Smartphone Huawei Honor Magic 2 - advantages and disadvantages

Honor is a sub-brand of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei. The firm has launched many bestsellers since the Huawei Honor 8. Now, Honor is slowly entering the high-end target market, and the Honor Magic brand launched in 2016 is a good start. This year, the Chinese corporation intends to amaze and intrigue not only its users and adherents, but also the entire audience of the target market. A creative and ambitious concern leaves the assembly line for many excellent phones with a set of innovative features. Smartphone Huawei Magic 2 accumulates in itself all the best that only a modern flagship can have. The phone was presented by the company at IFA 2018. Positioning is an elite segment for those who appreciate exclusivity.

Completion and dimensions

The package includes:

• Huawei Honor Magic 2 smartphone;
• Power adapter;
• Type-C USB data cable;
• Type-C to 3.5mm adapter;
• USB Type-C Headset;
• SIM card adapter;
• Stereo headphones;
• Warranty card;
• User's manual.

Number of SIM cards: dual sim. Simultaneous work.

Dimensions: 157.32 x 75.13 x 8.3mm.

Device weight: 209g

The smartphone is quite large, semi-tablet version.

Design

The phone has a slider modification similar to the recently announced Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 smartphone. Sliders are not a novelty, but a reopened modernized design.

Aluminum alloy body combined with glass. Metal framed only. Absolutely smooth, slightly curved surface at the front and back.

Slim and virtually frameless phone. The screen occupies more than 90% of the area.

The smartphone will arrive in black, blue, red and silver color options. The colors are heterogeneous and have a gradient overflow. These colors are also called psychedelic colors.

The sleekness and excellent build quality will delight any user. At the same time, the design is strict, nothing more.

Phone characteristics

The technical characteristics of the smartphone are summarized in the table.

Screen

The screen takes up almost 95% of the front surface of a frameless AMOLED display. Every year smartphone makers try to squeeze the bezel around the screen. But until now, components like the front camera, speaker, and ambient light sensor have held companies back from achieving this goal. Now Huawei has found a way to hide them behind a sliding screen.

The 6-inch display impresses with the highest resolution of 2880 × 1440 pixels with huge brightness potential, high image contrast. The strong protective Gorilla Glass 3 features an extremely effective oleophobic coating. The smartphone is not afraid of scratches and light bumps. Fingerprints can be easily cleaned off the glass.

Display brightness - 650 cd / m². Enjoy watching movies or TV shows, playing games and chatting.The very sensitive sensor responds perfectly to touch.

The screen has pre-installed apps - Gmail, Google Play Store, Google Maps, Clock, Calendar, Calculator, World Clock, Sound Recorder, Huawei App Center.

CPU

Currently, the Kirin 980 chipset is only used by the Huawei Mate, and the Magic 2 will be the first Honor smartphone to use it. This platform is paired with 2 Cortex-A76 cores @ 2.6 GHz, 2 cores 1.92 GHz and 4 cores Cortex-A55 @ 1.8 GHz. Thus, the overall chipset has an 8 core processor. Kirin 980, 6 / 8gbRAM and powerful MaliG76MP10 video chip will be a great gift for gamers.

With these technical parameters, any game will be launched with the maximum quality of the graphic settings. These options are enough for another 3-4 years for active games, and they will keep pace with the update of the game design. Huawei says the new processor delivers 40% more power efficiency. The company also claims that the MaliG76MP10 (10-core, 720 MHz) built into the Kirin 980 delivers 46% more graphics processing power and 178% more power efficiency. According to Huawei, gaming performance overall is 22% higher than the competition.

Software and autonomy

The gadget has modern Android 9.0.

RAM 8 Gb The memory can be expanded with microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC cards up to 256 GB. There is a slot.

Supported browsers: Google Chrome, Opera Mini, WAP support, HTML, HTML5 Browsers.

The device is supplied with Li-Ion 4000mAh, with a non-removable battery. Normal working time: 2-3 days. Hard working time: 7-8 hours. This refers to a mode of intensive operation with a game, video load, photography.

Standby time: 6-7 days.

Talk time: 25 hours.

There are fast and wireless charging options. Intelligent energy saving technology.

