Huawei’s EMUI 10 went official last week and now everyone is wondering when their Huawei and Honor devices will get the new update. The fact that the new OS is based on the latest Android Q version makes it even more interesting, bringing some really useful features like a new app gallery and Digital Wellbeing app to existing Huawei smartphones. It’s not really surprising that the Huawei P30 series will get the first beta update based on EMUI 10. The rollout for the P30 series is scheduled for September 8, but we have got details for other devices in China as well.

According to Huawei’s official forums, Huawei P30 and P30 Pro will receive EMUI 10 update on September 8, soon followed by the Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design sometime around late September 2019. As for the devices like the Honor 20, Honor 20 Pro, Honor V20, and Honor Magic 2, they’ll get the beta version of Magic UI 3.0 around the same time i.e. late September 2019. All these beta versions are based on Android Q, so these phones will soon be running the latest version of Android.

EMUI 10 is an important update for Huawei phones as it improves smoothness and performance on existing devices. The company has even added a system-wide dark mode which even forces apps that don’t have a dark mode to comply. The system settings are better organized in this new version and the OS is designed to offer a better experience when working other devices like a Windows 10 laptop. EMUI 10 allows the smartphone to cast its screen directly on to the Windows 10 device, offering a seamless working experience.

So far, these are the devices confirmed to receive the EMUI 10 update. But expect more information about other devices as well in the coming days.

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The Honor V20 and Honor Magic 2 both run Magic UI 2.0 and not EMUI. Honor has revealed a new update which will arrive as Magic UI 2.1 and it will soon begin rolling out to both devices. The main feature of the update is GPU Turbo 3.0 which debuted on the Huawei P30 series.

GPU Turbo 3.0 brings support for more popular games which will be able to run at a higher frame rate and also consume less power. Huawei says power consumption has been reduced by 10% and supported games are now 25, up from 6.

Magic UI 2.1 brings more than just gaming features. The new update will allow users to unlock and control supported cars. It will also bring support for AI wake-up function which will let you activate the AI assistant by a single touch of the power button.

The new update will also have a feature called Dual-SIM Dual Switching. When active, the phone will automatically switch the default SIM to the other when it notices the signal is poor. Magic UI 2.1 will also bring support for AR measurement using the ToF camera on both phones. There is also an AI video-editing function coming along with the update and a new health tracking feature which allows you to connect your phone to a treadmill. The phone will record key data such as calories burned, distance, speed, and duration.

READ MORE: Honor Play 8A gets a fingerprint scanner, renamed Honor 8A Pro

Magic UI 2.1 will be available as a public beta by the end of this month while the stable update will begin rolling out in May.

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The name Vivienne Tam might not ring a bell if you are not a fashion aficionado. Vivienne Tam is a popular New York-based fashion designer born in Guangzhou, China. Honor has partnered with her on a special edition Honor Magic 2 phone.

The special edition Magic 2 doesn’t have any custom engraving or custom theme as some other limited edition phones. There is a custom case though and a T-shirt with a similar design to the one on the case.

We are not sure yet if there is a special bundle but based on the images shared on Weibo by the official Honor account, it appears interested folks may be able to buy the custom case, T-shirts, and other branded products separately without having to purchase the phone. However, there is no info on pricing and availability yet.

READ MORE: Kirin 980-powered Honor V20 6GB+128GB version gets a price cut

It is not unusual for Chinese brands to collaborate with fashion brands/designers. OnePlus partnered with JCC for the OnePlus 5 JCC Edition back in 2017. OPPO also partnered with fashion expert, Massaba Gupta for the OPPO F3 Rose Gold Edition.

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Last year, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor launches its Magic 2 smartphone, which is the successor of the Honor Magic launched in 2016. The Magic 2 comes with sliding mechanism design and is available in three colors — Gradient Red, Gradient Blue, and Gradient Black.

Now, the phone has received a new software update — version 9.0.0.182, which updates the phone’s built-in music app as well as upgrades the Android security patch level to March 2019.

In terms of design, the phone has a sliding screen that adopts five tracks to offer sturdiness over time along with an unmatched sliding experience. The Honor Magic 2 flaunts a 6.39-inch Full HD AMOLED display bearing a screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels and 19.5:9 aspect ratio.

Under the hood, the device packs the company’s own Kirin 980 CPU ARM Cortex A76 octa-core processor, which is paired with Mali-G76 MP10 GPU. The handset packs either 6GB or 8GB RAM along with 128GB or 256GB of internal storage.

The smartphone boasts a triple rear camera setup, consisting of a 16MP f/1.8 RGB sensor, a 24MP f/1.8 Monochrome sensor, and a 16MP super wide-angle f/2.2 sensor. The cameras are packed with tons of features such as scene recognition (more than 1500 scenes), HDR wide-angle photography with night mode, AIS, AR mode, studio level 3D portrait mode and even 480fps slow-motion recording.

On the front side, the phone comes equipped with a 16MP f/2.0 camera and two 2MP f/2.4 depth-sensing camera sensors. There’s also an IR 3D face unlock system, in case you don’t want to use the in-display fingerprint scanner.

The phone runs on Honor’s Magic UI 2.0 which is based on Android Pie operating system. The phone also comes with an advanced AI Assistant called YOYO that packs tons of features, including a feature similar to Google’s Duplex. It is fuelled by a 3,400mAh battery with 40W fast charging support that is dubbed as Magic Charge.

Read More: Honor 10i live on Huawei’s Russian website, packs 32MP selfie camera, triple rear cams and Kirin 710 chipset

As for the pricing, in China, the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs ¥3799 (approx. $545) while the 8GB RAM + 128 storage model retails for ¥4299 (approximately $616). The 8GB RAM + 256GB version is priced at ¥4799, which roughly converts to $688.

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AnTuTu benchmarking platform has released the list of the top 10 best performing Android phones in the global market for February 2019. The list has been compiled considering the average benchmarking score of each smartphone between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28 on the AnTuTu Benchmark v7 app. AnTuTu claims that it has tested at least 1,000 units of each model that have been included in the top 10 list.  The list is led by 8nm Exynos 9820 powered Samsung Galaxy S10+ with an average benchmarking score of 332,850.

The second spot goes to the Honor V20 that has recorded an average benchmarking score of 305,599. The Huawei Mate 20 X is placed on third spot with an AnTuTu score of 304,588. The fourth position goes to Huawei Mate 20 that has recorded a score of 302,985.  Sitting on the fifth spot is the Honor Magic 2 with 300,743. These Huawei and Honor phones are powered by 7nm Kirin 980 SoC.

The Xiaomi Mi MX 2S powered by Snapdragon 845 is on the sixth place with 298,007 AnTuTu score. The OnePlus 6, ASUS ROG Phone and Xiaomi Mi 8 have respectively bagged seventh, eighth and ninth positions. These phones have respectively scored 297,076, 297,037 and 297,001. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 slotted on the tenth position is yet another Snapdragon 845 powered Xiaomi phone in the list. With multiple SD855 fueled phones coming to the market, it is likely that smartphones driven by it may rank higher in the top 10 list of best performing Android phones in the coming months.

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In October, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor had launched the Honor Magic 2 slider design flagship phone powered by the Kirin 980 chipset. At the launch event of the phone, the company had confirmed that there would be another version of the phone called Magic 2 3D Photosensitive Edition. It was also confirmed that this model will be equipped with 3D face unlock and graphene heat dissipation. The Chinese manufacturer has finally announced the model as Honor Magic 2 3D in the home market.

Honor Magic 2 3D Specifications

As mentioned above, the Honor Magic 2 3D is fitted with a 3D structured light camera that makes it possible to bring support for 3D facial scanning. With the advanced biometric recognition feature, the Magic 2 3D can face unlock the phone regardless of the lighting conditions. To keep the internal temperature of the phone, it comes equipped with a graphene-based heatpipe that was first seen on the Huawei Mate 20 Pro phone from last year.

The Kirin 980 chipset of the Honor Magic 2 3D is supported by 8 GB of RAM. The native storage of the smartphone is 512 GB. The rest of the specifications of the smartphone are identical to the Honor Magic 2 smartphone.

Like the original version, the Magic 2 3D is a slider phone. The handset features a 6.39-inch AMOLED display that produces full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The display of the phone is embedded with an in-screen fingerprint reader. The smartphone includes a 3,500mAh battery that is equipped with support for 40W rapid charging.

The slider of the phone features a primary sensor of 16-megapixel with f/2.0 aperture that is assisted by a pair of 2-megapixel depth sensors with f/2.4 apertures. Placed on the rear is a triple camera setup with a 16-megapixel main sensor with f/1.8 aperture, another 16-megapixel sensor with f/2.2 aperture and a monochrome lens of 24-megapixel and f/1.8 aperture. The smartphone lacks support for microSD card slot and 3.5mm audio jack. The Magic UI 2 based Android 9 Pie OS comes preloaded o the device.

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Honor Magic 2 3D Price and Availability

The Honor Magic 2 3D carries a price tag of 5,799 Yuan (~$863). The handset is now available for purchase in China through Vmall and other e-commerce platforms.

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Each month, AnTuTu benchmarking platform releases the list of top 10 best performing Android phones. In November 2018, the top 10 best performance Android smartphones was dominated by Kirin 980 chipset powered Huawei and Honor phones. The other phones that made it to the list were fueled by Snapdragon 845. AnTuTu’s latest lists for December 2018 reveals has the Snapdragon 845 powered Nubia Red Magic Mars smartphone leading pack which is followed by Kirin 980 driven smartphones.

All the phones mentioned in the list below were benchmarked using AnTuTu version 7 between Dec. 1 and Dec. 31, 2018. The Nubia Red Magic Mars phone that is placed on the number one position recorded an average benchmarking score of 320,464. The next five phones in the list are all powered by Kirin 980 chipset. The Mate 20 Honor V20, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 Pro and Honor Magic 2 have respectively scored 309,310, 303,525, 304,096, 302,872 and 300,978 points

The Xiaomi Black Shark Helo phone is on the seventh position with a score of 300,211. On eighth is OnePlus 6T with 296,278 score. The original Xiaomi Black Shark gaming phone and Nubia X have made it to the top ten list of best performance Android phones by respectively scoring 294,193 and 294,032 points.

