Honor Magic Vs3

The Magic Vs3 is a foldable smartphone with a waterproof rating, measuring 156.8 mm tall, 145.2 mm wide, and 4.65 mm thick when unfolded. It weighs 229 g and has a total volume of 105.868224 cm³. The build is not classified as rugged.

The main display is a 7.92-inch OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 2156x2344 px and a pixel density of 402 ppi, running at a 120Hz refresh rate with Always-On Display support. A secondary screen is also present, offering a resolution of 1060x2376 px for use when the device is folded. The display does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, and does not feature branded damage-resistant glass.

The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset built on a 4 nm process, featuring an 8-thread CPU configuration with a primary core at 3.2 GHz, four cores at 2.8 GHz, and three efficiency cores at 2 GHz, with a turbo speed reaching 3.36 GHz. It uses big.LITTLE technology, multithreading, and TrustZone security, and scores 2027 in Geekbench 6 single-core testing. Graphics are handled by the Adreno 740 GPU clocked at 970 MHz with 768 shading units, 3 execution units, and support for DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2, and OpenVG 1.2. The chip has a TDP of 6.3W and integrated LTE. Memory consists of 16GB of DDR5 RAM running at 4200 MHz with a maximum bandwidth of 64 GB/s, backed by 1 MB of L2 cache and 8 MB of L3 cache. Internal storage stands at 1024 GB, and the system supports 64-bit processing.

The rear camera system uses a triple-lens CMOS setup with sensors at 50, 40, and 8 MP, paired with apertures of f/1.9, f/2.2, and f/3.4 respectively, and includes optical image stabilization and 5x optical zoom. Autofocus options include phase-detection and touch AF, with continuous autofocus available during video recording, though laser autofocus is absent. Video capability reaches 4K at 60 fps with HDR10 recording supported, while slow-motion and timelapse modes are also available. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, but manual shutter speed and RAW capture are not supported. The two flash LEDs are standard rather than dual-tone, and 360-degree panorama and 3D recording are not available. The front camera is a single-lens 16 MP unit with an f/2.2 aperture, no front-facing flash, and no under-display placement; HDR mode and burst shooting are supported, and in-camera panoramas can be created.

The device runs Android 14 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering location access, camera and microphone permissions, clipboard warnings, and app tracking blocking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are absent. On the customization side, it supports dynamic theming, theme customization, dark mode, extra dim mode, customizable notifications, widgets, and a media picker. Multitasking is well covered with split-screen support, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, and the ability to play games while they download. The OS also offers on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, live text selection, phone tracking, multi-user support, a child lock, sharing intents, and a battery health check. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not available, and features like focus modes, Wi-Fi password sharing, app offloading, and Quick Start are not present.

The Magic Vs3 carries a 5000 mAh rechargeable battery with a battery level indicator and supports both wired and wireless charging. Wired fast charging is rated at 66W, while wireless charging comes in at 50W, with a charger included in the box. The battery is not removable, and reverse wireless charging is not supported.

The device includes stereo speakers and supports high-quality wireless audio through aptX, aptX HD, and LDAC, covering a range of Bluetooth audio codecs for users who listen over wireless headphones. aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless are not supported. There is no 3.5mm headset jack and no built-in radio.

The Magic Vs3 supports 5G connectivity alongside dual SIM capability, and its wireless networking covers Wi-Fi 4 through Wi-Fi 7 (802.11n, ac, ax, and be). Bluetooth is version 5.3, and the device includes NFC, a USB Type-C 3.1 port, and a fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication, though 3D facial recognition and iris scanning are absent. Download speeds reach up to 10,000 Mbits/s with upload at 3,000 Mbits/s. On the sensor side, it includes a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, barometer, infrared sensor, GPS, and Galileo satellite navigation. There is no external memory slot, HDMI output, heart rate monitor, ANT+ support, stylus, or built-in projector, and satellite SOS, crash detection, DLNA, motion tracking, and optical tracking are also not present.

The device includes a video light for use during video recording. The display is flat rather than curved, and it does not feature sapphire glass or an e-paper panel.