Home Phone comparison Honor Magic V3 and Apple iPhone 12 - Which is better?

Honor Magic V3 vs Apple iPhone 12

82 out 100
Honor Magic V3
VS
65 out 100
Apple iPhone 12
Honor Magic V3
Apple iPhone 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V3 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 12, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. 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 V3
  • Larger display: 7.92in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 164g vs 226g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic V3 and Apple iPhone 12
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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic V3
vs
Apple iPhone 12

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 7.92 in 6.1 in
Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 9.78:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 5000 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic V3
2085 nits
Apple iPhone 12
646 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz226 Hz
Response time1 ms16 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V3], [Apple iPhone 12]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.6 mm (6.17 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 145.3 mm (5.72 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 4.35 mm (0.17 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic V3
88.6 %
Apple iPhone 12
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic V3 and Apple iPhone 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic V3
2144
Apple iPhone 12
1941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic V3
6433
Apple iPhone 12
5008
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21441941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)64335008
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16423n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V3]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic V3
2089745
Apple iPhone 12
1095315
CPU500438310050
GPU892894323143
Memory392039173777
UX304374288345
NanoReview Score20897451095315
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
7601
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.2 °C
Stabilityn/a77 %
Graphics Testn/a45 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7601
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 12]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 29 GB 7 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 5150 mAh 2815 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 18 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic V3
19:45
Apple iPhone 12
21:15
Web Browsing07:17 h08:00 h
Video Playback11:53 h12:09 h
Games04:29 h04:35 h
Standby Mode101 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 5120x3840 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash LED Quad 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 n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX372
Sensor size1/1.561/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.0n/a
Focal length90 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50Cn/a
Sensor size1/2.51n/a
Pixel size0.6 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length16 mm13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
127
Video quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
130
Overall camera score
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
117
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a74
Zoomn/a60
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 12]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX514
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
127
Video quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Apple iPhone 12
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic V3
86.4 dB
Apple iPhone 12
81.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 1399 800
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a

Note

Honor Magic V3:

The model in black color weighs 226 grams, while the others weigh 230 grams.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic V3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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