• Read More: Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO and Vivo to maintain lead in China in 2019

In the coming months, multiple phones with Snapdragon 855 are expected to go official It remains to be seen whether it will be the Samsung Galaxy S10 or Sony Xperia XZ4 or any other phone will be the first Snapdragon 855 powered smartphone.

An unofficial listing of the Xperia XZ4 that was spotted earlier today revealed that it had scored over 395k points. Hence, it appears that Snapdragon 855 may start leading AnTuTu’s list of best performance Android phones by the end of first quarter of this year. Huawei is also rumored to be prepping up Kirin 985 chipset to power the Huawei P30 series that is expected to go official by the end of March. Hopefully, it could be a good rival for the Snapdragon 855 mobile platform.

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Since Huawei announced its new flagship SoC Kirin 980 for the second half of 2018, it already launched three affordable flagships phones with the new 7 nm chipset inside. In this article, we compared them in order to establish which is actually the best phone to purchase and which one is really worth the money asked. We are talking about the Huawei Mate 20 that is the first phone with Kirin 980, the Honor Magic 2 that is the first full borderless slider phone and the new Honor V20, the second Huawei phone with a punch hole display.

Huawei Honor V20 vs Honor Magic 2 vs Huawei Mate 20

Design

Huawei Mate 20 has an anonymous and not so brilliant design compared to other flagships. But it has the best build quality: its display is protected by Gorilla Glass and the phone is dust resistant and splash resistant with the IP53 certification. Honor Magic 2 is a very innovative slider phone which comes with a screen-to-body ratio close to 100 percent without needing a notch and with front cameras and sensors embedded in a slide that users can manually open. Honor V20 is the one I love because of its in-display camera allowing a high screen-to-body ratio without sliders and notches, as well as its glass back with awesome light effects which changes its colors depending from the angle from which you look at it.

Display

While Honor V20 is equipped with a midrange-class IPS display, Honor Magic 2 and Huawei Mate 20 offer something more. The former has the AMOLED technology, an in-display fingerprint reader and 100 percent DCI-P3 coverage, while the latter comes with DCI-P3 and HDR technology for outstanding color reproduction, but it has a waterdrop notch.

Hardware/Software

We got an excellent hardware side on each of these devices and their performances are more or less equivalent. They have the new Kirin 980 SoC, a chipset that is considered superior to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845, and they come with up to 8 GB of RAM (except Huawei Mate 20 offering up to 6 GB RAM). Honor V20 and Huawei Mate 20 feature an expandable storage, but only Honor V20 has a dedicated micro SD slot to use it without renouncing to the dual SIM capability. All of them come with Android Pie out of the box customized by EMUI 9.

Camera

We still had no chance to try it as it is not on sale yet, but Huawei Honor V20 offers the best rear camera department on the paper. It sports the new 48 MP sensor by Sony paired with a secondary 3D stereo camera able to capture depth info. Honor Magic 2 offers the most interesting front setup with a triple front camera including two depth sensors. Huawei Mate 20 is an excellent camera phone as well and it is the lonely device with an ultrawide lens in its triple camera.

Battery

With Honor V20 and Huawei Mate 20 having exactly the same battery capacity (4000 mAh), the software optimization will surely make the difference. Usually, Mate devices are optimized better than Honor phones, but we can not say the same for these devices until we test Honor V20.

Price

These devices belong to three near but different price ranges. Honor V20 will hit the shelves with a starting price of €460/$526, Honor Magic 2 costs €550/$630 and Huawei Mate 20 is available for €640/$732. With the actual prices, Honor V20 is surely the most interesting and it has the best value for money, even though, excluding the design, the best handset overall is the Huawei Mate 20.

• Read More: Huawei unveils Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro: Kirin 980, triple rear cameras and more

Huawei Honor V20 vs Honor Magic 2 vs Huawei Mate 20: PRO and CONS

Huawei Honor V20

PROS

• Great design
• Good price
• Big battery
• Great cameras
• Nice hardware
• Micro SD dedicated slot

CONS

• Worse display

Honor Magic 2

PROS

• Slider design
• In-display fingerprint reader
• Outstanding hardware
• Six good cameras

CONS

• Smaller battery

Huawei Mate 20

PROS

• Bigger screen
• Bigger battery
• Good display
• Stereo speakers

CONS

• Expensive

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Huawei is one of the companies releasing the highest amount of flagships in a year. Only in the second half of 2018, the company unveiled the Huawei Mate 20 series, the innovative Honor Magic 2 and its first phone with an in-display camera Huawei Nova 4. If we exclude the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, the other flagship released come with a very nice price tag and they can be more or less considered affordable flagships. But which is the perfect one for you? Here is a comparison between Mate 20, Nova 4, and Honor Magic 2.

Huawei Nova 4 vs Huawei Honor Magic 2 vs Huawei Mate 20

Design

If you want the most impressive design, you should make a choice between Huawei Nova 4 and Honor Magic 2 by basing on your tastes. Alongside the Galaxy A8s by Samsung, the former is the first phone with an in-display camera hole, while the second is a phone with a slider design which reaches almost 100 percent of screen-to-body ratio without a notch, neither a hole. Huawei Mate 20 is the classic device with a waterdrop notch already seen several times, but it is the only splash resistant and dust resistant phone of the trio.

Display

Besides having an innovative design, Honor Magic 2 is also equipped with the most interesting display. It has no bezels, notches or holes, the Super AMOLED technology, full DCI-P3 coverage, and an in-display fingerprint reader. Huawei Mate 20 is almost at the same level, it even adds the HDR10 technology for better color reproduction, but it has just an IPS panel. However, it should be the most resistant one with its Gorilla Glass protection. Huawei Nova 4 has an inferior IPS panel.

Hardware/Software

If you need the fastest device and the most suitable for multi-tasking, Honor Magic 2 comes with the best hardware configuration. It has the most powerful processor by Huawei and 8 GB of RAM in the most powerful variant. Further, you can get up to 256 GB of internal storage, but unlike Huawei Mate 20 and Huawei Nova 4, it is not expandable. Huawei Mate 20 has a Kirin 980 as well, but it comes with just 6 GB of RAM in the costlier variant. Huawei Nova 4 is the worst one as it comes with the Kirin 970 chipset.

Camera

Currently, Huawei Nova 4 is equipped with the best camera department ever, at least on the paper. It sports the latest Sony sensor with a 48 MP resolution embedded in triple camera setup. It should provide the highest level of detail, a low loss of detail with zoom and good performances in low light conditions. At the second place there is Honor Magic 2 with six cameras in total: three on the front and three on the back, but Huawei Mate 20 is not far away with its rear triple camera and a pretty nice 24 MP selfie snapper.

Battery

When it comes to battery life, Honor Magic 2 and Huawei Nova 4 can not do anything against Huawei Mate 20 and its huge 4000 mAh unit. It can last for a full day on a single charge without any problem. On the other hand, thanks to the Magic Charge technology, Honor Magic 2 is one of the phones with the fastest charging. But Huawei Nova 4 should last more than Magic 2 with its slightly bigger unit.

Price

If you want Huawei Mate 20, you are willing to pay about €640 on the global market, Honor Magic 2 costs €550 in China and Huawei Nova 4 is available for €500 in China. There is not a definitive winner in this comparison. I would personally go for the Huawei Mate 20 because of its more balanced specs, great performance, bigger battery, better build quality, stereo speakers, and expandable storage, but you might like Huawei Nova 4 if you want an amazing camera or Honor Magic 2 if you like futuristic designs and innovative features.

• Read More: Huawei unveils Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro: Kirin 980, triple rear cameras and more

Huawei Nova 4 vs Honor Magic 2 vs Huawei Mate 20: PRO and CONS

Huawei Nova 4

PROS

• High screen-to-body ratio
• Big battery
• Good price
• Amazing cameras

CONS

• Worse hardware side

Honor Magic 2

PROS

• Slider design
• In-display fingerprint reader
• Outstanding hardware
• Six good cameras

CONS

• Smaller battery

Huawei Mate 20

PROS

• Bigger screen
• Bigger battery
• Awesome hardware
• Stereo speakers

CONS

• Expensive

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The Honor FlyPods Pro was announced alongside the Honor Magic 2 back in October. The wireless earbuds which share the same design with the Huawei FreeBuds 2 packs interesting features including one that lets you use your voice to unlock your phone and make payments.

The feature is called Bone ID and it uses bone conduction technology to match the pattern of the voice of the user. Apparently, each person has a unique bone sound pattern and with Bone ID, owners can simply use their voice to unlock their phone or authorize payment transactions just as you would do with Touch ID or Face ID.

The feature wasn’t available right out of the box but a new update rolling out to the Honor Magic 2 activates the feature. The update brings the phone’s version to B150 which brings the feature to the phone thus allowing owners to set up Bone ID on their device. The Bone ID settings can be found under Security and Privacy under the main settings. All you have to do is follow the instructions.

READ MORE: Another live photo of the Honor V20 appears online, confirms it has Face Unlock

When done, you will be able to unlock the phone by saying “Hello YOYO”. YOYO is the voice assistant for the Magic 2 and it is also available on the FlyPods Pro. You will also be able to use Bone ID to make payments on WeChat and AliPay.

The Honor FlyPods Pro is available on GizTop for $179.99 and comes in Charm Red and Lily of the Valley White.

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A dual-display smartphone, the most powerful and expensive Chinese smartphone out there and the first phone with a non-motorized slider design. These are the briefest and most effective descriptions of Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition, Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Honor Magic 2, three unique handsets which reach the excellence in terms of innovation and performance. Here is an in-depth comparison between their specifications.

Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Honor Magic 2

Design

Vivo NEX Dual Display and Honor Magic 2 are something incredible if we talk about their aesthetics. The first is the world’s second smartphone to feature two displays (one on the front and one on the back) which allow a screen-to-body ratio close to 100 percent and the use of the rear camera setup as a selfie camera as well. Honor Magic 2 is a phone which minimizes the bezels thanks to a slider containing front cameras and sensors which the user can manually open when needed. Huawei Mate 20 Pro is nothing very special in terms of design, but it has a better build quality: it has glasses protected by Gorilla Glass and it is waterproof and dustproof thanks to the IP68 certification.

Display

The device which delivers the best display quality is undoubtedly the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. Indeed, it comes with a higher resolution (Quad HD+ with 3120 x 1440 pixels), it is HDR10-compliant and it supports DCI-P3 coverage, so it has a definitely better color reproduction. It even comes with loud stereo speakers, so it provides a perfect multimedia experience. On the other hand, Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition is equipped with two displays and it may result more comfortable. Besides the main AMOLED screen, it has a second smaller display on the back.

Hardware/Software

Thanks to the new Kirin 980 SoC realized with a 7 nm production process, as well as an excellent software optimization, Huawei Mate 20 Pro has definitely better performances than its opponents and almost every Android device actually in the market. And it also supports expandable storage unlike the other two devices. But note that Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition is the only one to boast 10 GB of RAM, so it can provide a better multi-tasking experience.

Camera

Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a clear winner even on the camera side. It has the world’s best triple camera setup composed of an impressive 40 MP main sensor and two additional sensors with ultrawide and telephoto lens. It has both laser autofocus and optical zoom which goes up to 5x, and it is equipped with an optical stabilization system. Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition and Honor Magic 2 are impressive camera phones as well, but they can not compete with Huawei Mate 20 Pro in any scenario.

Battery

Huawei Mate 20 Pro has the biggest battery ever mounted on a last-gen flagship smartphone. It comes with a capacity of 4200 mAh and, even though its consumptions are not low due to the QHD+ display and other components, it lasts very long. It can easily reach one day on a single charge even when stressed. Honor Magic 2 will probably provide a similar battery life to Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition, but it is the world’s second last-gen phone when it comes to charging times as it can reach 70 percent in just 30 minutes thanks to the Magic Charge technology.

Price

Huawei Mate 20 Pro is the best and even the most expensive device of the trio, it was launched with a price tag of €1099/$1250 globally but it has been on the market for a while and now you can get it for about €850/$965 thanks to online street prices, which is the same price for which you will be able to get Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition in Europe (according to leaks). Honor Magic 2 carries a €550/$625 price tag in China and it offers a definitely higher value for money.

• Read More: Huawei unveils Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro: Kirin 980, triple rear cameras and more

Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition vs Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Honor Magic 2: PRO and CONS

Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition

PROS

• Full borderless design
• Outstanding hardware
• Two displays
• 10 GB RAM
• Nice cameras

CONS

• Limited availability

Huawei Mate 20 Pro

PROS

• Better screen
• Bigger battery
• Awesome hardware
• Best camera

CONS

• Expensive

Honor Magic 2

PROS

• Borderless design with slider
• Amazing hardware
• Good cameras
• Affordable price

CONS

• Worse display experience

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Getting an affordable phone which provides the highest performance or a high-end camera quality is always very hard, even in 2018. But there are three phones which we can define champions of quality-price ratio: Oppo R17 Pro, Honor Magic 2 and Meizu 16 Plus. They are outstanding and they are able to boast flagship-level performances as well as incredibly fast charging times. Here is a complete specs comparison.

Oppo R17 Pro vs Honor Magic 2 vs Meizu 16 Plus

Design

Honor Magic 2 has the most innovative and surprising design of 2018. It is a slider phone: in order to reach a screen-to-body ratio close to 100 percent without a notch, Huawei decided to put the front cameras and sensors on a slider which the user can manually open and close. There is an under-display fingerprint scanner as well, so the back side looks almost totally clean too. Oppo R17 Pro has a stunning design as well with its waterdrop notch and gradient colors, but Honor Magic 2 is definitely one step forward.

Display

The display is the weakest point of Oppo R17 Pro, Honor Magic 2 and Meizu 16 Plus, as they all feature a midrange-class panel. The one providing the best display quality is Honor Magic 2 with the AMOLED technology, 100 percent of DCI-P3 coverage and almost no bezels. But note that Oppo R17 Pro has the most resistant one because it is protected by Gorilla Glass 6. At last, Meizu 16 Plus has the widest panel and it does not feature a notch, so it is perfect for you if you want a comfortable device for productivity.

Hardware & Software

Huawei Honor Magic 2 has a more powerful chipset: a Kirin 980 running at a max frequency of 2.6 GHz. It is very impressive when it comes to speed and multi-tasking performance. It is followed by Meizu 16 Plus and its Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, while Oppo R17 Pro has just an upper-midrange SoC: the Snapdragon 710. Honor Magic 2 comes with Android Pie out of the box, while Oppo R17 Pro and Meizu 16 Plus are still based on Oreo.

Camera

The most surprising rear camera is undoubtedly the one found on the Oppo R17 Pro. It sports a triple camera setup with variable aperture just like the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and Note 9, in order to adapt in a much better way to every light condition. On the other hand, Honor Magic 2 has a definitely more interesting front setup as it features a triple camera on the front with two depth sensors.

Battery

Oppo R17 Pro has one of the most interesting battery sides in the market, not only because it has a big lithium unit with a 3700 mAh capacity, but also because it is the last-generation smartphone with the fastest charging times. It takes just 30 minutes to charge it up to 92 percent. Honor Magic 2 and Meizu 16 Plus are among the fastest as well as they reach 82 percent and 60 percent respectively (in 30 minutes of charge). But they have a smaller battery and they last less time on a single charge.

Price

Oppo R17 Pro debuted in the global market under the name RX17 Pro with a price tag of €600, Honor Magic 2 was launched with a €550 price tag in China and Meizu 16 Plus carries a €480 starting price in China. Even though it does not have a flagship chipset, I would prefer Oppo R17 Pro to the Meizu 16 Plus because of its amazing camera and its quick charging times. But overall, I would personally pick Honor Magic 2 to award its innovation, good camera setup and performance, as well as its very balanced specifications.

• Read More: Oppo R17 Pro charges 92% in just 30 minutes, competed against 59 mobile phones

Oppo R17 Pro vs Honor Magic 2 vs Meizu 16 Plus: PRO and CONS

Oppo R17 Pro

PROS

• Amazing camera
• Great design
• Big battery
• Gorilla Glass 6

CONS

• Expensive

Honor Magic 2

PROS

• Slider design
• Amazing performance
• Good cameras
• Nice display
• Android Pie

CONS

• Nothing particular

Meizu 16 Plus

PROS

• Great performance
• Good cameras
• More affordable price
• Wide display

CONS

• No micro SD

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If you think the first generation Honor Magic was a good smartphone, then the newly released Honor Magic 2 would definitely leave you in awe. The device could be described in no less a term than a premium flagship phone. That is due to the sleek glass back with a gradient finish, slider design, six cameras, Kirin 980 and lots more. The beautiful device has now been reviewed on our YouTube channel by one of Gizmochina’s tech editor, Adam.

The review is definitely a complete expository of the entire device as the reviewer takes us through the features you’ll find on the device. Some of the innovative features include the screen fingerprint sensor, the triple front and triple rear cameras. Yet another spectacular feature is the slider design which is pretty impressive. The slider design ensures the device comes without a notch on top of the display. The design of the slider is also noticeably different from those of Xiaomi or any other OEM with one of such designs. The slider slides against the rear of the phone which ensures it has some rigidity.

Read Also: The Honor Magic 2 Smartphone Goes Up For Sale Carrying A $649 Price Tag On Giztop

Adam describes the Honor Magic 2 as one fine beast for gaming. That is because it features a powerful Kirin 980 chipset which ensures the phone doesn’t stutter or lag even during heavy gaming. The phone also comes with a decent battery which charges very fast as a result of the phone’s 40W battery. We’ll leave you to judge if the Honor Maic 2 is a hit or miss after watching the video from above. Do remember to subscribe to Gizmochina’s YouTube channel.

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Less than a month following the update that brought Magic UI 2.0, the Honor Magic 2 is getting another update. The update doesn’t bring much save for a nifty new feature to HiVision (Honor’s take on Google lens) and a fingerprint scanner optimization.

The new update is 591MB in size and brings your phone’s version number to version 9.0.0.131 (C00E131R1P19). The changelog says owners can now use HiVision to calculate food weight and calories. All you have to do is point your camera at a food and the phone will attempt to tell you the number of calories it has.

According to XDA Developers, the feature isn’t perfect as it incorrectly identifies some food. For example, it wrongly identifies an onion as a steamed dumpling. However, future updates may improve the feature.

The update also optimizes the fingerprint reader and should result in faster unlocking. The phone has an optical in-display fingerprint scanner.

READ MORE: Honor 8C and Honor Band 4 launched in India; Specifications and Pricing

The Magic 2 is the first Huawei/Honor phone with a slider design. It has a 6.39-inch screen with a 1080 x 2340 resolution. There is a Kirin 980 processor paired with 6GB/8GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB of storage under the hood. A triple camera setup (16MP + 16MP + 24MP) sits on the rear while the “front” is also home to another triple camera setup (16MP + 2MP + 2MP). It also has a 3,500mAh battery with support for 40W fast charging and runs Android 9 Pie out of the box.

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Huawei’s Honor brand has once again demonstrated the AI capabilities of its latest Honor Magic 2 flagship. The flagship phone was used to navigate a driverless car. The feat was achievable with the smartphone as a result of the powerful features it comes with. One of such is the powerful Kirin 980 AI chipset which is said to provide a superior computing powerAnother feature that plays a big role in the ability of the phone to aid navigation of the car without a real driver on the driving seat, is the advanced AI Assistant called YOYO. YOYO has tons of features similar to what other assistants offer but it also has a feature similar to Google’s Duplex. During the Magic 2 launch, Honor showed a video of the YOYO assistant making a hotel reservation for its owner. The company also touted that owners of the Magic 2 will also be able to use the YOYO assistant to control DJI drones by voice. There was also a live demonstration of this at the launch where Honor’s CEO used his voice to ask the drone to take off, take a picture of him, and also land. 

