Honor Magic Series

Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 980, Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 695 5G, Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 8 Gen 1, Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 8+ Gen 1, Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 888 5G, Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 888+ 5G
Graphics Adapter: ARM Mali-G76 MP10, Qualcomm Adreno 619, Qualcomm Adreno 660, Qualcomm Adreno 730
Display: 6.39 inch, 6.76 inch, 6.81 inch, 7.90 inch
Weight: 0.195kg, 0.199kg, 0.203kg, 0.209kg, 0.213kg, 0.215kg, 0.236kg, 0.242kg, 0.261kg, 0.265kg, 0.288kg
Price: 349, 680, 1050, 1100, 1200, 1500 euro
price: 71%, performance: 81%, features: 86%, display: 86%, mobility: 82%, workmanship: 86%, ergonomy: 83%, emissions: 96%

 

Honor Magic 2

I don't know if any of our readers remembers the day when the hardware mattered the most, not the outlook of the device you own. I think we are getting to these days for smartphones as well. The problem I see with modern devices is that they are mostly copies from other devices and there is no real innovation. Is Honor’s Magic 2 any different than that? Well maybe yes, but mainly no. I say yes, because it is equipped with 6 lenses, which is pretty interesting. Then there is this sliding screen thingy, but it is a copy feature from Oppo / Xiaomi in my opinion. But I don't call those features to be innovative. Why? Having 6 lenses does not mean anything if you are not able to take crystal clear pictures. There were times where we had seen smartphones with 21X zoom or 50MP cameras, but they were useless since the lenses couldn't keep up with claims made by the manufacturer. It seems like the same applies here as well. But it is too early to speak, while nowadays with some magical software update new stuff can be added on to devices and god knows what could be possible with so many lenses. Having said that, I can't keep myself from asking the question: Do I need that many lenses? Really? Sliding the phone is a feature from early 2000s I guess. Does it add a real usefulness to device? I doubt that. Besides all other things, I think the most appealing feature of the device is that its screen is almost bezelless. Then it also has a strange resolution, but I will skip that for now. A smart assistant called YOYO is coming to greet you. The claim is that it can read your mind. But who died because of making promises? There is competition though. Especially with Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. They share too much in common. Should you be buying this device? My honest answer, I don't know. I mean, a sliding phone, six lenses, YOYO etc. etc. Having spend long time reviewing too many hyped devices, for some reason my gut feeling tells me to skip this one. After all, it is Honor not Huawei, so people would already be skeptical. Its segment is not high end. When you put too many shiny features in one thing, we know what mostly happens. They break. It is too early to make a claim, as more user reviews come out, it will be easier to make a judgement of the device. But at the end of the day, it is hardware-wise mediocre and for its price, there might be other alternatives. Hands-on article by Ümit Yılmaz Güneş

Specifications

Notebook: Honor Magic 2
Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 980
Graphics Adapter: ARM Mali-G76 MP10
Display: 6.39 inch, 19.5:9, 2340 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 0.209kg
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Average Score: 77.64% - good

 

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Honor Magic3 Pro

Specifications

Notebook: Honor Magic3 Pro
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 888+ 5G
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 660
Display: 6.76 inch, 18.5:9, 2772 x 1344 pixels
Weight: 0.213kg
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Honor Magic3

Specifications

Notebook: Honor Magic3
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 888 5G
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 660
Display: 6.76 inch, 18.5:9, 2772 x 1344 pixels
Weight: 0.203kg
Price: 680 euro
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Honor Magic3 Pro Plus

Specifications

Notebook: Honor Magic3 Pro Plus
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 888+ 5G
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 660
Display: 6.76 inch, 18.5:9, 2772 x 1344 pixels
Weight: 0.236kg
Price: 1100 euro
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Honor Magic V

Specifications

Notebook: Honor Magic V
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 8 Gen 1
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 730
Display: 7.90 inch, , 2272 x 1984 pixels
Weight: 0.288kg
Price: 1500 euro
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Honor Magic4 Pro

Specifications

Notebook: Honor Magic4 Pro
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 8 Gen 1
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 730
Display: 6.81 inch, 19.54:9, 2848 x 1312 pixels
Weight: 0.215kg
Price: 1100 euro
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Average Score: 82.35% - good

 

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Honor Magic4 Lite

Specifications

Notebook: Honor Magic4 Lite
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 695 5G
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 619
Display: 6.81 inch, 19.9:9, 2388 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 0.195kg
Price: 349 euro
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Average Score: 68.13% - average

 

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Honor Magic4 Ultimate

Specifications

Notebook: Honor Magic4 Ultimate
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 8 Gen 1
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 730
Display: 6.81 inch, 19.5:9, 2848 x 1312 pixels
Weight: 0.242kg
Price: 1200 euro
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Honor Magic4 5G

Specifications

Notebook: Honor Magic4 5G
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 8 Gen 1
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 730
Display: 6.81 inch, 19.5:9, 2664 x 1224 pixels
Weight: 0.199kg
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Honor Magic Vs

Specifications

Notebook: Honor Magic Vs
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 8+ Gen 1
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 730
Display: 7.90 inch, , 2272 x 1984 pixels
Weight: 0.261kg
Price: 1050 euro
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Average Score: 80% - good

 

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Honor Magic Vs Ultimate (Prestige)

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Notebook: Honor Magic Vs Ultimate (Prestige)
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon SD 8+ Gen 1
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 730
Display: 7.90 inch, 10.3:9, 2272 x 1984 pixels
Weight: 0.265kg
Price: 1500 euro
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Comment

Honor:

In 2014 Huawei created the sub brand Honor and offers certain smartphone series under this name. Occasionally the products are also called Huawei Honor.

