5 Reasons to Choose HONOR Magic5 Pro over Samsung S23 Ultra!

The HONOR Magic5 Pro and Samsung S23 Ultra are both great flagships. However, the price gap between the 2 is massive! Let me give you 5 actual reasons why you should choose the HONOR Magic5 Pro over the Samsung S23 Ultra!
5 Reasons Why U Should Choose HONOR Magic5 Pro over Samsung S23 Ultra!
Choosing HONOR Magic5 Pro over Samsung S23U: 5 REASONS!
🎬 Video Timeline
0:00 - Intro
1;23 - 1. Design & Built
2:17 - 2. Camera Performance
3:44 - 3. Battery & Charging
4:30 - 4. Display PWM Dimming
4:58 - 5. Competitive Price
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[@chanweikeong]

The unexpected thing for me is that Honor straight give 12gb ram and 512 storage. How often u see 512gb as the standard spec. Last year magic 4 pro 256gb, this year 512. Nice la

[@bharatplayroblox]

1 problem honor only gives up to 2y for major updates while Samsung gives 4y

[@sulaman4280]

​@bharatrooy222 it's 3 years os and 5 years security if it gets 4 and 8k recording it will outsell Samsung worldwide

[@DestyDest]

​​@@bharatplayrobloxthey promised to give 3 years of os updates and 5 years on security patches on this phone

[@bharatplayroblox]

@@DestyDest oh sorry for the magic 5 andb5 pro but for honor 90 only 2 years and honor x9a 1 years

[@usmanabdulkadir3334]

Awesome content and video comprising as always bro

[@sardorbek6399]

Great video. I am also a fan of HONOR. I look forward to more detail comparison of these phones.

[@katinasutherlandwhited5578]

I'd get the Honor it seems better in all ways I'm actually surprised thanks for this review

[@ssingh582]

In the UK they will be giviing you a £100 off voucher plus a wirless charger , bluetooth headphones and a case for £850 for 512GB & 12GB version. Just for the price and accessories alone its worth it

[@leeporter6849]

NEW UK DEAL , honor magic 5 pro 12GB ,honor pad x8 (tablet) ,honor watch gs3 ,honor earbuds 2Lite and 6month screen protection all for £919

[@JamshidTurakulov]

Have you ever tried s23 ultra

[@tanweiwen7838]

Nice intro, valid points, great comparison 👍🏼

[@pullahensem]

I love huawei mate 50 pro but patiently waited for this phone. Luckily, the price is so much cheaper, I got my phone today and it is amazing...

[@minezam3399]

You bought in Malaysia？how many free gifts you get？

[@beblessed1030]

i think samsung need to learn from chinese manufacturer of their high refresh rate PWM, at 2023 still ~240hz PWM

[@firas.jn571]

Hey bro! How is it going with you about Google play services?

[@RoboticsBay]

And it has GMS as well...

[@jhuzchea6403]

Mr. Lim review can you also make an unboxing and review of any of the Meizu 20 series and comparison video to other smartphones

[@GFourGadget]

Great comparison there 👍

[@JosephWang-qm7md]

I think honor really knocked it out of the park with the pricing.

[@ktomorful]

In the Netherlands this device cost 1199 euro. How much is it there? Crazy expensive

[@leeporter6849]

UK , honor magic 5 pro 12GB ,honor pad x8 (tablet) ,honor watch gs3 ,honor earbuds 2Lite and 6month screen protection all for £919

[@iAfroTech]

I won't never pay 1099€ for only 3 Years of Software Updates and Pill. Pricing is not telling everything about this phone.

[@marktaylor5042]

How well will this device work in the U.S., on T-Mobile?

[@C--A]

@@ktomorful Here in the UK Honor Magic5 Pro 12GB RAM 512GB Storage version just been reduced to only £799 on Amazon UK. Very good price compared to a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 512GB Storage variant. Honor Magic5 Pro better battery life, overall better camera performance in term of image accuracy ie more natural colours, no oversharpening etc.

[@emiloprita9771]

Totally agree with you, if don't need the S-pen functionality then Magic 5 Pro is the choice! Nice video! Best

[@wuforever]

I can get the Honor Magic 5 Pro for around 850 euro if I extend my subscription for 2 years paying around 25 euro per month. That's a huge discount knowing the phone's listing price is at 1199. To put it in context S23 Ultra 256GB is around 1150 but with a subscription you get only 100 euro discount.

[@user-su9zh7pv6p]

Love the fact that Honor is silently replacing Huawei with its lack of google. Honor is literally the new Huawei.

