In the course of the mobiles foldingone of the battles is to get devices as thin and slim as possible. Honor won an early contest with the Magic V2, although it has taken that time achieve even further with the Honor Magic V3a smartphone whose surprisingly thinness enhances the experience of book-style folding devices. What has been achieved with this model positions the Chinese brand as a benchmark in this sector.
The company was not one of the pioneers in foldable devices and entered the fray later, in 2022, when the trend began to emerge due to the growing number of competitors. Your betting volume (Magic V, Magic Vs, Magic V2, Magic Vs2, V Purse…) They soon turned her into one of the market leaders, and with the Magic V3 takes another leapThis circumstance links with the technological power perceived for some time now in Honor’s premium launches.
- Screens: 6.43-inch Amoled exterior and 7.92-inch Amoled interior
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- Configuration: 12GB+512GB
- Rear cameras: 50 MP main, 50 MP telephoto and 40 MP ultra-wide angle
- Front cameras: one 20 MP on each screen
- Battery and fast charging: 5,150 mAh with 66W fast charging and 50W fast wireless charging
- Operating system: MagicOS 8.0.1 (Android 14)
- Connectivity: 5G (4G)
- Other elements: nanoSIM, fingerprint sensor on the side, Magic Portal, Magic Capsule
- Thickness and weight: 9.2 mm and 4.35 mm / 226 grams (in black color)
- Price (at launch and excluding promotions): 1,999 euros
Honor Magic V3 Design
The Honor Magic V3, presented internationally at IFA 2024 and priced at 2,000 euros In a 12GB+512GB configuration, it surpasses the achievement of the Magic V2 and its 9.9mm folded and 4.7mm unfolded. It drops to 9.2 mm and 4.35 mm in blackIn green, the shade in which 20bits has tested it, its dimensions are 9.3 mm and 4.4 mm.
It gives off magnetism, check how thin it is. A question that is appreciated at first when seeing it closed and that is even amplified more when you notice its displayed thinness. After a few days of use, it is inevitable to stop from time to time to look again at this captivating feature.
It turns out comfortable in hand both folded and open. It weighs over 200 grams (normal for a folding phone), specifically 226 grams in black and 230 in the other colors, a weight that is not noticeable.
His hinge generates confidence about its resistance. However, As with this type of device, Sometimes it’s hard not to open and close it with suspicion.
He aesthetic change of the module Compared to the Magic V2, which is closer to the Magic style, it is a great success. It features a circular piece with a rounded octagonal edge. Transmits presencealthough in suggestion the module still wins Magic6 Pro.
Honor Magic V3 Screens
The Two AMOLED screens have the desired effect. The interior, the main one, 7.92 inches (resolution 2344 × 2156, fluidity of 120 Hz, maximum brightness of 1,600 nits) also channels the pleasure of In practice, you end up with a compact, square tablet. On the outside, 6.43 inches (2376 × 1060 resolution), we like that it doesn’t feel narrow compared to that of a normal mobile phone, something that has happened on other occasions on the side.
He flex zone fold of the internal panel is perceived with this off and according to the reflections. Also when passing the finger, but it can be said that the circumstance, due to the subtle sensationcarries with it a strange suggestion.
HE appreciate the options for visual comfortl, with its own section. The focus is on the novel Blur eye carea function that uses myopic defocus stimulation to dynamically display and alleviate the refractive state of the eyes.
It also has circadian night displaynatural tone, reading mode (to filter out blue light) and 3840/4320Hz ultra-high frequency PWN dimming.
The experience provided by the screens is combined with a good sound complement, with the small drawback that, with the open device, the speakers are fixed to the left side of the double panel. Another arrangement would favor more enveloping.
Honor Magic V3 Photography and Cameras
Honor is among the Android brands most associated with the Photo toura range that this time manifests itself with the Magic V3, with which it is a pleasure to immerse yourself in the facetThis immersion is helped by the suggestion it exerts, given its foldable nature, the adaptation of the display and the arrangement of elements in the camera application according to different usage scenarios (with the external screen unfolded and with the main screen half open).
