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Honor Magic
  • Released 2016, December 145g, 7.8mm thickness Android 6.0, Magic Live UI 64GB storage, no card slot
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) Mali-T880 MP4 Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 392 USD
  • 5.09" 1440x2560 pixels
  • 12MP 1080p
  • 4GB RAM Kirin 950
  • 2900mAh Li-Ion

Honor Magic overview

Honor Magic is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2016, December. Honor Magic has 5.09 inch, AMOLED, a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels screen. It uses Kirin 950 (16 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) CPU, Mali-T880 MP4 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). It has 12MP Dual main camera, 8MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Honor Magic is about 392 USD.

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

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 44 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 96 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 71 / 100 points
  • Price: 45 / 100 points

Honor Magic full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA
4G bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2016, December. Released 2016, December
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 146.1 x 69.9 x 7.8 mm (5.75 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type AMOLED
Size 5.09 inches, 71.4 cm2 (~69.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), Magic Live UI
Chipset Kirin 950 (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU Mali-T880 MP4

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, PDAF 12 MP B/W, f/2.2, PDAF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 8 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB USB Type-C, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

BATTERY

Type Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 40W, 90% in 30 min (advertised)

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Golden Black, Porcelain White
Models NTS-AL00
Price About 392 USD

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