Read Also: Honor Magic 2 gets update, replaces EMUI 9.0 with Magic UI 2.0

The driverless car control feature is yet another amazing capability of the virtual assistant. The Magic 2 is fixed on the dashboard in front of the co-pilot in order to capture the front view using the triple wide-angle camera setup onboard the device. The steering wheel is also specially modified to control the steering direction of the vehicle by controlling the steering wheel through YOYO. With a supposed IQ of 4556 points, we may just see more features of YOYO come out soon. However, we doubt if this driverless car will go commercial soon. The car was perhaps driven on a private track and it may be a while and face lots of regulatory hurdles before it can be tested on the motorway. We are not sure how it will handle the presence of other road users but it further beefs up the prospect of a self-driven car hitting the market in no distant time, powered by your smartphone!

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When the Honor Magic 2 was announced, it was revealed it would be running EMUI 9.0 out of the box. However, Honor said there will be an update which will bring a new user interface called Magic UI 2.0 to the phone. That update has started rolling out.

The update which is pretty small, just 214MB in size, not only brings a new UI but also comes with November’s security patch. The changelog says Magic UI puts the focus on AI. If you remember, the Honor Magic 2 has an AI assistant called YoYo with features like in-call live voice translation and a feature similar to Google Duplex.

Magic UI 2.0 also brings a new color scheme, icons, and fonts which means your phone will look really different after applying the update. Apart from that and the features YoYo brings, the guys at XDA-Developers say Magic UI 2.0 isn’t really different from EMUI 9.

If you are the proud owner of the Honor Magic 2, you can go on and check for the update. If it isn’t available, you will have to wait since updates are usually released in batches.

The Honor Magic 2 has a slider design which lets it adopt a bezel-less screen. The front cameras and sensors are placed on the second half of the phone and are visible when you slide the phone down.

The screen is a 6.39-inch AMOLED display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Powering the phone is a Kirin 980 processor with 6GB/8GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB of expandable storage. There are three cameras on the rear of the phone – 16MP + 16MP + 24MP and another three cameras in front – 16MP + 2MP + 2MP.

READ MORE: Honor 10 Lite images pop up on TENAA, will have a Supreme edition

The Honor Magic 2 also has a fingerprint scanner under the display, support for 3D face unlock, Bluetooth 5.0 and a USB Type-C port. It packs a 3,500mAh battery and supports 40W fast-charging.

The Honor Magic 2 is available on Giztop and starts at $649.

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Last month, Honor announced its latest smartphone — Honor Magic 2, the successor of the Honor Magic launched in 2016. The Magic 2 was much-awaited because of its sliding mechanism design that enables the company to offer a higher screen-to-body ratio.

After announcing the phone in October, the company made the device available for purchase in China on 6th November through online as well as offline channels. Now, the company has announced through Weibo that the phone has been sold out.

In the photos shared by the company, we can see that people lined up at Honor‘s Experience Stores across China to purchase the Honor Magic 2 smartphone. The company also announced that it achieved very good sales number for the online sale but haven’t revealed those numbers. Further, Honor added that it won the title of the best sales for a new product among 4,000 other products.

In terms of design, the phone has a sliding screen that adopts five tracks to offer sturdiness over time along with an unmatched sliding experience. The Honor Magic 2 flaunts a 6.39-inch Full HD AMOLED display bearing a screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels and 19.5:9 aspect ratio.

Under the hood, the device packs the company’s own Kirin 980 CPU ARM Cortex A76 octa-core processor, which is paired with Mali-G76 MP10 GPU. The handset packs either 6GB or 8GB RAM along with 128GB or 256GB of internal storage.

The smartphone boasts a triple rear camera setup, consisting of a 16MP f/1.8 RGB sensor, a 24MP f/1.8 Monochrome sensor, and a 16MP super wide-angle f/2.2 sensor. The cameras are packed with tons of features such as scene recognition (more than 1500 scenes), HDR wide-angle photography with night mode, AIS, AR mode, studio level 3D portrait mode and even 480fps slow-motion recording.

On the front side, the phone comes equipped with a 16MP f/2.0 camera and two 2MP f/2.4 depth-sensing camera sensors. There’s also an IR 3D face unlock system, in case you don’t want to use the in-display fingerprint scanner.

The phone runs on Honor’s Magic UI 2.0 which is based on Android Pie operating system. The phone also comes with an advanced AI Assistant called YOYO that packs tons of features, including a feature similar to Google’s Duplex. It is fuelled by a 3,400mAh battery with 40W fast charging support that is dubbed as Magic Charge.

Read More: Honor V20 and mysterious Huawei VCE-AL00/TL00 phone spotted on CMIIT and 3C

In China, the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs ¥3799 (approx. $545) while the 8GB RAM + 128 storage model retails for ¥4299 (approximately $616). The 8GB RAM + 256GB version is priced at ¥4799, which roughly converts to $688. The Honor Magic 2 comes in three colors —  Gradient Red, Gradient Blue, and Gradient Black.

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The Kirin 980 chipset that powers the Huawei Mate 20 series of flagship phones and the Honor Magic 2 is a smaller 7nm chipset compared to the 10nm Kirin 970 SoC. To be precise, the Kirin 980 is 30 percent smaller than its predecessor. A die shot of the new chipset has been surfaced to reveal the placement of its different components.

The HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC measures only 74.13mm2. The top-left corner of the SoC features Mali G76MP10 graphics. It promises 50 percent better performance than the predecessor Mali-G72 MP12 available on the Kirin 970. The Kirin 980 is the first SoC from HiSilicon to adopt new DynamicIQ technology by ARM which makes it possible to build chipsets with versatile designs.

The quad-core Cortex A76 CPUs arranged in two pairs are attached the DynamicIQ Shared Unit (DSU). The offer different processing speeds of up to 2.6 GHz and 1.92 GHz. Each core of both the pairs are equipped with 512KB private L2 caches.  On the either sides of the DSU is the quad-core Cortex A55 that can function at up to 1.8 GHz. The 4MB L3 cache is also attached to the DSU. The above image also shows the placement of the LPDDR4X RAM controllers. The Kirin 980 is the first SoC to feature 2,133Mhz memory.

The above image was shared by Chiprebel and the different components on it were labelled by AnandTech. What’s interesting about the layout is that the dual-core NPU unit for handling AI tasks cannot be seen. It should be present on the chip, but its position could not be identified. According to Huawei, the NPU unit of the Kirin 980 is two times faster than that of Kirin 970.

• Read More: Huawei Mate 20 Pro iFixit Teardown marks it poor for repairability

The recently unveiled smartphones such as Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 RS Porsche Design and Honor Magic 2 are all powered by the Kirin 980. The performance of the Kirin 980 powered Mate 20 series phones is such that the top 3 positions of the on the list of AnTuTu’s best performing Android smartphones for October is led by Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro and Mate 20 X.

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All the most important smartphones manufacturers launched their main flagships of the second half of 2018, including Chinese companies. OnePlus 6T, Honor Magic 2 and the Huawei Mate 20 series are the last of them alongside the Mi Mix 3 by Xiaomi. Here, we compared the specs of OnePlus 6, Honor Magic 2 and Huawei Mate 20, two super powerful flagships which are going to be available in the global market at a moderate price, even though they have the best hardware components out there.

OnePlus 6T vs Honor Magic 2 vs Huawei Mate 20

Design

As Honor Magic 2 sports the most innovative design, it is definitely the most attractive handset. It has a slider design with the front cameras and sensors included in the slider just like the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. This allows a screen-to-body ratio close to 100 percent without the need of a notch interrupting the display. Further, it has smaller dimensions than other devices with the same display size.

Display

With the thinnest bezels as well as 100 percent DCI-P3 coverage, Honor Magic 2 has the most convincing display. But OnePlus 6T is able to provide a similar viewing quality as it has an AMOLED display with DCI-P3 coverage as well. On the other hand, Huawei Mate 20 is the handset with the biggest display which could be better for you if you want a phone for gaming and/or productivity.

Hardware/Software

Kirin 980 is the most recent chipset in the Android market and I did not have the chance to test it deeply, but according to the first benchmark, it is even more performing than Snapdragon 845. If so, Huawei Mate 20 may be the fastest handset of this trio, but given the usual software optimization by OnePlus, the 6T may overclass it. The 6T is still not on sale, so we can not give you a final verdict.

Camera

The most interesting camera department belongs to Honor Magic 2 which boasts six cameras: three on the back and three on the front. While on the rear side you can find a monochromatic sensor as the third module, the front setup has two depth sensors which are also used for facial recognition.

Battery

Huawei Mate 20 has the biggest battery, 300 mAh more than OnePlus 6T and 500 mAh more than Honor Magic 2. It also supports a very fast charging technology which can fill 58 percent of the battery in just 30 minutes.

Price

Huawei Mate 20 recently hitten the market with a price tag of about €800/$912, the global price for Honor Magic 2 is not known yet, while OnePlus 6 will cost €559/$559. Even though I still do not know the price tag of Honor Magic 2, I want to award it for its innovation and decree it as the winner of this comparison.

