HONOR Magic V2 vs Huawei Mate X3

The HONOR Magic V2 leads in performance, while the Huawei Mate X3 is ahead in display, battery and design. The HONOR Magic V2 is the newer phone, announced Jul 12, 2023.

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HONOR HONOR Magic V2

6.8 Price TBA

Huawei Huawei Mate X3

Price TBA

Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the HONOR Magic V2

Bigger battery 5,000 mAh vs 4,800 mAh
Bigger screen 7.92 inches vs 7.85 inches
Newer model Jul 12, 2023 vs Mar 23, 2023
More RAM 16 GB vs 12 GB
Lighter 231 g vs 241 g
Thinner 9.9 mm vs 11.08 mm

Why choose the Huawei Mate X3

Longer optical zoom 5× vs 2.5×
Better water resistance IPX8 vs None
Higher screen resolution 2224 × 2496 px vs 2156 × 2344 px
Sharper display 426 ppi vs 402 ppi
microSD card slot
Charger in the box

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec HONOR Magic V2Huawei Mate X3

Overall 6.8 —

Display 7.5 8.3

Performance 6.9 6.4

Camera 7.7 —

Battery 5.3 6.3

Design 6.0 7.8

Software support 3.5 3.5

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec HONOR Magic V2Huawei Mate X3

Size 7.92 inches 7.85 inches

Type OLED OLED

Resolution 2156 × 2344 px 2224 × 2496 px

Pixel density 402 ppi 426 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh — ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,600 nits —

HDR HDR10+ —

Protection Second-generation Nanocrystal Glass (cover screen) Kunlun Glass (cover screen)

Cover display 6.43-inch OLED, 2376 x 1060, 120 Hz, 2500 nits peak 6.4-inch OLED, 2504 x 1080, 1-120 Hz LTPO, Kunlun Glass

Performance

Spec HONOR Magic V2Huawei Mate X3

Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 3.19 GHz 3.2 GHz

GPU Adreno 740 Adreno 730

Geekbench 6 single-core — 1,806

Geekbench 6 multi-core — 4,656

RAM 16 GB 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec HONOR Magic V2Huawei Mate X3

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.9 50 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes —

Ultrawide 50 MP 13 MP

Telephoto 20 MP, 2.5× optical 12 MP, 5× optical, periscope

Optical zoom 2.5× 5×

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 4K@60 —

Front camera 16 MP 8 MP

Front video 4K@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec HONOR Magic V2Huawei Mate X3

Capacity 5,000 mAh 4,800 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 66 W 66 W

Wireless charging — 50 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No —

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec HONOR Magic V2Huawei Mate X3

Dimensions 156.7 × 74 × 9.9 mm 156.9 × 72.4 × 11.08 mm

Thickness 9.9 mm 11.08 mm

Weight 231 g 241 g

Form factor Foldable Foldable

Back Glass Glass

Water resistance None IPX8

Fingerprint Side-mounted Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Purple, Gold Black, Dark Green, Feather Sand White, Feather Sand Purple, Dawn Gold

Connectivity and features

Spec HONOR Magic V2Huawei Mate X3

5G ✓ Yes ✕ No

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.3 5.2

USB USB-C 3.x USB-C 3.x

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec HONOR Magic V2Huawei Mate X3

OS at launch Android 13 Android 12

Interface MagicOS 7.2 EMUI 13.1

Launch and price

Spec HONOR Magic V2Huawei Mate X3

Announced Jul 12, 2023 Mar 23, 2023

Released Jul 20, 2023 —

Status Released Discontinued

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