The market share of Honor products is manageable, but there are several reviews on Honor smartphones with average ratings (as of 2016).

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Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

ARM Mali-G76 MP10: Integrated graphics card based on the second generation of the Bifrost architecture. Uses 10 of the 20 possible clusters and according to ARM offers twice the performance per cluster than the old Mali-G72.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

Qualcomm Adreno 660: Graphics chip for smartphones and tablets that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. Qualcomm claims that it is 35% faster than the Adreno 650 in the Snapdragon 865 SoC and offers a 20% better power efficiency.For Android it should be one of the fastest graphics cards in 2021.

Qualcomm Adreno 730: Graphics chip for smartphones and tablets that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. Qualcomm claims that it is 30% faster than the Adreno 660 in the Snapdragon 888 SoC. For Android it should be one of the fastest graphics cards in late 2021.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

Qualcomm Adreno 619: Integrated (in the Snapdragon 750G) graphics card based on the Adreno 600 architecture. The performance is a lot better than the old Adreno 612.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

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HiSilicon :

Kirin 980: ARM based octa-core SoC with 2x Cortex-A76 up to 2.6 GHz (performance), 2x A76 with up to 1.92 (balance) and 4x Cortex-A53 with up to 1.8 GHz (power saving). Furthermore, it integrates a fast LTE modem with up to 1.4 GBit/s and is manufactured in 7nm at TSMC.

Qualcomm Snapdragon:

SD 888+ 5G: High-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in mid 2021 and manufactured in 5 nm at Samsung. Integrates one “Prime Core” based on a ARM Cortex-X1 architecture clocked at up to 3 GHz. Three more performance cores are based on the A78 but clock up to 2.42 GHz. Furthermore, four energy saving cores are integrated that are based on the ARM Cortex-A55 architecture and clock at up to 1.8 GHz. In addition to the processor cores, the SoC integrates a WiFi 6e modem, a Hexagon 780 DSP (up to 26 TOPS of AI performance) and a Spectra 580 ISP. The integrated memory controller now supports faster LPDDR5 memory with up to 3,200 MHz. 5G is now included in the chip with the Snapdragon X60 modem.

SD 888 5G: High-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in late 2020 and manufactured in 5 nm at Samsung. Integrates one “Prime Core” based on a ARM Cortex-X1 architecture clocked at up to 2.84 GHz. Three more performance cores are based on the A78 but clock up to 2.42 GHz. Furthermore, four energy saving cores are integrated that are based on the ARM Cortex-A55 architecture and clock at up to 1.8 GHz. In addition to the processor cores, the SoC integrates a WiFi 6e modem, a Hexagon 780 DSP (up to 26 TOPS of AI performance) and a Spectra 580 ISP. The integrated memory controller now supports faster LPDDR5 memory with up to 3,200 MHz. 5G is now included in the chip with the Snapdragon X60 modem.

SD 8 Gen 1: High-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in late 2021 and manufactured in 4 nm at Samsung. Integrates one “Prime Core” based on a ARM Cortex-X2 architecture clocked at up to 3 GHz. Three more performance cores are based on the A710 but clock up to 2.5 GHz. Furthermore, four energy saving cores are integrated that are based on the ARM Cortex-A510 architecture and clock at up to 1.8 GHz. In addition to the processor cores, the SoC integrates a WiFi 6e modem, a Hexagon DSP (for AI acceleration) and a Spectra ISP. The integrated memory controller supports fast LPDDR5 memory with up to 3,200 MHz. 5G is now included in the chip with the Snapdragon X65 modem.

SD 695 5G: Fast mid-range ARM SoC with 8 CPU Kryo 660 cores (two fast 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 based cores in a cluster and six power saving ARM Cortex-A55 based cores at 1.7 GHz) and a lower mid range Adreno 619 GPU. Supports only Wi-Fi 5 and is manufactured in the 6 nm.

SD 8+ Gen 1: High-end SoC for smartphones that was introduced in late 2021 and manufactured in 4 nm at TSMC. Integrates one “Prime Core” based on a ARM Cortex-X2 architecture clocked at up to 3.2 GHz. Three more performance cores are based on the A710 but clock up to 2.5 GHz. Furthermore, four energy saving cores are integrated that are based on the ARM Cortex-A510 architecture and clock at up to 1.8 GHz. In addition to the processor cores, the SoC integrates a WiFi 6e modem, a Hexagon DSP (for AI acceleration) and a Spectra ISP. The integrated memory controller supports fast LPDDR5 memory with up to 3,200 MHz. 5G is now included in the chip with the Snapdragon X65 modem. Compared to the non plus version, the 8+ Gen 1 offers a 200 MHz higher clocked Prime Core and a 10% higher clocked GPU. Furthermore, it is now produced at TSMC and not Samsung.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

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7.90:

This display diagonal is quite small for tablets.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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0.195 kg:

Only few smartphones are more lightweight than this.

0.288 kg:

This weight is typical for smartphones.

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78.52%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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