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Honor Magic V3
Honor Honor Magic V3
2.8
Price TBA
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★ Our Pick
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
256GB · ?GB RAM
3.8
From $1,199
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Our Verdict

Analysis

Honor Magic V3 has the bigger display.

Overall Winner
Honor Magic V3
Display Winner
Honor Magic V3
Performance Winner
Tie
Camera Winner
Tie
Battery Winner
Tie
Value Winner
Tie

Specifications Comparison

Feature Honor Magic V3 iPhone 16 Pro Max
Display size (in) 7.92 6.90
Charging (W) 66 27
Main camera (MP) 50.00 48.00
Selfie (MP) 20.00 12.00
Weight (g) 226 227
Thickness (mm) 4.35 8.25
Chipset Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) Apple A18 Pro
OS Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, MagicOS 9 iOS 18

Pros & Cons

Honor Magic V3

iPhone 16 Pro Max

  • Excellent build quality
  • Strong sustained performance
  • Reliable cameras
  • Long software support
  • Expensive
  • Slow charging compared to Android flagships
  • Heavy in hand

Every Spec, Side by Side

Specification
Honor
Honor Magic V3
Apple
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Battery 3 specs
Type
Si/C Li-Ion 5150 mAh
Charging
66W wired 50W wireless 5W reverse wired
27W wired, 25W MagSafe
Capacity
4685 mAh
Body 5 specs
Dimensions
Unfolded: 156.6 x 145.3 x 4.35 mm or 4.4 mmFolded: 156.6 x 74.0 x 9.2 mm or 9.3 mm
163 x 77.6 x 8.25 mm
Weight
226 g or 230 g (7.97 oz)
227 g
Build
Glass front, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM
· Nano-SIM + eSIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 
IPX8 water resistant (up to 2.5m for 30 min) Stylus support
Connectivity 8 specs
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a)
NFC
Yes
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port 1.2
5G
Yes
Display 5 specs
Type
Foldable LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 120Hz, 1800 nits (peak)
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
7.92 inches, 201.6 cm2 (~88.6% screen-to-body ratio)
6.9 inches
Resolution
2156 x 2344 pixels (~402 ppi density)
2868 x 1320 pixels
Protection
King Kong Rhinoceros
 
Cover display: LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, 5000 nits (peak) 6.43 inches, 1060 x 2376 pixels, 402 ppi, nanocrystal glass 2.0
Features 1 spec
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Launch 2 specs
Announced
2024, July 12
Status
Available. Released 2024, July 19
Main Camera 3 specs
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
48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP
Features
Laser AF, LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps (10-bit), 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Memory 5 specs
Card slot
No
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
 
UFS 4.0
RAM
8GB
Storage
256GB
Misc 3 specs
Colors
Velvet Black, Snow, Tundra Green, Red
Models
FCP-AN10, FCP-N49
Price
$ 1,034.64 / £ 645.00 / € 1,027.00
Network 7 specs
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
 
CDMA2000 1x
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
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Our Tests 4 specs
Performance
AnTuTu: 1589991 (v10) GeekBench: 6461 (v5) 3DMark: 4759 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
1076 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-28.3 LUFS (Average)
Battery
Active use score 10:05h
Platform 4 specs
OS
Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, MagicOS 9
iOS 18
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Apple A18 Pro
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
Selfie Camera 3 specs
Single
20 MP, f/2.2, 90˚, 21mm (wide), 0.61µm Cover camera: 20 MP, f/2.2, 90˚, 21mm (wide), 0.61µm
12 MP
Features
HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Sound 3 specs
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No
 
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

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