In this Honor Magic 2 review, we’ll offer general knowledge that can be found in any Honor Magic 2 brochure. These prime things that you have to consider when you are going to buy a smartphone. Also, you will walk away knowing more and more about some fuzzy features.
After announcing Honor Magic 2 by Honor on 10/1/2018, this model has been Released 2018, November. However, this model status in the market is: Available.
When you purchase Honor Magic 2, you will gain a 16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF rear camera and Manual pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06″, 1.0µm selfie camera. it Also has 128GB 6GB RAM, and 3500 mAh battery life (the more mAh value gives more strength to the battery).
with 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 screen size.
Honor Magic 2 comes with the following OS and chips:
* Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9 or Magic UI 2 operating system,
* Kirin 980 (7 nm) Chipset
* Octa-core (2×2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2×1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) Processor.
To understand the meanings of mobile phone features, continue browsing this Honor Magic 2 review.
Honor Magic 2 Review of The Body Specs
While selecting a cellular phone, one of the most important choices to be considered is the cellular phone’s body features, which are body dimensions, body weight, and body build. The lines that follow have a Honor Magic 2 review related to the body features..
* Body Dimensions: 157.3 x 75.1 x 8.3 mm (6.19 x 2.96 x 0.33 in) which mean height, width, and thickness (depth) respectively.
* Body Weight: 206 g (7.27 oz).
A mobile phone should be between 140g and 170g in weight, which is good for the majority of users.
* Body Build: Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame.
There are many body types available in the markets:
* Metal. The name show that this type is made of metal, so it has the highest strength to protect the smartphone components.
* Plastic. It can be more durable than metals because it doesn’t bend and long-lasting than glass as it doesn’t break easily.
* Glass. Glass-encased Mobile phones have a more appealing and shiny., but glass is more likely to shatter due to its brittle nature.
The Available Colors – Honor Magic 2 Review
Modern mobile phones come in a variety of colors. Companies are also experimenting with gradient colors in addition to solid color devices.
Honor Magic 2 comes in the following colors: Gradient Black, Gradient Red, Gradient Blue.
Honor Magic 2 Review In Terms of Display Specs
We use cellphone to work, voice calls, watch movies and videos, play games, take photos, and even extensive reading. These tasks are easily accomplished on large-screen cellphones with deep blacks, high contrast ratios, and good visibility from various angles..
The next lines will represent the primary display characteristics of Honor Magic 2.
Display Type: AMOLED – Keep in mind that you should search for a screen type that offers more bright colors and genuine black.
Display Size: 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 – The common standard screen size of cellphones now averages between 4.7 and 6.5 inches.
Screen To Body Ratio: (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio). It provides the percentage of how much of the front face is covered by the screen.. Smartphones that have the largest screen to body ratio look delicate and give it a premium look.
Display Ratio: 19.5:9 ratio. the Aspect ratio is the relevance between the height and width of the smartphone screen. Taller aspect ratios like 19.5:9 is coming with the most modern smartphones, and it is suitable for web browsing, and other portrait orientation apps.
Display Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels. It is the clarity of an image video in details and sharpness. The pixel resolution for high definition screens is 1920 x 1080.
Display Density: (~403 ppi density). It is the number of physical pixels per inch on a screen, and is measured in Pixels Per Inch (ppi).
Honor Magic 2 Review of The Camera Features
In the following lines, you will find Honor Magic 2 review about the main cameras.
* Main Camera Single: {16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF}.
Here are explanations about some of the symbols included in the camera specifications:
MP (Megapixels) is the resolution of the image taken by a mobile phone.
(f value) is the aperture of a lens indicates how much light it lets in. A bigger aperture lets in more light, whilst a smaller aperture lets in less light..
(mm value) This measurement is of the lens’s focal length, which affects the final image that is produced by your camera.
AutoFocus (AF) is the function of a camera to automatically focus on a subject.
* Main Camera Dual: 16 MP, f/2.2
* Main Camera Triple: 24 MP B/W, f/1.8
The main camera features are as follows:
HDR, panorama, 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps main video camera.
Here is the Honor Magic 2 review of the selfie camera:
* Selfie Camera Single: Manual pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06″, 1.0µm
The main camera characteristics are:
the SIM Card specifications – Honor Magic 2 Review
A SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a smart card that connects your cell phone to the mobile network so that you can make calls, send SMS messages, and use mobile internet services like 3G, 4G LTE, and 5G. For more info about 3G / 4G networks, refer to Honor Magic 2 3G or Honor Magic 2 4G articles You can use your cellular phone without a SIM card for many things, like playing games, using the calculator, saving notes, taking photos, and many other applications. The following three sizes are available for SIM cards: Standard (Mini), Micro, and Nano.
