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and a worthy successor to the Magic Vs. This year, the company continued the evolution trend with the Honor Magic V3, the thinnest foldable on the market. Today we're going to compare these two and trace what a year of evolution looks like.
This is our detailed Honor Magic V3 vsTriple camera as well, but no periscope zoom systemA smaller 5,000 mAh battery, no big difference in battery lifewas already a very impressive device when it came out last year with its 4.7 mm thickness. Well, the Magic V3 beats that and takes the crown of the thinnest foldable on the market, at least for now. It's just 4.35 mm and 9.2 mm folded. Both of these feel amazing in the hand, and the build materials are top-notch as well. The new Magic V3 employs exotic fibers and nanocoatings to improve rigidity and scratch resistance, so there's a slight advantage there for the new model. In terms of design differences, the most obvious one is the camera bump on the back. The Magic V3 comes with a completely redesigned look for the camera, it's an ocatagon of glass and metal, while the V2 sports a camera system that's reminiscent of the one found on the Galaxy S series of old. There's not much else to be said here, the Magic V3 manages to trim its waist and also lose a bit of weight compared to its predecessor, and even though we're talking about a couple of millimeters and literally 5 grams, you can see and feel the difference. When it comes to displays, both feature nearly identical inner and cover screens, with the same 7.9-inch diagonal for the main flexible panel, and 6.4-inch diagonal for the cover screen. The resolution is also identical, resulting in 402 pixels per inch on both phones and also both on the cover screen and the inner display.The CIE 1931 xy color gamut chart represents the setof colors that a display can reproduce,with the sRGB colorspaceserving as reference.The chart also provides a visual representation of a display's color accuracy. The small squares across the boundaries of the triangle are the reference points for the various colors, while the small dots are the actual measurements. Ideally, each dot should be positioned on top of its respective square. The 'x:CIE31' and 'y:CIE31' values in the table below the chart indicate the position of each measurement on the chart. 'Y' shows the luminance of each measured color, while 'Target Y' is the desired luminance level for that color. Finally, 'ΔE 2000' is the Delta E value of the measured color. Delta E values of below 2 are ideal.The Color accuracy chart gives an idea of how close a display's measured colors are to their referential values. The first line holds the measured colors, while the second line holds the reference colors. The closer the actual colors are to the target ones, the better.The Grayscale accuracy chart shows whether a display has a correct white balanceacross different levels of grey.The closer the Actual colors are to the Target ones,the better. Our lab tests show a slight advantage for the new model in terms of brightness. The Magic V3 is around 200 nits brighter than the previous model, and its main panel has better color reproduction with a deltaE score of 1.88. In reality, both screens look good, the new one probably has a slightly less pronounced crease, but this could also be down to a"new model" placebo effect.chipset. The Magic V2, on the other hand, comes with last year's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and the benchmark results are not surprising at all.The Magic V3 manages to pull ahead with the expected percentage a new chipset brings to the table. What's even more impressive is that the performance doesn't seem to suffer in this cramped environment. But overall, in day-to-day tasks, both phones perform flawlessly and as smooth as butter, as one might expect. We don't think you will notice any difference in performance, despite these two chips being one year apart. The software situation is very similar, these two run Honor's proprietary Magic OS UI over Android, but the new model has the advantage of one more year of software updates , and also some cool AI collaborations with Google, which we're not sure are coming to the older Magic V2.One would expect a copy-paste camera system on such closely related devices , but surprisingly, the Honor Magic V3 uses different cameras than its predecessor. The main sensor is a 50MP Sony IMX906 under a lens with f/1.6 aperture, while the previous model uses a different 50MO sensor and the aperture is also slower at f/1.9. The telephoto camera is completely different on the new model. It's a 50MP periscope zoom system with 3.5x zoom capabilities. In comparison, the Magic V2 sports a conventional telephoto lens with 2.5x optical zoom. And finally, the ultrawide camera is also different. The new model features a 40MP, f/2.2 camera, while the previous generation comes with a 50MP, f/2.0 ultrawide. But these are all numbers. Let's check out some samples.The main camera samples show the difference between these two. If you've had any doubt these use different sensors, the above comparison should've cleared it. The Magic V3 produces warmer images, and the focal length seems to be different as well. In terms of detail and dynamic range both are pretty closely matched, with the new model probably doing slightly better job with exposure and white balance.The low-light images paint the same picture, the Magic V3 sample is much warmer and the objects in it look closer. On the other hand, the sample from the Magic V2 doesn't look half bad either. It's brighter and also a bit softer, let us know which one you like better.When it comes to zoom, there no debate, the Magic V3 outperforms its predecessor. And not only on pure magnification. The new model is able to capture more light and more detail, and images taken at 3.5x zoom look better than the samples from the V2.The ultrawide situation is a bit strange. The Magic V2 sports a larger megapixel ultrawide camera with a faster aperture, and in the above sample it kind of does a better job at capturing more details and displaying wider dynamic range. Not that the photo from the Magic V3 is bad, or something, but here the sample from the V2 looks better to us. What do you think about it?Selfies are clearly better on the Magic V3 with better detail and wider dynamic range. The image from the V2 looks brighter, on the verge of being overexposed, and the tonality is different as well. For selfie shots, though, we would suggest using the main camera, as you can flip the phone and use the cover screen as a selfie visor.The video quality is quite similar between these two, with subtle differences again in color tone, with the Honor Magic V3 producing generally warmer tones across all three cameras. In low light there's quite a bit of noise in both samples, and, of course, the 3.5x zoom looks better thanks to the periscope zoom system inside the Magic V3.Both of these phones come with Honor's silicon-carbon battery tech onboard, but the new one was able to cram in 150 mAh extra, despite being slimmer. This minuscule difference in battery capacity doesn't lead to any significant battery life deviations, as you can see from the benchmark results below. Charging speeds are also identical, so this should not be a deciding factor if you're choosing between the two. Here's a quick specs comparison between these two. If you want a deep dive into numbers and specs, you should check out our detailedMain: 7.92-inch OLED, 120Hz LTPO, 1600 nits, 2344×2156 Main: 7.92-inch OLED, 120Hz LTPO, 1600 nits, 2344×2156 Well, this one is a no-brainer! Given the new Honor Magic V3 starts at the same price as its predecessor, but improves on several key areas, there's little to no reason to go for the previous model. Of course, if you can find a Magic V2 unit at a huge discount, these two aren't that different, you'll get more or less the same experience.Follow us on social media to catch the latest trending stories, watch exclusive videos, and join the conversation with our vibrant community! Mariyan, a tech enthusiast with a background in Nuclear Physics and Journalism, brings a unique perspective to PhoneArena. His childhood curiosity for gadgets evolved into a professional passion for technology, leading him to the role of Editor-in-Chief at PCWorld Bulgaria before joining PhoneArena. 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