HONOR Magic V6 Review
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Design and Build Quality
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Displays
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Battery Life
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Camera System
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Software and Performance
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Value
A Premium Foldable Flagship That Almost Nails It
The HONOR Magic V6 is an outstanding foldable smartphone that sets new benchmarks for design, display quality, and battery life. While its camera system is impressive for a foldable and performance is fluid, minor wobbliness when open, benchmark discrepancies, and a sparse retail package keep it from being absolutely perfect. Still, it’s a top contender in the foldable market.
HONOR Magic V6 Review
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Design and Build Quality
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Displays
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Battery Life
-
Camera System
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Software and Performance
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Value
A Premium Foldable Flagship That Almost Nails It
The HONOR Magic V6 is an outstanding foldable smartphone that sets new benchmarks for design, display quality, and battery life. While its camera system is impressive for a foldable and performance is fluid, minor wobbliness when open, benchmark discrepancies, and a sparse retail package keep it from being absolutely perfect. Still, it’s a top contender in the foldable market.
Advantages
- Exceptional compactness and slim design with premium materials
- High durability with IP68/IP69 certifications and robust hinge
- Stunning external and internal LTPO OLED displays with high refresh rates and extreme brightness
- Exceptional battery life (6660 mAh) easily lasting over a day
- Fast 80W wired and 66W wireless charging
- User-friendly and intuitive camera application with outstanding daylight photos
- Excellent main camera performance in low light and fantastic selfies
- Impressive seven years of software support
- Smooth, appealing, and customizable MagicOS 10
- Lightning-fast real-world performance from Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor
- Extensive foldable-specific software features
- Competitive value compared to other foldables
Disadvantages
- Sparse retail package (no charger, protective case, or stylus)
- Protruding camera module causes wobbling when opened on a flat surface
- Aluminum sides feel somewhat angular
- Crease in the inner display, visible under strong light
- Inner display camera cutout can obscure graphical elements in unoptimized apps
- Ultrawide-angle camera performs disappointingly in low light
- Telephoto lens can be slow to process and sometimes blurry
- Issues with background blur in portrait mode for selfies
- Video quality, while good for a foldable, not on par with conventional flagships
- Synthetic benchmark scores lagged behind traditional flagships due to default performance profile
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The HONOR Magic V6 features two stunning LTPO OLED displays. The external screen is 6.52 inches with a 1-120 Hz refresh rate and 6000 nits peak brightness. The internal foldable screen is 7.95 inches, also 1-120 Hz, with 5000 nits peak brightness, offering phenomenal sharpness and clarity for an immersive experience.
Equipped with a large 6660 mAh battery, the HONOR Magic V6 easily lasts a full day of intensive use, including gaming, navigation, and social media. Less demanding users might even achieve 1.5 to 2 days on a single charge. It also supports 80W wired and 66W wireless fast charging.
While the HONOR Magic V6 excels in many areas, the camera island protrudes significantly, causing the phone to wobble when open on a flat surface. Additionally, synthetic benchmarks show that the default performance profile doesn’t fully utilize the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor’s power, leading to slightly lower scores than expected for a flagship device. The retail package also lacks a charger and a basic protective case.
The Magic V6 boasts a versatile triple-camera setup: a 50 Mpx main camera (f/1.6, OIS), a 64 Mpx periscopic telephoto lens (f/2.5, 3x optical zoom, OIS), and a 50 Mpx ultrawide sensor (f/2.2). In good lighting, photos are excellent with rich detail and vibrant colors. While the ultrawide struggles in low light, the main camera performs admirably. Video recording is supported at 4K 60fps across all lenses.
Source: Original content. Opening photo: Krzysztof Wilamowski
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