Honor Magic V5 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus
Quick Comparison
Both Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus comes with same RAM. In terms of display resolution, Honor Magic V5 has better resolution of 2352 x 2172 than Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus which has resolution of 3120 x 1440. Both have the same amount of internal memory.
| Name | Honor Magic V5 | Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus |
| RAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 7.95 in | 6.7 in |
| Internal Memory | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Battery | 5820 mAh | 4900 mAh |
| Camera | 64 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP Triple | 50 MP + 12 MP + 10 MP Triple |
| Price | Rs. 107990 | Rs. 84999 |
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Detailed Comparison
Price And Launch
The launch Date of the first phone is July 02, 2025. The Expected cost of Honor Magic V5 is Rs. 107990. The launch Date of the second phone is February 25, 2026. The cost of Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus is Rs. 84999.
Display comparison
Honor Magic V5 has larger screen size of 7.95 inches in comparison to Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus's 6.7 inch screen. Honor Magic V5 has LTPO AMOLED Screen type where as Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus has Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen type. Samsung's phone has display density of 516 PPI & Honor's phone has only 403 PPI display density. In terms of screen to body ratio, Samsung's phone has better screen to body ratio of ~ 90.7% than Honor's phone ~ 88.8%. Both mobiles have same aspect ratio of 20.5:9.
Memory comparison
Both mobiles come with 12 GB RAM and both have same Internal Memory of 256 GB.
Camera comparison
They both have the same 64 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP Triple Rear Camera. Honor Magic V5 will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 20 MP + 20 MP Dual Front Camera in comparison to Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus's 12 MP Front Camera.
Technical comparison
Both the phones has Android Operating System but the first one runs on version 15 and the second one on 16 version.
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Full Comparison
| Name | Honor Magic V5 | Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus |
| General | ||
| Model | Magic V5 | SM-S947B, SM-S947B/DS, SM-S947U, SM-S947U1, SM-S947W, SM-S947N, SM-S9470, SM-S947E, SM-S947E/DS |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot) | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | Nano+Nano SIM | SIM 1 + SIM 2 / SIM 1 + eSIM / Dual eSIM SIM |
| eSIM Support | Yes | |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| Release Date | July 02, 2025 | February 25, 2026 |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 145.9 x 156.8 x 4.1 mm | 75.8 x 158.4 x 7.3 mm |
| Weight | 217 g | 190 g |
| Bezel less | No | Yes |
| Colors | Black, Ivory White, Dawn Gold, Reddish Brown | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color LTPO AMOLED Screen (1B Colors) | Color Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen (16M Colors) |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 7.95 inches, 2172 x 2352 pixels, 120 Hz | 6.7 inches, 1440 x 3120 pixels, 120 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 20.5:9 | 20.5:9 |
| PPI | ~ 403 PPI | ~ 516 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 88.8% | ~ 90.7% |
| Glass Type | Honor Super Armored Inner Screen | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| Brightness | 5000 nits (peak) | 2600nits |
| Adaptive Refresh Rate | Yes, LTPO | |
| Features | Privacy Display | |
| Notch | Yes, Punch Hole | Yes, Punch Hole |
| Foldable Display | Yes | |
| Dual Display | Yes, LTPO OLED, 6.43 inches, 1060 x 2376 pixels, 1B colors, 120Hz, 5000 nits (peak) | |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4 | |
| Card Slot | No | |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Bands | 5G FDD Sub6: N1(2100), N2(1900), N3(1800), N5(850), N7(2600), N8(900), N12(700), N20(800), N25(1900), N26(850), N28(700), N66(AWS-3), 5G TDD Sub6: N38(2600), N40(2300), N41(2500), N77(3700), N78(3500) | |
| VoLTE | Yes | Yes, Dual Stand-By |
| Vo5G | Yes | |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v6.0 | Yes, v6.0, A2DP, LE |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v3.1 | Yes, USB-C v3.2 |
| USB Features | USB on-the-go | USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging |
| IR Blaster | Yes | |
| Performance | ||
| AnTuTu Score | 2,867,524 (Total) (v11) 935,268 (CPU) 1,069,172 (GPU) 372,964 (Memory) 490,120 (UX) | |
| AnTuTu Storage Score | 174,121 Sequential Read: 4256 MB/s; Sequential Write: 3281 MB/s | |
| Geekbench Score | 9,540 (Multi Core) (v6) 2,876 (Single Core) 24,116 (OpenCL) 27,353 (Vulkan) | |
| 3DMark Score | 5,853 (Wild Life Extreme) (35.05 FPS) | |
| Camera Score | 150 (DxOMark) | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | yes with A-GPS | GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes, Side | Yes, In Display |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer | Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | No | No |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| AI Features | Galaxy AI | |
| Water Resistance | Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min | |
| Splash Resistant | Yes | |
| IP Rating | IP58/IP59 | IP68 |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | Yes |
| Extra Features | Samsung Care+, Samsung Health, Samsung Wallet | |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 50 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle) 23mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 64 MP ƒ/2.5 (Telephoto) 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 3x optical zoom 50 MP ƒ/2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm (ultrawide), AF | 50 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP ƒ/2.4 (Telephoto) 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 3mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video |
| OIS | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Features | Laser AF, HDR, panorama | Optical Zoom 3x, Optical Quality Zoom 2x, Digital Zoom up to 30x |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD | 8K @ 30 fps UHD, 4K, 1080p |
| Flash | Yes, LED | Yes, LED |
| Front Camera | 20 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) 20 MP ƒ/2.2 (Cover Camera) Punch Hole | 12 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole |
| Front Video Recording | 4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30 fps FHD | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD |
| Technical | ||
| OS | Android v15 | Android v16 |
| Custom UI | MagicOS 8 | One UI 8 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Samsung Exynos 2600 |
| CPU | 4.32 GHz, Octa Core Processor | 3.8 GHz, Deca Core Processor |
| Core Details | 2x Prime Core@4.32 GHz & 6x Performance Core@3.53 GHz | 1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro & 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro |
| GPU | Adreno 830 | Xclipse 960 |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes, supports HTML5 | Yes |
| Multimedia | ||
| Supports | SMS, MMS, IM | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, FLAC | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, DSF, APE |
| Video | DivX, XviD, MP4, H.265, WMV | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 5820 mAh, Si/C | 4900 mAh, Li-ion Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes, 66W Fast Charging | Yes, 45W |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, 50W | Yes, 25W |
| Reverse Charging | Yes, 5W | Yes |