Home Phone comparison Honor Magic V3 and Google Pixel Fold - Which is better?

Honor Magic V3 vs Google Pixel Fold

82 out 100
Honor Magic V3
VS
68 out 100
Google Pixel Fold
Honor Magic V3
Google Pixel Fold

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V3 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Google Pixel Fold, Manufactured in June, 2023 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2. 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 pixel density: 402ppi
  • Lighter design: 226g vs 283g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 4821mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel Fold
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic V3 and Google Pixel Fold
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
Google Pixel Fold

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 7.92 in 7.6 in
Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 1840x2208 pixels
Aspect ratio 9.78:9 6:5
Pixel density 402 ppi 378 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 5000 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 82.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic V3
2085 nits
Google Pixel Fold
1231 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %98.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V3], [Google Pixel Fold]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.6 mm (6.17 in) 158.7 mm (6.25 in)
Width 145.3 mm (5.72 in) 139.7 mm (5.5 in)
Thickness 4.35 mm (0.17 in) 5.8 mm (0.23 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 283 g (9.98 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IPX8
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Black
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic V3
88.6 %
Google Pixel Fold
82.7 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic V3 and Google Pixel Fold In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Google Tensor G2
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 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 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU Cores 1536 672
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic V3
2144
Google Pixel Fold
1501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic V3
6433
Google Pixel Fold
3833
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21441501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)64333833
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16423n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V3], [Google Pixel Fold]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic V3
2089745
Google Pixel Fold
688276
CPU500438207549
GPU892894143090
Memory392039171410
UX304374166227
NanoReview Score2089745688276
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Google Pixel Fold
6138
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel Fold]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Google Pixel Fold
11617
Writing scoren/a15002
Web scoren/a9317
Video editingn/a6962
Data manipulationn/a10916
NanoReview Scoren/a11617

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
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 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 29 GB 15 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 5150 mAh 4821 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (20 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 31 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 1:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic V3
19:45
Google Pixel Fold
16:41
Web Browsing07:17 h06:15 h
Video Playback11:53 h10:45 h
Games04:29 h04:29 h
Standby Mode101 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 5120x3840 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 5x
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 ° 121 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 10.8 MP
Ultra-wide: 10.8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX787
Sensor size1/1.561/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/3.1
Focal length90 mm112 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50CSamsung S5K3J1
Sensor size1/2.511/3.1
Pixel size0.6 μm1.22 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP108 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX386
Sensor sizen/a1/3
Pixel sizen/a1.25 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Google Pixel Fold
137
Video quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Google Pixel Fold
131
Overall camera score
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Google Pixel Fold
133
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a117
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel Fold]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3264x2448 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 24 mm
Pixel size 0.61 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 LE
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
- 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: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic V3
86.4 dB
Google Pixel Fold
82.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1399 1799
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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.

Results

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

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