HONOR has announced the Magic V3, its new foldable flagship. As a successor to the Magic V2, this handset was launched in China. In September, it will probably be announced for global markets at IFA 2024. It’s still unclear, though. Thus, this smartphone is even thinner than the Magic V2, and even thinner than expected.
Design:
While it was rumoured to be 9.7mm thick, it’s only 9.2mm thick (not counting the camera bump, of course). Honor Magic V2’s thickness ranged from 9.9mm to 10.1mm. The vegan leather model has a thickness of 9.2mm, while the glass models have a thickness of 9.3mm. The phone measures 156.6 x 145.3 x 4.35-4.4mm when unfolded. Folded, it measures 156.6 x 74 x 9.2-9.3mm.
As for weight, the HONOR Magic V3 weighs only 226 grams (vegan leather model, glass model weighs 230 grams). It has an IPX8 rating, which is very welcome. The hinge has also been thinned down, measuring 2.84mm. According to the company, the hinge can be folded up to 500,000 times.
It is available in black, green, red, and white colours. While all other variants have glass on the back, the black variant combines metal with vegan leather.
Specs:
HONOR Magic V3 will sport a 7.92″ QHD+ (2344x2156p) LTPO OLED main screen whereas there is a 6.43″ FHD+ (2376×1060) OLED external screen. Both the display comes with a 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support. The device also supports a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. The outer screen is protected by Honor King Kong giant rhino glass whereas the internal with Glory King Kong flexible armor.
HONOR Magic V3 is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC coupled with 12GB/16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 storage. The device features triple rear cameras with LED flash.
The HONOR Magic V3 comes with a 50MP Wide Main Camera with a variable aperture of f/1.4-f/2.0. It is coupled with a 40MP ultra-wide f/2.2 camera. Lastly, there is a 50MP Periscope Telephoto Camera with 3.5x Optical Zoom, 100x Digital Zoom, and OIS.
Further, the device features dual selfie cameras with a 20MP outer and inner display. It comes with Dual Stereo Speakers with DTS:X Ultra sound effects and IPX8-rated dust & water-resistant.
The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with Dual 4G LTE and 5G (Dual-Mode support), A-GPS, GPS, GLONASS, Dual Band Wifi/Wifi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, USB Type-C port. Both run on Android 14 with the latest HyperOS on top. It packs a massive 5150 mAh battery with 66W fast wired & 50W wireless charging support. The Honor Magic V3 runs on Android 14 with Magic UI 8.0 on top.
Pricing:
A 12GB HONOR Magic V3 with CNY8,999 (Rs.1,03,700/-) is available in China. There is a 16GB RAM model with 512GB of storage for CNY9,999 (Rs.1,15,200/-) and a 16GB RAM model with 1TB of storage for CNY10,999 (Rs.1,26,700/-). There will be a price difference outside the country of origin, of course.
