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Honor Magic V3 vs Apple iPhone 15

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Honor Magic V3
VS
80 out 100
Apple iPhone 15
Honor Magic V3
Apple iPhone 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V3 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 15, Manufactured in September, 2023with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V3
  • Larger display: 7.92in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 3349mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 226g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic V3 and Apple iPhone 15
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 V3
vs
Apple iPhone 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 7.92 in 6.1 in
Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 1179x2556 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 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 86.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic V3
2085 nits
Apple iPhone 15
1646 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz306 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V3], [Apple iPhone 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.6 mm (6.17 in) 147.6 mm (5.81 in)
Width 145.3 mm (5.72 in) 71.6 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 4.35 mm (0.17 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic V3
88.6 %
Apple iPhone 15
86.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic V3 and Apple iPhone 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3460 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)		 - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic V3
2144
Apple iPhone 15
2599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic V3
6433
Apple iPhone 15
6545
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21442599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)64336545
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16423n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V3], [Apple iPhone 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic V3
2089745
Apple iPhone 15
1415281
CPU500438378046
GPU892894449766
Memory392039261642
UX304374325827
NanoReview Score20897451415281
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
9632
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.3 °C
Stabilityn/a81 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9632

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size 29 GB 18 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 5150 mAh 3349 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 20 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic V3
19:45
Apple iPhone 15
25:31
Web Browsing07:17 h10:47 h
Video Playback11:53 h16:55 h
Games04:29 h05:36 h
Standby Mode101 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 5120x3840 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x 114
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 n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX906n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.5
Pixel size1 μm1 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
Sensorn/aSony IMX633
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
147
Video quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
153
Overall camera score
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
145
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a84
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 15]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX714
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.61 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
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 category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
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 15
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1399 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
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 No

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.

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