Honor Magic V3 with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC debuts in China
Honor Magic V3 was launched in China on July 12. The foldable flagship smartphone features a book-shaped design and comes with several upgrades over its predecessor, such as a 120Hz LTPO OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, and 66W fast charging. It debuted alongside the Magic Vs3 as part of the Magic V3 series. It also gets artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities built into its camera system, as well as user preferences.
Honor Magic V3 Price
Honor Magic V3 price starts for CNY 8,999 (approximately Rs. 1,04,000) for the 12GB + 256GB variant. The 12GB + 512GB and 16GB + 1TB storage configurations are priced at CNY 9,999 (approximately Rs. 1,15,000) and CNY 10,999 (approximately Rs. 1,27,000), respectively.
The smartphone will be available for sale in China from July 19 in four colors: black, green, red and white.
Honor Magic V3 Specifications
Honor Magic V3 features a 7.92-inch primary full HD+ LTPO OLED display with a resolution of 2,344×2,156 pixels and a 6.43-inch LTPO OLED cover display with a resolution of 2376×1060 pixels. Both displays support 4320Hz pulse-width modulation (PWM) for eye protection, stylus input, and up to 5,000 nits peak brightness.
Under the hood, the handset is powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage. It runs on MagicOS 8.0. 1 based on Android 14. The smartphone also gets Honor’s own RF chip C1+.
In terms of optics, the Honor Magic V3 sports a triple camera setup at the back, consisting of a 50-megapixel primary camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), a 50-megapixel periscope lens, and a 40-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera. On the front, it gets a 40-megapixel wide-angle selfie shooter. The camera system comes with AI features like AI Motion Sensing.
The smartphone is backed by a 5,150mAh Silicon Carbon battery that supports up to 66W wired and 50W wireless fast charging. In terms of connectivity, the Magic V3 features dual-SIM capabilities with 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, OTG and a USB Type-C port. It comes with navigation skills with support for BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo and A-GPS.
Depending on the variant, the foldable smartphone weighs 226 grams (leather) and 230 grams (glass). It is IPX8 rated against dust and water infiltration. The Magic V3 also features the AI defocus technology that Honor showcased at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai in June.
