Honor Magic 2 Launched With In-Display Fingerprint Sensor, Triple Rear Camera Setup: Price, Specifications And More
Honor Magic 2 was launched by the Huawei sub-brand at an event in Beijing. Huawei has launched the smartphone in three different variants with up to 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of inbuilt storage.
Price
The Honor Magic 2 price starts at Rs. 40,300 for its 6GB RAM/ 128GB inbuilt storage variant, going up to Rs. 45,600 for its 8GB RAM/ 128GB storage variant, and Rs. 50,100 for its 8GB RAM/ 256GB storage variant. Pre-orders already started from 12 am (Midnight) on November 1, and the smartphone will go on sale on November 6.
Specifications
It sports a 6.39-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display with a pixel density of 403ppi, support for the DCI-P3 (108 percent) color gamut, and a 91.5 percent screen-to-body ratio.
The Honor Magic 2 bears a triple rear camera setup. It bears a 16-megapixel primary sensor with a f/1.8 aperture, a 24-megapixel monochrome sensor with a f/1.8 aperture, and a 16-megapixel sensor with a super wide-angle lens and a f/2.2 aperture. The company is touting the presence of its AIS tech for image stabilization, apart from a single-LED flash.
The Honor Magic 2 offers 128GB or 256GB of inbuilt storage, depending on the option selected, neither of which are expandable via microSD card. Connectivity options on board the smartphone include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (dual-band, 2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, and a USB Type-C port.
Features
NETWORK |
Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
LAUNCH |
Announced | 2018, October |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, November | |
BODY |
Dimensions | 157.3 x 75.1 x 8.3 mm (6.19 x 2.96 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
DISPLAY |
Type | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~84.8% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| – EMUI 9.0 | ||
| – DCI-P3 (100% coverage) | ||
PLATFORM |
OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2×2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2×1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 | |
MEMORY |
Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| Internal | 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | |
MAIN CAMERA |
Triple | 16 MP, f/1.8, PDAF |
| 16 MP, f/2.2 | ||
| 24 MP B/W, f/1.8 | ||
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps | |
SELFIE CAMERA |
Dual | Mechanical pop-up 16 MP, f/2.0 |
| Mechanical pop-up 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor | ||
| Mechanical pop-up 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor | ||
| Features | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
SOUND |
Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | |
| 3.5mm jack | No | |
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | ||
COMMS |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Radio | No | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
FEATURES |
Sensors | Face ID, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| – Fast battery charging 4A/10V 40W | ||
| – DivX/XviD/MP4/H.265/WMV player | ||
| – MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player | ||
| – Document editor | ||
| – Photo/video editor | ||
BATTERY |
Non-removable Li-Po 3500 mAh battery | |
MISC |
Colors | Blue, Purple |
