It has been nearly six months since the Honor Magic 2 hit the market. The phone which has a slider mechanism and six cameras comes in four variants including a 3D version. It had a starting price of ¥3799 (~$566) when it was launched but Honor has now announced a price cut for all the variants.

The starting price for the Honor Magic 2 is now ¥3499 (~$521) which gets you 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The 8GB RAM version which has the same amount of storage will sell for ¥3999 (~$596) while the 8GB RAM + 256GB version will sell for ¥4499 (~$670) instead of ¥4799 (~$715). The 3D version which launched earlier this month for ¥5799 (~$864) will now sell for ¥5499 (~$819).

The price cut is said to be for a limited time and you can grab any of the models on Vmall.com at the new prices.

The Honor Magic 2 packs a 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Hidden behind the slider is a 16MP primary camera paired with two 2MP depth sensors with an f/2.4 aperture. The back is also home to a triple camera setup – a 16MP f/1.8 primary sensor, another 16MP sensor with an f/2.2 aperture, and a 24MP sensor with a monochrome lens and an f/1.8 aperture.

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

The phone is powered by the Kirin 980 which also powers the new Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro. There is a 3,500mAh battery under the hood that supports 40W fast charging. It also has an in-display fingerprint scanner and runs Magic UI 2 based on Android 9 Pie.

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The Magic 2 was the highlight of the Honor event today and for its latest flagship, Honor has packed the phone full to the brim with tons of features.

Specs

The Magic 2 has a 6.39-inch AMOLED display with a 2340 x 1080 resolution. Honor says the phone has a 91.5% screen to body ratio. Under the display is a fingerprint scanner for unlocking and for payment.

The Kirin 980 is the chipset under the hood and it is paired with 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of storage.

The Honor Magic 2 has triple rear cameras – 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.

The phone also has a 16MP f/2.0 camera in front and two 2MP f/2.4 depth-sensing cameras. There is also an IR 3D face unlock system if you don’t want to use the in-display fingerprint scanner.

The Honor Magic 2 supports 40W fast charging which it has dubbed Magic Charge. Owners will be able to charge the phone’s  3,400mAh from empty to 50% in just 15 minutes or from empty to 85% in just 30 minutes.

The Magic 2 is the first device in the world to support dual mode wireless projection technology. It also supports wireless PC mode like the Mate 20 series. So instead of a dock like the Samsung Galaxy DeX or a USB to HDMI cable, the Magic 2 will connect to a display via Miracast and provide a desktop mode for work.

Other features of the Magic 2 include dual GPS, 1.7Gbps download speeds thanks to the Hi103WiFi chip, dual VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.0, and a USB-C connectivity.

At the heart of the Magic 2 is an 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. At the event, Honor showed a video of the YOYO assistant making a hotel reservation for its owner.

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. However, we can’t confirm if it is limited to a particular DJI drone or all its models.

The Magic 2 runs Magic UI 2.0 based on Android Pie. Honor says some of the software features of the phone will be released as a software update later.

Price and Availability

The Honor Magic 2 will be available in three color variants – Gradient Red, Gradient Blue, and Gradient Black.

The 6GB RAM + 128GB version will sell for ¥3799 (~$545), the 8GB RAM + 128GB version will retail for ¥4299 (~$616), and the 8GB RAM + 256GB version will have a ¥4799 (~$688) price tag. Pre-orders for the three variants begin tomorrow and run till November 5. The first sale is on November 6.

There is also a special 3D Bionic version with Graphene Cooling technology that has 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. It is priced at ¥5799 (~$832) and will go on sale in December.

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About a week ago, the Honor Magic 2 was seen on TENAA’s database. However, the two listings for the phone were missing images. The Chinese agency has now updated the pages with images of the device.

We already know what the phone looks like, thanks to the pictures posted online by leakers and Honor itself. Nevertheless, these TENAA images still provide a little bit of new information.

The images of the Honor Magic 2 on TENAA are of a white variant – which we are seeing for the first time though we advise you not to raise your hopes of getting one as Honor may not release this variant.

The Magic 2 is covered in glass on both sides. The rear is home to three cameras – two of which share the same housing with the LED flash while a third sits separately below. The words “AI CAMERA” are also inscribed below the camera setup.

A picture of the phone slid open shows the inner part of the phone is black too. Images of the sides also show the cameras have a bump. The physical buttons are on the right and the SIM tray, which is painted blue, is on the left. The Magic 2 is a bit thinner than the Mi MIX 3 even though it has a larger battery capacity but is slightly wider than the Xiaomi flagship.

READ MORE: EMUI 9 update brings GPU Turbo 2.0 to Honor 10, Play & V10

The Honor Magic 2 will be unveiled later today at an event in China alongside a new tablet, the Honor FlyPods wireless earbuds, and the Honor Watch.

(Sources: 1, 2 | Via)

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The Honor Magic 2 launches next week but you don’t have to wait that long to know what its specs are. Two variants of the phone have popped up on TENAA baring it all and believe us when we say the Magic 2 is packed!

