Huawei Nova Flip vs Honor Magic V3
64 out of 100
VS
86 out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.94-inch Huawei Nova Flip (with HiSilicon Kirin 8000) that was released on August 5, 2024, against the Honor Magic V3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova Flip
- Better grip in hands – the body is 69.9 mm narrower
- Weighs 31 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic V3
- Waterproof body (IPX8 classification)
- 3.8x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2087K versus 553K)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Has a 0.98 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 750 mAh larger battery capacity: 5150 vs 4400 mAh
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.94 inches | 7.92 inches |
| Resolution | 1136 x 2690 pixels | 2156 x 2344 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 9.78:9 |
| PPI | 421 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | - | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | King Kong Rhinoceros |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.8% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 169.77 mm (6.68 inches) | 156.6 mm (6.17 inches) |
| Width | 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) | 145.3 mm (5.72 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 4.35 mm (0.17 inches) |
| Weight | 195 g (6.88 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IPX8 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Pink | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | - | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | - | TSMC |
| Lithography process | - | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | - | Hexagon |
| Graphics | - | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | - | 1536 |
| GPU clock | - | 903 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 181642 | 456515 |
| GPU | 111834 | 962086 |
| Memory | 127341 | 338175 |
| UX | 132202 | 338175 |
| Total score | 553019 | 2087925 |
| Samples | Less then 3 | Less then 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | - | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | - | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 4.2 | Android 14 |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 8.0.1 |
| OS size | 25 GB | 29 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4400 mAh | 5150 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 19 min) | Yes (82% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:40 hr | 0:46 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 07:17 hr |
| Watching video | - | 11:53 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:29 hr |
| Standby | - | 101 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 5120 x 3840 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" | 1/1.56" |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.0 |
| Focal length | - | 90 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50C |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.51" |
| Pixel size | - | 0.6 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | - |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | - | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2024 | July 2024 |
| Release date | August 2024 | July 2024 |
| Launch price | $745 | $1399 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Magic V3:
- The model in black color weighs 226 grams, while the others weigh 230 grams.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
