Honor Magic V3 and Magic Vs3: The thinnest foldable smartphones in the world

Honor recently launched a pair of new smartphones with a foldable display in its home market of China, boasting the thinnest design in the device segment. The manufacturer managed to surpass itself, because already its previous model Magic V2, which is also sold in Slovakia, was extremely thin. You can read his review in this article.

Honor Magic V3 and Magic Vs3: The thinnest foldable smartphones in the worldHonor Magic V3 and Magic Vs3: The thinnest foldable smartphones in the world

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Honor Magic V3 and Magic Vs3: The thinnest foldable smartphones in the worldHonor Magic V3 and Magic Vs3: The thinnest foldable smartphones in the worldHonor Magic V3 and Magic Vs3: The thinnest foldable smartphones in the world

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Honor Magic V3 | Source: Honor

Super slim construction, excellent equipment

News Honor Magic V3 a Honor Magic Vs3 differ from each other in design and some specifications. The Magic Vs3 is slightly cheaper, but behind the lower price there are compromises in equipment. It lacks water resistance, received an older, although still powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, a telephoto lens with a lower resolution but higher optical zoom, and a lower resolution can also be found in selfie cameras. On the front and internal display. You can see the complete parameters in our clear table.

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Honor Magic Vs3 | Source: Honor

However, both models boast an incredibly thin construction, the thinnest point is the Magic V3 4.4 mm in the open statethe closed structure is only 9,3 mm. For comparison, the predecessor Magic V2 offers 9.9 mm. In reality, you probably won’t notice a big difference, but it is a demonstration of technological progress.

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Honor Magic V3 | Source: Honor

Honor achieved the thin body by adjusting the hinge, which is tested for 500,000 times of opening and closing. The displays are the same for both smartphones, it is located on the front 6,43” panel, inside 7,92” screen. there is no big difference in the capacity of the battery, which again uses silicon technology. Magic V3 has 5150 mAh a Magic Vs3 5 000 mAh accumulator. They support 66 W wired and 50 W wireless charging. There is also 5 W reverse wireless charging.

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Honor Magic Vs3 | Source: Honor

Both offer news 50 MP main a 40 MP wide-angle camera, the difference can be found in the telephoto lens. Magic V3 received a 50 MP sensor and 3.5 times optical zoom, Magic Vs3 has to be modest with an 8 MP sensor.

Table of parameters

Honor Magic Vs3 Honor Magic V3
Dimensions folded
Dimensions open
Weight
External display
  • 6,43” OLED
  • Resolution 1060 x 2376 pixels, ratio 20:9
  • Refresh rate up to 120 Hz
  • maximum brightness 2500 nits
  • 6,43” OLED
  • Resolution 1060 x 2376 pixels, ratio 20:9
  • Refresh rate up to 120 Hz
  • maximum brightness of 5000 nits
Internal Display
  • 7,92”
  • OLED, pomer 9,8:9
  • Resolution 2344 x 2156 pixels
  • Refresh rate up to 120 Hz
  • 7,92”
  • OLED, pomer 9,8:9
  • Resolution 2344 x 2156 pixels
  • Refresh rate up to 120 Hz
Processor
    • Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 4 nm
    • Adreno 740
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 4 nm
  • Adreno 750
Operating memory
Internal storage
Operating system
  • Android 14 + MagicOS 8.0.1
  • Android 14 + MagicOS 8.0.1
Cameras
  • Main: 50 MP, f/1.9, 4K video (60 fps), PDAF, OIS
  • Wide-angle: 40 MP, f/2.2
  • Telephoto lens: 8 MP, f/3.4, 5x optical zoom, OIS
  • Internal: 16 MP, f/2.2, 4K video (30 fps)
  • On the external display: 16 MP, f/2.2
  • Main: 50 MP, f/1.6, 4K video (60 fps), PDAF, OIS
  • Wide-angle: 40 MP, f/2.2
  • Telephoto lens: 50 MP, f/3.0, 3.5x optical zoom, OIS
  • Internal: 20 MP, f/2.2, 4K video (30 fps)
  • On the external display: 20 MP, f/2.2
Battery and charging
  • 5 000 mAh
  • 66 W cable charging
  • 50 W wireless charging
  • 5 W reverse wireless charging
  • 5 150 mAh
  • 66 W cable charging
  • 50 W wireless charging
  • 5 W reverse wireless charging
Connectivity 5G, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi, GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Beidou, USB-C 3.1, NFC, infraport 5G, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi, GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Beidou, USB-C 3.1, NFC, infraport
The rest fingerprint reader on the side, clear speaker IPX8 certification, fingerprint reader on the side, stereo speaker
Color
  • Velvet Black
  • Snow
  • Tundra Green
  • Velvet Black
  • Snow
  • Tundra Green
  • Red
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Availability for China only for now

The Honor Magic V3 is priced from CNY 8,999 (12GB + 256GB) in China domestically, which is approx. 1 139 eur. Magic Vs3 starts at 6,999 Chinese yuan, which translates to approx 886 eur. The manufacturer has not yet mentioned global availability.

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Source: www.mojandroid.sk