Honor Magic V3 Hands-On: Uncanny Thinness with Periscope Zoom
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- The Honor Magic V3 is the new thinnest and lightest foldable phone around, measuring 9.3mm when folded and weighing 230g. It basically feels like the iPhone 15 Pro Max when folded, but with rounder curvier edges.
There's a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and two gorgeous screens, and a capable triple lens camera system too.
I got the phone from Trinity Electronics in Hong Kong, which can ship worldwide.
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Honor: our foldables are now as thin as normal smartphones
Apple: you can now place your apps wherever you want on screen
innovation!
Apple: We’re proud and take tremendous pleasure in announcing today that due to years of hard work we’re now able to change the themes.
Honor:Our V3 is an innovation that we just shattered today at record thinness for a fold!
Apple:Our innovation today continues at great lengths.Introducing Free App Placement, where you can positoj your apps anywhere on the screen!
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I have V2, and I LOVE side finger scan. I think this is more convenient than on screen finger scan.
The position is just right than on screen scan.
Agree, I hate on screen. Side sensors are much more reliable for me.
Agree, it feels so premium on the V2
I totally agree with you!!
Agree
Ben is so authentic and knowledgeable. It's no surprise some wananbe Tech reviewers are stuck on
I cannot wait to get hold of the V3. I absolutely loved the V2 but this improvement is just next level. Honor are seriously pioneering ahead of most of the foldable makers.
If I were going to buy my first folding phone, it would be the Honor Magic V3, simply because of its thinness
Your going to be disappointed with the software. Thin isn't everything.
@@jjhruI don't know about honor foldables, but I've had a great experience with my honor 100 pro (running magicos8)
And also because of the camera
@@jjhru its fine with me. I'll just use it as my spare phone.
Not only the software but the battery life it's going to be disappointing
Always enjoy your videos and especially the informative comparisons.
Thank you
side-mounted fingerprint reader in the power button is the correct placement in my opinion
it should be on cover screen. The most annoying thing is having side-mounted fingerprint reader on foldable phone as the reading area is so small and if you have a bit of water or oil or sweat on your fingers - it doesn't recognize and it makes it hard to unlock the phone when doing activities.
0:02 That POV really shows a great perspective of how thin the device really is. Pretty incredible.
until you put a case on it
@@shethsathat’s any phone
0:18 is best for me
Trinity Electronics for the win
This is the most underrated phone review channel. You deserve more subs!
Thank you
Wow. The Fold 6 looks in comparison like an 5-years old device.
Well, Samsung has been making a folding phone for that long. It shows in the software. Honor keeps crashing on me. Also, the camera bump on the Honor is way bigger when you have it in your hands.
It looks beautiful but fragile.
What are you drinking? 😂😂
@@jimking81 coffee
@@bergeandtom Yeah sure. Coffee with drugs 😂😂
Knowledge does not belong to anyone, you just have to manage it well, Honor managed it well, and here is the result. Bravo Honor
as Honor owner, i really hope they step up their software game. I miss so many OS and camera features I had in Samsung, i doubt my next phone will be Honor again, yet I would love to get this one.
For the ones who are interested what is bad:
OS is freezing occasionally when you are using gestures instead of bottom navigation buttons
Battery lasts significantly shorter after the OS 8 update
Their private space is a joke, samsung has a much better solution. Switching to honor's safe space takes forever (almost like a restart)
Their portrait mode is useless, because it doesn't allow you to change the background blur (focus point or just turn it off) after you took a shot, so if the focus is missed, the photo is ruined forever ..so just don't risk it.
Otherwise its a good phone, battery WAS the best ever, cameras are superb, screen, speed, ergonomy, unlocking.. its really a shame software is ruining it.
@@x3merx3mer which phone
@@01GERRARD magic5pro. Had the best battery life ever. Had it locked to 120hz, everything to the max, max res, playing games, shooting photos all the time, NEVER could end the battery in a day. After the update, everything set to normal and I'm never sure if it will make it till the end of the day. Heavily disappointed.
Using Honor Magic V2. Didnt experienced the issues you've highlighted.
@@klexypuncher6963 so you can change the background blur of the portrait after the shot is taken? 🤨 Or enter the private space instantly? 🤔 Or you just meant the battery life?
Honor vs Vivo vs Xiomi. Who will be the king of 2024 Chinese foldables? Please make that video happen!
Vivo x fold 3 pro.... King for 2024....
@@ChinaCoachLeBlanchold your horses, the main event is yet to come. The Huawei Mate X 6 will be here in s month or two, as well the tripple foldable device supposedly also this year.
@@ChinaCoachLeBlanc Vivo no esim no deal
That's just stunning hardware! Well done honor.
