Honor launched its second foldable phone ever: the Honor Magic Vs. Even though it is one of the first foldable devices ever released by this brand, it is perfectly able to compete with the best foldable phones in the market. Unfortunately, it is still not available in the global market, but if you are from China or if you import it, you can currently grab a unit. But is it the best foldable phone you can get? There is no better way to understand it than comparing it to the most widespread foldable phone out there. Currently, the only last-generation foldable phone able to transform into a tablet sold in the global market is the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4. So, we decided to publish a comparison between the main specifications of the Honor Magic Vs and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4.

Honor Magic Vs vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

Honor Magic Vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
THICKNESS 12.9 mm when folded, 6.1 mm when unfolded 15.8 mm when folded, 6.3 mm when unfolded
DISPLAY Main display: 7.9 inches, 1984 x 2272p (Quad HD+), Foldable OLED
External display: 6.45 inches Full HD+ (1080 x 2560p), OLED		 7.6 inches, 1812 x 2176p (Quad HD+), Foldable Dynamic AMOLED 2X
External display: 6.2 inches, AMOLED, 904 x 2316 pixels (HD+)
PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, octa-core 3 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, octa-core 3.19 GHz
MEMORY 8 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 512 GB 12 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 512 GB – 12 GB RAM, 1 TB
SOFTWARE Android 12, Magic UI Android 12L, One UI
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS
CAMERA Triple 54 + 8 + 50 MP f/1.9, f/2.4, and f/2.0
16 MP f/2.5 front camera		 Triple 50 + 10 + 12 MP, f/1.8, f/2.4 and f/2.2
4 MP f/1.8 selfie camera and 10 MP f/2.2 selfie camera
BATTERY 5000 mAh
Fast charging 66W		 4400 mAh, Fast Charging 25W, fast wireless charging 15W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES Foldable display, secondary external display, 5G, reverse charging 5W Foldable display, secondary external display, 5G, reverse wireless charging, S Pen support

Design

Honor Magic Vs and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 have the same form factor. They come with a foldable internal display able to transform the phone into a tablet, as well as a smaller external display that transforms it into a traditional phone while it is folded. I personally prefer the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 because its dimensions are more compact and its design is more minimalistic. Further, this phone is waterproof with the IPX8 certification and it has an armor aluminum frame with high drop and scratch resistance. So, it also comes with a very high build quality. However, the color option of the Honor Magic Vs with a leader black and a magnesium alloy frame is very interesting. Unfortunately, the Honor phone is not waterproof, but the build quality remains very high.

Display

The displays of these two phones are not so different in terms of image quality. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 has an internal AMOLED display with a diagonal of 7.6 inches, a 2K+ resolution, a 120 Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ certification, and a peak brightness of 1,200 nits. With the Honor Magic Vs, you get an OLED display with one billion colors, a 7.9-inch diagonal, a 2K+ resolution, a 90 Hz refresh rate, and HDR10+ certification. On the external part, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 sports a smaller 6.2-inch display with an HD+ resolution and a 120 Hz refresh rate, while the Honor Magic Vs has a bigger 6.45-inch display with a Full HD+ resolution, one billion colors, and a 120 Hz refresh rate. Note that the Galaxy Z Fold 4 supports the S Pen, while the Honor phone does not.

Specs & Software

The hardware departments are at the same level with the exception of the internal storage of the most expensive configuration. Both phones are powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 mobile platform built with a 4 nm production process and with an octa-core architecture composed of a Cortex X2 core running at a max frequency of 3.19 GHz, three Cortex A710 cores running at 2.75 GHz, four Cortex A510 cores running at 1.8 GHz, and an Adreno 730 GPU. The chipset is paired with 12 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage on the Magic Vs, while the Samsung has up to 1 TB of internal storage to offer. The Samsung runs Android 12L out of the box, a special version of Android optimized for large screens like one of the foldable phones, while the Honor device is based on Android 12.

Camera

It looks like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 has a better main camera: a 50 MP main sensor with OIS. It also features a better telephoto sensor, with 3x optical zoom. On the other hand, the Honor Magic Vs has a better ultrawide camera with a 50 MP resolution instead of just 12 MP.

Battery

The Honor Magic Vs has a bigger battery and its battery life is longer, as well as charging speeds thanks to 66W fast charging.

Price

The starting price of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 roughly translates into $1190/€1190, while the Honor Magic Vs starts from €1020/$1020. Which one would you pick?

Honor Magic Vs vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4: PRO and CONS

Honor Magic Vs

PRO

  • Bigger battery
  • Faster charging
  • Better ultrawide camera
  • Wider displays

CONS

  • Inferior display

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4

PRO

  • S Pen support
  • Wider availability
  • Waterproof
  • Better main camera
  • Two selfie cameras

CONS

  • Slower charging

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