[@akaysoulakaysoul8630]

it has google

[@joc7996]

if that statement is true, that the magic 5 pro is like huawei, i might go for it.

[@CoFFee123..]

Interesting review

[@mr.n476]

saw the price for the magic5 pro. just makes it even more better choice than the S23

[@karolsendrei3152]

Can't wait to get my Honor Magic 5 Pro

[@fengyu448]

You bought in HK or Malaysia？

[@82evene]

From Germany here: Unfortunately, we barely hear of Honor over here, and only got the 5pro (no regular 5 or ultimate). It started nearly as expensive as S23plus here which is massively hyped, but by now, while S23ultra 12+512GB is still at least 1150 Euros, the Magic 5pro was sold for 760 Euros now during Black Friday weeks. Thats just insane.

[@user-cz6oc3kh8i]

Honor is just huawei bypassing the restrictions placed on them. Maybe this is Honor introducing their brand to the market. Once they are well known they can then jack up the price.

[@tlilisofiene5349]

Could you please do a camera comparison between Oneplus 12 and Honor magic 5 pro? I have Honor magic 5 pro and am hesitating about keeping it or buying the new oneplus 12

[@gochakostas]

HONOR ❤️

[@dexter3943]

I would definitely get honor if i get the chance

[@mehmets.6124]

In Germany, Samsung S23 Ultra - 12/512 GB - 5000 mAh battery - costs still 1579 € + 35 € for quickcharger adapter 45 Watt = 1614 € Honor Magic 5 Pro - 12/512 GB - 5100 mAh battery - including 66 Watt quickcharger adapter = 1199 € but with 150 Honor coupon = 1049 € Total saving with Honor Magic 5 Pro= 565 € Total lost with Honor = 200x teleobjektif camera and pen I ordered already Honor Magic 5 Pro and waiting for it...

[@daliborsveti7296]

Hallo Mehmet, wie kommst Du auf eine Ersparnis von 565 Euro? Gruß Dalibor

[@Whitebeard6262]

​@@daliborsveti7296 1614 - 1049 = 565 Mit Ersparnis meint er die Preisdifferenz zwischen Samsung und Honor.

[@daliborsveti7296]

@@Whitebeard6262 ... vielen Dank, nun stellt sich nur noch die Frage, das Honor Magic 5 Pro oder doch lieber das S23 Ultra? Gruß

[@Whitebeard6262]

@@daliborsveti7296 Wenn Geld keine Rolle spielt, dann das S23 Ultra.

[@daliborsveti7296]

@@Whitebeard6262 ...danke, momentan ist die größte Speichervariante bei Samsung im "Angebot"...

[@N_Qwesi]

Was hoping you were going to talk about software.

[@malaysarkar2380]

Thank for your good vedio

[@huangqiren9718]

My honour magic 4 pro is still my fav piece 😊

[@TheToto4562]

Where is the best price to buy the Magic 5 pro? I live in Canada. Price is expensive here

[@edivad7rtx]

It is basically the "new Huawei" with Google Services. Love it!

[@strikeleong]

Any idea whether Honor will offer Magic 5 Pro in other color option aside from black and green color in Malaysia market?

[@ezd8888]

just launched purple color

[@fedjadrndarski5606]

Everything that you said is true about the camera and performance. I got Magic5 Pro and it is really great device, also cheaper than S23 Ultra and have fast charger and some basic silicon casing and screen protection. Only feature that S23 Ultra has is the S-pen, but I don't need this.

[@pudinichigo91]

The only reason why I will choose Honor is because of their price for 12gb + 512gb are pretty damn good and also for camera hardware, otherwise I still prefer Samsung for their One UI, design, camera features, SamsungDex, fast update etc

[@JosephWang-qm7md]

I agree with u too. The pricing for honor really hits me because u know nowadays everything so expensive 😅 but in terms of ui I prefer oxygen os.

[@pudinichigo91]

@@JosephWang-qm7md yeah, nowadays flagship phone are really expensive, hard to get below than rm3k for premium flagship, btw oxygen os also one of my favorites but just because Samsung can released update more consistent & pretty fast when comes to OS update, like Samsung flagship from 2 or 3 years ago can get update more faster than OnePlus flagship from last year

[@zachguerrero4190]

OneUI is boring now and then. Not so smooth UI. This UI too old. Lastly, Samsung is troublesome just like the major issue: amoled screen burn lines etc. alarming

[@mdjoehaidibinahmat3459]

I agreed. I just bought Honor 90 in Singapore, at SGD599, and at this price you can't get a better deal and performance front another higher midranger. Salute Honor.

