Honor Magic V3 vs Samsung Galaxy A26 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€1999	$299

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 5.72 x 0.17 inches 156.6 x 145.3 x 4.35 mm	6.46 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches (~0.38 inches with camera bump) 164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm (~9.7 mm with camera bump)
Folded
(156.6 x 74.0 x 9.2 mm)
Weight
7.97 oz / 226.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IPX8	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, Reddish Brown	Black, White, Mint, Peach Pink

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 88.56% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.26% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1800 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2344x2156px, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
Folding inside the device, HDR support, Dolby Vision, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.4 inches 2376 x1060 px OLED 120Hz refresh rate, HDR support

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1083 (Average)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x3.0​GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 750	Mali-G68
Memory
12GB/512GB	6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2150	1013
GeekBench 6 Multi
6507	2821
3D Mark High
4327	796
3D Mark Low
2480	789

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Battery

Type
5150 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 38min

Browsing

15h 15min

Video

9h 41min

Gaming

9h 4min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 21min

Browsing

11h 14min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

5h 9min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Sensor size: 1/1.56"	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
40 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.5x Aperture size: F3.0 Sensor size: 1/2.51"	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
20 MP Folded: 20 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

141

Photo

126

Video

122

Overall

127

Photo

117

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, 5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
eSIM, Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Honor Magic V3 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A26 5G Specs
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