Honor Magic V3 vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition Specs Comparison

Availability

Prices (MSRP)
€1999	$2020

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 5.72 x 0.17 inches 156.6 x 145.3 x 4.35 mm	6.22 x 5.61 x 0.19 inches 157.9 x 142.6 x 4.9 mm
Folded
(156.6 x 74.0 x 9.2 mm)	6.22 x2.87 x0.42 inches (157.9 x 72.8 x 10.6 mm)
Weight
7.97 oz / 226.0 g	8.32 oz / 236.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IPX8	Yes; IP48
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Black, Green, Reddish Brown	Black Shadow

Display

Size
7.9-inch, 88.56% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 100.95% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1800 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
2344x2156px, 402 PPI	2184x1968px, 367 PPI
Features
Folding inside the device, HDR support, Dolby Vision, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
6.4 inches 2376 x1060 px OLED 120Hz refresh rate, HDR support	6.3 inches 2520 x1080 px Dynamic AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SM8650-AC (4 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 1x3.40GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.15G​Hz Cortex-A720 2x2.9​6GHz Cortex-A720 2x2.2​7GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 750	Adreno 750
Memory
12GB/512GB	16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (14)

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GeekBench 6 Single
2150	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
6507	Untested
3D Mark High
4327	Untested
3D Mark Low
2480	Untested

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Battery

Type
5150 mAh	4400 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 38min

Browsing

15h 15min

Video

9h 41min

Gaming

9h 4min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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"	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
40 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 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"	10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes
Front
20 MP Folded: 20 MP	4 MP (Under-screen) Folded: 10 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

141

Photo

126

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, 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, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE 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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM, Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

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