Sick video! Finally one of the people not blinded by Samsung's stuff, probably because they're not paying you. Thank you for what you do!
I'm not into foldables yet but I definitely prefer the bigger outer screens of the Chinese brands over Samsung's foldables. I love the fingerprint on the power button. It's my favourite place for it by far.
I feel like that defeats the purpose of having a large inner screen. Being able to use the outter screen with one hand, without having to over stretch your thumb, is actually a plus imo. My hand never gets fatigued using.
If what you're doing needs more screen space, then just open the phone.
@@darkknight097 At that point just remove the outer screen. If the screen is so narrow, it'll be hardly usable. Can't even type properly on such narrow screen.
@@smokyz_ I type just fine on the outer display of a fold 3; with one hand. Very convenient for quick txt replies or checking notifications, as you dont need to overstretch your thumb to reach the far side of the keyboard/screen.
And heavy media consumption, open the screen. Its fits nicely in smaller pockets when folded. So removing the outer display to just have the large inner screen be the default would definitely not be convenient for day to day.
@@darkknight097 Its all personal preferences. For me narrow screen would be ass. I want the outer screen to be like a normal slab phone and inner like a mini tablet. The outer screen is brighter and sometimes might be better to use outside on a bright day. It doesn't scratch as easily, so it's safer to use with dirty hands at dirty places. Outside in winter -20c I would feel safer with using only the outer screen when its about the size of a normal slab phone (I wouldn't need to compromise with the narrower than usual screen). Also the narrow outside screen just looks uncomfortable and ugly.
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Fingerprint on the side is super i love it on my fold 4.. it makes unlocking super fast because my finger goes there naturally before i even look at the screen its already unlocked.. and You dont even have to press the button
I can't wait to see the Magic V3 Mix Fold 4 comparisons.
At this point Honor is just running circles around Samsung 😂
I know. I settled on Fold 6 only because of Samsung software and didn't like the feeling, sent it right back.
I bought both and returned my Samsung. Honor kept crashing while playing my game and while working. I'm sticking with Samsung until the software is better. Don't forget, Samsung was the second company to come out with a folding phone. Also, that camera bump on the Honor made that phone really thick.
@@bergeandtom Thanks for sharing. Purchase aborted lol
Lol certainly a comment from a non owner. While the hardware of that Honor is stunning, it is no where near the daily driver of the Z Fold 6. I wish it was! But Samsung runs circles around Honor as the usable winner.
@@VehicleVibes_this is honor... Not Huawei and no, it does not run circles around it. Besides the AI features (which are mostly guimics) I don't see any other notable advantages software wise to the samsung
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Ben, I really enjoy your reviews. Especially when you do them around the city in Asia - gives me my tech & travel fix simultaneously! 😂
Thank you!
The phone looks great. I hope you can do a comparison with the Vivo X Fold 3 Pro which is what i have.
Vivo has a terrible camera.
On each comparison, he is beatten by the fold 6 which has a worse camera setup, by far.
Honor will be better than both I hope
@@Cestpasfaux-v4x xFold3 Pro has a terrible camera? No way.
@@Cestpasfaux-v4x using vivo x fold 3 pro. Camera is greater than all folds in market portrait and supermacro are unbeatable even to iphone 25 series
@@Cestpasfaux-v4xit's not the cameras, the cameras on the vivo are superior to zfold6. It's the processing and software. The software makes Samsung look better. The vivo hardware is a clear winner, they just need to improve the way the process the photos with AI. If you remove the AI processing from the z fold then Vivo would clearly win.
Genuinely amazing technical achievement from Honor. I still think their software is way behind Samsung though so I'd still pick the zfold. Also the asymmetrical corners on the front screen irrationally annoy me.
Power button fingerprint reader is much better than in-display
Right? Been a huge fan of the power button as reader for years. Absolutely nothing beats it
Agree! In display seems to be more novelty than anything. Once you have a screen protector, they aren't as reliable.
@jhnglnn17 I prefer a power button for sure but I didn't find that a screen protector made any difference on my s23 ultra
Ok they did it, this phone look exactly how a fold should feel, I can't say anything about the software side but in term of physically this is a W
Oh man I was eagerly waiting for your review on magic V 3, thanks for clearly showing the creez on fold 6 that big...😅😅
Would be awesome if you can please take a look at Honor's desktop mode as well for the full review .... there isn't that much content about it online and it is one of the selling points for the Samsung Z Fold 6 (Dex is really awesome for daily stuff like browsing and light work).
I used HMV2 and it has Desktop mode very similar to Samsung Dex. I used HMV2 screen as touch pad and I also tried bluetooth mouse on Desktop and worked very well. You have option of app scaling too.
