Older flagship · 2022

Honor Magic Vs

Name: Honor Magic Vs
Brand: Honor
Price: 900000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦765,000 to ₦900,000 · 2 sellers·Last checked 8d ago

Our Take

CPU capability matches high-end phones like Google Pixel 10a Camera shares the Xiaomi 13's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 66W fast charging

Extras Foldable display, Leather back

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

7.9″ AMOLED · 90Hz

8+ Gen 1 8 / 256 GB

5000 mAh 66W charging

54 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

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

Full specifications

Display

7.9″ · OLED · 1984 × 2272 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

7.9"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1984 × 2272 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

876 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.0 GHz · Adreno 730

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

AnTuTu

831,175

GSMArena · v9

903,500

Kimovil · Antutu v9

GeekBench

4,497

Graphics test

GFXBench 50 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 730

Process

4 nm

CPU layout

1x3.0 GHz Cortex X2 +3x2.5 GHz Cortex A710 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 13, MagicOS 7.1 - International Android 12, MagicOS 7 - China · 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 13, MagicOS 7.1 - International Android 12, MagicOS 7 - China

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

54 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

54 MP f/1.9

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

50 MP f/2.0

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX800, 1/1.49", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 13 , Honor 70

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, laser AF

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 66 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

85:00h

Wired charging

66 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-23.4 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-23.4 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

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

5.2

GPS systems

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

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, B28a

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

Build & Design

261 g · 6.1 mm

Height

160.3 mm

Width

141.5 mm

Thickness

6.1 mm

Weight

261 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

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 14

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1984 × 2272 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 7.9″ vs 6.1″ screen

52% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 18 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 261 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

35% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 1984 × 2272 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 261 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

2 sellers·Used from ₦765,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦765,000

Fair for used

Distinct Gadgets

10.9 yrs · 28 feedback · 16GB

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Jiji Used

₦900,000

Fair for used

S And H Communications

2.3 yrs · 4 feedback · 512GB

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More listings:

Konga · Jiji

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