Honor is rolling out a new system update for the Honor Magic 4 and Honor Magic 5 series of smartphones in China. The latest software update for the handsets brings along several quality-of-life features.

Additionally, the new firmware build bumps up the security patch level. Despite being almost similar, this update arrives with different build numbers for both lineups.

According to ITHome, the new software update for Honor flagship smartphones comes with the following build numbers.

• Honor Magic 4 Series – MagicOS 7.0.0.170
• Honor Magic 5 Series – MagicOS 7.1.0.183

These firmware builds weigh 803MB and 579MB, respectively.

The official changelog mentions six important things included with this update. First and foremost, the update increases the security patch level to November 2023.

Further, the update introduces  ‘Pure Status Bar’. This mode only shows time, WiFi, network, and battery level.

Then, the update adds YOYO suggestion switch and automatic brightness button in the Control Center. It also enables double-clicking the volume down button in the locked state to turn on/off the flashlight.

Floating window feature adds support for more applications. Finally, the Gallery app gets custom album cover and password lock functions for hidden albums.

Like any other OTA system update, this one too is being rolled out in batches. Therefore, some users may receive it earlier while others might have to wait.

We are not sure if and when these features will be available outside mainland China. They will likely reach in some capacity in the near future.

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Honor has recently released an exciting MagicOS system update, version 7.1.0.162 (C00E128R6P5), for its popular Magic5 series phones. The update introduces some noteworthy features and optimizations that enhance the user experience.

What’s new in this update?

One of the key additions is the Mini Window mode, which allows users to access certain apps in a compact floating window. This can be activated by swiping up from the bottom or dragging the top handle of the floating window to the upper left or right corner of the screen. To enable this feature, users can navigate to “Settings > Accessibility > Smart Multi-Window > Mini Window.”

Another improvement is the switch for WeChat video beauty during calls. Now, users can easily toggle the beauty effect on or off by swiping down the notification bar.

The update also brings enhancements to the camera’s photo-taking effects for specific scenarios, as well as improvements to the display effects of the Control Center in certain situations. The audio playback effects have been boosted for better performance, and the multitasking swipe experience has been optimized to provide a smoother experience.

Honor Magic5 series specs overview

HONOR Magic5 series has three models: Honor Magic5, Honor Magic5 Pro, and Honor Magic5 Ultimate Edition. Honor Magic5 features a 6.73-inch FHD+ display while the Pro and Ultimate feature a 6.81-inch FHD+ quad-curved OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. All three models are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset with Adreno 740 GPU.

The Magic5 Pro boasts a 50MP quad-camera setup and a 12MP front camera with 3D depth support. It also features IP68 water and dust resistance and has a 5100mAh battery with 66W wired and 50W wireless Honor SuperCharge support.

The Magic5 Ultimate Edition, on the other hand, comes with a nano-ceramic curved glass on the front for enhanced drop resistance. The Ultimate Edition has a leather back, a larger 5450mAh battery, and supports 66W wired and 50W wireless Honor SuperCharge.

All three models run on Magic UI 7.1 based on Android 13 and support 5G connectivity, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and NFC. The Magic5 Pro and Ultimate Edition are equipped with a self-developed C1 RF enhancement chip for improved mobile reception and Wi-Fi speeds.

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The Honor Magic 5 Ultimate, the best Honor flagship by far, is only officially available in China now. So the phone in my hand is a China variant, which means the software is slightly different from the other Honor phones you can buy outside China. There’s no Google service by far on the Honor Magic 5 Ultimate. On the other hand, it’s a device coming from an ex-Huawei brand. So apart from the Honor account, you can also log in to your Huawei ID on the phone to access Cloud features.

Except for the brand-new luxury design, the Ultimate model has nothing else different from the Magic 5 Pro (China variant). So if you are attracted by Ultimate’s premium hardware suite and impressive camera kit, the global version of Magic 5 Pro with full Google service ready is a great alternative.

Design

But if you are running to its unique design, then unfortunately you will only take the fact that it doesn’t work with Google. The Magic 5 Ultimate is the most stylish premium phone that I’ve ever seen this year. I quite appreciate the design details it retains on the back cover, which not just offers a stylish and recognizable design but also greatly boosts the grip.

The leather-like pattern looks impressive, retaining elegant lines and dimensionality below the camera module.

Starting with the Magic 4 Ultimate, the series’ camera module is no longer the same round design, but an octagonal curved glass design with a triple-lens structure.

