10 reviews for HONOR Magic V3 5G AI Mobile Phone, Sim Free, 9.2mm Folding Screen Smartphone, 5150mAh All-Day Battery, 12GB+512GB,Eye Comfort Display, Dual SIM, Android 14, Black(PU)

1. 

   Rated 2 out of 5

   Garth W Martin – March 11, 2025

   This is a Cadillac phone for sure… Too bad the interior is all basic Honda Civic quality. For one the honor apps keep forcing themselves to be default when you don’t want them to. This gives the vibe that the phone still has its spyware and malware roots from the days of Huawei. I was already uneasy about this when I got it but because it was the global version and uses Google base software, I felt safe enough trying it out cause the Samsung Z Fold 6 just didn’t have the charging capabilities this phone was supposed to have but which I could not for the life of me get it to charge at the supported rates. I have tried a over 6 different high wattage chargers from well known brands and none of them were able to get the phone to charge at the rates the phone is supposed to support. Undaunted I then added in the latest cables that supported the specific charging technologies used by this phone… Nope nothing more than 22 watts MAX, for a phone that should be able to go up to 50 watts.

   The MagicOS this runs on is too lean and lacks the maturity of the Samsung OS I am used to. It feels glitchy too. Things will randomly stop working, like pressing and holding on items on screen will stop and you have to reboot to get it to stop. Weird things like you will set an app as default and those settings will get reverted back to factory defaults after reboot.

   The camera you have to activate the high res shooting which is a pain and makes no sense, who wants to take low res photos by default? Also the advertised 100x zoom is total crap can’t see anything, it’s really just feature bait with no real value.

   Over all tho the device feels solid and the audio is really good, best I have heard in a long time.

   I’ll miss the audio and the snappiness, but that is about it. Too much weirdness and cringe factor cause of the glitches and the whole Huawei spyware/malware history of this company, which seems to still persist even after Honor was separated from Huawei. The apple is always like the tree it fell from, even if it rolled over under a different tree.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Anonymous – March 15, 2025

   Edit 6 months in: MagicOS 9 did not bring colour theming, just minor UI improvements. Overall a solid phone though, battery is still amazing and otherwise everything else I liked about the phone still holds up! Camera is only passable though.

   Edit a month in: everything below is still the case, but the experience has improved a bit because I’m on the MagicOS 9 beta with a slightly refined UI (not really found any new features, there’s supposed to be colour theming but that’s not in the build I have yet, presumably that’ll come in another beta build)

   Edit 2 weeks in: I LOVE THIS PHONE. It’s so useful having two screens, the outside one is crazy bright and the aspect ratio is the same as the iPhone 15 Pro but taller, so closed this phone is just a standard flagship Android. Then you do something that works best inside, like moving money about and being able to use multi-windows to have multiple bank apps open, reading (Google Play Books is a great e-reader app that lets you bring your own .epubs, watching YouTube etc, web browsing, anything else you’d do on a tablet, albeit one with a square screen not a rectangle which is a little annoying for watching videos. It’s great if you do picture on picture though.

   I’ll update this review if anything changes, but so far I love this phone. Tech has been boring for years, I’ve tried all the small flips and find them incredibly frustrating to use because you can’t do anything serious on the outer screen. This? Incredible.

   Plus sides:
   – The battery is amazing, I got 9 hours of screen on time (mostly the internal screen) on my first full day of using it. In real use (9 hours is just because using it is new and exciting) I think this can go days between charges.
   – The inner screen is so nice to read from because it’s anti-reflective coating is really good
   – The crease is there but not really noticeable when you’re using the phone
   – Haptics are great
   – Screens are gorgeous (I set mine to natural colour profile in settings, default is vivid)
   – Build quality is amazing

   Some parts of the software are a bit outdated. There’s no system wide colour theming, notifications/control centre looks outdated, weird old annoyances like you can’t do multiple timers in the default Clock app (but the Google Clock app is in the Play Store I guess). MagicOS does multitasking very well though, and the Magic Portal thing to share something to any app is cool. They also just announced MagicOS 9 and it does have a refreshed UI, but unsure how long that’ll take to actually get to UK users.

   Some tips/notes:
   – I changed the font size to small in Settings (and also installed Google’s Roboto font), the default size is way too big and feels like it’s meant for people who can’t read properly. Honor’s small font size is basically the same as the iPhone’s default font size.
   – The AI stuff in the notes app is super useful. AI has never bothered me before, but the way it can record and transcribe people speaking but also recognise if there are multiple people so you can tell who is saying what.
   – Use the case it comes with, there basically aren’t any more available that are good quality.
   – There is no charger in the box, the Amazon listing is wrong. I have an Anker 67W USB-C charger that can do super charging with it just fine.

3. 

   Rated 1 out of 5

   Simon Buske – March 22, 2025

   Don’t buy it!
   Sadly I have to say this.
   The phone is amazing but in the UK there is no CS!!!!
   I got told 14 days to send the phone in the replace a slightly scratched outside screen protector or to buy one from someone but that would affect my warranty… Warranty? What warranty if you lose your phone for 2 weeks?
   As usual great Chinese tech but pray it doesn’t go wrong…..

