In addition to appearance, the Honor Magic 3 series also wants to take over Huawei’s image banner

The dilemma that Honor did not have a true flagship mobile phone after nine months from Huawei was finally broken by the Magic 3 series tonight. Just like Honor’s previous products, you can still see many Huawei’s shadows on Magic 3 and Magic 3 Pro. First of all, in terms of appearance, you can almost call it a replica of the Mate 40 series. The front of the device is an 89-degree waterfall screen with a hole in the upper left corner, and the rear camera is also similar to an iPod turntable. The only difference may be that the circle of Magic 3 Pro is a bit bigger, and Honor still puts a camera in the center of the circle, which looks more like a target.

What’s more, the ultimate version of Magic 3 is reminiscent of Mate 40 RS at a glance. Both of them are tough and rough, with black and white colors. The front and back sides of Honor use nano-crystalline glass and ceramic-ceramic respectively. As for the standard version, there are black, white glass and blue and pink plain leather options. The weight of Magic 3 is as light as 202g and the thickness is as thin as 8.99mm, while the Pro model will come to 212g and 8.99mm. A major improvement of the new machine is that the body has IP68 dustproof and waterproof function. In general, Honor is so “nostalgic” in its design. It is estimated that it also wants to convert as much as possible the part of users lost by the old owners when Huawei’s mobile phone business is blocked.

In terms of specifications, the Magic 3 series has long been determined to be equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ processors, LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1, and graphene to help heat dissipation. It uses a 6.76-inch FHD+ OLED screen with a refresh rate of 120Hz, supports DCI-P3, HDR10+, 1.07 billion colors, and provides under-screen fingerprints and various eye protection functions. The new machine has a built-in 4,600mAh battery and supports 66W wired charging. The Pro model will also add 50W wireless fast charging. Both phones are packed with dual speakers and have DTS sound effects.

Compared with before, the Honor Magic 3 series also spent more time on shooting. To some extent, it can be regarded as taking over the mantle of Huawei? Both Magic 3 and Magic 3 Pro are equipped with a 50MP wide-angle main camera (IMX766 sensor, f/1.9 lens), 13MP ultra-wide-angle and 64MP black and white cameras. The Pro model also has an extra 64MP periscope telephoto camera ( f/3.5, 3.5x optical zoom, with optical image stabilization). Both phones have Flicker sensors, Magic 3 supports laser focus, and Magic 3 Pro has a multi-spectral color temperature sensor and 8×8 dToF module. Based on the Pro model, the Zhizhen version has further upgraded the main camera and ultra-wide-angle end. The former uses a 50MP IMX700 sensor and adds optical image stabilization, while the latter uses a 64MP CMOS and f/2.4 7P lens.

Honor also introduced a new Honor Image Engine for the new machine this time, which can help it achieve a unified image style across chip platforms. In order to meet the increasing demand of users for vlog, the Magic 3 series will also provide the new Magic Log, which has 10-bit color depth and customized movie-style 3D LUTs, and supports AI tone recommendation. In addition, the phone also has three microphones, and it also supports true wireless headset pickup. For the selfie part, Honor chose a combination of 13MP camera and 3D ToF. The former has a 100-degree field of view, which automatically adjusts the field of view when multiple people take a group photo, and the latter supports 3D face unlocking, and the security reaches the payment level. It is worth mentioning that the Magic 3 series is also the first Snapdragon model that natively supports digital renminbi, and the first mobile phone that supports digital renminbi, yes, is the Mate 40 series based on Huawei’s Kirin platform.

Finally, let’s talk about the release information. The Honor Magic 3 has two configurations of 8+128 and 8+256, and the price is 4,599 and 4,999 yuan respectively. Magic 3 Pro has 8+256 and 12+512 options, and the price is 5,999 and 6,799 yuan. The Zhizhen version is only available in the 12+512 gear, and the asking price is 7,999 yuan. The new machines will be pre-sold tonight and will be officially launched on August 20th. In addition to mobile phones, the factory today also brought a Honor tablet V7 Pro, which is equipped with MediaTek Kunpeng 1300T 6nm 5G SoC, and has a 2.5K 120Hz screen and 7,250mAh battery. The device supports a stylus and keyboard. The price is Starting at 2,599 yuan. Finally, there is a Honor watch GS 3, which focuses on the accuracy of heart rate monitoring, but this product will not be launched until a while.