Everything you need to know about the global Honor Magic V3 launch

Honor has announced the world’s thinnest foldable smartphone will launch at IFA on September 5th. The company is offering early deals ahead of the final price announcement.

The Magic V2 was (is) a fantastic smartphone, but Honor has taken the award winning foldable and made just a few tweaks to turn it into something even more incredible!

They’ve not only made it even thinner (if that was possible), but made it more durable, water resistant, thrown in a bigger battery with wireless charging, and thrown in the current Qualcomm flagship chipset.

It’s lighter than a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra too!

Better yet, rather than make people outside China wait for months (it was around seven months from China to global for the Magic V2 launch), this time around the device is just one month after its Chinese debut!

If you can’t wait to get your hands on one, Honor should be publishing more information about pre-ordering any day now. The final price won’t be revealed until the launch event takes place – but see below for what information we do know now, including some rumoured pricing information.

Key Specifications

156.6 x 145.3 x 4.35mm (unfolded) / 156.6 x 74 x 9.2mm (folded)
226g
IPX8 waterproof rating
6.43-inch outer display, 1060×2376 pixels, 5000 nits peak brightness
7.92-inch inner display, 2156×2344 pixels, 1800 nits peak brightness
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 + Adreno 750 GPU
12-16GB RAM
256GB-1TB Storage (UK spec to be confirmed, likely 16+512GB)
50MP Wide (PDAF+OIS), 50MP Telephoto (PDAF+OIS) 3.5x, 40MP Ultrawide camera
Selfie cameras 20MP (outer and inner screen)
Stereo sound
Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 5.3
USB-C 3.1, On-The-Go and Display Port 1.2
5,150mAh Battery with 66W wired charging and 50W wireless charging
Three colours (China) – UK colours to be confirmed soon

Pricing and Availability

The final price of the Honor Magic V3 was confirmed today as being £1,699, but if you order soon then you can get a pretty significant deal.

First of all, you’ll need to choose a colour – and Honor has released three variants for the UK; Reddish Brown, Green and Black. The model will come with 12GB of RAM (with up to 12GB of virtual memory) and 512GB of storage.

You can purchase from O2, Three, Amazon, Argos and Very – as well as direct at Honor’s website.

EE and Vodafone joins in later on, with further information and pricing to follow.

Having every main network onboard is a major step forward for Honor as it allows for the company to get its products seen by a far wider audience – as well as leading to many different choices of purchase.

However, if you opt to buy SIM-free from Honor direct then early birds can benefit from the following:

£300 discount (code is AV3EB300)
First 500 orders: Free Bang & Olufsen Beoplay HX headphones (worth £549)
Special offers on other purchases and extra Honor points
Free Magic-Pen (worth £79.99)
Free 66W SuperCharge power adapter (worth £24.99)
Honor Screen Protection for 6 months, with 1 change (worth £109.99)
24 months interest free credit

All things considered, that’s a pretty impressive deal. It’s maybe a little tricky to say it’s cheap, but for what you’re getting overall and given the technical engineering that goes into making a product like this, it’s certainly a good deal.

Will it be cheaper still in the future, such as Black Friday? Who knows, but you may not wish to wait and some of the bundled accessories may not be included next time. It’s also worth reminding people that you can pick up the Magic V2 for under £1,000 on promotion if you are happy with the original.

The Honor Magic V3 also comes with a protective case (see image below) that includes a kickstand. These are colour coded to the device.