Cameras and sensors

Front - 16 MP, rear camera - 24 MP, autofocus and LED flash. The sliding slider bar allows the camera to pop up from above. The following functionality is available:

• Continuous shooting;
• Dual LED flash;
• Autofocus;
• Digital image stabilization;
• Digital zoom;
• Dual front camera;
• Exposure compensation;
• Face recognition;
• Geoergeting;
• HDR;
• ISO settings.
• Manual focus;
• Optical stabilization (OIS);
• Optical zoom;
• Panorama;
• Scene mode;
• Self-timer;
• Touch focus;
• White balance settings;
• Beauty mode;
• Laser autofocus;
• Macro mode;
• Optical zoom.

The second camera, which is a telephoto camera, allows you to enlarge the image in high quality. You can take pictures with bokeh when the background is blurred and the subject in the foreground is very nicely backlit. The Huawei Magic 2 has a triple camera configuration on the back. The smartphone has five cameras in total, the rear main camera is 16MP + 24MP + 16MP. Front camera with 16MP + 2 TOF lens (3D information recording).

Photos will be of excellent quality. Problem-free shooting in any light is guaranteed. With so many cameras, you can shoot any kind of scene: panorama, selfies, objects in motion, video. Excellent sharpness and naturalness of the transmitted color.

The Honor Magic 2 comes with Near Field Communications (NFC) functionality for transferring content with other NFC-enabled devices.

Built-in proximity sensor, accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, barometer, infrared face recognition. The fingerprint scanner is located under the screen. As one of the standard features of a full-screen mobile phone, the under-screen fingerprint is more in line with the current product development trend.

Sound and communication

Support for 3G and 4G networks.

This smartphone is equipped with a built-in GPS receiver. GPS is a satellite navigation system that allows you to determine the exact geographic location on Earth.

There is a 3.5 mm audio jack. Stereo headphones. You can count on high quality sound for voice and music. Active noise cancellation is provided with a dedicated microphone.

There is video playback and recording.The video is recorded in HD and Full HD.

Built-in voice control.

Wireless bluetooth, dual band Wi-Fi.

There is a good sensitive voice recorder.

Ringtones: MP3, WAV.

The widest selection of melodies is provided for the alarm clock, as well as for the call.

Service life and warranty

Traditionally, the device is guaranteed for 1 year.

Features:

The Honor Magic 2 has advanced features such as a 3D face scanner, built-in fingerprint reader and super fast charging. The world's first 100% true full-screen display + a sliding screen that hides the front camera and speaker.

A powerful battery with a three-day charge and a multifunctional set of cameras make the device extremely attractive.

The device will launch with Yoyo's solution - Honor - a voice assistant. The new YoYo voice assistant should be more advanced than the Mi Mix 3 Xiao AI as it will be able to speak English.

The gadget has more than 30 built-in languages ​​for users all over the world: English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Russian, Arabic and others.

Where can I buy?

So far, the smartphone is expected only in the Chinese market. It is highly likely that this year it will reach the various European markets in which the manufacturer is present. And of course it will be implemented in Russia. Estimated price $ 800, but this data will be updated.

Advantages and disadvantages of the model

• Brand new Android;
• High quality photo;
• Almost frameless;
• Multifunctional cameras;
• The total amount of RAM is 8 GB, and the 128 GB of internal memory allows users to easily download whatever they want, most importantly, it can be expanded up to 256 GB using a microSD card;
• Document editor;
• Photo / video editor;
• Protective glass, oleophobic coating;
• Rich set of sensors;
• Austere design combined with a smooth body;
• A powerful processor that can withstand any load of games and applications;
• Realistic graphics;
• Gradient colors;
• Long-lasting battery allows you to work normally for 2-3 days;
• Intelligent energy saving function. Ultra Power Saving mode keeps your phone going for longer between charges. This mode changes the screen to black and white and disables all unnecessary functions to significantly reduce battery consumption.

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Outcome

Honor Magic 2 has become one of the coolest smartphones of 2018. Huawei is increasingly emerging as an excellent manufacturer, and its latest innovation is striking in its power and functionality. The gadget demonstrates performance far superior to the competition. The smartphone officially hits the market on October 31, 2018. It is described as"The next generation of flagship positioning". This is the second generation of smart device with improved design and enhanced working options.