• Read More: Huawei unveils Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro: Kirin 980, triple rear cameras and more

OnePlus 6T vs Honor Magic 2 vs Huawei Mate 20: PRO and CONS

OnePlus 6T

PROS

• Big battery
• In-display fingerprint reader
• Amazing hardware
• Good cameras
• Gorilla Glass 6

CONS

• No micro SD

Honor Magic 2

PROS

• Slider design
• In-display fingerprint reader
• Outstanding hardware
• Six good cameras

CONS

• Smaller battery

Huawei Mate 20

PROS

• Bigger screen
• Bigger battery
• Awesome hardware
• Good cameras

CONS

• Expensive

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Since the past few months, AnTuTu’s list of top 10 best performance Android phones have been led by Snapdragon 845 powered smartphones. The list for the September month was completely populated by SD845 phones. Today, the benchmarking platform has released the list of top 10 best performance Android phones for October month. The top three positions on the list have been taken over by Kirin 980 chipset powered Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro and Mate 20 X smartphones.

As it can be seen in the below image, the first position is held by Huawei Mate 20 phone that has recorded 311,840 average benchmarking score. The second position goes to Mate 20 Pro that has raked in 307,693 points. The Mate 20 X is sitting on the third position with a score of 303,112.

Another new phone that has appeared on AnTuTu’s list is the all new Xiaomi Black Shark Helo phone that has reached 301,757 mark on the benchmarking platform. The original Xiaomi Black Shark phone is sitting on the fifth position with 293,544 benchmarking score.

• Read More: OnePlus 6T AnTuTu listing appears with 298k benchmarking scores

The Meizu 16th smartphone that was announced in August is on the sixth spot with a score of 293,554.  The seventh position goes to OnePlus 6 that has salvaged a benchmarking score of 292,371. The ASUS ROG Phone (291,701) Smartisan R1 (291,102) and Nubia Z18 (290,332) are the remaining phones that are present on the list of top 10 best performance Android smartphones for October.

AnTuTu has stated that the aforementioned points for each smartphone are not the highest benchmarking score, but an average of their scores. Smartphones such as Xiaomi Mi MIX 3, OnePlus 6T and Honor Magic 2 that were announced at the end of the previous month haven’t made it the October list by AnTuTu. These phones are expected to rank well in AnTuTu’s top 10 best performance Android smartphones list in November that will be released in the coming. As far as October’s benchmarking scores are concentered, the new list is a clear evidence that the Kirin 980 powered phones have outperformed SD845 driven smartphones.

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Slider phones are definitely the trend of the second half of 2018, even though it is not a trend launched by Apple. In order to eliminate the notch, some smartphones manufacturers released devices with sliders hiding behind the display which contain the front cameras and sensors. Honor Magic 2, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 and Oppo Find X are the most powerful phones with this technology, and in this article, we compare their specs.

Honor Magic 2 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 vs Oppo Find X

Design

When it comes to aesthetics, I would choose the Oppo Find X because it has the most innovative design. It is the only one which has a motorized slider which opens up automatically when it is needed. Further, the slider also hides the rear cameras and makes the rear side of the phone look completely clean. On the other hand, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has the best materials as it features a back cover made of ceramic, besides a 7000-series aluminum frame.

Display

In terms of view quality, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 and Honor Magic 2 boast the best displays: the first features the HDR technology which improves a lot the color reproduction, while the second has a 100 percent DCI-P3 coverage. I expect the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 to be slightly better, but I can not give a definitive verdict until I saw the display of the Honor Magic 2.

Hardware/Software

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has the hardware which convinces me the most. That is why it features up to 10 GB of RAM paired with the octa-core Snapdragon 845 chipset. But given that the hardware sides of all of these devices are very similar, software optimization will play a very important role in the hardware comparison. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is customized by MIUI, while Honor Magic 2 and Oppo Find X have EMUI and Color OS, respectively. For now, it is a draw and we can not judge only by basing on the specs on the paper.

Camera

While I do not like Oppo Find X’s rear camera at all, I think it will be a very close fight between Xiaomi Mi Mix 3’s dual camera and the triple camera Honor Magic 2. Note that the latter does not have the same triple camera as Huawei P20 Pro and Mate 20 Pro, but it features a very interesting 24 MP monochromatic sensor which should allow capturing a huge amount of light. But in my opinion, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 will click excellent photos and videos as well, maybe even better.

Battery

Oppo Find X is probably the device with the longest battery life as it packs a 3730 mAh battery. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 will be disappointing compared with its opponents and we do not expect an incredible result by Honor Magic 2 as well. Last but not least, Oppo Find X features the fastest charging technology and it can reach 100 percent of battery in just 35 minutes.

Price

Oppo Find X is the device with the most innovative design and the biggest battery, but I would not choose it as the winner of this comparison because of its high price (€1000/$1140 in Europe, about €770/$878 in China). On the paper, I would prefer Honor Magic 2 because of its wonderful six cameras and its nice battery capacity, but in order to establish if it will really shoot great photos and last more than Mi Mix 3 on a single charge, we have to try it personally. Honor Magic 2 and Xiaomi Mi Mix 3’s price goes around €480/$540

• Read More: Honor Magic 2 is official: Slider Design, AMOLED Display, Triple Cameras, In-Display Fingerprint Scanner and Lots More

Honor Magic 2 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 vs Oppo Find X: PRO and CONS

Honor Magic 2

PROS

• High screen-to-body ratio
• In-display fingerprint reader
• Great camera
• Awesome hardware

CONS

• Nothing particular

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

PROS

• Full borderless design
• In-display fingerprint reader
• Outstanding hardware
• Awesome camera
• Affordable price

CONS

• Smaller battery

Oppo Find X

PROS

• Nice screen
• In-display fingerprint
• High screen-to-body ratio
• Amazing hardware
• Good camera

CONS

• Pricey

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Today, Honor is holding an event to launch Honor Magic 2 at the Diamond Stadium in Beijing. Well, the launch is just going to happen in the next few hours, but still, Honor is busy teasing some of its specs. Recently, Honor has revealed that Magic 2 sliding design won’t hinder it from using a protective case. Honor will bring its own protective case which will not effect its sliding feature and though will not block slider’s normal flow.

Today, Zhao Ming, Honor’s president released a photo of Honor Magic 2 in blue color. Indeed, it looks pretty impressive with sliding design and even does not affect the use of a protective case. As of now, we almost know everything about Magic 2, thanks to all leaks, rumors and official teasers. Still, there are some details which are under wraps like pricing, availability, and others.

Due to its sliding design, it is not possible to use the old primitive cases that we use for the ordinary design phones, it needs a different kind of protective case. Honor has designed a dedicated case with an opening under it facilitating the sliding design. Moreover, Honor will give away the new protective case for free while buying Honor Magic 2.

Additionally, as per listing on TENAA, Honor Magic 2 is all set to launch with HiSilicon Kirin 980 Soc and featuring a bezel-less design. It will be coupled with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB inbuilt storage. It will come with a 6.39 inch full HD AMOLED display having a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It will come with Android 9.0 Pie out of the box.

• Read More: Honor Magic 2 AnTuTu listing reveal unimpressive benchmarking score and key specs

In-camera section, it has a triple 16 -megapixel + 24-megapixel sensor + 16-megapixel tertiary sensors that will take place on the rear side. On the front, it will carry 16 megapixels + 20 megapixels + 12-megapixel sensors.

Honor will lit it with a 3400 mAh battery which will support 40W fast charging. Lastly, there will be an in-screen fingerprint sensor with 3D face recognition.

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The Honor Magic 2 has been recently spotted on Geekbench benchmarking platform and now it has also appeared on AnTuTu. The AnTuTu listing of the Magic 2 has revealed its key specs. However, what’s surprising about the listing is that even though it shares the same specs as the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, it has recorded a lower benchmarking score on AnTuTu.

An Honor phone with model number TNY-AL00 has appeared on AnTuTu. The appearance of the same model number on TENAA has revealed that it is the Honor Magic 2 smartphone that is slated to go official on Oct. 31. The Huawei TNY-AL00 model has been also benchmarked by Geekbench.

The Honor Magic 2 AnTuTu listing reveals that it features Full HD+ resolution supporting display and it is fueled by Kirin 980 chipset and 8 GB of RAM. It has an internal storage of 128 GB and it is loaded with Android 9 Pie OS. The handset has recorded an average benchmarking score 248,368 on AnTuTu.  In comparison, the Mate 20 Pro that includes the same specs and QHD+ resolution display salvaged a marvelous score of 307k on the benchmarking platform. The Magic 2’s AnTuTu score is also lower than the recent Snapdragon 845 driven smartphones that have made it to the top 10 listing of best performance Android phones in September 2018.

Multiple listings of Honor Magic 2 have been spotted on Geekbench. One of the listing shows the smartphone scoring more than 10,000 points in the multi-core test. Then, what could be the reason behind Magic 2 fetching lower AnTuTu scores than the Huawei Mate 20 Pro that is packed with similar specs? The Mate 20 Pro AnTuTu listing was shared after its launch which suggests that its 307k benchmarking score could belong to its final production unit. The Magic 2 is slated to go official on Oct. 31. This indicates that the Magic 2 handset that has been benchmarked on AnTuTu could be its unoptimized pre-production unit.

AnTuTu’s Weibo account also states that the Honor Magic 2 could be available in variants like 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. Through TENAA it has been revealed the phone’s highest configuration variant will feature 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. Other features of the smartphone include in-display fingerprint scanner, a pair of TOF sensors 3D facial scanning, 16-megapixel front camera, 16-megapixel + 24-megapixel + 16-meagpixel triple rear cameras, superfast charging and 3,400mAh battery. The Honor Magic 2 will be sporting a manual slider design and it is expected to arrive in Black, Silver, Blue and Red color variants.

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On Oct. 31, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor will be taking off covers from the Honor Magic 2 flagship smartphone. Its variants for China with model numbers such as TNY-AL00 and TNY-TL00 were recently approved by TENAA. Today, the model number TNY-AL00 has appeared with key specifications on Geekbench.

According to the Geekbench listing of Honor Magic 2, it features an octa-core processor that has a base frequency of 1.8 GHz. Even though the name of the processor is not clearly mentioned on its TENAA listing, the company has already confirmed that it is fueled by Kirin 980 chipset.

