This insane month of mobile gadget launches, which saw the debuts of flagship products from Apple, LG, Google, Razer, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Huawei, and a couple others, has finally come to a close, and it is Honor with the last word.
Just launched in Beijing, the sub-brand of Huawei has unveiled the sequel to its experimental 2016 phone, the Magic, and the aptly-titled Magic 2 brings with it the same sliding form factor that Xiaomi introduced — in the same city — just last week.
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Honor announced the phone first back at IFA in August, but Xiaomi held the official launch first, but its Honor whose device is ready for retail first.
Honor Magic 2 was launched by the Huawei sub-brand at an event in Beijing on Wednesday. The smartphone sports a triple rear camera setup, the company’s latest 7nm HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC, 40W Magic Charge fast charging tech, a 6.39-inch AMOLED display, an in-display fingerprint sensor, 3D face unlock, a front camera slider, and the Yoyo AI-based virtual assistant as its highlights.
Honor has launched the smartphone in three different variants with up to 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of inbuilt storage. The Honor Magic 2 price and availability details were also revealed by the company at the event.
The dual-SIM Honor Magic 2 runs Magic UI 2.0 based on Android 9.0 Pie – the first few models will run EMUI 9.0 however, and will receive an update later. It sports a 6.39-inch full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) AMOLED display with a pixel density of 403ppi, support for the DCI-P3 (108 percent) colour gamut, and a 91.5 percent screen-to-body ratio. The display slides down to reveal the front camera and 3D Face Unlock sensors. It is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC, with two Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.6GHz, two Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 1.92GHz, and four Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.8GHz. It comes in 6GB or 8GB of RAM options.
The Honor Magic 2 offers 128GB or 256GB of inbuilt storage, depending on the option selected, neither of which are expandable via microSD card. Connectivity options on board the smartphone include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (dual-band, 2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, and a USB Type-C port. There is not 3.5mm headphone jack on board, but the company is bundling a USB Type-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter.
As mentioned, the Honor Magic 2 bears a triple rear camera setup. It bears a 16-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, a 24-megapixel monochrome sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, and a 16-megapixel sensor with a super wide-angle lens and an f/2.2 aperture. The company is touting the presence of its AIS tech for image stabilisation, apart from a single-LED flash. On the front, the smartphone bears a triple camera setup, if one counts the 3D Face Unlock sensors, with a 16-megapixel primary sensor featuring an f/2.0 aperture, and a 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel combo with an f/2.4 aperture for 3D Face Unlock features.
There is a 3,500mAh battery on board the Honor Magic 2, and the 40W Magic Charge fast charging tech is said to deliver a full charge in 55 minutes. The smartphone measures 157.32×75.13×8.3mm, and weighs about 206 grams. The company is also touting an IPX2 rating that makes it dustproof and splash-proof.
Honor Magic 2 Full Specification
- CPU – Octa-Core 4x 2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x, 2x 1.92 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
- Chipset – Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980
- GPU – ARM Mali-G76 MP10, 720 MHz, 10 Cores
- Camera – Triple 16MP f/1.8 +24MP +16MP with Dual-LED and AF Rear Camera | 16 Megapixel f/2.0 Front camera
- Memory – RAM- 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X | ROM 128GB/256GB External Memory Support Up to 512GB
- Display – Screen size 6.39 inches OLED Display QHD+ (1080 x 2340 Pixels) Resolution
- Battery – Non-Removable 3400 mAh Lithium-Polymer with Fast Charging Technology
- SIM – Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano + Nano/Nano-Memory Card)
- Sensors – Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient Light, Gyroscope, Barometer, Fingerprint, Hall, In-display Fingerprint Sensor, Infrared Face Recognition
- Color – Black
- Operating System – Android 9.0 Pie with Emotion UI 9.0
- I/O Interface – 1x Nano SIM Card Slot, 1x Nano SIM Card Slot, NanoSD Slot, Type-C USB V3.0, Headphone Jack, Power Button, Volume Button, Microphone, Speaker
- Dimensions – 75.13 mm x 157.32 mm x 8.3 mm
- Weight – 206 Grams (With Battery)
