Flagship · 2024

Honor Magic V3

Name: Honor Magic V3
Brand: Honor
Price: 1870000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦1,230,000 to ₦3,150,000 · 6 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Camera shares the vivo V50's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 66W fast charging

Extras Foldable display, Leather back

7.92″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8 Gen 3 12 / 256 GB

5150 mAh 66W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 20 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Honor Magic V3 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

7.92″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 2156 × 2344 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

7.92"

Panel type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

2156 × 2344 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Adaptive refresh

LTPO · varies 1–120 Hz

Battery-smart

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1076 nits

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10+

HDR

Protection

King Kong Rhinoceros

Performance

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.3 GHz · Adreno 750

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Flagship

AnTuTu

2,343,413

v11

GeekBench

6,461

Graphics test

3DMark 4,759 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 3.3 GHz

GPU

Adreno 750

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 4.0

CPU layout

1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520

Software & updates

Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, MagicOS 9 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, MagicOS 9

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.6 main · OIS · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.6

OIS

Telephoto

50 MP f/3.0

Ultrawide

40 MP f/2.2

Front camera

20 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Omnivision OV50E, 1/1.55", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

vivo V50 , Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, laser AF

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

5150 mAh · 66 W wired · 50 W wireless

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5150 mAh

Lab active use

10:05h

Wired charging

66 W

Fast

Wireless charging

50 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Audio

Average (-28.3 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Average (-28.3 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

12/256GB · 12/512GB · 16/512GB · 16/1TB

Storage type

UFS 4.0

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

Video out

DisplayPort 1.2

Screen out

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

226 g · 4.35 mm

Height

156.6 mm

Width

145.3 mm

Thickness

4.35 mm

Weight

226 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 16

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 2156 × 2344 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Higher benchmark score

2.3M vs 1.9M AnTuTu

Better camera hardware

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 20 MP vs 12 MP selfie

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 226 g vs 170 g

₦700k pricier Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

2156 × 2344 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · 7.92″ vs 6.2″ screen

Higher benchmark score

2.3M vs 1.9M AnTuTu

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 226 g vs 167 g

₦1.1M pricier Full comparison

Where to buy

6 sellers·New from ₦1,600,000 to ₦3,150,000·Used from ₦1,230,000

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Jiji Used

₦1,230,000

Lowest of 6 Fair for used

Tobbie Gadgets

9.6 yrs · 154 feedback · 512GB

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Jiji Used

₦1,240,000

Fair for used

Distinct Gadgets

10.8 yrs · 28 feedback · 512GB

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Jiji Used

₦1,400,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 512GB

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Jiji New

₦1,600,000

HITASTE COMMUNICATION

8.7 yrs · 98 feedback · 512GB

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Jiji Used

₦1,870,000

Fair for used

Lei Wang

6.0 yrs · 73 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦3,150,000

BLACKHUB GADGETS

10.8 yrs · 341 feedback · 512GB

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

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