The highest range of Honor is already official: the Honor Magic 3, Honor Magic 3 Pro and Honor Magic 3 Pro +. This trio of aces faces great competition in western territory, especially the most powerful model of the three. We compare the Honor Magic 3+ with the most powerful of Android.
Honor has suffered different ups and downs in recent months, not in vain the company was associated with Huawei; with the inconvenience of the American veto also weighing on his back. With the sale of the company Honor promised to redeploy its phones outside of China. And he has already achieved it: Honor Magic3 take the international path. Skills have to earn a place, especially the most powerful of the family, the Honor Magic3 Pro +.
Screen curved to the extreme
The maximum use of the frontal is key in the mobile strategy. From the cuts and holes we go to the camera under the screen, like the Xiaomi Mix 4. However, Honor bets on the wide hole to house the double front camera. Of course, the panel is extremely curved, much more than that of the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.
The screen technology chosen by Honor for its most powerful mobile is OLED (flexible), the usual in the phones it competes against. 1,344 x 2,772 pixel resolution (The Sony Xperia 1 III tops the list thanks to its exaggerated 4K resolution), 120Hz refresh rate (in line with its competition), and 6.76 inches in size.
The Honor Magic3 Pro + bets strong in terms of processor: the Snapdragon 888+ It is the same one that Xiaomi chooses for its latest flagship mobile, the Mix 4. In line with performance with the rest of the premium range with which it competes, the Magic3 Pro + includes storage and RAM to spare for capacity, also for speed. 12 and 512 GB, single model.
Five rear cameras and double front
Photographic capabilities are key in each brand’s commitment to the premium range of smartphones. From the microscope camera of the OPPO Find X3 Pro we move on to the impressive rectangular photographic module of the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra. And Honor is not far behind in the Magic3 Pro since its circular module is committed to the highest resolution for each of its elements.
The multiplicity of cameras is present in all the mobiles in this comparison. High resolution main camera, wide angle and telephoto all share these characteristics (some with periscope elements, such as Xiaomi, Samsung and Honor itself). On the Magic3 Pro + the rear module is circular in shape with all cameras anchored to the perimeter; With the exception of the central one, with 50 megapixels of resolution.
Ahead, the Honor Magic3 Pro + is the only one that offers a double front camera, the second with a TOF Sensor dedicated to 3D facial recognition.
International and with Google apps
One of the great obstacles to Honor before its sale by Huawei was the inability to access Google Apps. This changes with the new Honor Magic3 series as all are compatible with Google apps and services; Like the rest of its competition, on the other hand (the Xiaomi Mix 4 will only be sold in China, so it will not have Google Apps directly).
Access to commonly used software outside of China opens the boundaries for the Honor Magic3 Pro +. In addition, the company equips the phone with its own layer of software: Magic UI 5 on top of Android 11 (the competition also offers this version; and all will update without problems to Android 12). The rest also offer their own layer, each company in its own way. The Sony Xperia 1 III is the one with the “cleanest” Android experience.
The Honor Magic3 Pro + battery reaches 4,600 mAh (in the average of the comparison). And it achieves a good figure in terms of fast and wireless charging: 66 and 50 W respectively (with reverse wireless charging). Samsung, Sony and OPPO are the ones that fall behind when it comes to the power of their chargers, both with and without cable.
Comparative table of the Honor Magic 3 Pro + against its competition
Honor Magic3 Pro + | Xiaomi Mix 4 | Sony Xperia 1 III | OnePlus 9 Pro | Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra | Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra | OPPO Find X3 Pro | |
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Screen | 6.76 “super curved OLED | AMOLED 6.67 “FHD + Refresh rate 120Hz | OLED 6.5 “ | AMOLED 6.7 “QHD + Refresh rate 1-120Hz | 6.81 “ | AMOLED 6.8 “ | AMOLED 6.7 “ |
Dimensions and weight | 162.8 x 7.9 x 9.94 mm236 g | 162.65 x 75.35 x 8.02 mm225 g | 165 x 71 x 8.2 mm | 163.2 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm 197 g | 164.3 x 74.6 x 8.38 mm | 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm | 163.6 x 74 x 8.26 |
Processor | Snapdragon 888+ | Snapdragon 888+ | Snapdragon 888 | Snapdragon 888 | Snapdragon 888 | Exynos 2100 | Snapdragon 888 |
RAM | 12 GB | 12 GB | 12 GB | 8/12 GB | 8/12 GB | 12/16 GB | 12 GB |
Storage | 512 GB | 256/512 GB | 256/512 GB | 128/256 GB | 128/256/512 GB | 128/256/512 GB | 256 GB |
Frontal camera | 13 megapixels | 20 megapixels | 8 megapixels | 16 megapixels | 20 megapixels | 40 megapixels f / 2.2 | 32 megapixels |
Rear cameras | 50 megapixels, f / 1.9, OIS | 108 megapixels, f / 1.9, PDAF, OIS | 12 megapixels f / 1.7 | 48 megapixels f / 1.8 | 50 megapixels, f / 1.95 | 108 megapixels f / 1.8 | 50 megapixels |
Battery | 4,600 mAh Fast charging 66W Wireless charging 50W | 5,000 mAh Fast charging 120W Wireless charging 80W | 4,500 mAh | 4,500 mAh Fast charge 65W Wireless charge 50W | 5,000 mAh | 5,000 mAh | 4,500 mAh |
Others | 5G | 5G | 5G | 5G | 5G | 5G | 5G |