Home Phone comparison Honor Magic V2 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G - Which is better?

Honor Magic V2 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G

74 out 100
Honor Magic V2
VS
63 out 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
Honor Magic V2
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V2 Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G, Manufactured in August, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V2
  • Larger display: 7.92in
  • Higher pixel density: 402ppi
  • Lighter design: 237g vs 271g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic V2 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic V2
vs
Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 7.92 in 7.6 in
Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 1768x2208 pixels
Aspect ratio 9.78:9 22.5:18
Pixel density 402 ppi 374 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 600 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic V2
946 nits
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
920 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %97.3 %
PWM (Flicker)2272 Hz245 Hz
Response time2 ms6.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V2], [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.7 mm (6.17 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 145.4 mm (5.72 in) 128.1 mm (5.04 in)
Thickness 4.7 mm (0.19 in) 6.4 mm (0.25 in)
Weight 237 g (8.36 oz) 271 g (9.56 oz)
Water resistance No IPX8
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic V2
88.5 %
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic V2 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Max Frequency 3360 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic V2
1938
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
1381
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic V2
4708
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
3692
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19381381
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47083692
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V2]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic V2
1279858
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
1057195
CPU208354262576
GPU615421355866
Memory231756201687
UX224327237066
NanoReview Score12798581057195
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
5307
Max Surface Temp.n/a39.8 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a31 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5307
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
13992
Writing scoren/a16454
Web scoren/a12808
Video editingn/a7732
Data manipulationn/a10345
NanoReview Scoren/a13992

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 26.2 GB 39 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 One UI 5.1.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4400 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 25 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 20 min) Yes (33% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:56 h 1:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
16:41
Web Browsingn/a06:01 h
Video Playbackn/a10:59 h
Gamesn/a04:35 h
Standby Moden/a80 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 60 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 20 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSony IMX866Sony IMX555
Sensor size1/1.491/1.76
Pixel sizen/a1.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix20 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length62 mm52 mm
Sensorn/aSK Hynix Hi-1337
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm12 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX258
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
129
Video quality
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
105
Overall camera score
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
120
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a71
Zoomn/a101
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 3840x2160 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX374
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
79
Video quality
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
89

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic V2
88.1 dB
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
88.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2023 yr August, 2021 yr
Release Date July, 2023 yr August, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1599 1800
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic V2 the clear winner in this comparison.

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