[@Kohjayden06]

From the looks of it Honor Malaysia did well by pricing the Magic 5 Pro at a good price and including 512gb in the mix. From what I know yes, software update is better on Samsung but these days people change their phones every 2-3 years. I rarely have anyone in my circle who's using a 5 year old phone as their main device.

[@t4m90i]

Replying you right now with my Huawei P30 Pro since July 2019 and it is about to be 4 years of old... Did not experience any lag nor stuttering except insufficient storage due to maybe 20,000 photos lol... I'm seriously considering Honor to be my next upgrade

[@Kaka-hy8gf]

I am still using XS max as my primary device which is 5 years old now. Maybe I will keep iPhone for 2 more years but buy honor magic 5 in December. Ios is boring

[@EdwardFlores]

can anyone tell if the absence of IR camera makes a difference to the huawei phones? meaning... does facelock still work under very low light conditions?

[@MrKautim]

Honor magic 5 pro user.. this phone is amazing.. good battery.. camera is good ... but weight is 219g.. overall good value for money flagship phone

[@bishoyramses-hx7lm]

Does it have multi-tasking.. Split screen and floating windows like Huawei

[@ioanbristow3376]

I'm a big Huawei fan since I'm still using my Huawei P30 Pro which has been excellent in all areas. I'm in the uk and I have been hoping to get a new Huawei maybe p50 or P60 but if Honor is basically a new Huawei....

[@tanka3347]

I also really loved my p20 pro! The best phone. i would really like to buy a new Huawei. but it don't have google. And on the Honor, as I understand it, there are no problems with Google?

[@ioanbristow3376]

@@tanka3347 yes Honor has Google so it's all good

[@fastred214]

​@@tanka3347 same here 😊

[@MertxePasamontes]

It's my case too. My only doubt is the video stabilization of the Honor

[@DaciaandtheDude]

Ive always had Huawei, but my p30 pro is on its way out, no Google assistant and fingerprint sensor not working, so I've but the bullet today and ordered the honor, after hours of videos and reviews, I think I've made the right choice, plus I'm fed up off Samsung, Google and Apple taking the main market. I've got a great deal on the phone with id mobile, £38 pm for unlimited everything for 2 years

[@rhys4427]

I had the Huawei p20 pro then upgraded to OP9 pro, loved the Huawei but lack of Google services made me go off them

[@lanakias1]

Agree and many knows that but the S pen for some people is important. When the pay so much money, the S pen seems more logical to have

[@david-bd6td]

With the same specs and huge gap in pricing, I obviously go for honour ...

[@wuforever]

Magic OS desktop experience is 🔥

[@dereklee4528]

Honor cannot swipe from anywhere to bring down the notication screen, need to do it from top rite ?

[@aquariuscaesar2858]

How many years of software update?

[@peterklapko3182]

Which bluetooth codecs does support honor magic 5 pro? 🤔

[@mirzaxxalex5502]

I am using hm4pro.. there is really rarely got update (not even on android 13 yet) Certain apps cannot open, need to uninstall and install again many times. The curve is really bad, too curvy. Camera quality actually really like potato, bad quality. Hard to find casing, need buy direct from china.

[@henrydanzel4822]

Talk about software for a long time please

[@Bromos9]

What is the price for this Honor now, and where are the best price in EU?

[@pudinichigo91]

I think you should watch or ask from KZbinrs from EU, they usually will provide the price and also link to where you can buy, since Lim are from Malaysia so he might don't have source/info where to buy this phone from EU

[@jean-christophecedricyesso2200]

Please link to the honor magic 5 pro wallpaper?🙏🏾

[@tanchonglim]

need a vdo of magic5 pro vs oppo find x6 pro...tq

[@veignt]

where to buy it in KL ?

[@angelocatigbe1304]

Honor is 🔥🔥

[@zila9650]

Mine got white green screen issue today same case like ip 13pro issue...so frustrating..just received and use aeound 2weeks..

[@yzf8s]

In Serbia, with the operator, you get a smart watch honor gs3 with the phone.

[@tell1980]

I'm getting the Honour Magic 5 Pro for £531.99 that's £100 off honor voucher + 8% (£68) off buying through First Xclusives and selling my S20 ultra with charger and cases for £250 .. and getting £500 of free gifts on top from Honor earphones wireless charger extra case and screen protector .. I looked at the S23 ultra and I do not want it will never use the pen and costs too much

[@LJC123]

Want it! Please say, when and where can we get it in the US? A big honor fan, have an older model now and need to upgrade But politics, ughh,, so will it work well here if I can even get it?? (A frustrated honor fan from the states!) 🤣

[@mostafazaroodi]

Hello brother, which one has better photography, better video recording in the main and selfie camera Oppo reno 8 pro Vivo s16 Realme GT2 pro OnePlus Ace (10R) Xiaomi 12 I live in Iran, these phones are under 500 dollars, In your opinion, which one is better should I choose to buy?