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Andre Sen – March 27, 2025

   Ich bin seit ein paar Wochen auf den Zug der Foldables aufgesprungen. Ich komme von den Pixel phones, Pixel 7, zuletzt Pixel 8 pro und dann der Sprung zu den Foldables. Ich hatte mir ein Pixel 9 pro fold geholt. Ich war hier aber in vielen Belangen etwas enttäuscht. Die Kamera des Pixel 9pro fold ist echt nicht gut, die Ladegeschwindigkeit mit maximal 21 Watt war ebenfalls ein Rückschritt aber vor allem das drahtlose Laden will nicht, die Spule ist hier tiefer platziert als üblich, dadurch hat es auch in meinem Tesla nicht mehr geladen.

   Das Honor Magic v3 macht hier alles besser, die Kamera ist auch nicht so geil wie beim Pixel 8 pro aber schon deutlich besser. Ladegeschwindigkeit bis 66W über Kabel aber Achtung, nur mit original Honor Lader, aktuell für ca 20€ bei Amazon, über PD Lader nur 21 Watt aber zumindest ziemlich konstant und durchgehend. Drahtlos Laden wäre, auch nur mit Honor Lader, mit 50W möglich, für mich wichtiger: es funktioniert endlich wieder mit all meinen Ladern.

   Die Performance ist überraschend! Ohne Leistungsmodus sind es nur 1350 Punkte beim single core, beim normalen nutzen merkt man das aber keinesfalls, im Leistungsmodus wird das Phone dann mit zu einem der schnellsten auf dem Markt! Die Akkulaufzeit überrascht mich auch sehr positiv.

   Die dicke des Telefons ist grandios und man vergisst ganz schnell, das es sich um ein Foldables handelt. Das liegt wahrscheinlich auch an der wirklich tollen Schutzhülle die dem v3 beiliegt.

   Ein wirklich tolles Smartphone-Tablet. Aktuell für unter 1400€ auch preislich sehr attraktiv.

   Ach die Software… Finde ich gar nicht so schlimm wie es immer heißt, ich habe aber auch schon magicOS 9 drauf, was auf Android 15 basiert, die Test die ich vorher angeschaut habe waren alle noch auf Android 14. Bislang sind mir keine Bugs aufgefallen und die Bedienung ist auch Recht intuitiv.

5. 

   Rated 3 out of 5

   Stephen C. – March 28, 2025

   The Phone is amazing without a doubt, but for the price, you wouldn’t expect anything else Honor always makes outstanding products, The seller can’t say much other than thank you for providing the product and getting it to me quickly,

   The packing box is very sturdy and everything is well-packed, . The manuals are in multiple languages which is what you would expect., I would suggest you download it as it is easier on the eye to read 🙂

   Contents of the package are minimal, no power adapter which is stated in the Box Contents on the Amazon webpage,,, You will need to purchase this separately

6. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Robert UK – April 1, 2025

   The four stars are for the phone not the retailer. Unfortunately the centre screen failed within three hours of powering it on. This retailer refused to refund my payment so please avoid them unless you want to risk aggravation. Fortunately, after some discussion, Amazon honoured their agreement & refunded the full amount to my credit card.
   I have purchased another Honor Magic V3 but not from this retailer. I love everything about this phone, especially the centre screen, but also the way it links to my PC allowing file and photo transfer back & forth. Something which I need and which is difficult to achieve with an iPhone, which I have had for the last three years.
   The camera is the only reason for four rather than five stars. It’s good and produces great photos on the phone screen but there is a lot of processing going on so, although the photos are pretty much noise free, which is excellent even in relatively low light, when enlarged they lack sharpness & definition & have a slightly warm tint. RAW capability is selectable but it seems to produce jpeg images so haven’t yet worked that one out.
   For me, the large centre screen, which allows me to work on documents & data that wold be impractical on a standard phone, far outweighs the minor photo issues. Just don’t buy from this retailer.

7. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   FRANC ŠINKO – April 11, 2025

   Ich hatte am Anfang große Bedenken wegen dem faltbarem Display bin sehr überrascht über diesen Falter. Und das absolut positiv. Ich habe es seit ein paar Tagen und finde immerwieder neue Features. Zusammengeklappt eine angenehme Größe und aufgeklappt ein Mini-Tablet. Hardware absolut Klasse, Software eine Mischung aus Android und Apple. Gut kombiniert. Ausreichend Speicher, Akku hält bei normalen Gebrauch (telefonieren/ WhatsApp) zwei Tage.
   Sonst auch locker den ganzen Tag.
   Absolut Klasse Handy!!!

8. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Christopher – April 12, 2025

   Very good product. Fast shipping.

9. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Peter – April 13, 2025

   Amazingingly thin phone, super fast charging, could not believe how fast it charged first time, makes my previous phones feel so old and outdated. Do not have to charge everyday unlike other 2 previous foldables I’ve owned. Magic eraser is precise and fun to use, fills in the erased parts really well, spooky sometimes how the AI knows even though there is no indication of what should be there eg it knew colour and pattern of a chair even though person erased was sat covering the whole seat! Software really good, took a couple of days to familiarise self to where all settings were and customisation is good. Bonus case included which is really good quality, fits really well and kickstand is cleverly designed. Paid £90 for a similar case for my previous foldable which was ‘not” included!!. Purchased when price dropped by £300 which was another bonus, this is a lot of latest tech phone for the money.

10. 

    Rated 4 out of 5

    Andre Sen – April 21, 2025

    4 sterne. top smartphone.
    gibt nur ein manko.
    achtung auf dem größen bildschirm ist schon eine schutzhülle draufgeklebt,nicht abziehen.
    das hätte man in die beschreibung schreiben können und nicht erst anzeigen lassen wenn man das telephon anschaltet.
    sonst ist das telephon premium