Honor Magic 3 vs Magic 4 series: What are the differences?
Source: Honor Magic 3 vs Magic 4 series: What are the differences?
BARCELONA (Pocket-lint) – Honor has been busy since returning after splitting from Huawei. So busy, in fact, that two flagships were launched within six months: the Honor Magic 3 and Magic 4 series.
However, with such a short time between launches, can you expect a big difference between these phones? There are some, but it’s not a major overhaul. Here we will detail the main technical differences between the Magic 3 and Magic 4 series.
design
- Magic 3 series: Magic 3, Magic 3 Pro, Magic 3 Pro+
- Magic 4 series: Magic 4, Magic 4 Pro
- Magic 3, 3 Pro Weight: 202g
- Weight of Magic 4, 4 Pro: 199g / 215g
- Magic 3 & 4: IP54 / 3 Pro & 4 Pro: IP68
- Magic 3 & Pro: Golden Hour, White, Black
- Magic 4 Series: Cyan, Gold, White, Black
- Magic 4 Pro only: Black (glass panel), Orange (PU)
While the Magic 3 was available in three flavors – Standard, Pro, and Pro+ – the Magic 4 keeps things simple, only coming as a duo in Standard and Pro forms. We’ll be excluding the Pro+ model from now on to keep things simple.
Visually, the Magic 3 and 4 series are otherwise very similar. However, it’s the finishes where there are some differences, with the 4 Pro offering a black glass screen and an orange PU option.
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- Magic 3 Series: 6.67-inch OLED, 2772 x 1344 resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate
- ‘Flex OLED’ panel, 89 degree curved side edges
- Magic 4 Series: 6.81-inch OLED, 2664 x 1224 resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate
There is no difference between the Standard and Pro models in terms of front-on-scale, respectively for each series.
The Magic 3 series does have a slightly different size than the Magic 4 series due to their different screen sizes, but again this is only marginal.
All devices of all generations have a screen with curved edges, only slightly fewer in the newer Magic 4 series.
hardware
- Magic 3: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 / 3 Pro: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+
- Magic 4 series: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
- Magic 3: 4600mAh battery, 66W fast charge
- Magic 3 Pro: adds 66W wireless charging
- Magic 4: 4800mAh, 66W Fast Charge
- Magic 4 Pro: 4500mAh, 100W Fast Charge, 100W Wireless Charging
With a new generation comes new hardware, the Magic 4 series, which squeezes Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 compared to the Magic 3’s outgoing Snapdragon 888 series. However, it is a fairly marginal difference.
Neither Magic 3 nor Magic 4 offer wireless charging. The 3 Pro does it at 66W, which is very fast for wireless connections. However, the 4 Pro tops that with super-fast 100W wireless charging – the fastest non-wired charging we’ve seen to date.
cameras
- Magic 3 & Pro: 50 MP main, 13 MP wide / Magic 4 series: 50 MP main, 50 MP wide
- Magic 3 Pro: 64 MP (4x zoom) / Magic 4: 8 MP (5x zoom) / Magic 4 Pro: 64 MP (3.5x zoom)
- Magic 3 Pro & 4 Pro: Dual front-facing cameras / Magic 3 & 4: Single front-facing cameras
- Magic 3 series only: 64 MP monochrome rear camera
The Magic 3 is a triple camera setup that lacks any sort of zoom lens. It actually features a monochrome camera instead, which we suspect is pretty much useless.
So it’s a great thing that the Magic 4 series ditches that monochrome camera and brings in zoom: the standard model offers an 8-megapixel sensor with 5x optics, while the 4 Pro has a 64-megapixel sensor with 3.5 -X zoom (yes, weirdly it’s less – but similar to the 3 Pro’s 4x optical zoom).
The Pro models of both series offer dual front-facing cameras, while the standard models remain both with a single hole-punch instead. We’d prefer to really make things easier with the single, as the pill-shaped cutout is too distracting for a dual camera in our view.
Conclusion
- Pricing & Release Date: TBC
Although it has been 3 months since Magic was announced, it is still not available for international markets. Honor says it’s still to come, but given that it’s now last-gen hardware, unless the price is spectacularly different, the Magic 4 series is the more obvious purchase option. When that will arrive is yet to be confirmed, however, as is pricing.
Writing by Mike Lowe.
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