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Magic V3 Elite review: World's thinnest book-style foldable in 2024.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2024·$1850
Overall
89/100
Class rank
#4 of 8
Tier
Foldable
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

The thinnest foldable.

Magic V3 Elite shaved Honor's book-style foldable down to 4.35 mm open and 9.2 mm folded — the thinnest in the class in 2024 — without sacrificing the triple 50 MP camera, IPX8 or 50W wireless charging. Foldables that no longer feel chunky.

01Display

90/100

90/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2024.

Main7.92" LTPO OLED, 120Hz, 2344 x 2156
Cover6.43" OLED, 120Hz, 2376 x 1060
FoldInward book fold, 4.35 mm open / 9.2 mm folded — thinnest in 2024

02Camera

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2024.

Main50 MP Sony IMX906, f/1.6, OIS
Ultrawide50 MP, 122 deg
Periscope50 MP 3.5x optical, OIS
Selfie20 MP on both screens

03Performance

94/100

94/100 puts it above the 91-point average for foldable phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4nm)
GPUAdreno 750

04Battery

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 84-point average for foldable phones of 2024.

Capacity5150 mAh silicon-carbon
Charging66W wired, 50W wireless

05Build

90/100

90/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2024.

What works
  • Thinnest book foldable of 2024 (4.35 mm / 9.2 mm)
  • Triple 50 MP system with 3.5x periscope
  • 50W wireless charging + IPX8
What doesn't
  • Heavy 226 g still
  • MagicOS 8 polarising
  • No 3.5 mm jack
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Z Fold 7 Special
$1,999 · score 90/100

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 8-phone cohort of foldable devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .