With Honor becoming an independent brand recently, the brand has regained access to Google Mobile Services, including the Play Store.

Honor is also making a comeback to the flagship scene with the global announcement of the Honor Magic3 series, namely the Honor Magic3, Honor Magic3 Pro, and Honor Magic3 Pro Plus.

All three smartphones are powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset with support for fast 5G data where available. Like previous iterations, the new Magic handsets aim to offer the best camera specs available, to go along with their premium, water-resistant designs and powerful internals.

#HONORMagic3 and the #HONORMagic3Pro don an 89° Super Curved Display, Quad-Camera Computational system equipped with the powerful @Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Chipset and the first ever IMAX® Enhanced smartphone. Retweet if you can’t wait! #BeyondEpic pic.twitter.com/2Pe7n8ia8F

— HONOR (@Honorglobal) August 12, 2021

Honor Magic3 series in a nushell

In Europe, the Honor Magic 3 series is priced as follows:

• Honor Magic3
  • 8GB/256GB: €899 (around P53,383 or $1,058)
    • Offered in Black, White, Blue Hour, and Golden Hour colors
• Honor Magic3 Pro
  • 8GB/256GB: €1,099 (P65,259 or $1,293)
    • Comes in Black, White, and Golden Hour colors
• Honor Magic3 Pro Plus
  • 12GB/512GB: €1,499 (P89,011 or $1,763)
    • Offered in Ceramic Black and Ceramic White

Honor says that the Magic3 series will come at a later date to international markets, but customers in China can already preorder the new phones through the usual retail channels.

We’ve spent 9 months in the trenches grinding hard to be the brand our fans know and love. In the past 3 months we’ve rebounded from a 3% market share to 14.6% in China market. This is our global comeback story. We look forward to seeing you all in your country. #BeyondEpic pic.twitter.com/mVbNTR3dBy

— HONOR (@Honorglobal) August 12, 2021

The second image in this tweet does not mention the Philippines, but hopefully, we’re part of the ‘and more’ 😀

Honor Magic3 and Honor Magic3 Pro

The Magic3 and Magic3 Pro share many similarities across the board, but slightly differ in their camera capabilities, with the Pro adding a 64-megapixel telephoto camera capable of up to 100x digital zoom, on top of Sony’s 50-megapixel IMX 766 main sensor, a 64-megapixel monochrome camera, and a 13-megapixel ultra-wide camera.

Further, Honor notes these are the first IMAX-calibrated smartphones, allowing users the ability to enhance their photos and videos using exclusive color profiles. Similar to many premium cameras, they can also record video in the LOG format, for those who plan to grade their footage after capture.

Both devices have a curved 6.76-inch OLED display operating at up to 120Hz. The screen also features a pill-shaped punch hole to accomodate a 13-megapixel selfie shooter and a 3D ToF depth sensor for faster and more accurate face unlock.

A Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 powers the vanilla model, whereas the Magic3 Pro uses the upgraded Snapdragon 888 Plus. Both have a 4,600mAh battery that offers 66-watt wired charging. As expected, they also boot the latest Magic UI version based on Android 11.

Honor Magic3 specs

• 6.76-inch curved OLED, 1344p resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+
• 5nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 with 5G
• Adreno 660 GPU
• 8GB RAM
• 128GB/256GB storage
• Triple 50-megapixel main, 13-megapixel, ultra-wide, 64-megapixel monochrome rear cameras
• Dual 13-megapixel, 3D ToF front cameras
• Under-display fingerprint reader
• 4,600mAh battery with 66-watt wired fast charging
• IP54 water resistance
• Magic UI 5.0 based on Android 11
• Colors: Black, White, Blue Hour, Golden Hour

Honor Magic3 Pro specs

• 6.76-inch curved OLED, 1344p resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+
• 5nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus with 5G
• Adreno 660 GPU
• 8GB/12GB RAM
• 256GB/512GB storage
• Quad 50-megapixel main, 13-megapixel, ultra-wide, 64-megapixel monochrome, 64-megapixel telephoto rear cameras
• Dual 13-megapixel, 3D ToF front cameras
• Under-display fingerprint reader
• 4,600mAh battery with 66-watt wired fast charging
• IP68 water resistance
• Magic UI 5.0 based on Android 11
• Colors: Black, White, Golden Hour

Honor Magic3 Pro Plus

The Magic3 Pro Plus flaunts the same screen size as the rest of the trio, sporting a 6.76-inch Flex OLED display with 89-degree curvature on the sides and 120Hz refresh. Importantly, it also incorporates “Nano Crystal Shield” screen protection, which is said to be three times more durable than the typical glass screen found on a smartphone.

On the camera front, the Magic3 Pro Plus’ hexagon camera setup includes a 50-megapixel Sony IMX700 primary sensor, which is much larger than the 1/1.5-inch IMX766 in the Magic3 and Magic3 Pro. The 64-megapixel sensor of its wide-angle camera is likewise bigger than what the other two variants offer.

The Huawei Magic3 Pro Plus’ other two cameras are present on the Magic3 Pro, and the fifth camera cutout is for an 8×8 dToF sensor as well.

Honor Magic3 Pro Plus specs

• 6.76-inch curved OLED, 1344p resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+
• 5nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus with 5G
• Adreno 660 GPU
• 12GB RAM
• 512GB storage
• Quad 50-megapixel main, 64-megapixel, ultra-wide, 64-megapixel monochrome, 64-megapixel telephoto rear cameras
• Dual 13-megapixel, 3D ToF front cameras
• Under-display fingerprint reader
• 4,600mAh battery with 66-watt wired fast charging, 66-watt wireless charging
• IP68 water resistance
• Magic UI 5.0 based on Android 11
• Colors: Ceramic Black, Ceramic White

Main image via Weibo

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