And it’s worth noting that, compared to the Magic 4 Ultimate’s weight of 242g, the 5 cut the weight down to 217g, while the body thickness also got reduced from 9mm to 8.7mm. So it’s pretty obvious that the magic 5 Ultimate is not that bulky and it feels much better than its predecessor. More surprisingly, the battery is instead not reduced by the smaller size but got enlarged to a capacity of 5450mAh.

Display

Turn it over and we can see the front face is quite stunning: A 6.81-inch LTPO OLED curved screen with super narrow bezels. The pill-shaped cutout at the top-left corner is the 12MP selfie camera and ToF 3D system for face scanning.

The edges of the display for the Magic 5 Ultimate are not that curved, so visually it’s great. No edge is too distorted and the grip is fine, but it’s not so satisfying if you add a case.

The display has a high resolution of 460ppi density, 120Hz dynamic refresh rate, a 10-bit color depth with HDR10+ support. So it looks no less than other premium phones.

Almost all the 2023 flagship phones improved their high-frequency PWM dimming to 1920Hz or above. The Magic 5 Ultimate is no exception. And honor even boosts it up to 2160Hz. My eyes are actually sensitive to the flicker issue, so I couldn’t really stare for long at a display that didn’t fix the flicker issue. But fortunately, I didn’t suffer that under low lighting on the Magic 5 Ultimate. It seems that the PWM dimming works.

Honor has excellent HDR content management that is similar to Huawei. Even when you play the HDR content in a window mode, the phone can correctly display the high brightness and vibrant colors required for HDR separately from the rest of the display.

The manual brightness of the display is good, reaching about 750nit. The full-screen adaptive maximum brightness in strong light and for HDR both reach over 1200nits, while the figure will rise up to 1600nits with a 10% HDR window. That’s almost the best level for android.

The phone is equipped with stereo speakers. You can check out how it sounds in our review video.

Camera setups & samples

Main Cam

The Magic 5 Ultimate comes with a triple-lens setup. Let’s first focus on the main camera, which features a nearly 1-inch sensor. Although it’s not the largest sensor size yet, I’m quite satisfied with the photos it took from the main camera. The colors are rich, the bokeh effect is great, and there’s good detail across the brightness and shadow. The experience is so good that as long as you open the camera and press the shutter, it feels like it would definitely give you a great photo no matter when or where you are. Even in a very dark situation, it can control the dynamic range and exposure just right, and won’t feel like the night photo was taken in the daytime.

When you zoom in with the main camera, Magic 5 Ultimate also automatically switches to high-resolution mode to do the cropping. The benefit is that the sharpness will be improved to some extent. This feature will automatically activate when you zoom in to 2x, and you can clearly see the difference between the two photos. Since pixel binning is not available in high pixel mode, its exposure and dynamic range are always significantly improved in low light conditions.

Ultra-wide lens

The physical focal length of the ultra-wide-angle camera reaches 13mm, and the field of view will be a bit wider than the wide-angle lenses of other phones. So the image-quality degradation of the corners is also a problem that needs to be solved by HONOR.

Not only is there the problem of reduced sharpness, but obviously it comes with fringing issues. And here the red flowers also show an oversaturated problem. On the other hand, the wide-angle lens has many of the same advantages as the main camera, such as excellent dynamic range and exposure control. But the poor image quality at the corners and the difficulty in framing with too wide a field of view make me rarely use it in my daily shooting.

The wide-angle camera supports autofocus, so you can also use it as a macro lens. The image quality will be much better than those 2MP macro cameras.

3.5X Telephoto lens

This 3.5x telephoto lens inherits the excellent algorithm from previous HONOR phones, and the AI to increase the image detail allows the Magic 5 Ultimate to take great-looking photos up to 10x. It far exceeds our imagination that a 3.5x optical telephoto can produce such sharp 10x photos. It’s really great, but sometimes this telephoto lens lost its temper. The picture might get exposed too much and the image could look a bit under-contrasted. When I manually lower the exposure, the AI feature for increasing sharpness disappears and the photo becomes blurry. The colors are also not as vibrant as the primary camera.

In night mode, the 3.5X shooting is easier to have stable handheld capture.

And the night mode is also available for the 10x shooting and sometimes it worked, while sometimes it didn’t. The normal mode could even shoot better images with less noise.  

Anyway, this telephoto camera is good all around, but not very stable. You need to put up with it when it misbehaves, and hope Honor can fix it well with the software update in the near future.

Video shooting

In terms of video, the good news is that all three lenses support 4k 30fps shooting and support switching lenses in the recording. The main camera and telephoto are even better, with the ability to switch lenses freely in 4k 60fps shooting. The bad news is that there is no 8k recording. And the 4k clips shot on the wide-angle camera are not as sharp as what we shot on the main camera.

