On Aug. 12, Honor announced the Magic3, Magic3 Pro, and Magic3 Pro+ flagship smartphones in China. The trio debuted with Snapdragon 888 Plus and topnotch cameras. The company started receiving the pre-orders of the Magic3 series soon after its launch. As scheduled, all three phones are available for purchase in the home market starting from today.

Honor Magic3 series pricing

The Honor Magic3 with 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage is priced at 4,599 Yuan (~$707). Its 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage model costs 4,999 Yuan (~$769). The Magic 3 Pro’s variants such as 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage and 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage are priced at 5,799 Yuan (~$892) and 6,799 Yuan (~$1,045), respectively. Lastly, the Magic 3 Pro (also known as Magic 3 Pro Ultimate Edition) with 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage costs 7,999 Yuan (~$1,230).

These Chinese edition phones are also available for purchase through Giztop. At the launch, the company will be soon confirming the global launch of the Magic3 series.

Honor Magic3 series specifications

The Magic3 and Magic3 Pro feature a 6.67-inch OLED curved edge FHD+ display that offers a 120Hz refresh rate. It has a 13-megapixel main selfie camera coupled with a ToF depth sensor for facial recognition. The Magic3 Pro a 50-megapixel (main) + a 64-megapixel (monochrome) + 64-megapixel (telephoto) + a 13-megapixel (ultrawide) quad-camera unit. The Magic3 has a triple camera setup, which borrows the main, ultrawide, and monochrome lenses available on the Pro model.

The Magic3 Pro+ camera setup includes a 50-megapixel camera, a 64-megapixel telephoto lens with OIS, a 64-megapixel monochrome lens, and a 64-megapixel ultrawide lens. It features the same display and front camera setup as the other Magic3 phones.

The Magic3 series is powered by the Snapdragon 888+ mobile platform, LPDDR5 RAM, and UFS 3.1 storage. The Magic3 has a 4,300mAh battery, whereas the other two have a 4,600mAh battery. The Magic3 trio offers other features like an in-screen fingerprint scanner and 66W fast charge support. It comes preinstalled with Magic UI-based Android 11, which lacks support for Google apps and services.

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Yesterday, Honor announced the much-awaited Honor Magic 3 series of flagship phones such as Magic 3, Magic 3 Pro, and Magic 3 Pro+. It was widely reported that the Magic 3 models will receive only one major OS update. Fresh information reveals that Honor CEO George Zhao has confirmed to Android Authority that these phones will receive at least two Android OS upgrades.

The Magic 3 series will come preinstalled with Android 11 OS and Magic UI 5.0. It will also offer Google Mobile Services, which will give access to Play Store and other Google apps. The company is yet to reveal the global availability of the Magic 3 series.

Several reports had claimed that the Magic 3 series will come equipped with an under-display selfie camera. However, none of the Magic 3 models have the next-generation selfie camera tech. After the Magic 3 launch event, Zhao claimed that light transmittance during selfies and video calls is the biggest challenge with the under-screen camera technology. In its research, the company found that many image effects are unacceptable in some blacklight situations. Hence, it decided to not include the under-display camera on the Magic 3 series after a thorough evaluation.

In related news, Zhao said that Honor has resumed business in more than 50 countries across the world and the company will focus on recovering its business in the overseas market this year. The Honor 50 series that debuted a few months back in China will be available in more than 3 countries, and it will be launching more products in the global markets in the future. He also confirmed that the Honor phones arriving in the overseas markets will feature Google Mobile Services.

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