[@metisa0034]

Hands down Xiaomi 12.

[@mostafazaroodi]

@@metisa0034 Tnx 🙏🌷

[@Batman-kn5xk]

Thanks for the video . The price of honor magic is really good , but for me am looking for dex mode and big screen with no ugly notch like ( my iPhone 13 pro max ) also longer software updates

[@Felix21411]

Honor has a great desktop mode and the pill shaped cutout is way smaller than the iphone's. True, it's bigger than samsung's punch hole, but comes with 3d facial unlock that works beautiful and it's placed on the side which is better when watching vids for example. So although it's bigger, it is not placed on the horizon line (to put it like that) and that's usually where the action is. I have the Magic 4 pro and it doesn't bother me at all. The samsung is a great phone anyway, so in the end it comes to your preference.

[@kekw9076]

Can u do Nokia T21 review

[@benbird7]

I got the honor 5pro, glitchy at best using gestures for navigation. Had to swipe up 3 times to get recent apps using nova launcher. Sent it back and stuck with s23u. After probably 250 comparison shots it took the better photo, especially zoom and low light.

[@ayanshahad651]

Honor x7a and x8a pls do review bro

[@WiSheChin]

Hi Lim, is it normal can hear the len shaking when you shake the phone even very slowly?

[@LimReviews]

Which model are you referring to? By right there shouldn't be any sounds.

[@me5425]

Yes it's normal it's only ois

[@fOrNaLL]

This 2160 Hz of PWM dimming screen is absolutely the King

[@muhammadazatawangsemail4726]

Can honor do 4k portrait video like s23 ultra?

[@daliborsveti7296]

Yes!

[@KennethNg1997]

Last year magic 4 pro I heard many issues, hope the magic 5 pro this year more stable la.

[@minezam3399]

just got the new HONOR Magic5 Pro last weekend, until now quite nice. Especially the battery life and system, much much better than Magic4 and also better than other flagship phones I think！

[@tanka3347]

@@minezam3399 Tell me, friend, how do you like the capabilities of his camera? And another important question for me, what is the quality of its sound? Stereo? Thank you if you answer.

[@minezam3399]

@@tanka3347 one of the best camera among the flagship phones I think. The night shot and snapshot is impressive and unparalleled. Also support 100x telephoto, within 50x zoom the result better than S23 ultra, beyond 50x Samsung win.

[@chrisw4215]

@@minezam3399 still like it? I heard so many horror stories regarding software issues like freezing, no reception, no data etc

[@aliettienne2907]

Honor phone body really look sleek and shinny. The shinny body speak money. The rounded edges look nicely done.

[@lindanibuthelezi5201]

Does the Honor have android auto? If it does I will definitely go for it

[@Albertonovski]

it does, it has full google.

[@yusif.heybatov]

It costs 950 usd in Dubai. What about Malasia?

[@muhamadabdmajidable]

I will choose honor just for TOF sensor alone.

[@Nitin-jf7uv]

Honor has always been a great contender in any segment it competes in. Huawei must have retained it.

[@thaliagonzalez9625]

I think they are still together just in the dark

[@Nitin-jf7uv]

@@thaliagonzalez9625 Seems so

[@Nitin-jf7uv]

@@thaliagonzalez9625 But their access to the latest hardware resources has been rightfully made limited by the US government. Huawei after all is a company of a CCP member. I have many Huawei phones, all are/were of good quality.

[@MrAkooanaih]

For me the deal breaker to Samsung is no wide selfie...and not many brand offer it anymore... it's very underrated feature... compared to s pen that u rarely use

[@kuaqimai]

Firmware update all Samsung still hands down but honor seem value for money but update is slower

[@jeffayson1539]

wow you're lucky its less than 900euros, here in spain its 1199 euros🤯

[@mcorleone77]

i got my Honor magic pro 5 for US$450 2nd hand, got rid of all boatware (xda's tips), it's a great phone.

[@chrisw4215]

any software issues? freezing etc

[@AdhishMBA84]

Honor magic 5 Pro is expensive in UAE. I wonder why. Although it is cheaper in other countries compared to Samsung.

[@bogdan.capanu]

Of course I would choose Honor. Nothing would make me choose Samsung. Besides the fact that it's a better phone, the Huawei DNA is very clear in this phone, and for me that's enough to clearly choose Honor.

