Honor Magic 2 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Honor Magic 2
  • Released 2018, November 206g, 8.3mm thickness Android 9.0, EMUI 9 or Magic UI 2 128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) Mali-G76 MP10 Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 616 USD
  • 6.39" 1080x2340 pixels
  • 24MP 2160p
  • 6/8GB RAM Kirin 980
  • 3500mAh Li-Po

Honor Magic 2 overview

Honor Magic 2 is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2018, November. Honor Magic 2 has 6.39 inch, AMOLED, a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels screen. Honor Magic 2 uses Kirin 980 (7 nm) chipset, Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) CPU, Mali-G76 MP10 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). It has 24MP Triple main camera, 16MP Triple selfie camera. It uses Li-Po 3500 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Honor Magic 2 is about 616 USD.

Score the key features of Honor Magic 2 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 75 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 80 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 81 / 100 points
  • Price: 65 / 100 points

Honor Magic 2 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2018, October
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 157.3 x 75.1 x 8.3 mm (6.19 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type AMOLED
Size 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9 or Magic UI 2
Chipset Kirin 980 (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G76 MP10

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 2.1

MAIN CAMERA

Triple 16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF 16 MP, f/2.2 24 MP B/W, f/1.8
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Triple Manual pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm Manual pop-up 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor Manual pop-up 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 3500 mAh, non-removable
Charging 40W wired, 50% in 15 min, 85% in 30 min (advertised)

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Gradient Black, Gradient Red, Gradient Blue
Models TNY-AL00
Price About 616 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 274466 (v7), 391467 (v8) GeekBench: 9887 (v4.4) GFXBench: 26fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.010 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 85dB
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -61.3dB
Battery life Endurance rating 89h

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