Honor Magic Vs

Released May 2023

Ultra-Premium (>$800)
Honor Magic Vs

Summary


Pros

  • Good camera for capturing daily-life photos, especially in indoors
  • Very good audio zoom performance
  • Very effective background noise reduction when recording audio
  • Good display brightness in indoor and low-light conditions
  • Good screen color rendering in every use case
  • Flicker-free display

Cons

  • Not suitable for taking landscape images
  • Sensitive to wind noise when recording
  • Underwhelming sonority in speaker playback and in recording
  • Hard to read display when under sunlight
  • Lack of display smoothness when playing video games and browsing the web

Scores


119
camera
2023
Overall Camera Score i
119
45
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 157

Sub-scores

Photo i
114
50
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 160
Bokeh i
65
20
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
BEST 80
Preview i
60
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 91
Zoom i
115
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 158
Top score
Huawei P60 Pro
Video i
124
31
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 158

Use Cases

BEST 149

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photos and videos

BEST 132

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

139
display
2023
Overall Display Score i
139
52
Realme C21
BEST 154
Top score
Google Pixel 8

Sub-scores

Readability i
142
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Color i
156
49
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
BEST 164
Video i
118
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Motion i
146
54
Realme C21
BEST 155
Top score
Huawei P40 Pro
Touch i
130
40
Realme C21
BEST 168
Artifacts i
140
40
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 161
137
audio
2023
Overall Audio Score i
137
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
135
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i
143
88
Fairphone 4
BEST 157

Use Cases

BEST 156

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 157

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

108
battery
Overall Battery Score i
108
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 152

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
101
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 188
Top score
Honor X7a
Charging i
133
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 218
Efficiency i
85
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
2 days 5h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
0h29
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
1h13
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
5h04 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge

Specifications


160.3 x 72.6 x 12.9mm

Dimensions

5G
Dual SIM

Network

No water protection
No IP rating

Protection

Wired only

Charging

256/512 GB

Storage

Wide, Ultra-Wide, Tele

Main camera
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