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Magic 6 review: SD8 Gen 3 flagship with silicon-carbon battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2024·€899
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#43 of 46
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A camera-and-battery flagship.

Magic 6 pairs a 180 MP periscope and variable-aperture main with a silicon-carbon battery and SD8 Gen 3. MagicOS polish is the main caveat.

01Display

86/100

86/100 trails the 91-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

TypeCurved LTPO AMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.79 inches
Resolution2,800 × 1,280 px
Peak brightness5,000 nits

02Camera

82/100

82/100 trails the 87-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

Main50 MP variable f/1.4-2.0, OIS
Telephoto180 MP, 2.5× periscope
Ultrawide50 MP
Selfie50 MP + 3D depth

03Performance

88/100

88/100 trails the 93-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
RAM12 / 16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

84/100

84/100 trails the 87-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

Capacity5,300 mAh silicon-carbon
Wired80 W
Wireless66 W

05Build

82/100

82/100 trails the 87-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

06Value

78/100

78/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

What works
  • 180 MP periscope telephoto.
  • Silicon-carbon 5,300 mAh + 80 W/66 W wireless.
  • 5,000-nit LTPO panel + IP68.
  • SD8 Gen 3 + Wi-Fi 7.
What doesn't
  • MagicOS adjustments needed.
  • Curved screen mis-touches.
  • EU availability spotty.
  • No microSD.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 17 Pro Max
$1199 · score 93/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 46-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .