From the thinnest book-style foldable to their first-ever flip phone with the largest battery capacity in the world — Honor's folding phone game has been exceptional! Given their decorated history with foldables, the world has been waiting for them to drop their next one. And drop, they just did! Let's look into what the Honor Magic V3 brings to the table while also putting an estimate on what its price in Nepal might be.

Honor Magic V3 Overview

Design and Display

Talking of the design, the Honor Magic V3 is a book-style foldable that is as thin as a regular phone. In fact, this thing has been on a diet and lost 0.7mm from its thickness, coming from 9.9mm in the previous generation. Other than that, its back panel has a leather finish, a large octagonal camera dial, and IPX8 dust and water resistance. The displays on this thing include a larger 7.92-inch folding inner and a 6.43-inch cover screen. Both the panels are LTPO OLED with 1–120Hz refresh rate. Meanwhile, the outer display has a higher PWM dimming at 4,320Hz compared to 3,840Hz of the inner screen. Likewise, the outer display can go as bright as 5,000 nits and dons a Rhino Glass protection. The inner display isn't entirely naked though, as it is layered with a film which is coated with nano-aluminium oxide. This coating apparently increases the screen's wear resistance by fivefold, which if true, is absolutely great!

Performance

Under the helm, you get Qualcomm's 2024 flagship offering — Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This CPU clocks in at a maximum of 3.3GHz, and is the second most powerful processor per Nanoreview. The Honor Magic V3 is also equipped with an in-house C1+ chip that enhances the phone's network reception. Additionally, the phone is available in three different configurations. Those being, 12GB + 256GB, 16GB + 512GB, and 16GB + 1TB. It has an independent storage chip with a dual TEE security system as well which ensures the user's data privacy. The Honor Magic V3 houses a titanium vapour chamber as well, which keeps its temperature in check and smoothes the performance.

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Camera and Battery

The camera department includes three rear shooters and two selfie units. On the back, it has a 50MP primary camera coupled with a 40MP ultrawide shooter and a 50MP periscope telephoto unit. Furthermore, it is capable of 3.5x optical and 100x times digital zoom. Both the inner as well as outer front cameras on the Honor Magic V3 are a 20MP sensor that also handles face recognition. This phone packs a 5,150mAh capacity battery with 66W wired, 50W wireless, and reverse wireless charging support. Though it looks quite modest on paper, it is Honor's proprietary silicon-carbon battery. The company uses bits of silicon in their battery anode resulting in larger power density, faster charging, and tolerance to freezing weather conditions. The Honor Magic V3 specifically packs the third generation of this battery tech that crams an industry-leading 10% silicon content.

Honor Magic V3 Specifications

• Design: Book-style foldable with leather or glass finish, IPX8-rated
• Dimensions:
  • Unfolded: 156.60 mm x 74.00 mm x 4.35–4.40 mm
  • Folded: 156.60 mm x 145.30 mm x 9.20–9.30 mm
• Weight: 226–230 grams
• Display:
  • Inner: 7.92” Foldable OLED panel, 1–120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 3,840Hz PWM dimming, DCI-P3 colour gamut, 1.07 billion colour depth, Nano-aluminium oxide coated protective film
  • Outer: 6.43” OLED Panel, 1–120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 5,000 nits peak brightness, 4,320Hz PWM dimming, DCI-P3 colour gamut, 1.07 billion colour depth, Rhino Glass protection
• Resolution:
  • Inner: FHD+ (2,156 x 2,344)
  • Outer: FHD+ (1,060 x 2,376)
• Chipset: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4nm)
• RAM: 12GB or 16GB
• ROM: 256GB, 512GB or 1TB
• OS & UI: Android 14 with MagicOS 8.0.1 on top
• Rear Camera: Triple Camera (50MP Primary + 40MP Ultrawide + 50MP periscope telephoto)
• Front Camera: 20MP (Inner as well as outer)
• Security: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, 2D Face Recognition
• Sensors: Gravity, E-Compass, Infrared, Ambient Light, Hall, Proximity Light, Gyro, Barometer
• Navigation: GPS (L1+L5), A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou (B1I+B1C+B2a), Galileo (E1+E5a)
• Battery: 5,150 mAh silicon-anode battery with 66W wired, 50W wireless, and reverse wireless charging support
• Connectivity: Dual SIM, 5G, Dual-band WiFi 7, Hotspot, Bluetooth v5.3, USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C
• Colour Options: Silk Road Dunhuang (Red), Qilian Snow (White), Tundra Green, Velvet Black (Leather)

Honor Magic V3 Price in Nepal and Availability

The Honor Magic V3 was launched alongside its affordable variant on 12 July 2024 in China. It is unclear when the phone will make its way to the international market. The latest Honor foldable will likely arrive in Nepal as well, given the Magic V2 also made its way here. When it does, we expect the Honor Magic V3 to start from NPR 199,999.

• Meanwhile, check out our Honor Magic V2 review video: