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Honor Magic review: 2016 first Honor curved+AI experimental.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2016·$520
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#10 of 109
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Honor Magic (2016).

Honor's 2016 Magic pioneered 4-side curved AMOLED + MagicLive AI + 40 W SuperCharge in concept-ish flagship.

01Display

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 10 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED 4-side curved
Size5.09"
Resolution1440 x 2560 QHD

02Performance

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 10 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetKirin 950
CPU2.3 GHz octa-A72+A53
RAM4 GB

03Camera

78/100

At 78/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Main12 MP RGB + 12 MP mono
Front8 MP

04Battery

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 67-point average for flagship phones of 2016.

Capacity2,900 mAh
Charging5 V/8A Magic SuperCharge

05Software

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2016.

What works
  • First Honor Magic — 4-side curved AMOLED.
  • MagicLive AI context assistant pioneer.
  • SuperCharge 40 W.
  • Iris scanner.
What doesn't
  • China-only.
  • 2,900 mAh small.
  • MagicUI unfamiliar.
  • Cracked-glass repair expensive.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 2 (2017)
$649 · score 88/100

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