The Honor company has announced its new Magic4 Series of phones, a range consisting of the brand’s flagship phone, the Honor Magic4 Pro, as well as its slightly cheaper sibling, the Magic4.
With them, the brand enters this competitive high-spec market, where it will have to compete with big brands like Apple, Samsung, OnePlus or Oppo, as well as with other newcomers, like Realme with its GT 2. Pro, announced at CMM 2022.
What’s new with Magic4 and Magic4 Pro?
In order to appeal to the end consumer, Honor has provided this phone with exquisite specifications as well as innovative technologies, such as the 100W fast charging option which can be done by both wired and wireless charging. .
In this way, Honor guarantees that the Magic4 Pro can reach 50% battery charge in just 15 minutes, or have a 100% charge capacity in just 33 minutes of connection to electric current, using the compatible base. Its battery is 4600 mAh.
Another of the highlights of the new Magic4 Pro which also extends to the base Magic4 model is the 6.81-inch OLED LTPO display used, supporting Motion-Sync function to adapt the refresh rate between 1 and 120 Hz.
As it seems obvious, this new Magic4 series arrives on the market integrating Qualcomm’s most advanced processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with which you will be able to obtain the maximum performance of a smartphone throughout this year 2022.
For design purposes, Honor’s circular rear camera module is retained, which houses a dual 50MP sensor for the main camera and the ultra-wide-angle camera.
This wide range of cameras is complemented by an 8MP telephoto periscope camera with 5x optical or 50x digital zoom in the case of the Magic 4 phone. Interestingly, the 64MP version of the Pro model is limited to 3.5x optical zoom, but offers a 100x digital zoom thanks to the higher resolution obtained.
In the case of the front camera for selfies, both phones feature 12 MP ultra-wide front cameras with a 100° field of view. The Magic 4 Pro adds an independent 3D depth sensor for portraits and more secure 3D face unlock.
The new era of Honor, once the company is separated from Huawei, marks a new era in terms of smartphones, where the brand wants to continue betting on terminals with maximum performance, as it has already demonstrated with its foldable model Honor magic v
These phones come with the Magic UI 6.0 customization layer that runs on Android 12. With it, the user experience has improved, in addition to now including security aspects such as Privacy Calling to direct the sound on the calls and maintain confidentiality.
Other features worth noting are the improved ultrasonic fingerprint sensor on the Pro, dual stereo speakers, and IP68 or IP54 water and dust resistance (depending on model).
How much do the new Honor Magic4 and Magic4 Pro cost?
The new Honor Magic4 Series phones are coming in Black, White, Cyan, and Gold color finishes. The most basic Magic4 model retails for $899 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage configuration.
In the case of the company’s most advanced Magic4 Pro, the RAM and storage configuration is similar, with 8GB + 256GB at an MSRP of $1,099. There will be a version with orange leather trim.
When will the Honor Magic4 and Magic4 Pro be available?
In this sense, there is not very good news if you are thinking of acquiring it, since the marketing in Europe and in a large part of European countries will only be effective in the first half of May.
These phones are accompanied by new features that are part of the Honor ecosystem, such as the Earbuds 3 Pro earphones priced at $199, as well as the new Honor Watch GS 3 smartwatch, which is around $229 or $249 depending on the model. version.
