After seeing the Honor Magic Vs for the first time last year, it's back and we've tried the software and camera. Here's what's going on with the new foldable.
It’s round two for the Honor Magic Vs. I first looked at the phone at the end of 2022 and was seriously impressed with the hardware. But at the time, we weren’t able to try the software or the camera. It’s crucial Honor get both these aspects exactly right — while also coming in at a great price — if it’s to take on the current top big-screen foldable, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.
Related Powering it is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor with 12GB of RAM, 512GB of storage space, and a 5,000mAh battery. This is recharged using the included Honor 66W SuperCharge fast charger. The software is Android 13 with Honor’s own MagicOS 7.1 interface, there’s a fingerprint sensor on the side of the phone, and you get stereo speakers.
The back is so well designed it borders on the exquisite. Mine is in the beautiful blue color, resplendent with depth and sparkle that gives it a really eye-catching look. The camera module has an asymmetrical curve at each edge and is mounted on a chrome plate with a tiny “Designed for Magic” inscription on it. Normally, I hate this kind of thing, but it’s so small here it becomes a cool little Easter egg. When you know, you know, and I like that.
Trying the Honor Magic Vs’s software The software is Android 13 with Honor’s MagicOS 7.1 installed. If you’ve used an Honor phone before, it’s very familiar and still reminiscent of Huawei’s EMUI software, despite it being years since the two companies split. Honor Health shares more than just its name with Huawei Health, for example. MagicOS 7.
Taking photos with the Honor Magic Vs I took the Magic Vs out to take some photos just before the official launch, and it’s clear the camera still needs work. It has potential, but it’s often inconsistent. There are often dramatic differences between the main and wide-angle cameras. The exposure is sometimes confused, the wide-angle camera’s photos can appear over-processed and unnatural, and there’s evidence the AI doesn’t always tweak images for the better, as it prefers to oversaturate.
The Honor Magic Vs has potential Previous Next 1 of 4 It can sometimes only take a few hours to get a handle on what a new smartphone will be like to live with, but the Honor Magic Vs is not one of those devices. From the springy hinge to the busy software and the inconsistent camera, the phone clearly requires a lot more investigation before we know if it can take on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.
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