The SoC is coupled with 8 GB of RAM. It will be the first Honor phone to arrive with Android 9 Pie OS preinstalled. In single-core and multi-core tests of Geekbench, the Honor TNY-AL00 has respectively scored 33160 and 9534. The beasty performance of the Kirin 980 is quite evident through Magic 2’s Geekbench scores.

The TENAA listing of the smartphone has revealed that its 6 GB RAM edition will be equipped with 128 GB of inbuilt storage. On the other side, the 8 GB RAM variant of the phone that has been spotted on Geekbench will be featuring 256 GB of native storage.

The Magic 2 phone will be featuring a 6.39-inch AMOLED display that produces Full HD+ resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels. The handset sports a manual slider design similar to the recently announced Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 smartphone. It measures 157.32 x 75.13 x 8.3mm and weighs 209 grams. It is packed with a 3,400mh battery.

For photography, the Honor Magic 2 includes 16-megapixel + 24-megapixel + 16-megapixel rear-mounted triple camera unit. A 16-megapixel front-facing coupled with two TOF sensors are available on the slider of the smartphone.

• Also Read: Honor FlyPods wireless earbuds will launch October 31

The Honor Magic 2 includes advanced features such as 3D face scanner, in-display fingerprint reader and superfast charging. Recent leaks have revealed that the smartphone will be arriving in Black, Blue, Red and Silver variants. As of this writing, there is no information available on the pricing of the Honor Magic 2.

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The Honor Magic 2 will be announced on Wednesday in the coming week. Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has already shared official renders of the smartphone through which the front and rear designs of its Blue and Red color gradient versions. Fresh renders of the smartphone have surfaced through an unofficial source today. The new renders also showcase the appearance of the Silver variant besides the other color variants.

The new render of the Honor Magic 2 showcases its manual slider design. The color gradient rear of the phone features a vertically arranged triple camera unit.

The backside of the phone has ‘AI Vision” mentioned next to the triple camera unit.  The branding of the company can be seen towards the bottom of the back panel. The bezels surrounding the display of the Honor Magic 2 are quite thin which suggests that the phone will boasting an impressive screen space.

One of the images showcases the thin profile of the Magic 2 smartphone. According to the TENAA listing of the phone, the handset will be measuring 8.3mm in thickness.  A leaked video that had surfaced in the recent past had revealed that the phone would be also arriving in Black option apart from the aforementioned color models.

• Read More: EMUI 9.0 is now available for Honor Play, Honor 10 GT, and Honor V10

The Magic has already appeared on TENAA with all its specifications. The handset will be featuring the 6.39-inch AMOLED display that will offer full HD+ resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels. It will be arriving with an in-screen fingerprint scanner. The handset will be fueled by Kirin 980 chipset. The handset will receive power from a 3,000mAh battery.

The slider of the Honor Magic 2 will be featuring a 16-megapixel front camera which will be accompanied by 20-megapixel + 2-megapixel ToF cameras that could be responsible for features like 3D facial scanning, AR and Mixed Reality.

The backside of the phone is expected to feature 16-megapixel + 20-megapixel + 16-megapixel triple camera system. The Magic 2 will be arriving with EMUI based Android 9 Pie OS. The 128 GB and 256 GB storage editions of the Magic 2 are expected to arrive with 6 GB and 8 GB of RAM. As of this writing, there are no details available on the pricing of the smartphone.

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Honor Magic 2 has appeared on TENAA with its entire specifications, but the Chinese telecom authority is yet to reveal it images. TENAA may update the Magic 2 listings in a couple of days, but it won’t be a big news then since Honor has just released its official images on Weibo. The Honor Magic 2 official images reveals its box package and its two color variants.

A leaked hands-on video that surfaced few hours ago revealed that the black edition of the Honor Magic 2. The new images show that the Honor Magic 2 will be also available in Red and Blue color gradient versions.

The Red version of the Magic 2 looks red at the upper side and purple at the lower side. The same variant was recently spotted in the hands of Honor’s brand ambassador Zhao Liying.

The Blue variant appears light blue at the top that mixes with the dark blue at the bottom. The Red variant has the same colored metallic frame whereas the Blue model has a blue frame.

The rear panel of the phone is equipped with triple rear cameras with an LED flash at the top. The “AI Camera” text is mentioned below the triple lenses and the “honor” branding is also imprinted towards the lower portion of the handset.

There is no fingerprint scanner on the rear side of the Magic 2. The reason behind it is that it is equipped with an in-display fingerprint reader. The official images show that the Honor Magic 2 will be arriving in a big black colored box package.

• Read More: The Upcoming Honor Watch could be a Hybrid, Registrations start tomorrow

The Honor Magic 2 TENAA listing has revealed that it will be equipped with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen, 2.6 GHz octa-core processor (Kirin 980) and 3,400mAh battery. It is expected to release in China in 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage editions.

The slider of the Honor Magic 2 is expected to feature a selfie camera of 16-megapixel and 20-megapixel + 2-megapixel ToF cameras for 3D facial scanning. The rear-facing triple camera unit is expected to include 16-megapixel, 20-megapixel and 16-megapixel sensors. It will be arriving with Android 9 Pie OS preinstalled.

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Honor Magic 2 leaks have gained momentum as multiple sources are now revealing information on it. The handset has recently appeared on TENAA with full specifications. Moreover, Honor’s brand ambassador for China was seen in flaunting the red-colored Honor Magic 2 smartphone in official press images. A hands-on video of the upcoming flagship phone from Honor has appeared today to reveal it in real skin.

The Honor Magic 2 hands-on video lasts for only 16 seconds. It gives a close view of the rear-mounted triple camera unit and glass. The slider of the phone is also operated couple of times in the video. Even though the smartphone sports a manual slider design, its TENAA listing has revealed that it measures 8.3mm in thickness. Apart from Black model seen in the leaked hands-on video, it is expected to arrive in Red and Blue color editions.

The Honor Magic 2 will be arriving with many exciting features such as six cameras, in-display fingerprint scanner, 3D facial recognition, 40W fast charging and more. According to the appearance of the smartphone on TENAA, it will be arriving with a 6.39-inh AMOLED display with 2340 x 1080 pixels FHD+ resolution. It seems to be the very same display panel that is available on the Huawei Mate 20 Pro smartphone.

It will be the first Honor phone to arrive with Kirin 980 chipset and Android 9 Pie OS. The rear side of the phone features 16-megapixel + 24-mgeapixel + 16-megapixel triple camera combo. The slider of the phone is equipped with 16-megapixel selfie camera and 20-megapixel + 2-megapixel 3D ToF sensors for 3D face unlock, AR and Mixed Reality.

The 8 GB RAM variant of the Honor Magic 2 will feature an internal storage of 256 GB. The lower variant of the phone will be equipped with 6 GB of RAM and an inbuilt storage of 128 GB. The handset will be receiving power from a 3,400mAh battery. There is no confirmation on whether the phone will be equipped with wireless charging technology.

Honor will be announcing the Honor Magic 2 on Oct. 31. It is expected to a new hybrid Honor smartwatch alongside the smartphone.

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Huawei’s sub-brand Honor is all set to launch its much-anticipated smartphone featuring a sliding form-factor — Honor Magic 2, on 31st October. Now, ahead of the phone’s launch, Chinese actress  Zhao Liying, who is also the company’s brand ambassador, showcased the real-life images of the Honor Magic 2.

In an image shared online, we can see that Zhao Liying is holding the Red-colored Honor Magic 2 smartphone one hand while on the other hand, she is holding the phone’s retail box. It’s confirmed that the phone will come with three camera sensors on the back along with AI-based features. What’s surprising is that there are three cameras on the front as well (via TENAA listing).  

The phone is expected to come with an AMOLED display and nearly 100 percent screen-to-body ratio, however, we’ll have to wait for the official launch to know for sure. It’s also confirmed that the device will be powered by HiSilicon Kirin 980 octa-core chipset, which is manufactured using the 7nm process, same as the Apple’s A12 Bionic chipset.

Recently, the company’s executive Zhao George confirmed through Weibo that the phone will come with support for 40W fast charging technology. It is also expected to make use of graphene in one way or the other. Further, the phone will also feature an in-display fingerprint sensor, similar to what we’ve seen in Vivo NEX.

Read More: Honor Watch to launch on October 31, could possibly be a cheaper variant of the Huawei Watch GT

Along with the Red-colored model, the phone is also expected to come in Blue and Black colors as well. The company has scheduled a launch event for Honor Magic 2 on 31st October, where along with revealing full specifications and features of the phone, it’ll also reveal the phone’s pricing and availability details.

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A fresh image of the upcoming Honor Magic 2 smartphone has surfaced on Weibo. The leaked image not only showcases its two color variants, but also reveals that it will be the first Honor to arrive with triple rear cameras.

The Honor Magic 2 leaked photo shows that it is equipped with mirror glass back. The glass rear appears to be curved on all the four sides.

The blue variant of the phone has a tint of purple on it. The top-left corner has a triple camera system. At the top is the LED flash followed by the two sensors. The third sensor is placed after a small gap. The “AI Vision” text can be seen below the third camera sensor. The Honor branding can be seen at the bottom-left corner of the device.

Black is the other color variant of the smartphone. Instead of the Honor branding, the handset has a strange “Eiffel” text. Also, instead of “AI Vision” present on the blue variant, “Dual Lens” is mentioned below the third camera sensor of the black variant.

There is no fingerprint scanner on the rear side of the smartphone. Rumors have it that it will be equipped with an in-display fingerprint reader. Honor has already confirmed that the Magic 2 smartphone will be sporting a manual slider design. It will be the first phone from the company to be fueled by Kirin 980 chipset. It will also carry support for 40W superfast charging. It is speculated that the smartphone could be equipped with a graphene-based battery.

• Read More: Huawei Mate 20 Pro AnTuTu scores surpass 300k mark

The other specifications and pricing of the Honor Magic 2 are still under the wraps. The handset is scheduled to get official on Oct. 31.

