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MagyarHuawei Honor Magic
Specifications
Secondary Camera: 8 MPix
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Average of 2 scores (from 17 reviews)
Reviews for the Huawei Honor Magic
Source: iTech Post
Archive.org versionThe Huawei Honor Magic debuted back in January at the CES 2017 and instantly made some noise. In fact, it was considered one of the best smartphones introduced at the popular tech show along with the likes of the Huawei Mate 9, Blackberry Mercury, Nokia 6 and the Asus Zenfone AR. The Huawei Honor Magic is already available in China and will be made available in U.S. and other parts of the world but there's no word yet as to when exactly that will be.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/29/2017
Source: Stuff TV
Archive.org versionThere’s no word on a UK price just yet, or even confirmation Honor will launch it outside of China, but it would be a shame if we didn’t get to try out the Magic. If the price is right, it could be a real mid-range winner.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/06/2017
Source: Lowyat.net
Archive.org versionhonor has really made a name for itself in the past few years, and the honor Magic is a testament to that. While the Magic isn’t expected to be made available anywhere outside of China for now, a honor representative mentioned that the second iteration of the Magic may just be a global device. Hopefully, it won’t be too long before this happens.
Positive: Decent cameras; nice design; excellent display. Negative: No memory card slot.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/17/2017
Foreign Reviews
Source: Netzwelt
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/23/2017
Rating: Total score: 80% features: 90% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90%
Source: WinFuture
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/14/2017
Source: Tech Stage
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/16/2016
Source: Profesional Review
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Low price; fast charge.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/18/2016
Source: Xataka
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Impressive design; excellent AMOLED display; high performance; decent hardware; elegant design; compact size.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/17/2016
Source: El Androide Libre
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Attractive design; good performance.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/16/2016
Source: Aberto ate de Madrugada
PT→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Elegant design; excellent display; decent hardware; good cameras.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/19/2016
Source: Smartphone e tablet android
IT→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/01/2017
Rating: performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Andrea Galeazzi
IT→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/01/2017
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 65% display: 90% mobility: 69% workmanship: 96%
Source: AndroidPit.it
IT→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Attractive design; excellent display; compact size.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/07/2017
Source: Toms Hardware Italia
IT→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Impressive design; good display; long battery life; fast charge.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/16/2016
Source: AndroidPit.fr
FR→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Attractive design; excellent display; compact size.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/02/2017
Source: Product Test
RU→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Stylish design; excellent AMOLED display; good dual cameras. Negative: No memory card slot; unsupport 4K video.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/17/2016
Source: The Gioididong
VN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Good dual cameras; impressive design; quick charge.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/19/2016
Comment
Model: The Huawei Honor Magic comes with a nice 5.09-inch AMOLED curved display with QHD resolution (577 ppi), and Honor took one step further by also curving the top side. These three round edges are mirrored to the phone's glass back. The moderate body size plus the curved back makes the Huawei Honor Magic feel nice in the palm. The usual Android navigation keys below the screen are gone. They are all rolled into the multi-function fingerprint reader on the front: Press for home, double tap to show recent apps and swipe left to go back. The Honor Magic is available in Golden Black and Porcelain White. It is powered by a Kirin 950 processor, which is the same octa-core SoC as in the Huawei Mate 8. However, it still comes with 4 GB of RAM plus 64 GB of internal storage. As for the battery, it comes with 2,900 mAh battery with new graphite structure courtesy of Huawei's 2012 Lab. According to Huawei’s tests, a 10-minute charge can already get a depleted battery back to 40 percent, whereas a 20-minute charge gets you up to 70 percent.
Another addition to the Magic is the infrared camera on the front, which makes use of Tobii's eye-tracking algorithm (similar to the one usually found in devices with Windows Hello function). When a user picks up the phone, the screen will automatically turn on only when the user is looking at it. This means user won't have to find the power button while picking up the phone. Besides that, there is Facecode feature where notification content on the lock screen is hidden by default, but it's automatically displayed when the phone recognises your registered face. In theory, all these features are helpful but only extensive tests can show its true usability. Honor's Magic Live UI is based on Android 6.0 and packs many situation-aware features. For instance, over time the phone will learn that when a user goes to work at 7 AM, the user tends to listen to music. From this situation, it will show the music app's icon in the bottom left corner of the lock screen around that time. Another useful scenario is when user whips out the phone in the dark, that same spot will give the user the flashlight button just in case. All of this is a bit like Google Now but without having to unlock the smartphone.
As for the camera, the Huawei Honor Magic features the same set of cameras as the Honor 8, which is a 12 MP f/2.2 dual-lens camera plus an 8 MP f/2.4 selfie camera. It would have been better if Huawei had fitted it with one of its Leica lenses but this does the job too. It supports global LTE bands and dual SIM connectivity. However, secondary SIM is limited to 2G network only. The Magic measures at 146.1 x 69.9 x 7.8 mm and weighs at 145g. The Huawei Honor Magic is a rather interesting phone. It takes the current bezel less design scheme employed by many manufacturers and amplifies it. With the right price, this would be a good device to own especially with its capability to offer uniqueness.
Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam
ARM Mali-T880 MP4: Mobile graphics solution for tablets and smartphones, which can be found in ARM SoCs like the HiSilicon Kirin 950.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Kirin 950: ARM based octa-core SoC containing four Cortex-A72 cores for performance tasks and four Cortex-A53 cores to save power. Furthermore, the SoC integrates an LTE radio and a ARM Mali-T880 MP4 GPU.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
5.09":
It is a very small display format for smartphones. You should by no means be mis-sighted and you will generally see very little on the screen and only have a small resolution available. In return, the device should be very small and handy.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Huawei: Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd. is a Chinese telecommunications company and hardware manufacturer founded in 1987 and headquartered in Shenzhen. Huawei is a global leader in information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. Huawei provides end-to-end solutions for telecommunications networks, devices, and smartphones, as well as storage, servers, networking, and cloud computing enterprise solutions and products.
In 2014, Huawei established the Honor subsidiary brand under which certain smartphone lines are sold. The Huawei name is usually not listed for these products.
77.5%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.