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Honor Magic V3 vs Huawei Mate X3

82 out 100
Honor Magic V3
VS
77 out 100
Huawei Mate X3
Honor Magic V3
Huawei Mate X3

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V3 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei Mate X3, Manufactured in April, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. 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
  • Lighter design: 226g vs 241g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate X3
  • Higher pixel density: 426ppi

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
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic V3 and Huawei Mate X3
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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic V3
vs
Huawei Mate X3

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 7.92 in 7.85 in
Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 2224x2496 pixels
Aspect ratio 9.78:9 n/a
Pixel density 402 ppi 426 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 5000 nits n/a
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 88.9 %
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
Huawei Mate X3
966 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz484 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V3], [Huawei Mate X3]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.6 mm (6.17 in) 156.9 mm (6.18 in)
Width 145.3 mm (5.72 in) 141.5 mm (5.57 in)
Thickness 4.35 mm (0.17 in) 5.3 mm (0.21 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 241 g (8.5 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IPX8
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic V3
88.6 %
Huawei Mate X3
88.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic V3 and Huawei Mate X3 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3190 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)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic V3
2144
Huawei Mate X3
1828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic V3
6433
Huawei Mate X3
4718
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21441828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)64334718
Geekbench Compute (GPU)164236558
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V3], [Huawei Mate X3]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic V3
2089745
Huawei Mate X3
1290361
CPU500438357030
GPU892894481843
Memory392039215868
UX304374235620
NanoReview Score20897451290361

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13
OS Size 29 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0.1 EMUI 13.1

Battery

Volume 5150 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic V3
19:45
Huawei Mate X3
28:01
Web Browsing07:17 h14:41 h
Video Playback11:53 h21:00 h
Games04:29 h06:34 h
Standby Mode101 h86 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5120x3840 pixels 8192x6144 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 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX906Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/3.4
Focal length90 mm125 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50CSony IMX351
Sensor size1/2.511/3.09
Pixel size0.6 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX688
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
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 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 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 5.2
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8 (1900/1800/850/900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B(/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B703/B733/B758/B788)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesNo

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
Huawei Mate X3
86.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1399 2199
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- 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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