when in use.

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The charge up sub-score is a combination of four factors: the overall efficiency of a full charge, related to how much energy you need to fill up the battery compared to the energy that the battery can provide; the efficiency of the travel adapter when it comes to transferring power from an outlet to your phone; the residual consumption when your phone is fully charged and still plugged into the charger; and the residual consumption of the charger itself, when the smartphone is disconnected from it. The chart here below shows the overall efficiency of a full charge in %.

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The discharge subscore rates the speed of a battery’s discharge during a test, which is independent of the battery’s capacity. It is the ratio of a battery’s capacity divided by its autonomy. A small-capacity battery could have the same autonomy as a large-capacity battery, indicating that the device is well-optimized, with a low discharge rate.