I have been looking for videos for specifically desktop mode and there are none but rest assured it does have Desktop mode. Im waiting for global release of HMV3 now.
@saqqawattuhb7505 yea, saw there's like 2 good videos on it, with the original magic v... but saw people on reddit saying it's not as good as Dex, so I was curious to hear more opinions.
Apple: We will never do fold phone
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Apple 5 years from now: we have introduced the revolutionary "fold phone"
Awesome. Look forward to seeing your comparison with these latest folding phones. Thanks for sharing.
Having owned phones with both, I much prefer the fingerprint scanners integrated into the power button because you can feel where to put your finger. With an in-screen, you have to look. I'm avoid the Vivo specifically because of this.
Yeah, I prefer capacitive, whether it's on the power button or in the case of nonfoldables on the back of the phone. Stuff like the Note 8 or Note 9 or the Pixel 3 or whatever. I just find that to be the most convenient. Maybe on a tablet in display could be more convenient, although even then I think it's kind of awkward on a tablet, especially if it's on a desk to try to use a fingerprint where you have to press inward.
Not sure where you really need to unlock without looking? You will have to look to use the phone in most cases
Plus,an under display fingerprint scanner is a pain to have any screen protector on it,and work consistently.
Probably the best foldable device.But the only concern is lack of available after sale service 😢
This is the thinnest and lightest book type foldable. Honor V Purse is still the thinnest and lightest foldable overall.
Thank you for the review…
Does this Chinese Version support Android Auto? Wired and Wireless?
the Honor V Purse is actually still the thinnest at 4.3mm when open btw. Still, props to Honor for making the best foldables 💪🏽
That's a diff form factor so I put that in its own category
THIS is what I'm waiting for the Galaxy Fold to be.
You are the only one who is looking beyond the horizon.
A much better vid than averagedad's thanks. Never knew you, but you gained a sub. All I needed from that vid I got here. Thanks for the algorithm.
Thank you
Hi ben..thanks for sharing the source...ordered mine and got it within a day as you did although it was flying westwards for my order!
One question...is there a way to disable the chinese newsfeed(featured news) and perhaps replace it with an international newsfeed on the main screen ?
My first fold ever...impressive piece of tech..it looks better than the video when you see it and the feel is great also when you hold it..
I ordered the black one..
9.3 folded is absolutely sick... seems like a phone from a futuristic movie
Very good vedio, finally someone did the Magic v3 and hopefully compare it with xfold 3 Vivo 😅, I was searching all the TH-cam to find that
Can't wait to order mine in the UK in 3 days!
This is how it should be!
Nice review mate, so how much did it cost you at the end?
Just got here. Im happy i clicked on your video. Good stuff man.
Thank you
Always the first one to cover new chinese phones.
Could you please check whether google pay AND google maps timeline work well?
Lovely looking phone
What a beauty 😍 I think I'm going to upgrade my ZF4 to this phone
Honestly the hinge is no issue. You rarely do things on a phone that requires two screens to be kept like that. For me it's a total win. Also the apology on the hinge's back was hilarious lol 😂
Does Google Pay (and Android auto) work on the Chinese varient when you download the play store yourself?
No it won't work. Only on global version that will be released tomorrow!
Great video, Ben! When you do your full review, can you also compare to the OnePlus Open? I decided against getting the Samsung Fold 6...I think it would be a downgrade. But the Magic V3 looks very tempting!
Just ordered the global version of the Honor Magic V3 in green!
I had Honor Magi VS and now I have Fold 5 and I can recommend to everyone Fold 5 over Honor VS day and night. User expirience is so much better.
I have the V2 (China version) and just learned from your video that Google Play store was available. I was going through a bunch of workarounds which made the process painful, but now happy to know about the availability of Google Play store. Regarding performance and form factor, is it worth the upgrade? Cheers.
I bought Vivo x fold 3 pro, love it!
Never understood the obsession to move to on screen finger print sensors.
When you grab your phone your finger is already by the button, it's way easier.
Also, stops any messing about when you change your screen protector/glass.
It's way more convenient at the side.
I have the Magic V2, this thing is fantastic. Should imagine the V3 would be superb.
I put it against a fold 6 in the Samsung shop the other day, no contest.
Had Samsung fold switched to honor v2 best idea ever so much thin, nicer, now can't wait to get the 3 but a fan of the v2 design specially porche design
Looking forward to the comparasions and full review! Amazing phone.
I was hoping the v2 would influence phone makers outside of china to improve. If this was readily available and there was confidence in app optimisation and software i would buy it in a heartbeat! Going to have to wait another year or two until i buy a fold
Does it has a lot of ads? i recall many chinese phone (Huawei) forcefully pushed ads in menu? Also are you in US and which carrier you use with the phone? Thanks.