It incorporates a Falcon camera system composed of a main one of 50 MP with optical image stabilization (OIS), a periscopic telephoto also 50 MP and with OIS and a 40MP ultra wide angle. By having two screens, it has two selfie cameras, both 20 MPAs is typical of foldable phones, users can also take selfies with the rear cameras or preview them through the cover panel.
He The level of detail in the images is seductive, as is the ability to zoom in thanks to the telephoto lens, always a ‘toy’ of premium phones. Its 3.5x optical zoom (90mm focal length) is enjoyedThe 10x digital (257 mm) also shines. It reaches 100x. Depending on what you are going to capture, the 50x is less out of place than expected.
Portrait mode includes 1x, 2x and 3.5x shots. In this mode, the Claiming studio quality portraits through collaboration with the Parisian house Studio Harcourt. An artistic and technological link captured in the Honor AI Portrait Engine and released in the Honor 200 Pro and the Honor 200With the Harcourt function activated, you can choose between three styles, vibrant, colour and classic, with the latter (in black and white) again being the clear winner in terms of appeal aroused.
Continuing with AI, it is worth noting the work for motion detection capture and, on the other hand, in the field of editing, the More than interesting results with the AI EraserHonor modulation of the popular Magic Eraser.
In the camera application, among other options, there are high-resolution photos, night mode, aperture mode, 4K video recording (30 and 60 FPS), professional mode (JPG, RAW and JPG-L formats) or dual view mode (dual view).
Honor Magic V3 Performance
The The fluidity and power of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 are more than provenand the Magic V3 confirms once again the performance and class of this processor 5Gby far the most present in the segment in 2024. Honor knows its history well, having previously been its choice for the Magic6 Pro.
It does not reach the 16 GB of RAM of the Magic V2, although its 12 GB base plus the extra 12 GB of Honor RAM Turbo (already applied at the factory) guarantee use in the middle of multitasking processes.
Honor unfolds MagicOS 8.0.1 (Android 14)version update software with which the brand has entered, in line with the winds of the sector, into a stage of greater emphasis and development of the functions of artificial intelligence.
Magic V3 AI Features
MagicOS 8.0 has started to familiarize Honor users with Magic Portal (simplifies tasks and processes and provides facilities to the user based on how the system understands their movements and intentions when using the device) and Magic Capsule (notifications).
The Honor Magic V3 adds striking features such as Voice to textthrough which transcription and translation emerge in the Notes sectionand Face to face translationfocused on maintaining a conversation between two people who speak different languages and who Take advantage of the folding factorTranslated and transcribed content can appear on the external screen for the other person to see, and face-to-face mode splits the inner screen into two halves, one for each interlocutor. Spanish is among the languages entered. Both functions are possible thanks to the collaboration between Honor and Google Cloud.
In photography, advances in AI They are embodied in the aforementioned Honor AI Portrait Engine, Honor AI Motion Sensing and its version of the Magic Eraser.
Battery and autonomy of the Honor Magic V3
We had become accustomed to folding phones with lower capacity batteries Regarding the smartphones conventional. Fortunately, there are brands betting on changing the dynamic, Honor among them, as highlighted by its striking 5.150 mAhabove the 5,000 mAh in the canon and close to the 5,200 mAh of the Honor 200 Pro.
It integrates a third-generation silicon-carbon battery. Charged to 100% it lasts at least 18 hours. Supports fast charging (Honor SuperCharge) of 66Wnot at the top of the speed scale but already at an appreciable level and more than sufficient in essence. It also supports 50W fast wireless charging.
THE BEST
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* The magnetism exerted by its thinness both folded and open
* The foldable experience it promotes and its multiple possibilities
* A top-notch photograph with the ‘candy’ of the telephoto lens
* Its smooth performance
* Its battery confirms that the battery of foldable phones does not have to stay below 5,000 mAh
WORST
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* Its hefty and forceful price of 2,000 euros
* Does not come with 16GB like the Magic V2
* Despite its resistance, as is often the case with folding phones, it is a bit scary to open and close it continuously.
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