Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate X3 and Honor Magic V2 - Which is better?

Huawei Mate X3 vs Honor Magic V2

77 out 100
Huawei Mate X3
VS
74 out 100
Honor Magic V2
Huawei Mate X3
Honor Magic V2

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate X3 Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 7.85 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, 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 Huawei Mate X3
  • Higher pixel density: 426ppi
Reasons to choose Honor Magic V2
  • Larger display: 7.92in
  • Lighter design: 237g vs 241g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate X3 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate X3
vs
Honor Magic V2

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 7.85 in 7.92 in
Resolution 2224x2496 pixels 2156x2344 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 9.78:9
Pixel density 426 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness n/a 600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 88.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate X3
966 nits
Honor Magic V2
946 nits
sRGB gamut99.3 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)484 Hz2272 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate X3], [Honor Magic V2]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 156.9 mm (6.18 in) 156.7 mm (6.17 in)
Width 141.5 mm (5.57 in) 145.4 mm (5.72 in)
Thickness 5.3 mm (0.21 in) 4.7 mm (0.19 in)
Weight 241 g (8.5 oz) 237 g (8.36 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate X3
88.9 %
Honor Magic V2
88.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate X3 and Honor Magic V2 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 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 730 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate X3
1828
Honor Magic V2
1938
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate X3
4718
Honor Magic V2
4708
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)18281938
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47184708
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6558n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate X3], [Honor Magic V2]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate X3
1290361
Honor Magic V2
1279858
CPU357030208354
GPU481843615421
Memory215868231756
UX235620224327
NanoReview Score12903611279858

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 13 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 26.2 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 MagicOS 8.0

Battery

Volume 4800 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 0:56 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate X3
28:01
Honor Magic V2
n/a
Web Browsing14:41 hn/a
Video Playback21:00 hn/a
Games06:34 hn/a
Standby Mode86 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual 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 960 fps (1080p) 60 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 20 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length23 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX866
Sensor size1/1.561/1.49
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix12 MP20 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.4
Focal length125 mm62 mm
SensorSony IMX351n/a
Sensor size1/3.09n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX688n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3840x2160 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.2 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
- NAVIC		 - 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (1900/1800/850/900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (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)n/a
LTE category2020
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate X3
86.5 dB
Honor Magic V2
88.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr July, 2023 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr July, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 2199 1599
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- 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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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