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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Honor is scheduled to have an extended launch of several products on August 12. This has seen the release of several official teasers and specs sheet for some of these devices, as the company ups the tempo leading to the event. We expect to see more of these teasers and new details ahead of the scheduled August 12 event.

The Honor Magic 3 is one of the devices primed for launch on August 12, and Honor has released an announcement via Weibo that it is partnering with proprietary camera solutions provider IMAX Corporation in conjunction with DTS.

The partnership is to offer superior video and audio experiences for smartphones via IMAX Enhanced. The new arrangement will see the Honor Magic 3 having the IMAX Enhanced audio and video experience. IMAX Enhanced brings the IMAX capabilities to consumers via TVs and projectors previously. It supports 4K HDR videos with DTS audio on HDR10+ displays. Honor says the Magic 3 will be the first smartphone to have the IMAX Enhanced feature offering an expanded aspect ratio and immersive sound.

The Weibo page also showed a circular camera set up looking like a film reel. This could indicate the circular cam design for the Honor Magic 3. The Honor Magic 3 is powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ chipset, which could provide an indication of an increasing partnership between Honor and chipmaker Qualcomm.

Speculation surrounding the price of the Honor Magic 3 indicates that it could be sold at 4,000 Yuan (~$616), although we expect official pricing information and global availability details before the launch event proper. We also expect the unveiling of a few more devices from the Magic 3 series on August 12.

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Honor Magic 3 series of smartphones is all set to launch on Aug. 12 in China. Ahead of the launch, the purported Magic 3 series phone with model number ELZ-AN10 has paid visit to the Geekbench benchmarking site. The listing has revealed that the key specs of the phone.

The Honor ELZ-AN10 has scored 3556 and 10257 points in the single-core and multi-core tests of Geekbench, respectively. The base frequency of the chipset is mentioned as 1.80GHz. However, its source code reveals that its prime core can score up to 3.00GHz. The source code has also revealed that it is equipped with Adreno 660 GPU.

These clues suggest that the ELZ-AN10 smartphone is driven by the all-new Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset. The Geekbench has further revealed that the Magic 3 Pro is equipped with 8 GB of RAM and Android 11 OS.

#HONORMagic3Series pic.twitter.com/4x2TdNNOPw

— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) August 2, 2021

Reliable tipster Teme recently released a render of the Honor Magic 3 series. It revealed that the device is equipped with a waterfall curved display with a pill-shaped cutout. The rear view of the phone shows that it has a round-shaped camera module that seems to house as many as five cameras and an LED flash. The penta-lens setup reportedly includes three 64-megapixel cameras, a 50-megapixel main camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.

Rumors have it that the Magic 3 will feature a 6.76-inch display that delivers 2272 x 1344 pixels resolution, up to 12 GB of RAM, a quad-camera setup and 66W rapid charging. The Magic 3 Pro may come with a 1228p high-resolution display. It may arrive with support for 50W wireless charging and 100W wired charging.

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On June 16, Honor announced the Honor 50, Honor 50 Pro, and Honor 50 SE smartphones in China. The rumored Honor 50 Pro+ with Snapdragon 888 was not announced at the event, which suggests that such a device may not exist. Honor has confirmed that it will be launching the Snapdragon 888 powered Magic 3 series in Q3. Fresh information reveals that the company could be also launching a phone powered by the upcoming Snapdragon 888 mobile platform.

It can be said based on a tweet by reliable tipster Teme that Honor may have struck deal with Qualcomm for the SM8350 Pro chip, which is expected to debut as the Snapdragon 888 Pro. The tipster has claimed that the chip would remain rare as one has bought it except Honor.

it seems at least now that the SM8350 Pro would remain rare, just no one has bought it except Honor pic.twitter.com/5sUAQrCn1V

— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) June 18, 2021

The tipster claimed through another tweet that the Magic 3 has a unique design, SD888 Pro chip, and it may offer the best photography experience. Unfortunately, there is no information on the specs of the device.

At the unveiling event of the Honor 50 series, Honor CEO Zhao Ming confirmed that the brand will continue to launch the Magic, numbered, X, and Play series of smartphones. The Magic line will include flagship models, whereas the numbered series will have mid-range phones. The X and Play series will have budget-friendly phones.

Ming also revealed that the Magic 3 lineup featuring the Snapdragon 888 will debut in Q3 this year. Recently, a tipster claimed that the Magic 3 will be equipped with the SM8350 Pro chip.

It is still unconfirmed whether the chip will debut as Snapdragon 888+ or 888 Pro. It is speculated to arrive as an overclocked edition of the SD888 chip featuring the new 3.0GHz X1 super core processor. The rumor mill is yet to spill information about the Magic 3 series.

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