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HONOR announced two book-style foldable smartphones today, the Magic V3 and Magic Vs3. We’ve already talked about the Magic V3, the company’s brand new flagship foldable smartphone.
The HONOR Magic Vs3 is inferior to the Magic V3, but also a bit cheaper
Well, the Magic Vs3 also arrived, and it’s basically a cheaper alternative to the Magic V3. It also looks a bit different thanks to a completely different-looking camera island on the back. It’s also very thin and light, though, even though not to the extent of the Magic V3.
When unfolded, this phone measures 156.8 x 145.2 x 4.65-4.8mm. When folded, it measures 156.8 x 74 x 9.8-10.1mm. Depending on the model, the Magic Vs3 weighs 229 or 231 grams.
The ‘Velvet Black’ model is thinner and lighter here, while the ‘Tundra Green’ and ‘Qilian Snow’ are slightly thicker and heavier. That black model has vegan leather on the back, which thins down the phone further, while it also making it lighter. The other two variants have glass backs.
It includes two powerful displays and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC
The HONOR Magic Vs3 features a 7.92-inch main display. That panel has a resolution of 2344 x 2156, and it’s an LTPO AMOLED display with a refresh rate of up to 120Hz. The cover display measures 6.43 inches and has a resolution of 2376 x 1060 pixels. That display also has an adaptive refresh rate of up to 120Hz. Both displays offer a 3,840Hz PWM dimming.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 fuels the Magic Vs3, unlike the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 which is included inside the Magic V3. This phone comes in 12GB and 16GB RAM models with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB of storage. Android 14 comes pre-installed with MagicOS 8.0.1.
Three cameras, a 5,000mAh battery, and fast wired & wireless charging are all here
A 50-megapixel main camera (f/1.9 aperture) is included here. A 40-megapixel ultrawide unit (f/2.2 aperture) also sits on the back, as does an 8-megapixel periscope telephoto camera (f/3.4 aperture, 5x optical zoom). A 16-megapixel selfie camera (f/2.2 aperture) sits on each of the phone’s displays.
A 5,000mAh battery is also a part of the package here. It supports 66W wired and 50W wireless charging. The company also included two nano SIM card slots inside of this phone and a side-facing fingerprint scanner.
The HONOR Magic Vs3 pricing starts at CNY7,699 ($1,061), and we’re not sure if the phone will launch outside of China. The Magic V3 almost certainly will, but we’re not sure about the Magic Vs3.