[@x3merx3mer]

In my country Magic5pro costs the same as S23Ultra, so even though I would gladly get Honor, for the same money it doesn't make much sense :(

[@Dr.Mikasa_A536]

The only problem with honor is availability Minus that it's a good phone

[@labranjames]

how many update years will have

[@rinkashi101]

3 androids and 5 security

[@enriqueyang]

10x optical zoom s23 ultra vs 10x mix zoom on magic 5 pro. For video.. zoom

[@ysl9784]

How about the soft ware performance and updates in honor magic 5pro? Overheat osse

[@samuelmoreira7989]

The thing is, in Spain the honor is at the same price than the s23u

[@CarlWiganerUK]

The Honor is beautiful. There's a few beautiful ones now, nothing like the mental money of thus Samsung,

[@Jentzenfong]

Nowadays, 4k is consider cheap for a flagship device. Inflation is real bad.

[@capenterjojo3373]

Both are amazing but the camera design of samsung is just sexy as hell compared to honor. Um a huawei user but I like the samsung design

[@jaspm]

How about customer service?

[@pudinichigo91]

Depends on where you buy your phone, in Asia especially SEA county their customer service are pretty good, just like Huawei

[@florantepagaran1096]

Honor forgot the Gorilla glass in it's build 😔

[@DaciaandtheDude]

Bit the bullet today and ordered the honor phone, got a great deal with id mobile, my old Huawei p30 pro is on its way out and I hate the other brands, ie. Samsung, Apple etc

[@saqibakbar2026]

How has your experience been? I'm still using the P30 pro and never went for a Samsung flagship because it never interested me. Thinking of going for the Magic 5 pro.

[@ahmedmosaad5799]

I tried both, honor is a good device but gaming performance is terrible

[@zachguerrero4190]

I really like the UI of MagicOS! So clean and descent!!!

[@isfa20202003]

Watch this video with honor magic 5 pro...and honor magic 4 pro..just want to see the difference...

[@honeybadgertigertiger2972]

What is the difference

[@danmarcu7554]

The screen look like the old Huawei Mate 40 Pro!

[@navedwaris2363]

See may be camera is little bit nice of magic 5 pro,but it is not about only camera & charging,This year samsung taken a high leap in performance so test the performance of these devices

[@domanskiprzemek]

Now u dont need so much performance. I using oneplus 7 pro and think, that performance is usefull to everythink.

[@navedwaris2363]

@@domanskiprzemek many people use to manage with NOKIA 1100 so it doesn't means that the super computer is not valuable,,Not everyone think like you so keep ur opinion with ur self while talking about technology

[@domanskiprzemek]

@@navedwaris2363 about 80% smartfons users have in the ass bigest performance... Rly.

[@truth9425]

Great content! But i prefer S23 ultra

[@FahadG94]

what is that car wallpaper

[@desirablelife5639]

Great video and I would choose honor to save money is not worth it to spend 1400usd on Samsung S23U

[@tallierik888]

Yeah bro. Buy second hand younsave money

[@kostaskintzios1198]

S23 ultra of course!!!

[@89Lyzo]

Honor Magic 5 pro ,740 eur 512 giga version is good price in my country ?

[@Backpfeifengesicht45]

What country are you at? I'm in Ireland and it's a grand here.

[@89Lyzo]

@@Backpfeifengesicht45 Slovakia

[@Backpfeifengesicht45]

@@89Lyzo F**K. I was in Bratislava last month. I'll order from a Slovak site and get it shipped. Save a couple of hundred.

[@89Lyzo]

@@Backpfeifengesicht45 what's your price? I'm really satisfy with honor great battery ! I had pixel 6 pro , this Snapdragon is much better than first gen of Pixel

[@straightcody]

except the 15 min max recording time

[@seankazumi1577]

In terms of camera, Honor has its advantages. Samsung S23 Ultra is more suitable for those needed in use of the pen. Different type of users they are looking for.

[@dzonib9595]

its not, better video and zoom is on Ultra, selfie also much better, much better camera app softver, camera is not just main camera, ultrawide is better also, selfie camera is uncompareble beetwen this two..

[@Mr360attack]

does honor have google?

[@indian_toilet]

Yes Honor have GMS

[@mariola6182]

in the global version - yes

[@jefftyt]

And it support 3 years OS updates (until Android 16)

[@abdulmaliksuleman9111]

They should make it 4-5yrs. The phone is a beast

[@jefftyt]

@@abdulmaliksuleman9111 yes, 3 is not great compare to Samsung

[@distar7471]

We sure care about these things too much, don we.

[@samidkhan101]

Hello everyone 🤠