Honor Magic V3 specifications, advantages and disadvantages
Honor Magic V3 Specifications
The Honor Magic V3 is the new foldable smartphone announced in July 2024 with a price tag of $1,270 (Rs 1,05,999 in India) approximately. The smartphone comes with Android 14 OS out-of-the-box with MagicOS 8.0. 1 for better customization support. The chipset powering the new Honor Magic V3 is 8nm Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 3 Gen 4 processor with a clock speed of 1×3.3 GHz. The new Honor Magic V3 comes with up to 12GB/ 16GB of RAM and 256GB/ 512GB/ 1TB of internal storage while there is no secondary card slot.
The Honor Magic V3 sports a triple camera setup at the back, consisting of a 50MP main camera, a 40MP ultra-wide camera, and a 50MP telephoto camera with 3.5x zoom capabilities with OIS support. This is a 20MP selfie shooter and the same 20MP cover selfie camera that can take great selfies with a good amount of detail. When it comes to video recording, the rear cameras can record up to 4K at 30/60 FPS at 10-bit and the footage is stabilized with OIS, HDR10+, and gyro-EIS. While the selfie camera can only record videos at a maximum of 4K at 30 FPS with gyro-EIS.
The Honor Magic V3 has a 5150mAh Si/C battery, which can provide a full day of battery life, even with medium to heavy usage that includes a bit of photography, video streaming, and gaming. Even if the smartphone runs out of juice, the 66W wired charger will quickly top it up, not to forget that there is also support for 50W wireless charging and 5W reverse wired charging. The foldable phone comes in Velvet Black, Snow, Tundra Green, and Red colour options.
The Honor Magic V3 smartphone has a dual display, the foldable display is a 7.92-inch LTPO OLED High display while the cover display size is 6.43-inch LTPO OLED. Both displays support a 120Hz refresh rate and support 1B colors. The foldable display is protected by King Kong Rhinoceros and the phone has an IPX8 water resistance rating. As for brightness, the foldable display has a high brightness rating of 1800 nits while the cover display has a brightness of 2500 nits, also the cover display has Nanocrystalline Glass 2.0 protection.
| Specifications | Honor Magic V3 |
| Grid | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | July 2024 |
| SIM card | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | Unfolded: 156.6 x 145.3 x 4.35 mm or 4.4 mm Dubbed: 156.6 x 74.0 x 9.2 mm or 9.3 mm |
| Weight | 226-230 grams |
| Size | Unfolded: 7.92 inches Dubbed: 6.43 inches |
| Show | Unfolded: LTPO OLED display 1B Colors 120 Hz 1800 nits brightness Density of ~402 PPI Dubbed: |
| Protection | King Kong Rhino IPX8 Waterproof Pencil holder Dubbed: nanocrystalline glass 2.0 |
| Resolution | Unfolded: 2156 x 2344 pixels Dubbed: 1060 x 2376 pixels |
| OS | Android 14, MagicOS 8.0.1 |
| Chipset | 4nm: Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 3rd Gen |
| CPU | Eight cores 1x 3.3GHz Cortex-X4 processor 3×3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 processor 2×3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 processor 2x 2.3GHz Cortex-A520 processors |
| GPU | Adreno 750 |
| Card slot | No |
| RAM | 12 GB, 16 GB |
| Internal | 256GB, 512GB, 1TB |
| Camera | 50 MP (wide angle), PDAF, OIS 50 MP (telephoto), PDAF, 3.5x optical zoom, OIS 40 MP (112˚ultra wide angle), AF LED flash, HDR, panorama Max: 4K@30/60fps(10-bit), EIS gyroscope, HDR10+, OIS |
| Selfie | 20 MP (wide angle) Deck Chamber: 20 MP (wide angle) High dynamic range (HDR) Max: 4K@30fps, EIS gyroscope |
| Loudspeaker | Yeah (stereo speakers) |
| 3.5mm connector | No 24-bit/192kHz High-Resolution Audio |
| Wireless network (WLAN) | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a) |
| NFC | Yes; NFC-SIM, HCE |
| Infrared port | Yeah |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type C 3.1, OTG, Display Port 1.2 |
| Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, compass and barometer. |
| Battery | 5150 mAh lithium battery and amorphous silicon 66W with cable 50W wireless 5W reverse wiring |
| Colors | Black velvet, snow, tundra green, red |
| Expected price | $1270 (Rs 1,05,999 in India) approximately |
Pros and cons of the Honor Magic V3
Based on the above specifications, you can see the List of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Honor Magic V3 foldable smartphone.
Advantages
- It comes with 4K video recording with gyro-EIS and OIS support.
- Excellent camera performance during daytime and in low light.
- There are cameras with 3.5x optical zoom and ultra-wide angle.
- Android 14 operating system with support for MagicOS 8.0.1.
- Comes with stylus holder.
- Foldable LTPO OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate.
- LTPO OLED cover display with 120Hz refresh rate and 2500 nits brightness.
- NFC and 5G enabled smartphone.
- Incredible performance for gaming and multitasking.
- Stereo speakers are present.
- Huge 5150mAh battery capacity.
- It comes with 66W wired charging support and 5W reverse wired charging.
- It also supports 50W wireless charging.
- Available in 1TB storage and 16GB RAM variants.
- It comes with King Kong Rhinoceros protection and IPX8 water resistance.
Cons
- No micro SD card slot.
- There is no audio jack.
- Gorilla Glass protection is missing.
