Google Pixel 9 Professional Fold vs Honor Magic V3: Battle for the way forward for foldables

We’re 5 years into the foldable smartphone thought now, and issues are lastly beginning to warmth up. The Samsung dominance is crumbling as an increasing number of manufacturers begin to discover this futuristic smartphone design.

Google, for instance, launched its second iteration of the foldable Pixel, nesting it beneath the Pixel 9 household, whereas Honor is a pair generations forward with the extraordinarily skinny Magic V3.

After Google determined to retouch the unique Pixel Fold, the brand new machine is far nearer to the Galaxy Fold than earlier than, whereas Honor has been perfecting the V mannequin for a while to supply the world’s thinnest foldable (not less than for now) within the face of the V3.

Which certainly one of these two deserves your consideration and hard-earned cash? Time to seek out out!

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Keep in mind the time when cellphone producers competed to create the thinnest cellphone ever? Again in 2006, Samsung unveiled the X820, dubbed “the world’s slimmest cellphone” with a thickness of 6.9 mm. Properly, we’re again combating that battle once more.

Within the realm of foldable telephones, although, shedding thickness actually issues since you fold the factor in half, successfully doubling the mentioned thickness. Honor has managed to beat the 2006 report, making a smartphone that is simply 4.35 mm thick (9.2 mm folded).

Google, then again, managed 5.1 mm (or 10.5 mm folded), and although we’re speaking a couple of millimeter right here, the distinction could be very clear. Holding each gadgets in hand, the Honor V3 is sleeker and likewise ligher. It actually looks like a traditional cellphone when folded.Now, there are some design variations as effectively; the Pixel 9 Professional Fold has flatter sides, and the radius is larger on the curved corners. The digicam system additionally appears completely different; the Honor has an octagonal digicam bump, whereas the Pixel sports activities a extra typical square-ish system.

The internal shows of those telephones at the moment are at a stage the place they will absolutely compete with non-folding, non-flexible panels. Not solely can they refresh at 120 Hz, however they’re additionally very brilliant. When it comes to brightness wars, Google wins this one, because the Pixel can output 1,500+ nits. The Magic V3 is now slouch eigher, with a bit over 1,000.

The decision and PPI are a tad higher on the Honor Magic V2, in addition to shade accuracy, however total these are actually shut.

The Pixel 9 Professional Fold makes use of Google’s in-house developed Tensor G4 chipset, a fourth era of the silicon, which is optimized for machine studying duties however lags behind in uncooked energy artificial benchmarks.

Then again, the Honor V3 comes with the present finest Qualcomm processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and, unsurprisingly, wins the benchmark battle. Each of those telephones can be found with 16GB of RAM, however the base mannequin of the V3 comes with solely 12GB.

Efficiency Benchmarks:

To be truthful, the one core efficiency scores should not that far aside, and this is without doubt one of the most necessary metrics, as nearly all apps and video games cannot make the most of multiple (efficiency) core. The identical goes for the graphics scores, we see that beneath load the 2 outcomes are shut collectively. What this implies in observe is that in regular, real-life use these two will most probably carry out very shut.

Digicam

A periscope in a 4.35mm physique? How?

Foldable telephones have additionally catch as much as their extra inflexible cousins within the digicam division, particularly lately. The Honor Magic V3 is spectacular on paper with its triple digicam system, which features a 50MP, 5x periscope zoom lens. The principle digicam is a 50MP sensor with an f/1.6 aperture, there’s additionally an ultrawide digicam which is 40MP, sitting beneath an f/2.2 lens.

The Pixel 9 Professional Fold is a little more modest, the primary sensor is a 48MP, 1/2.0″ with an aperture of f/1.7, which is near what the Honor has, however the ultrawide and the telephoto cameras are a bit over 10MP, doubtlessly missing within the element division. However let’s not neglect that Google has its picture processing algorithms on its aspect. So, let’s verify the samples.

PhoneArena Digicam Rating:

Our refined and detailed digicam rating takes into consideration completely different parts of a picture, together with shade replica, effective element, focus, white stability, and rather more. Trying on the scores above, it seems that these two are fairly shut, regardless of the Pixel missing in pure specs. 

Essential Digicam

The principle cameras of each telephones produce very nice photographs, they really look fairly related in relation to white stability and degree of element. The Pixel 9 Professional Fold photograph appears a bit brighter, whereas the Honor Magic V3 was in a position to reproduce the body nearer to what we noticed with our personal eyes. General, each look nice and you will not be disenchanted with both.

In low-light situations, there are some variations that begin to pop-up. The Magic V3 pattern is once more darker and likewise appears a bit hotter. The main target, publicity and dynamic vary look a tad higher on the Magic V3 pattern as effectively, most likely as a result of bigger sensor and bigger pixel dimension of the primary digicam. Nonetheless, the distinction is not big.

Zoom High quality

Each telephones include devoted telephoto cameras, and at 3x zoom plainly the Magic V3 does a greater job. The picture appears clearer and sharper with extra particulars and higher dynamic vary. The Pixel 9 Professional Fold photograph appears considerably washed away, mushy and “dusty”, if that is smart. 

At 5x, which is the native optical zoom of the Pixel 9 Professional Fold, issues look a lot nearer. Each telephones have been in a position to resolve loads of element, and right here the dynamic vary is fairly shut between the 2. The Pixel 9 Professional Fold photograph appears hotter nonetheless, whereas the colours within the Magic V3 pattern look extra pure.

At 10x magnification the picture processing algorithms begin to kick in exhausting, and we see a shift towards the Pixel 9 Professional Fold. The pattern appears clearer and extra pure, the dynamic vary is best, and the extent of element additionally good. The Magic V3 isn’t far behind, however there’s some oversharpening occurring. It is a refined distinction and total we’d name this a tie.

Extremely-wide Digicam

The upper megapixel rely of the Magic V3 ultrawide digicam contributes to a minor improve intimately, and right here the tonality of the photograph is hotter on the Honor aspect. The Pixel 9 Professional Fold produces a brighter picture, total similar to the one snapped with the Magic V3. There is a distinction within the subject of view as effectively, the Pixel has a wider 127˚ FOV, whereas the Magic V2 can “see” 112˚.

Selfies

The Pixel 9 Professional Fold manages to tug out extra particulars within the selfie class (take a look at the material of the shirt within the left pattern). The general publicity and dynamic vary are additionally higher within the Pixel pattern. The Honor Magic V3 pattern is softer and brighter, we’d say even a bit washed out.

Video High quality

Here is a brief video comparability between the Pixel 9 Professional Fold and the Honor Magic V3. What do you assume, which one has higher video capabilities?

Battery Life and Charging

Benefit Honor

Now, the Honor Magic sequence telephones have at all times demonstrated glorious audio capabilities. Really, the Magic 6 Professional remains to be among the best sounding telephones we have ever examined. This has transferred to some extent to the Honor Magic V3, the sound high quality is excellent, and the loudness is there as effectively.

Keep in mind that the loudspeakers are within the left wing of the physique, which can result in unusual mono-sounding audio relying on the orientation of the cellphone. The Pixel 9 Professional Fold additionally comes with first rate audio and haptics, not as highly effective or as sturdy because the one within the V3, however comparable.