The Honor Magic V3 is impressively tough – do you have look at us freeze it into a block of ice and smash it on the ground? We’re not the only ones trying – and fail – to even break the V3. Honor put a lot of work into designing the hardware and durability might not even be the best thing about this phone.
When folded, the Magic V3 measures 156.6 x 74.0 x 9.2mm and weighs 226g. For comparison, the Galaxy S20 Ultra is 162.3 x 79.0 x 8.6mm and weighs 232g, while the iPhone 15 Pro Max is 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3mm and 221g. If durability is your reason for not getting a foldable, then you don’t need to worry too much with the V3. If size is the issue, then some bar phones are bigger.
And as for the price? Well, that concern remains with a suggested retail price of €2,000 (there will be an early bird deal ), but the upside is that Honor has equipped the Magic V3 with true flagship hardware. This includes the high-quality 6.43” cover display (120Hz LTPO, 10-bit) and the spacious 7.92” main display (also 120Hz LTPO, 10-bit with Dolby Vision).
And just check out the cameras – 50MP main snapper (1/1.56”), 50MP 3.5x periscope and a 40MP ultra-wide shooter, plus a pair of 20MP selfie modules. Battery isn’t shabby either, with a 5,150mAh capacity and 66W wired and 50W wireless charging.
The Galaxy Z Fold6 (which measures 153.5 x 68.1 x 12.1mm and weighs 239g) has a 50MP main camera, but only a 10MP 3x telephoto and 12MP ultra-wide camera. Likewise, the smaller 4,400mAh battery is pretty slow to charge (25W wired, 15W wireless).
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The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold (155.2 x 77.1 x 10.5mm, 257g) doesn’t share the same cameras as its 9 Pro siblings. Instead, a 48MP main camera (1/2”) is joined by a 10.8MP 5x periscope and a 10.5MP ultra-wide angle. The Tensor G4 chipset is no match for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 used in the Magic and Galaxy phones, and the 4,650mAh battery is even slower at 21W wired and 7.5W wireless.
The vivo X Fold3 Pro has launched in USA and Indonesia, so it’s more widely available than some horizontally foldable phones, but it’s still not available in Europe. This phone does have a serious camera, though – a 50MP main camera (1/1.3”), 64MP 3x periscope camera, and 50MP ultra-wide camera. It has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and a big, fast-charging 5,700mAh battery (100W wired, 50W wireless).
What do you think of the Honor Magic V3 – if you’re looking for a horizontally foldable, is this one on your shortlist? Vote below and you can leave a comment with more details about why (or why not).