Performance & Gaming

As for performance, I’m not gonna talk much about it since we’ve covered a lot about the Snapdragon 8 Gen2 chipset, which is Qualcomm’s most powerful mobile chipset launched in the past few years. Everything looks great on those phones powered by the 8Gen2. No exception for the Magic 5 Pro. And the Magic OS based on Android 13 is surprisingly smooth and responsive. So you don’t need to worry about the phone’s performance at all. For smooth gaming, the new Magic Ultimate has a unique graphics chip to enhance the framerate in games like Genshin Impact. So on the Magic 5 Pro, you could smoothly play Genshin Impact at a boosted framerate of 90fps. 

Software

So one of the biggest problems of the China variant is the inability to use Google services. For app searching and installation, in addition to the Honor app store, you can still have third-party options like ApkPure and ApkMirror. But if you rely too much on Google services and cannot take it, just think carefully before buying the Magic 5 Ultimate’s China version.

Battery & Charge

Its battery life is another surprise. It’s one of the premium phones with the longest battery life we have ever reviewed. More importantly, it doesn’t get too bulky as a smartphone. It’s almost at the same level as the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. The charging is not as impressive as the battery life, but it still supports 66W wired and 50W wireless charging. A full charge with the included charger took about 53 mins. 

Verdict

So that’s all about the Magic 5 Ultimate. As a premium phone, its battery and display are definitely at the top of all models in the market. And the camera experience it prides itself on is still a satisfying additional value. And what we didn’t mention is that all the features are wrapped into the stylish body with IP68-rated water and dust resistance.

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Honor Magic 5 Ultimate, the latest smartphone from Honour is now available for purchase on Giztop. The flagship phone which comes in orange and black color variants can be bought for $1299. 

Honor Magic 5 Ultimate features a 6.81-inch quad-curved HDR10+ OLED display with 1312 x 2848 p resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The display comes with a glass / ceramic coating for protection. Powered by the latest Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) processor, the phone features 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB internal storage. 

Honor Magic 5 Ultimate comes with triple rear cameras with a 50MP (wide) primary sensor and 50MP (periscope telephoto) + 50MP (ultrawide) secondary sensors. For your selfies, you have a 12MP (ultrawide) lens with a TOF 3D depth sensor in the front. 

The smartphone is fueled with a 5450mAh battery and supports 66W wired, 50W wireless, 5W reverse wired and reverse wireless charging. It runs on the latest Android 13 OS-based Magic UI 7.1 and comes with an under display, ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, and Face ID recognition. Other interesting features include USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2, Ultra Wideband (UWB) support, Bluetooth v5.2, NFC, Infrared, and more. 

YOu can now buy Honor Magic 5 Ultimate for $1299 on Giztop. Please note that this phone is a Chinese edition, and doesn’t support Google Mobile Service or the Google Play store. 

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Honor has finally revealed the launch date for its next generation of flagship smartphones. The company officially teased the launch of the Magic 5 series, with the announcement set for the first week of March. So let’s have a look.

In the latest teaser image poster, the Chinese smartphone maker confirmed that the Magic 5 series will be officially launched on the 6th of March 2023. The announcement will begin at 14:30 hours CST (China Standard Time). The Magic 5 lineup will consist of multiple models, and we can expect the release of the Magic 5, Magic 5 Pro, and the Magic 5 Ultimate. For those unaware, the Magic series of smartphones will be the flagship grade handsets from the brand.

The series is equipped with top notch specs and features like Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The Magic 5 is expected to be powered by a large 5,000mAh battery pack that supports 66W fast charging, while the Magic 5 Pro and Ultimate variant will offer an impressive 100W fast charging on a slightly smaller 4,800mAh battery pack. The new smartphones will also run on Android 13 OS based Magic UI 7.0 custom skin.

The Honor Magic 5 and Magic 5 Pro will feature a triple camera setup on the rear, while the Magic 5 Ultimate will house a quad camera module. Meanwhile, the entire lineup will house a 13 megapixel selfie camera on the front. So stick around for more as we will be offering more updates and even covering the launch event that’s set for next week.

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Magic 5 Pro is the higher-end model of the Magic 5 series unveiled by Honor today at the MWC 2023, which is being held in Barcelona, Spain. The smartphone comes with various noteworthy specifications. For one, it packs a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC under the hood. There’s also a serious camera system that includes three 50MP sensors. Let’s have a closer look at the details.

Design

Before we lay down the specs, let’s talk a bit about the design of the Magic 5 Pro. It arrives with a circular camera module in the center of the back— a design similar to last year’s lineup. The handset’s chassis is made using a combination of metal and glass and is claimed to be quite durable. It has a curved display on the front with a pill-shaped cutout in the top left corner.

