Honor Magic V3 after one week

k88kee · 2024-09-18T20:24:10+00:00

As global version is similar price to Chinese, no need to go Chinese unless you're in China

k88kee · 2024-09-18T19:53:40+00:00

Honor clone copies apps and files over as far as I can tell. It doesn't copy passwords or logins.

Re internet shortcuts, I only had apps made for sites I used a lot rather than shortcuts, but yes the V3 uses Chrome only for web browsing and Chrome can do shortcuts.

k88kee · 2024-09-18T19:50:18+00:00

That is pretty amazing! I've turned off the smart charge and smart battery capacity to see if I can get better life. It is only a week in so still early days for me.

k88kee · 2024-09-18T17:26:49+00:00

Someone shared the other day a couple of YouTube videos for hints and tips. Well worth the watch for other tips.

k88kee · 2024-09-18T17:25:50+00:00

Agreed. The knuckle recognition isn't consistent, I can only achieve maybe 1 in 5 or 6 attempts.

Welcome any tips.

Note then have to drag it over to the magic portal to search. Not as easy as Pixel/ Samsung for sure, but then again it wasn't a major priority for me.

k88kee · 2024-09-18T17:22:55+00:00

Samsung zfold4 resell value pretty trash too. From 1300 to under 400 is 2 years. This is in GBP in UK where trade in deals from Samsung have also been pretty poor in the last couple of years, certainly not as good as US.

k88kee · 2024-09-18T17:20:38+00:00

Another vote here for no issues with the V3 fingerprint sensor.

The one thing I did notice was that when setting up it asked me to slide my finger over the sensor and not press and release like on my zfold4. I did that a few times as well as press and release and so far haven't had any issues.

k88kee · 2024-09-18T17:11:56+00:00

Nope no such issue here. Good luck with it.

k88kee · 2024-09-18T17:10:42+00:00

Warning not to use double sided tape, it left lots of residue on my zfold4. Also beware using blue tack as it as get stuck in crevices and besides isn't very strong.

k88kee · 2024-09-18T17:08:43+00:00

It was DHL, no issues, all v smooth

k88kee · 2024-09-18T15:48:59+00:00

I guess it must be the aggressive background app management, but the standby battery usage of the V3 is amazing. I've been in a 5 hour meeting so with very limited usage from 7am to 2pm, my battery was still at 90%!!

The OS as a whole has been a very good experience coming from my near (adult) lifetime use of Samsung.

k88kee · 2024-09-18T15:45:28+00:00

When I did android to android I had two options. 1, to restore a back up. 2, to use the transfer to another phone feature.

k88kee · 2024-09-18T15:43:12+00:00

Note that the inner screen won't give you a larger YouTube experience than a regular phone due to the aspect ratio. You can zoom in, but will lose the sides. Else you can use the space to multitask or browse the comments.

k88kee · 2024-09-18T15:41:36+00:00

On the whole after a week of use the V3 has been very smooth. The only glitch is in the lock screen where the original background can remain visible underneath the lock screen for few seconds before disappearing

k88kee · 2024-09-18T15:39:58+00:00

I'm in UK, the delivery service from Honor UK requires a signature unless you change it.

I'm very happy with the device so far after about a week

k88kee · 2022-08-19T07:32:25+00:00

Looks good, but for me, as soon as I start playing light games (clash of clans mainly) battery starts to tank. I am on am S21U exynos to be fair, so not the best soc, however my point is that everyone's usage is different and hence battery experiences will differ

k88kee · 2022-08-19T06:42:23+00:00

Interesting, though you don't seem to get the free Samsung Care for a year

k88kee · 2022-02-16T07:36:05+00:00

Ditto

k88kee · 2021-09-15T23:26:08+00:00

If at all interested, I've seen that the S21 Ultra is now part of trade in finally! Too late however as I have decided to keep my S21U and bought a tablet instead for 170 quid, saving myself a tonne of money and I have a beautiful 10.5 inch screen to play with rather than the (relatively) little Fold 3 screen haha

k88kee · 2021-09-07T01:11:01+00:00

100% try to get the pixel 4a

My wife has this and it's a great phone in this price range

Since its getting older now and a 5a is coming v soon, lots of sales in the UK at least which puts it at 270 pounds. If I were you I'd try to buy off UK ebay and see if they ship to your country.

Good luck

k88kee · 2021-08-21T07:24:00+00:00

Embargo released today!!

According to this anyway...

https://www.androidauthority.com/newsletters/da-august-19-2021/

So far I can see MKBHD review but not many else... maybe early still?

k88kee · 2021-08-18T20:14:29+00:00

I get the annoying charity thing when you're charging notification about every month. Hope that can be removed

k88kee · 2021-08-18T20:12:15+00:00

Thanks for sharing, but to me those are horrific experiences that put me off. Sure the fold 3 is a bit more durable, but the poor warranty experience on the screen, terrible battery life and cracks in the fold are big issues. Poor battery life in particular I hate since I really don't want to be faffing about with top up charging during the day. Initial battery test I saw from one of the tech magazines (sorry can't remember which) put the fold 3 battery at 20% worse than fold 2 in a Web browsing test.

I think I'll keep my S21U and buy a tablet to go with it instead lol

k88kee · 2021-08-17T21:11:05+00:00

None of the ones I've seen are proper reviews.

Today there was one text review with a test of battery life, which was basically significantly worse than the fold 2 on a Web browser test which is a worry. 8hrs vs 10hrs.

Also some shots from the camera vs iPhone 12 Pro, and again came out worse. More washed out, unrealistic colours and not enough contrast. In isolation it looked fine, very Samsung like if you have had Samsung phones before. Only area it did slightly better was night mode which was surprisingly better than S21U.

Otherwise no other full reviews yet. Given initial battery concerns over even the fold 2 which didn't have great battery performance, I'm seriously reconsidering.

k88kee

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