Lower mid-range · 2018

Honor Magic 2

Name: Honor Magic 2
Brand: Honor

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16

A dependable lower mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery shows its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen

Watch out Smaller battery (3500mAh)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.39″ AMOLED · 60Hz

Kirin 980 6 / 128 GB

3500 mAh 40W charging

24 MP 3 rear

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Honor Magic 2 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

What stands out

480 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.39″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.39"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Performance

Kirin 980 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-G76 MP10

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Kirin 980 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

391,467

GeekBench

9,887

Graphics test

GFXBench 26 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP10

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.6 GHz + 2x Cortex A76 1.92 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Camera

16 MP f/1.8 main · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

16 MP f/1.8

Camera

16 MP f/2.2

Camera

24 MP f/1.8

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3500 mAh · 40 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

3500 mAh

Lab endurance

89:00h

Wired charging

40 W

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

206 g · 8.3 mm

Height

157.3 mm

Width

75.1 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

206 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone XS

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

32% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 15 W charging · 3,500 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

128 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

391k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 206 g vs 177 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

17% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 15 W charging · 3,500 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

128 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Lower-resolution screen

AMOLED vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.39″ vs 5.8″ screen

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 206 g vs 163 g

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Performance

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Memory

Connectivity

Build & Design

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How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone XS

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