Honor Magic V3

Name: Honor Magic V3
Brand: Honor

$88312GB + 512GBUltra Flagship2024

8.8

Overall Score

within Ultra Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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7.92"

Display

50MP

Camera

5,150

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

66W

Charging

226g

Weight

Why the Magic V3

Ultra Flagship

The Honor Magic V3 delivers top-tier ultra-flagship hardware, highlighted by an exceptionally thin foldable form factor, a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor backed by concrete benchmarks, and a versatile camera setup featuring periscope zoom. Its large foldable LTPO display and robust battery capacities with fast wireless charging elevate its category scores, while value remains fair given the premium foldable pricing context.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.9

Performance

9.2

Battery

8.8

Display

9.3

Build

9.1

Value

7.5

Strengths

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset with strong benchmark backing

7.92-inch 120Hz foldable LTPO AMOLED display with Dolby Vision

Extremely thin 4.4mm unfolded profile and light 226g build

5150 mAh Si/C battery with 66W wired and 50W wireless charging

Versatile triple camera system with 50MP main OIS and 3.5x periscope telephoto

Weaknesses

Foldable display crease remains a consideration

High launch price typical of ultra-flagship foldables

Honor Magic V3 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2024, July 19

Announced

2024, July 12

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

7.92 inches, 201.6 cm2 (~88.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Foldable LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 120Hz, 1800 nits (peak)

Protection

King Kong Rhinoceros

Resolution

2156 x 2344 pixels (~402 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, MagicOS 9

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)

GPU

Adreno 750

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps (10-bit), 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS

Triple

50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/3.0, 90mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom

40 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF

Features

Laser AF, LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Single

20 MP, f/2.2, 90˚, 21mm (wide), 0.61µm

Cover camera:

20 MP, f/2.2, 90˚, 21mm (wide), 0.61µm

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

7 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port 1.2

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a)

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery

2 specs

Type

Si/C Li-Ion 5150 mAh

Charging

66W wired

50W wireless

5W reverse wired

Body

4 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM + eSIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front, fiber-reinforced plastic back, aluminum frame

Weight

226 g or 230 g (7.97 oz)

Dimensions

Unfolded: 156.6 x 145.3 x 4.35 mm or 4.4 mm

Folded: 156.6 x 74.0 x 9.2 mm or 9.3 mm

Our Tests

4 specs

Battery

Active use score 10:05h

Display

1076 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-28.3 LUFS (Average)

Performance

AnTuTu: 1589991 (v10)

GeekBench: 6461 (v5)

3DMark: 4759 (Wild Life Extreme)

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 1229 · price_original: 1229

Colors

Velvet Black, Snow, Tundra Green, Red

Models

FCP-AN10, FCP-N49

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Honor Magic V3

$88312GB + 512GBUltra Flagship2024

8.8

Overall Score

within Ultra Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration2 options

Prices reflect the selected storage and RAM configuration.

Buy on Amazon.de

Affiliate link. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

7.92"

Display

50MP

Camera

5,150

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

66W

Charging

226g

Weight

Why the Magic V3

Ultra Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.9

Performance

9.2

Battery

8.8

Display

9.3

Build

9.1

Value

7.5

Strengths

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset with strong benchmark backing

7.92-inch 120Hz foldable LTPO AMOLED display with Dolby Vision

Extremely thin 4.4mm unfolded profile and light 226g build

5150 mAh Si/C battery with 66W wired and 50W wireless charging

Versatile triple camera system with 50MP main OIS and 3.5x periscope telephoto

Weaknesses

Foldable display crease remains a consideration

High launch price typical of ultra-flagship foldables

Honor Magic V3 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2024, July 19

Announced

2024, July 12

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

5G bands

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

7.92 inches, 201.6 cm2 (~88.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Foldable LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 120Hz, 1800 nits (peak)

Protection

King Kong Rhinoceros

Resolution

2156 x 2344 pixels (~402 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, MagicOS 9

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)

GPU

Adreno 750

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps (10-bit), 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS

Triple

50 MP, f/1.6, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/3.0, 90mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.51", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom

40 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF

Features

Laser AF, LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Single

20 MP, f/2.2, 90˚, 21mm (wide), 0.61µm

Cover camera:

20 MP, f/2.2, 90˚, 21mm (wide), 0.61µm

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

7 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port 1.2

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a)

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery

2 specs

Type

Si/C Li-Ion 5150 mAh

Charging

66W wired

50W wireless

5W reverse wired

Body

4 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM + eSIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front, fiber-reinforced plastic back, aluminum frame

Weight

226 g or 230 g (7.97 oz)

Dimensions

Unfolded: 156.6 x 145.3 x 4.35 mm or 4.4 mm

Folded: 156.6 x 74.0 x 9.2 mm or 9.3 mm

Our Tests

4 specs

Battery

Active use score 10:05h

Display

1076 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-28.3 LUFS (Average)

Performance

AnTuTu: 1589991 (v10)

GeekBench: 6461 (v5)

3DMark: 4759 (Wild Life Extreme)

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 1229 · price_original: 1229

Colors

Velvet Black, Snow, Tundra Green, Red

Models

FCP-AN10, FCP-N49

Compare the Magic V3 with

Side-by-side specs and scores against phones in the same price range.

Apple iPhone 17 Pro MaxPOPULAR

$904 · Score 8.8 · Ultra Flagship

Compare

Similar phones

Price, size and performance

Where to next

Compare with Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Compare with Xiaomi 14 Ultra Newer: Honor X60i Find a phone around $900 Trade in your old phone for the Honor Magic V3 Compare with Xiaomi 15 Ultra