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Honor Magic V3 vs Xiaomi 12T Pro

82 out 100
Honor Magic V3
VS
72 out 100
Xiaomi 12T Pro
Honor Magic V3
Xiaomi 12T Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic V3 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 7.92 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 12T Pro, Manufactured in October, 2022 with 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
  • Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 12T Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 226g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic V3 and Xiaomi 12T Pro
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
Xiaomi 12T Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 7.92 in 6.67 in
Resolution 2156x2344 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 9.78:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 5000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 86.7 %
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
Xiaomi 12T Pro
905 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic V3], [Xiaomi 12T Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.6 mm (6.17 in) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 145.3 mm (5.72 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 4.35 mm (0.17 in) 8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 226 g (7.97 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic V3
88.6 %
Xiaomi 12T Pro
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic V3 and Xiaomi 12T Pro 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
Xiaomi 12T Pro
1793
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic V3
6433
Xiaomi 12T Pro
4298
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21441793
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)64334298
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16423n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic V3], [Xiaomi 12T Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic V3
2089745
Xiaomi 12T Pro
1321368
CPU500438363388
GPU892894480374
Memory392039222944
UX304374254662
NanoReview Score20897451321368

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 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		- 128 GB
- 256 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 33 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0.1 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5150 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 120 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (82% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 7 min)
Full Charge Time 0:46 h 0:23 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic V3
19:45
Xiaomi 12T Pro
20:18
Web Browsing07:17 h08:18 h
Video Playback11:53 h12:36 h
Games04:29 h05:04 h
Standby Mode101 h94 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 5120x3840 pixels 12288x16384 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX906Samsung HP1
Sensor size1/1.561/1.22
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K4H7
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
130
Video quality
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
134
Overall camera score
Honor Magic V3
n/a
Xiaomi 12T Pro
129
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a71
Zoomn/a101
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12T Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 20 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Sony IMX596
Sensor size n/a 1/3.47
Pixel size 0.61 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
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
Xiaomi 12T Pro
90.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1399 750
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 120 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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