This month, we are expecting the launch of three smartphones with the new Snapdragon 888+ SoC. As of now, the Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 and Honor Magic3 series are already official. In a few days time, iQOO will unveil the iQOO 8 series which also uses this chip. According to the reservations for these devices, it appears that the Honor Magic3 series is the most popular. Yesterday, Honor officially released the Magic3 series and this put an end to all the rumors and speculations. This series has three models which includes theĀ Magic3, Honor Magic3 Pro, and Magic3 Ultimate Edition (Magic3 Pro+). These devices are currently on pre-sale but the first official sales will take placeĀ at 10:08 on August 20.
According to information from the Jingdong platform, the appointments (reservations) for this smartphone currently exceeds 818,000. This figure is for the Honor Magic3 Pro alsone.Ā Considering that there is still one week before the official release, the final number of appointments may easily exceed one million.
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The Honor Magic3 Pro comes with a 6.76-inch super curved OLED screen. This display supports a 120Hz high refresh rate as well as 1920Hz PWM dimming. The curve on the sides of the display is as high as 89-degree and this display supports a smart refresh rate. This means that the refresh rate automatically adjusts to meet the need of the usage scenario. These smartphones also support DCI-P3 color gamut, 1.07 billion colors, ĪE<0.8, and HDR10+ certification.
In the camera department, it uses a 50MP main camera. It also comes with a 64MP black and white, 64MP telephoto and 13MPĀ wide-angle macro sensor.Ā The telephoto lens supports OIS, 3.5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom, and 100x digital zoom. With the support of the 8×8 dToF laser focusing system, it achieves a wider range of precise focusing.
Of course, the Honor Magic3 Pro comes with theĀ flagship Snapdragon 888 Plus processor. This chip uses the Samsung’s 5nm process and the large core frequency increases to 3.0GHz. Furthermore, the AI āāperformance also increases by more than 20%.
With superconducting hexagonal graphene and VC hot and cold heat dissipation technology, the heat dissipation efficiency is comprehensively better.Ā In terms of battery life,Ā Honor Magic3 Pro has a built-in 4600mAh capacity battery. This battery supports 66W wired fast charging and 50W wireless super fast charging.
With regards to other specification, this flagship smartphone supportsĀ LinkTurbo X, OS Turbo X engine, 3D face recognition, dual speakers, car-level navigation 2.0, IP68 dustproof and waterproof, etc.Ā In terms of price, the 8GB + 256GB version sells for 5999 yuan ($926) while the 12GB + 512GB model is selling for 6,799 yuan ($1,049).