The two variants are the Honor TNY-AL00 and the Honor TNY-TL00. The differences between both phones are the memory and storage configuration.

The Honor Magic 2 packs a 6.39-inch AMOLED screen with a 2340 x 1080. Unfortunately, TENAA hasn’t provided any images yet. Powering the phone is a 2.6GHz octa-core processor which we already know is the Kirin 980. The TNY-TL00 model has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage while the TNY-AL00 model comes in two variants – one has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage and the other has 8GB of RAM and a 256GB ROM.

The Magic 2 goes the way of the Mate 20 series and packs triple rear cameras. They aren’t LEICA branded but they are higher than that of the Mate 20. So you get a 16MP + 24MP + 16MP combo. Honor doesn’t stop there. The phone also has triple front-facing cameras, the first for a mobile phone – bringing the number of cameras on this phone to 6 in total.

#HonorMagic2
The screen size seems to be 6.39 not 6.9 .

3.TENAA

6.39-inch 2340*1080 AMOLED
body 157.32 × 75.13 × 8.3mm
weight 206g
Kirin 980
3400mAh
40W
front 16MP + two3D TOF lens
Back 16MP+24MP+16MP
(Better than P20 but not P20Pro)

4.#HonorMagic2 vs Mix 3

From – MTX pic.twitter.com/BMQHt9NfCs

— Huawei Club (@ClubHuawei) October 22, 2018

The front cameras are a 16MP sensor paired with a 20MP sensor and a 2MP sensor. A tweet by Huawei Club says the last two cameras are 3D TOF (Time of Flight) lens. Based on what we know about ToF technology, we know it can be used for 3D face mapping for face unlock, gesture control, AR, and Mixed Reality gaming.

TENAA confirms the phone has an in-display fingerprint scanner but won’t have an audio jack as it mentions a 3.5mm audio adapter. It will run Android 9 Pie out of the box and pack a 3,400mAh battery. We already know it will have support for 40W fast charging but we have no confirmation about support for wireless charging.

READ MORE: Honor Watch to launch on October 31, possibly a cheaper variant of the Huawei Watch GT

The Honor Magic 2 will weigh 206 grams and measure 157.32 x 75.13 x 8.3 millimeters. It will come in only black according to TENAA but live photos have shown there will be blue and red variants.

(Sources: 1, 2, 3)

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The Honor Magic 2 has been confirmed to launch on October 31, the same day as the launch of the Nubia X. The Magic 2 will come with a bunch of interesting features including a slide design. Honor‘s president took to Weibo to confirm some of these features.

According to Mr. Zhao George, the Honor Magic 2 flagship will have a Kirin 980 processor at its heart, nearly 100% screen-to-body ratio, and 40W super-fast charging technology. The  Weibo post also asks what new technology we think it will have. To answer his question, there are rumors the Honor Magic 2 will make use of graphene in one way or the other.

There are speculations the phone’s battery contains graphene which allows it to function properly at high temperatures and also increases the battery life by 100% compared to Li-ion batteries. Yet others have said the Honor Magic 2 will have a graphene heat-pipe for cooling instead of copper or carbon fiber as seen in some other phones. Nevertheless, we will have to wait a few more weeks to find out which of these claims is true.

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The Honor Magic 2 has also been confirmed to have an AMOLED display and in-display fingerprint scanner. Images of the device shared by Honor executives have also revealed the phone will have a mechanical slider.

(Source, Via)

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The Honor Magic was released by Huawei’s sub-brand back in 2016. News of a successor has been making rounds for more than a year but nothing concrete has surfaced until today. The Honor Magic 2 is indeed coming and Honor confirmed it at its IFA event today. What’s more exciting is, we even got to see a prototype and learn some of its specs.

The Honor Magic 2 will come with a FullView display. This display sports no notches and reduced bezels. It’s just screen and nothing more which gives it a design similar to that of the OPPO Find X and the Vivo NEX. So where is the front camera? It slides out just like the Find X’.

Yes, the Magic 2 will also have a slide-out camera(s) (we are not sure if the rear cameras also slide out as there is no image of the back of the device). However, the Magic 2 doesn’t have a motorized slider like the Find X. The prototype Honor’s CEO was holding during the event was manually operated.

While the specs are still kept a secret, Honor did confirm the Magic 2 will come with the yet-to-be-announced Kirin 980 chipset. This is good news as the Honor Magic launched with a Kirin 950 even though the Kirin 960 was already available.

Apart from sporting Huawei’s latest chipset, the Magic 2 will also support 40W fast charge which Honor has dubbed Magic Charge. Magic Charge is said to be safe as it has 15-layers of safety protection.

READ MORE: Honor 8X Max official images, specifications appear on VMall

There is no info as to the specific release date of the Honor Magic 2 yet but we presume Honor will announce it in December like its predecessor. It should most likely first launch in China before heading out to other countries.

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