The ads only in budget phones never been ads in flagships. There are bloat ware apps that can be uninstalled
thanks for pointing out the seller..
Aliexpress takes around a month...but the ultra quick delivery comes with a price!
How many years are supported by honor
Good question
For OS support, 4 years, and 5 years for security updates, similar to the V2
Nice video, please get the full review out asap. BTW. I prefer the side mounted sensor, I find the onscreen ones more unreliable
I love the look and feel of the V2, the V3 looks just as good. But I agree the samsung hinge and their software its just 100% better. If i could get a V3 running Google's software though with the Samsung hinge. That would be an instant buy for me
Honor produces lots of great phones🎉Thanks for the video😊
I keep reading that there are issues with notification delays or not appearing at all with Honor and some other Chinese brands. Is this still the case on MagicOS 8? It's the one thing that keeps me from jumping ship.
Does it work with all the T-Mobile and AT&T frequencies? 5G works?
5g works on T-Mobile in LA. I don't know about att
Hi I'm here 😊 Honor Magic V3 device is more practical than Galaxy Z Fold 6
Its not though. Yes samaung needs to do better with it's guts on the foldable flagship but it still beats all the others in actual use for US customers.
Great hand on video keep it up as always Ben's brother
I'm glad you chose this color,
After the full review can you please do comparison between:
MagicV3, Mixfold4 & Xfold3 pro
I really like the V3 Rose Gold, but I'm worried that there might be a major sacrifice
Thanks for pointing out the fingerprint sensor & hinge
crazy where phones are going now.
With folding phones getting so refined and small now. It's not going to be long until all phones go that way.
It's pretty amazing. But what about it's durability? How strong is it?
This looks DOPE AF, may have to sell my Magic V2 and get this badboy 📱📱🤳🤳 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Nice 🔥
Meanwhile other "well known" TH-camrs out here reviewing the next iteration of the same old Apple or Samsung with gimmicky AI changes and not covering anything else unless people comment enough about it.
Quick question does the phone support all of googles services? like the wireless contact pay(google pay) Messages And notifications?
Gonna wait for your detailed review (multitasking included) & comparison with vivo x fold 3 pro, galaxy fold 6 and xiaomi mix fold 4
Vivo x fold 3 pro
Thanks!
4:46 who really uses a foldable screen at that angle? 😊
Nice phone. Tempting. Running a Pixel Fold currently.
Shall i buy the V2 now or wait for V3 to release globally? I really like the device
Do any of these imported phones have issues working with Verizon in the USA? Also, how do you protect and service imported phones? With my previous Samsung Folds i have needed to get a replacement phone about once a year due to inner screen or hinge issues, and Ive successfully used Verizon Protect and Samsung Care. Imported phones I wonder if ill be out of luck down the road.
The younger me would have bought either magic v3, mix fold4, x fold3 or any of the high spec foldables. Because the beauty of android is that you can play around with custom rom, which can lift the disadvantage on software sides.
However, the older me requires reliability and security 24/7. I can no longer afford to play around with custom rom. Sadly, I have no other choice than z fold6..😢
I agree. I used to flash roms left and right. I would get board, boom, another Rom. At this point in my life, I just want reliability, and you cannot beat Samsung's trade-in program, even if you don't plan on trading up every years as I don't, you still get something worthy enough to help with your next purchase.
I have the V2 global running fine on VZW in USA and once V3 Global comes out I plan to switch to it as well.
How is that even possible? Looks so good
The best thing about the Fold is Android. The software makes a big difference, also company support, and i hate the camera bumps. Just make the whole phone that thick and increase battery size? Pretty solid phone overall, though, no doubt about that.
Looks amazing
I am sure thinking about going back to my Chinese phones. AT&T is the reason I was forced to change from my Huawei phone. I loved it. Not sure if they are still blocking all the cool phones.
Ok have not had any interest in any of the foldable, but this I can 100% get behind!
That looks ridiculously thin! I feel the Find N3 being thin enough already tho!
Ben you are the best of the best!
Thank you, I appreciate it
Nice information, good looking cellphone what company in china sells it???
Can you confirm on your review of all these Chinese foldables that Android Auto works? Really important feature.
Very interested in this phone going to keep my eye on it.
I like the design of the Fold 6 more. One ui is also better optimized!
Any release date info for Hong Kong Global version Ben?
Gawd I want one but too expensive. My next life.
Look amazing..I want tis phone so bad!!!!
Yeahhhh, that's astonishing bro👍
Wow thx for showing us that Homor Magic! Now I want one 😃