Specifications

As the brand’s premium flagship, the phone packs cutting-edge hardware. It features a 6.81-inch OLED LPTO display with a refresh rate of 1Hz to 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM dimming, and a touch sampling rate of 480Hz. The panel carries HDR10+ support and a maximum brightness of up to 1100 nits.

The Honor Magic 5 Pro boasts Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, coupled with LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.0 storage. The handset is fueled by a 5,100mAh battery and supports 66W wired and 50W wireless charging.

The photography department of the phone is packed with exciting sensors. The Magic 5 Pro gets a primary 50MP primary camera with OIS support. The main sensor is accompanied by a 50MP telephoto camera with 3.5x optical zoom and a 50MP ultrawide camera. The smartphone features a 12MP ultrawide cam and a 3D depth sensor on the front. Additionally, the phones will operate on Magic UI 7.0, which is based on the Android 13 operating system. It packs a under-display fingerprint sensor and is IP68 rated.

Price

The Honor Magic 5 Pro will be offered in multiple colors, cyan, black, orange, and more. The company may have fancier names for these colors. The handset will likely be offered in sole 12GB RAM and 512GB storage configuration, which will be priced at EUR 1,199 (roughly USD 1,267). Currently, the availability and sale date of the handset has not been announced.

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Honor has confirmed that it will be hosting the launch of new devices at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2023 scheduled to commence on February 27. At this event, the brand will be launching the Honor Magic 5 series and Honor Magic Vs.

The Honor Magic 5 series will consist of three models – Honor Magic 5, Honor Magic 5 Pro, and Honor Magic 5 Ultimate. The Magic 5, 5 Pro, and 5 Ultimate will be flagship-grade devices with the latest and greatest tech, including the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Let’s take a detailed look at what these devices will offer.

Design & display

Design-wise, the Magic 5 series will retain its signature circular camera module in the center, and there will be three camera cutouts on it in a triangle alignment. The Magic 5 and Magic 5 Pro will have a metal-glass combination chassis, while the Ultimate Edition will be constructed from nano-ceramic. The Pro and Ultimate models are said to have a curved display with a pill-shaped cutout in the top left corner. This cutout will hold dual cameras.

The leaked information suggests that the Magic 5 Pro and Magic 5 Ultimate Edition will feature a 6.81-inch OLED LPTO display with various capabilities, including a refresh rate of 1Hz to 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM dimming, a touch sampling rate of 480Hz, HDR10+ support, and a maximum brightness of up to 1100nits. The Vanilla Magic 5 model is said to have a 6.78-inch OLED LTPO display.

Performance

The Magic 5 series will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and equipped with LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.0 storage. The Magic 5 will have a 5,000mAh battery with 66W charging capability, while the other two models will have a 4,800mAh battery and support faster charging speeds, with 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging available. The series will also be compatible with the 40W UFCS charging standard. Additionally, these phones will operate on Magic UI 7.0, which is based on the Android 13 operating system.

All three phones in the Magic 5 series will feature an under-display fingerprint scanner, with the Magic 5 supporting 2D face unlock and the other models offering 3D facial recognition. The series will also include a range of other features, such as 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, USB 3.1, Dolby-powered dual speakers, an X-axis linear motor, and USB 3.1. The Pro and Ultimate models will offer IP68 protection against water and dust, whereas the Magic 5 will have an IP54-rated chassis.

Camera

The upcoming Honor Magic 5 series will feature a 13-megapixel Sony IMX688 front-facing camera. The rear camera setup of the Magic 5 will consist of a Sony IMX800 primary camera, an OmniVision OV64B lens, and a Sony IMX758 lens. Meanwhile, the Magic 5 Pro’s rear camera setup will include a Sony IMX878 with OIS support as the primary camera, an OmniVision OV64B lens, and a Sony IMX516 camera. The Ultimate Edition will feature a Sony IMX989 with OIS support as its primary camera, along with a Sony IMX758 lens, a Sony IMX516 sensor, and another OIS-enabled Sony camera. Additionally, all three devices will come equipped with a ToF lens and a flicker sensor.

Pricing

Leaked information states that the Honor Magic 5 variants with 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage, 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage, and 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage will be priced at 4,999 Yuan (~$696), 5,399 Yuan (~$751), and 6,199 Yuan (~$862). The Pro model is also expected to arrive in the same variants priced at 5,999 Yuan (~$835), 6,399 Yuan (~$891), and 7,199 Yuan (~$1,000). The Honor Magic 5 Ultimate Edition will only come in a single 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage configuration, priced at 7,999 Yuan (~$1,113). To find out how to watch the launch event, you can check out this article.

