Home Phone comparison Honor Magic V3 and Huawei Honor 70 - Which is better?

Honor Magic V3 vs Huawei Honor 70

82 out 100
Honor Magic V3
VS
61 out 100
Huawei Honor 70
Honor Magic V3
Huawei Honor 70

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V3 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei Honor 70, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. 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
  • Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 226g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic V3 and Huawei Honor 70
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
Huawei Honor 70

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 7.92 in 6.67 in
Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 9.78:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 5000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic V3
2085 nits
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz61 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V3], [Huawei Honor 70]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.6 mm (6.17 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 145.3 mm (5.72 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 4.35 mm (0.17 in) 7.91 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic V3
88.6 %
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic V3 and Huawei Honor 70 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1536 512
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 608 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic V3
2144
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic V3
6433
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21441064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)64333025
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16423n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V3], [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic V3
2089745
Huawei Honor 70
618614
CPU500438198611
GPU892894149579
Memory392039122975
UX304374147449
NanoReview Score2089745618614
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 29 GB 21 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0.1 Magic UI 8

Battery

Volume 5150 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic V3
19:45
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Web Browsing07:17 h09:26 h
Video Playback11:53 h13:55 h
Games04:29 h05:40 h
Standby Mode101 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 54 MP
Photo resolution 5120x3840 pixels 8768x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP54 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX800
Sensor size1/1.561/1.49
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Video quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
129
Overall camera score
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a77
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.61 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic V3
86.4 dB
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced July, 2024 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1399 550
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.

Results

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

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