As expected, HONOR has officially announced new devices under the MAGIC brand name; Magic V3 (foldable phone) and MagicPad 2 (tablet).
The HONOR Magic V3, a foldable phones that’s already available for preorder here in Saudi Arabia and the announcement is just for formality.
HONOR MagicPad 2
The HONOR MagicPad 2 is a 12.3-inches tablet that’s powered by Snapdragon® 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform, with 12GB RAM and 256 GB storage running MagicOS 8.0.1 (Android 14). The MagicPad 2 will also feature a 13MP rear camera (Fno2.0 AF) and a 9MP front camera (Fno2.2 FF) with a battery capacity of 10050 mAh Lithium polymer battery. You can find the full specs here.
The HONOR MagicPad 2 is now available for preorder for SAR 2,399.00, whicj includes gifts worth SAR 2,197.
The gifts;
HONOR Magic-Pencil 3(inbox) – worth SAR 699.00)
HONOR MagicPad2 Smart Keyboard(inbox) – worth SAR 499.00
12 Months Screen Protection – worth SAR 699.00
24 Months/4 Times Maintenance Service – worth SAR 60.00
Honor will officially launch the Magic V3, their upcoming foldable phone at this year’s IFA in Berlin, Germany on the 5th of September. Aside from the Magic V3, Honor will also be announcing the MagicPad 2 and the MagicBook Art 14, a tablet and a notebook, respectively.
The Honor Magic V3 is the sucessor to the company’s Magic V2, claim to be the “thinnest and lightest AI foldable smartphone” in the market. It features a 7.92 inches (unfolded) and 6.43 inches (folded) OLED screen. It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset and Adreno 750 GPU. The Magic V3 will have 12GB ram and 512GB storage, running MagicOS 8.0.1 (Based on Android 14).
It’s triple rear-camera system of 40MP Ultra Wide Camera, 50MP Wide Camera and 50MP Telephoto Lens Camera will support up to 4K video recording while its two front camera of 20MP Wide Camera, one while folded and another while folded, will support 5120×3840 pixels image resolution and up to 4k video recording as well.
The whole device will be powered by a 5150mAh lithium polymer battery with HONOR 66W supercharge charge and support for 50W wireless HONOR supercharge. As for the nitty gritty specs of the phone, you can checkout the full specs here or the table below;
Battery: 5150mAh Lithium polymer battery with HONOR 66W SuperCharge Charger and support for 50W Wireless HONOR SuperCharge
Cellular Network: 5G/4G+/4G/3G/2G
Dual SIM Support for nano SIM and eSim each
Connectivity and Location: Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3, IR Remote Control, GPS(L1+L5) /AGPS/GLONASS/BeiDou(B1I+B1C+B2a)/Galileo(E1 + E5a) /QZSS (L1 + L5)
Sensors: Gravity Sensor, Infrared Sensor, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall sensor, Barometer sensor, Color temperature sensor, NFC, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor
Water and Dust Resistance: IPX8
Dimensions HxWxD: 156.6 mm x 74.0 mm (fodled)/145.3 mm (unfolded) x 9.2 mm (folded)/4.35mm (unfolded)
Weight: 226g (Black) / 230 g (Others)
Colors: Reddish Brown, Green and Black
Putting the hardware aside, the Honor Magic V3 will also feature a number of AI features, which the company have summarize in this video that they released;
The Honor Magic V3 is available in three colors; Reddish Brown, Green and Black. Honor is hinting that will it will be on sale on the 5th of Sept but it’s unclear on how much the phone will be.