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Honor Magic 2 is launching at the end of this month. Huawei’s sub-brand has already confirmed that the smartphone will be sporting a manual slider design in a bid to offer a higher screen space. The front design of the phone has been revealed, but its rear appearance still remains a mystery. A leaked render of the Honor Magic 2 that has surfaced on Weibo reveals that it will be equipped with a marvelous glass back. Moreover, it will be featuring four rear cameras.

The above image of the alleged Honor Magic 2 does appear enticing, but one should be aware of the fact that it could be fake. The render shows the smartphone in two color variants. The handset placed at the bottom is black in color whereas the other model seems to exhibit a mix of blue, turquoise and purple.

The Huawei P20 Pro that was unveiled earlier this year features a vertical triple camera unit. The third sensor is placed after a small gap from two camera sensors placed above. In the same way, the Honor Magic 2 render shows there is a space between the triple camera unit and the fourth camera sensor.

Honor is yet to launch a smartphone with triple rear cameras. Hence, the quad camera render of the Magic 2 appears too good to be true. Samsung has recently launched the Galaxy A9 (2018) as the world’s first smartphone with four rear cameras. So, there is a possibility competitor brands launching quad camera smartphones.

• Read More: Get Your Hands On Huawei’s Big-Screen Honor Note 10 Phablet For Just $539.99 On GearBest

The Honor Magic 2 is currently available on pre-orders on JD. A recent report has revealed that it will be equipped with AMOLED screen by Samsung and under display fingerprint scanner. It is also speculated to feature 3D facial scanner. It is speculated that the Magic 2 will be equipped with graphene-based battery. Like the recently released Mate 20 series of flagship phones, the Magic 2 will be also equipped with 40W fast charging technology.

Could the above renders be revealing the true design of the Magic 2? Share us your views by posting your comments below.

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The Honor Magic 2 doesn’t launch until October 31 but there is already a pre-order page that is live on the popular online store, Jingdong (JD.com).

If you are expecting to find out details about the phone from the pre-order page, you  will be disappointed. There is no info whatsoever save for a picture of the launch poster. There is a ¥9998 price on the page but we know that is just a placeholder price.

The Honor Magic 2 will come with an AMOLED display which shouldn’t be surprising since it will have an in-display fingerprint scanner. It will be powered by the Kirin 980 processor and should come with GPU Turbo 2.0. Another feature confirmed for the phone is 40W super-fast charging.

READ MORE: Official renders reveal Huawei Enjoy Max is a rebranded Honor 8X Max, may come with a more powerful SoC

The Honor Magic 2 launches October 31 and it will join the OPPO Find X as one of the phones with a slider and a screen-to-body ratio close to 100%.

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Xiaomi is yet to confirm on the launch date of the Mi MIX 3. Rumors have it that the company may announce by the end of this month. The Honor Magic 2 is also scheduled to go official by the end of this month. The key features of the smartphone have already surfaced in the recent reports. Today, industry expert Mocha RQ has also revealed some details on the Mi MIX 3 and Honor Magic 2 which corroborates with the rumors surrounding both phones.

The Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 and Honor Magic 2 smartphone that is scheduled to go official on Oct. 31 are equipped with manual slider design. According to Mocha RQ, both smartphones are equipped with sliding cameras. This probably means that the cameras of both smartphones will be placed on their slider. The Mi MIX 3 and Magic 2 will also feature AMOLED screens supplied by Samsung. Also, these phones will feature in-display fingerprint scanner.

The Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 is rumored to powered by Snapdragon 845 chipset. However, a recent report had claimed that it will be driven by yet to be announced Snapdragon 855. This rumor sounds too good to be true. On the other side, the Honor Magic 2 will be fueled by the world’s first 7nm chipset – the Kirin 980. These phones are also speculated to feature up to 8 GB of RAM. The slider design on both phones will allow them to offer nearly 100-percent screen space. The Mi MIX 3 and Honor Magic 2 are also rumored to feature 3D structured light module for 3D face scanning.

• Read More: Official renders reveal Huawei Enjoy Max is a rebranded Honor 8X Max, may come with a more powerful SoC

The arrival of the Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 may clash with Honor Magic 2. Which one of them will be a better smartphone? Share us your views by posting your comments below.

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Honor recently talked about its upcoming Honor Magic 2 smartphone which will feature a sliding mechanism. A couple of days ago, we reported that the phone will be officially launched on 31st October in China.

The company has already confirmed a few features of the smartphone. The phone will be powered by Huawei’s newly launched Kirin 980 chipset, and will feature nearly 100 percent screen-to-body ratio. It will also come with support for 40W fast charging technology.

Now, the company has released a teaser video of the Honor Magic 2, which reveals the phone’s unique design. The phone comes with a sliding mechanism, and the slider houses the front-facing camera and other sensors.

Thanks to the slider on the phone, there’s no notch on top of the display which helps to offer a higher screen-to-body ratio. While the company claims to offer nearly 100 percent screen-t0-body ratio, we’ll have to wait for the launch event to know for sure.

The teaser video also show that on the back panel, there’s a dual camera setup on the top-left position, with camera sensors stacked vertically along with an LED flash. The phone will also comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Recent reports also suggest that Honor will introduce a graphene technology, probably for heat dissipation.

Honor President Zhao Ming suggested that the phone will come with artificial intelligence-based features for making user interaction easy and to offer an enhanced user experience.

• Read More: Honor 8C images, specifications appear on VMall; Arriving as First Phone with Snapdragon 632 chipset

Previous reports indicate that the Honor Magic 2 will come with a 6-inch AMOLED display having a screen resolution of 2880 x 1440 pixels. It will pack 6GB of RAM and we are expecting a couple of storage options to choose from. The phone will be running on Android OS-based EMUI 8.2 with a few AI-based features.

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In August, during IFA 2018 in Berlin, Honor talked about its upcoming Honor Magic 2 smartphone, which will come with a bezel-less display and a mechanical slider.

Now, the Chinese company has announced a launch event in Beijing, China, on 31st October where it will officially launch the Honor Magic 2.

The company has already revealed that the phone will come with a mechanical sliding mechanism, which will house the front-facing camera and other sensors. This enables the company to offer a display without a notch, having a higher screen-to-body ratio.

Reports indicate that the Honor Magic 2 will come with a 6-inch AMOLED display having a screen resolution of 2880 x 1440 pixels. The device will be powered by the company’s own HiSilicon Kirin 980 octa-core processor, which is manufactured using the 7nm process.

It will pack 6GB of RAM and we are expecting a couple of storage options to choose from. The phone is also expected to come with an in-display fingerprint sensor instead of the traditional one. As said, the front-facing camera will be placed on a motorised slider. The phone will be running on Android OS-based EMUI 8.2 with a few AI-based features.

• Read More: Honor 8C images, specifications appear on VMall; Arriving as First Phone with Snapdragon 632 chipset

Recently, there were reports suggesting that the Honor Magic 2 will come with a graphene-based battery which is expected to have much better battery retention rate. Further, the phone is confirmed to come with a 40W Magic Charger.

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The Honor Magic 2 is shaping up to be an interesting device. When it was partly unveiled at IFA 2018, we learned the phone will come with a bezel-less display with a mechanical slider. Honor also revealed it will support 40W fast-charging technology dubbed Magic Charge. Now a new info about the phone has surfaced and might be a first for the industry.

It has been reported that Honor’s vice president, Xiong Junmin, said today that the Honor Magic 2 will feature a graphene-based technology. He also said the phone will offer more surprises when it launches.

Analysing the first part of the statement, there are a number of guesses with respect to how Honor may implement graphene – one of the new wonder materials in recent years – into its Magic 2 phone.

First, graphene-based batteries. Back in 2016, Huawei’s Watt Labs announced at the Japanese Battery Symposium that it had achieved a breakthrough in Graphene-Assisted High-Temperature Li-ion batteries.

According to the press release, Huawei said the application of Graphene-assisted heat-resistant technologies allowed their lithium-ion batteries to continue to function in a 60 °C environment which is 10 °C higher than the current limit. The technology helped with heat dissipation and helped to lower the temperature. Huawei also said li-ion batteries infused with the technology have double the battery life of ordinary Li-ion batteries.

Lab tests have shown that a graphene-infused Huawei battery will still retain more than 70% of its battery capacity after more than 2000 charge cycles at a temperature of 60 °C.

Now, the Honor Magic 2 is expected to support 40W fast charging just like OPPO’s Super VOOC technology present in the Find X Lamborghini Edition and OPPO R17 Pro. For safety reasons, it makes sense if the Honor Magic 2’s battery is infused with Graphene-assisted heat-resistant technology so as to keep the battery cool during charge.

Another way Honor might use graphene is in the overall cooling of the phone. One form or the other of cooling has been employed by smartphone manufacturers in their phones this year. The POCOPHONE F1 uses liquid-cooling via a copper pipe and the Galaxy Note9 uses a Water Carbon Cooling system which is a combination of carbon fiber and copper.

For the Honor Magic 2, we presume Honor has found a way to use graphene in the cooling system to keep the device’s temperature low when running heavy based tasks such as gaming. Research has shown that graphene is better as a cooling material than other materials currently in use. It is also cheaper and thinner which means the phone can remain thin.

READ MORE: Huawei Y9 (2019) TENAA listing points at a Honor 8X with a bigger battery and extra camera

Either of these two ways or even a combination of both may be what the Honor Magic 2 will feature which will be game-changing for the industry. Huawei is gunning for the top spot in the mobile industry and its Honor sub-brand has also set a target to be one of the top three brands by 2022. It sure looks like it is heading in the right direction.

The Honor Magic 2 is expected to launch on October 26 and will come with the new Kirin 980 chipset, an in-display fingerprint scanner, and a display with practically no bezels.

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If the latest leaked launch teaser is to be believed than the Honor Magic 2 is coming our way on October 26. The sliding design powered device is already in news from past few weeks via the means of leaks and rumors. It will be among the few devices like Oppo Find X and Vivo Nex which have the sliding camera technology embedded in them. Also, it is said to be the debut device to run on Kirin 980 processor..

