Honor continues to renew its Android smartphone portfolio after presenting its high-end Android smartphone portfolio: while the Honor 200, Honor 200 Pro and Honor 200 Lite form the manufacturer’s main series, the Magic goes a step further. The Honor Magic 6 was revealed at the beginning of the year and now the family is expanding two new foldables.

On the one hand, there is the Honor Magic V3, the direct successor of the Honor Magic V2, which we found excellent in terms of design, and the new Honor Magic VS3, a more affordable foldable model. This does not make it less interesting because, as we will see below, The hardware promises a lot: these are its technical specifications.

Honor Magic VS3 technical page

Power, memory and good displays for Honor’s “cheap” foldable phone

Honor continues a seamless design on the new Magic VS3, but the camera module now looks more prominent with two sensors at the top and bottom, again framed in a rectangular frame. Otherwise, few aesthetic changesswirls and signature screen printing in the same place.

At a technical level, Honor has chosen to replace the Qualcomm chip of the previous generation: from the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 we went to the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 of last year, which continues to perform like a champion today. It is accompanied by various amounts of memory according to the user’s choice. RAM starts from 12 GB with a 16 GB alternative, while internal storage starts from 256 GB and even reaches 1TB.

OLED technology dominates both the exterior and interior panels, the latter being a 7.92-inch high-definition flexible display. After folding, its exterior panel will be the main display method. 6.43 inches This places it at an average size.

In the field of photography, Honor has not compromised on sensors: the main camera 50 megapixels with f/1.9 aperture; 40 megapixel ultra-wide angle and a five-fold telephoto lens with 8 megapixel resolution. What is interesting is the decrease in resolution compared to the previous model, which had a 20 megapixel telephoto lens.

Regarding autonomy, a will be marked. 5,000mAh internal battery. Supports fast charging up to 66W and fast wireless charging 50W from the manufacturer. This Honor Magic VS3 can also charge accessories such as headphones thanks to reverse wireless charging.

The part has been updated with Android 14 and Honor layer: MagicOS version 8.0.1. How could it be otherwise, there is WiFi 6, 5G and Bluetooth 5.3. The fingerprint reader is located on the side, next to the unlock button.

Honor Magic VS3 price and availability

Honor has made official the launch of the new Honor Magic VS3 in its home country of China. It is distributed in three colors and translates as: Snow, Tundra Green and Velvet Black. These Sales prices:

• Honor Magic VS3 12 + 256GB: 6,999 yuan (about 885.62 euros)
• Honor Magic VS3 12 + 512GB: 7,699 yuan (about 974.19 euros)
• Honor Magic VS3 16GB + 1TB: 8,699 yuan (about 1,100.72 euros)

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