Asus Zenfone 8 vs Honor Magic5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - global; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 71 - USA

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 SA/NSA - global; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 38, 40, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - USA

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.5 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (5CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame

Glass front, glass back or eco leather back
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

148 mm

161.4 mm
Width

68.5 mm

75.5 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

7.8 mm
Weight

169 g

191 g
Waterproof

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
Colors

Black, Silver

Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED

OLED
Physical size

5.9 inches

6.73 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1224 x 2668 pixels
Pixel density

446 ppi

439 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

-
Display features

Always-on display, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (HBM), 1100 nits (peak)

120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (peak)
DxOMark display score

81

-

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 680

Single-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-X3
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 680

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 680

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU

Adreno 660

Adreno 740
Memory RAM

6, 8, 12, 16 GB

8, 12, 16 GB
Internal storage

128, 256 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 78˚ , 26 mm, 1/1.73" , 0.8 µm

(wide) , 54 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.49" , 50x digital zoom
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 14 mm, 1/2.93" , 1.12 µm

(telephoto) , 32 MP, f/2.4 , 2.5x optical zoom , 50x digital zoom
122˚ , (ultrawide) , 50 MP, f/2.0 , 13 mm, 1/2.5"
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

8768 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10, 10-bit video
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, RAW

HDR, Panorama

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(standard) , 12 MP, f/2.5 , 28 mm, 1/2.93" , 1.22 µm

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 1.22 µm, 100˚
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4096 x 3072 pixels
Selfie camera features

Dual-pixel phase detection autofocus, face unlock, HDR

-
Selfie camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

aptX HD
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes, HCE, NFC-SIM
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-
NavIC

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, color spectrum, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

4000 mAh

5100 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

Quick Charge 4+ (60% in 25 min, 100% in 80 min)

SuperCharge, 66W
Reverse charging

Yes

Yes, 5W