As per the new leaked image of the teaser, Honor has touted the in-screen fingerprint sensor by adding a fingerprint icon on the bottom of the display in the teaser. Further, as reported earlier, it will carry a full screen display having more than 100% body-to-display ratio. On, the top we can see the slider having front camera and other sensors embedded on it. Further, Honor is said to schedule the launch date on October 26, Friday. Currently, the teaser is not revealed by any official Honor source, so we suggest to take it as a grain of salt.

Honor Magic 2 specs

Additionally, Honor Magic 2 will carry a 6-inch AMOLED display with 1440×2880 pixels of resolution, touted to carry a 100% screen-to-display ratio. It will carry a in-screen fingerprint sensor to compete with the latest trend in the market. Huawei Magic 2 should run on Kirin 980 SoC with 6GB of RAM. Further, there should be a huge improvement in the charging speed of Honor, as they have teased the 40W Magic Charger for the Honor Magic 2. It brings 15 layers of protection and can charge with upto 20-24 watts capacity. There will be a motorised sliding camera with a movable sensor on the front side of the device.

• Read More: Honor Magic 2 vs Oppo Find X: Potential Differences

If the above specs and features are true, then it will surely help Honor to get some more sales in the high-end devices category. It will ultimately improve its market share in the high-end smartphone segment. We hope Honor reveals more details about the Magic 2 in the coming days.

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The original Honor Magic was announced in December 2016 as a very innovative device powered by AI. It came with a design curved on all sides and on both the front and rear panel. After almost two years, Huawei has teased its follow-up at IFA 2018 and, from what the company showed, we can immediately understand that it will be an even more innovative device. As you could already expect, its name will be Honor Magic 2.

It will be equipped with a FullView display which will guarantee one of the highest screen-to-body ratios out there. Indeed, the new handset will have a pop-up slider just like the recently-unveiled Oppo Find X. Given the screen-to-body ratio which will be very close to 100 percent (probably there will not even be a thicker chin on the lower part), there will be no space for the front camera. That is why it will be included in the slider. In this article, you will find the major differences that there should be between this device and the Oppo Find X we all know.

• Read More: Honor Magic 2 to embrace AI features in Slider, Enters Mass Production!

Honor Magic 2 vs Oppo Find X: all the possible differences

The only reason why Honor Magic 2 is not the most innovative smartphone we have seen this year (when it comes to aesthetics) is the fact that it is very similar to the Oppo Find X. But there seems to be a first important difference between these two handsets.

While showing a prototype of the device to the public, George Zhao from Huawei manually opened the slider containing the front camera, while on the Oppo Find X it gets opened automatically. However, we do not know whether he did it because it was just an early prototype of the handset or it will only be possible to open it manually. Another possible difference: at the moment, we do not even know if the slider of the Honor Magic 2 will contain the rear cameras, even though it is speculated that they will be in there.

George Zhao has confirmed that this handset will be a flagship powered by the new Kirin 980 chipset, while the Oppo Find X boasts a Snapdragon 845 chipset by Qualcomm. These two processors are similar on the paper: both are octa-core chipsets with a max clock frequency of 2.8 GHz, but cores and GPU are different and Kirin 980 is currently the first and only SoC for mobile devices built on a 7 nm production process. Honor Magic 2 will also support the safe Magic Charge fast-charging technology working at 40W which boasts a 15-layer safety protection system and automatic identification of 3 critical parts in the charging system. Oppo Find X has the VOOC Flash Charge technology enabling 20W fast-charging at 5V / 4A.

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Yesterday, Honor launched the bezelless Honor 8X at an event in Beijing. Now, they are embracing for Honor Magic 2 which is supposed to carry 100% bezel-less display using the new slider technology. At IFA 2018, President of Honor smartphone, Zhao Ming confirmed some of the specs about the Honor Magic 2. Zhao revealed that Honor Magic 2 will carry Kirin 980 and will have Artificial Intelligence (AI) features.

As seen in the renders before and now even even confirmed by Zhao, Honor Magic 2 will carry Sliding Display with 100% bezel-less design. Honor Magic 2 is now in the mass production and soon it will be ready for launch. Further speaking, Zhao said, Honor will not only integrate Open Camera gesture for the Sliding Display, it will also be used to assign Artificial (AI) features. The president of Honor Smartphone is greatly emphasizing on Artificial Intelligence.

Further, Sliding screen will be used to achieve the 100% Bezel-less display. Honor will also transpose some features from the Honor 7i, which also features mechanical design. It is expected to carry its rotating camera with more improved technology. These features with the help of the AI will surely impress the consumers minds. As these features are not just increasing the hardware specifications, it is directly involved in the evolution of the mobile devices.

• Read More: Honor takes on the OPPO Find X with the Magic 2

Additionally, Honor Magic 2 will carry fast charging tech with support for 40 W fast charger. It will be  dubbed as  Magic Charge. It is said to be safe as it has 15-layers of safety protection.

Currently, there’s no specific date for the launch and the price is not confirmed. We expect it to launch within couple of months in China.

Honor is also developing the devices with 5G technology but they are reserved for the launch in 2019-20. For now, Honor believes that 5G technology is currently in the initial stage and it will take some time to reach the mass users. They are coming with some big surprises this year as per Zhao.

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At the Honor Play global launch presentation during IFA 2018 in Berlin, the company showcased its upcoming Magic 2 smartphone which comes with a slider design, powered by Huawei’s Kirin 980 processor.

Within minutes, Xiaomi’s president posted an image of the upcoming smartphone, which is believed to the Mi MIX 3. The phone comes with a slider mechanism design and Lin Bin promised that the device will be available for purchase by the end of October.

While the Magic 2 is more than two months away from being launched officially, the company has already showcased the smartphone to the world. When asked for a reason for such a move, Honor President George Zhao said in a private interview that the team decided to tease the phone because “a competitor copied the Magic 2’s slider design”. While Zhao has not revealed the company’s name which copied its design, but it seems like the unnamed competitor is Xioami.

From the posted image, it seems that the Mi MIX 3 also features a slide-up mechanism that needs to be operated manually by the user, similar to that of Magic 2. Apart from posting an image of the phone and revealing availability details, there’s no official confirmation regarding Xiaomi’s upcoming Mi MIX 3 smartphone. However, we are expecting the phone to come with top-end specs such as an AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 845 processor, up to 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.

The Honor Magic 2, which is a successor of the Honor Magic launched in December 2016, features a notch-less display with almost no surrounding bezels. The front-facing cameras and earpiece components have been moved to a slide-up mechanism. However, the slider mechanism is not motorized and instead, the user physically drags the phone’s display down.

• Read More: Opinion: Camera Sliders May Not Be Necessarily Better Than The Infamous Notch

Many smartphone manufacturers are now jumping into the “slider train”, launching a smartphone with some sort of sliding components that houses cameras and other sensors. First showcased by Vivo as a concept phone as Vivo Apex, the company launched first such commercial smartphone in the form of Vivo NEX. Later, Oppo, another Chinese company joined the game with Oppo Find X and now Honor and Xiaomi are also all set to launch their phones with the slide-up design.

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In the previous month, Huawei had launched the Nova 3 powered with Kirin 970 flagship SoC. Its sub-brand Honor had recently announced Honor 10 GT and Honor Note 10 smartphones with Kirin 970 SoC onboard. Various smartphone OEMs are expected to debut new flagship phones in the second half of the year. An industry insider from China with well-known track record on leaked information on forthcoming phones has shared the list of flagship smartphones that are slated to debut this year.

August

The Meizu 16 series that includes Meizu 16 and Meizu 16 Plus smartphones are expected to go official on Aug. 8. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is slated to go official on Aug. 9. The Smartisan Pro 3 and OPPO R17 are rumored to go official later in this month. The 360 N7 Pro is likely to get announced later in August or September.

September

The LG V40 ThinQ is expected to get unleashed in September. A recent report has revealed that after its unveiling in September, the company release it in the market in early October.

The 2018 iPhones will be also arriving in September. Recent reports have suggested that the two upcoming OLED iPhones may debut as iPhone 9 and iPhone 9 Plus. The company is also expected to announce LCD iPhone in September. However, a recent report has claimed that since the Cupertino company has encountered production issues with the LCD iPhone, it may hit the market by October or early November.

Last year, Xiaomi had launched the Mi MIX 2 on Sept. 11 and on the very next Apple had announced the iPhone X as its first OLED iPhone. Hence, the Mi MIX 3 is pegged to arrive in September this year. However, the leakster has claimed that there is a possibility that the smartphone may get announced in October. A recent report has revealed that it may arrive with improved design.

October

The Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones are speculated to go official either in September or October. Since the predecessor Google Pixel phones were unveiled in October, it is likely that this year also the company may follow the same launch pattern. The Nubia Z19 and Huawei Mate 20 series that includes Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are poised to get unveiled by mid-October.

November

By mid-November, OnePlus may announce the OnePlus 6T smartphone. Honor may rival it by launching the Honor V11 smartphone around the same time.

December

360 Mobiles may announce the 360 N8 flagship by mid-December. Honor may introduce the Honor Magic 2 as the successor for Honor Magic that was announced in December 2016. Vivo X22 or Xplay7 is also likely to debut by the end of this year. Could this be the first ever 10 GB RAM phone that is rumored to go official this year?

The leakster has further claimed Apple 12 that powers the forthcoming 2018 iPhones is a 7nm SoC. The 7nm Kirin 980 SoC is expected to fuel Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Honor V11 and Honor Magic 2 smartphones. Rest of the phones are speculated to feature the 10nm Snapdragon 845 SoC. However, it seems unlikely that the OPPO R17 and Vivo X22 will arrive with SD845 SoC.

Some of the other flagship phones that are not mentioned in the above list include  Nokia 9 or Nokia A1 Plus, Razer Phone 2, Sony Xperia XZ3, Xperia XZ3 Compact and XZ3 Premium. The Moto Z3 is expected to official tomorrow.

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