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After a long while, we are going to have multiple smartphone launches, courtesy of Mobile World Congress 2023. At least four brands are expected to debut multiple new phones.

Unfortunately, most of these handsets are merely making their way to the global markets as they had already gone official in China. Either way, they are new products for most parts of the world.

The announcement of these phones will begin coming Sunday and will last until Wednesday. With that out of the way, let’s take a quick look at the devices that are scheduled to be unveiled in the next few days.

Upcoming Smartphones Next Week

Xiaomi 13 Series

Xiaomi has scheduled to launch the Xiaomi 13 series for global markets on February 26. The event will begin at 4 PM GMT+1. It will be live-streamed on YouTube.

The lineup is expected to include three models, namely Xiaomi 13, Xiaomi 13 Pro, and Xiaomi 13 Lite. The former two are the same as the ones sold in China. Whereas, the lite variant is actually a rebranded Xiaomi Civi 2 from September.

The regular and pro phones will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, while the lite will house a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC. The former two will even arrive with Leica-tuned cameras.

The Xiaomi 13, 13 Pro, and 13 Lite are tipped to cost around €999, €1,299, and €499, respectively.

Honor Magic 5 Series and Honor Magic Vs

Honor has planned its event for February 27 at 1:30 PM CET. The brand has confirmed to debut the Honor Magic 5 series and Honor Magic Vs at this conference.

Unlike most handsets, not much is known about the Magic 5 series. The lineup is said to include four devices, such as Honor Magic 5, Honor Magic 5 Pro, Honor Magic 5 Ultimate, and Honor Magic 5 Lite. The first three phones are expected to house a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, while the last one is said to be powered by a Snapdragon 695 SoC.

On the other hand, the Honor Magic Vs foldable smartphone had already gone official in China in late November. Everything is known about this product.

Realme GT 3

The Relame GT 3 is set to launch in global markets on February 28. The event will start at 4 PM UTC+1 and will be live-streamed on YouTube.

The GT 3 for international markets is nothing but rebranded Realme GT Neo 5 from China. The handset will be available in 150W and 240W charging variants.

The highlights of the device will include a 6.74-inch 10-bit 144Hz AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chip, a 50MP Sony IMX890 primary camera, dual stereo speakers, an in-screen fingerprint sensor, infrared sensor, and more.

Vivo V27 Series

The Vivo V27 series will be debuting in India on March 1. It will be announced in a live stream that will start at 12 PM IST.

The lineup will consist of three smartphones, namely Vivo V27, Vivo V27 Pro, and Vivo V27e. These handsets are rebranded versions of the Vivo S16 series sold in China with a few differences.

Like its predecessors, the Vivo V27 series is all about design and selfie cameras. However, unlike the previous models, the upcoming devices will also come with flagship-killer chipsets, such as MediaTek Dimensity 8200 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 870.

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Honor is ready to launch the Magic 5 series in the international market during MWC Barcelona scheduled on February 27. The flagship series is expected to include four smartphones— the Magic 5, Magic 5 Pro, Magic 5 Ultimate, and the Magic 5 Lite. Ahead of the former debut, the Pro and Ultimate models have bagged China’s 3C certification. Here are the details.

Honor Magic 5 Pro and Magic 5 Pro Ultimate have received China’s compulsory 3C certification with the model numbers PGT-AN10 and PGT-AN20. The authority reveals the two flagships will support the HW-110600C00 charger with Honor SuperCharge at 66W.

While 66W charging cannot be called slow, it’s still not on par with what other Chinese flagships offer. Even the last year’s Magic 4 Pro model came with 100W charging support. Notably, Realme recently introduced a smartphone with extreme 240W charging.

Previous reports suggest the Magic 5 Pro and 5 Ultimate will be equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, paired with LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 5.0 storage. The Magic 5 Pro could feature a triple camera unit on the back with a Sony IMX878 sensor with OIS support as the primary camera, an OmniVision OV64B lens, and a Sony IMX516 camera.

The Magic 5 Ultimate could feature a 50MP Sony IMX989 sensor with OIS support, a Sony IMX758 lens, a Sony IMX516 sensor, and another OIS-enabled Sony camera. Both smartphones are said to have a ToF lens and a flicker sensor.

Both Honor smartphones could have a 6.8-inch OLED LPTO panel with a 1Hz–120Hz refresh rate, 2160Hz PWM dimming, 480Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, and up to 1100 units of brightness.

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