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Honor Magic V3 vs Honor Magic V2

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Honor Magic V3
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Honor Magic V2
Honor Magic V3
Honor Magic V2

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V3 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Honor Magic V2, Manufactured in July, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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
  • Lighter design: 226g vs 237g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V2

    Versions

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

    Review

    Key Specs Honor Magic V3 and Honor Magic V2
    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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    Function
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Honor Magic V3
    vs
    Honor Magic V2

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type OLED OLED
    Size 7.92 in 7.92 in
    Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 2156x2344 pixels
    Aspect ratio 9.78:9 9.78:9
    Pixel density 402 ppi 402 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
    Max brightness 5000 nits 600 nits
    HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
    Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 88.5 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Honor Magic V3
    2085 nits
    Honor Magic V2
    946 nits
    sRGB gamut99.9 %99.4 %
    PWM (Flicker)120 Hz2272 Hz
    Response time1 ms2 ms
    Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
    Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V3], [Honor Magic V2]

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 156.6 mm (6.17 in) 156.7 mm (6.17 in)
    Width 145.3 mm (5.72 in) 145.4 mm (5.72 in)
    Thickness 4.35 mm (0.17 in) 4.7 mm (0.19 in)
    Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 237 g (8.36 oz)
    Water resistance IPX8 No
    Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
    Back panel n/a Glass
    Frame Metal Metal
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Green    		 - Black
    - Gold
    - Purple
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Honor Magic V3
    88.6 %
    Honor Magic V2
    88.5 %

    Performance

    Testing Honor Magic V3 and Honor Magic V2 In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
    Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3360 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
    Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
    - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
    - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
    - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)    		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
    - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
    - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
    - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
    Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 740
    GPU Cores 1536 1536
    GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 680 MHz
    FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Honor Magic V3
    2144
    Honor Magic V2
    1938
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Honor Magic V3
    6433
    Honor Magic V2
    4708
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21441938
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)64334708
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)16423n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V3], [Honor Magic V2]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Honor Magic V3
    2089745
    Honor Magic V2
    1279858
    CPU500438208354
    GPU892894615421
    Memory392039231756
    UX304374224327
    NanoReview Score20897451279858

    Memory

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

    Software

    OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
    OS Size 29 GB 26.2 GB
    UI Skin MagicOS 8.0.1 MagicOS 8.0

    Battery

    Volume 5150 mAh 5000 mAh
    Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
    Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
    Reverse Charging Yes Yes
    Fast Charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
    Full Charge Time 0:46 h 0:56 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Honor Magic V3
    19:45
    Honor Magic V2
    n/a
    Web Browsing07:17 hn/a
    Video Playback11:53 hn/a
    Games04:29 hn/a
    Standby Mode101 hn/a

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 5120x3840 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 2.5x
    Flash LED 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 60 fps (1080p)
    Wide-angle lens 112 ° 122 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 40 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 20 MP
    Ultra-wide: 50 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    - RAW support
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
    Focal length23 mmn/a
    SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX866
    Sensor size1/1.561/1.49
    Pixel size1 μmn/a
    AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Telephoto
    Matrix50 MP20 MP
    Aperturef/3.0f/2.4
    Focal length90 mm62 mm
    SensorOmnivision OV50Cn/a
    Sensor size1/2.51n/a
    Pixel size0.6 μmn/a
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix40 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
    Focal length16 mm13 mm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 20 MP 16 MP
    Photo resolution n/a 3840x2160 pixels
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
    Focal length 21 mm n/a
    Sensor n/a CMOS
    Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
    Autofocus Phase autofocus No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
    TOF 3D sensor No No

    Connectivity

    Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
    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 3.1
    USB features - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    - OTG    		 - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    - OTG
    DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    NFC* Yes Yes
    Infrared Port Yes Yes
    Connectivity
    SIM Count*22
    SIM TypeNanoNano
    SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
    eSIM Support *YesNo
    Hybrid SlotNoNo
    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
    Honor Magic V2
    88.1 dB

    Other

    Class Flagship Flagship
    Announced July, 2024 yr July, 2023 yr
    Release Date July, 2024 yr July, 2023 yr
    Launch Price ($) 1399 1599
    Sensors - Hall Sensor
    - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor    		 - Proximity Sensor
    - Gyroscope
    - Accelerometer
    - Ambient Light Sensor
    - Compass
    - Fingerprint sensor
    Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes 66 W

    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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