This cellular phone model comes with Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) card. For more info, refer to How to insert SIM card in Honor Magic 2 article.
Here are the popular SIM card kinds:
* Nano SIM. This removable SIM card size is the smallest available one, so it is the most modern one (other than eSIMs, which we’ll talk about it very soon) and most current smartphones are using it.
* Micro SIM. They have a little bit larger chip, and they’re seldom been used in the recent years.
* Standard SIM (Mini SIM). It is the biggest SIM card size in use, and it’s the most seldom used.
* eSIM. It is an embedded SIM card, meaning that you can’t remove it from your cellphone.
Honor Magic 2 Review of The Performance
This model has Kirin 980 (7 nm) chipset.
Advanced embedded chipsets in cellphones allows the performing of many different tasks depending on their programming. They are built-in as part of the complete device including hardware and mechanical parts. The most famous chipset types are: QUALCOMM Snapdragon, INTEL ATOM, and MEDIATEK CHIPSETS..
Honor Magic 2 has Octa-core (2×2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2×1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) CPU.
CPU (Central Processing Unit) performance is vital for the daily user experience. Thus, the higher the number of cores, and the higher the number of processing speed the better the performance will be..
Honor Magic 2 has the following GBU (Graphics Processing Unit): Mali-G76 MP10.
This chip is responsible for handling all graphics jobs. Actually, Users are now more familiar about the various GPU chip kinds included in smartphone chipsets and sometimes take their performance into account when making purchases.
Honor Magic 2 Review of the Storage specifications and Capacity
The amount of storage that a new smartphone offers is one of the main decision considerations.. and the following internal storage: 128GB 6GB RAM – 128GB 8GB RAM – 256GB 8GB RAM
There are two types of phone’s memory:
Internal: It is integrated inside the phone, and can’t be extended. These days, most cellular phones come with internal memory of at least 32GB or 64GB and a few high-end models feature 256GB or 512GB.
External: It is a removable SD card used as an alternative memory to store photos, music, videos, etc., regardless of the kind of SD card slot.
Mobile Networks and Connectivity – Honor Magic 2 Review
Mobile networking refers to technology that can provide voice and/or data network connections using wireless solutions. There are three types of mobile networks in use: 3G, 4G (LTE), and 5G. All of it are working on the most modern mobile phones. However, 5G has been innovated with an enhanced capacity to enable next-generation user experiences, support innovative deployment models, and provide extra services.
Honor Magic 2 supports the following networks: 3G. For more information, refer to Honor Magic 2 3G article. – 4G. For more info, refer to Honor Magic 2 4G article.
Available Wireless Connections – Honor Magic 2 Review
This model comprises the following wireless connections:
* WLAN connection: {Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot}. Wireless Local Area Network depends on Wi-Fi to connect to the home or office wireless network using the local router and offers Internet access.
* Bluetooth connection: {5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE}. It is a common wireless communication protocol used to communicate two devices together over short distances, allowing them share data between different devices.
* GBS connection: {Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS}.Global Positioning System enables mobile phone to define any position you need.
* NFC connection: {Yes}.Near Field Communication is a wireless technology that enables your phone to transfer data to another device when they’re close together, so it’s generally used for contactless payments. For more information, refer to NFC on Honor Magic 2 article.
* USB connection: {USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go}.Universal Serial Bus is wired technology that allows users to connect two devices, such as a smartphone with a PC, to either transfer data or to charge the connected device.
* Features Sensors: {Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass}. The sensor is a device that detects and majors the changes in the nearby environment such as ambient light and motion.
The Operating System – Honor Magic 2 Review
This model comes with {Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9 or Magic UI 2} operating system.
Honor Magic 2 Review of The Battery Main Specs
Nothing is more important than the battery of the smartphone that keeps these gadgets running and keeping daily life working. The following lines are including Honor Magic 2 review of its primary battery.
* Battery Technology: {Li-Po}.
* Honor Magic 2 comes with {non-removable} battery.
* Battery Capacity: {3500} mAh. It refers to the storage capacity a specific battery able to provide. A battery with 3100 mAh capacity rating could supply a current of 3100 mA for one hour. Higher mAh ratings for the same battery kind will generally mean longer working time.
* Battery Charging: {Fast charging 18W}.
Honor Magic 2 Review of the Battery Secondary Specifications
In addition to the main Honor Magic 2 specs that we mentioned earlier, this model has more battery-related characteristics that are relatively different depending on the type of the cellular phone. Here are these features:
* Battery Charging Original: {Fast charging 40W, 50% in 15 min, 85% in 30 min (advertised)}.
* Quick Charge: {Quick Charge 3.0}.