Honor Magic 2 officially presented: the concept smartphone without a notch
of David Wurm 
on October 31, 2018, 16:15 p.m. | Write a comment
Today Honor presented the new Honor Magic 2 at an event in China. The new concept smartphone dispenses with the notch and comes with a slider for the front cameras. All details summarized.
The Honor Magic 2 is like the current Huawei flagships Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro equipped with the latest Kirin 980 processor. Otherwise, the smartphone looks completely different: As some manufacturers from China have already shown, Honor now also comes with a camera slider. This means that the smartphone can be slid open when using the front cameras.
Honor Magic 2 with top equipment for little money
On the front you will find the 6,39 inch FHD+ display without a notch. This is replaced by a slider, which allows the three front cameras to be extended. The earpiece is located directly above the display, however. On the back, the Huawei P20 Pro was inspired and has a triple camera with three lenses (24 MP monochrome lens, 16 MP color lens and 16 MP wide-angle lens). The front cameras have a resolution of 16 megapixels and 2x 2 megapixels, the latter two of which are used for 3D face unlocking.
As already mentioned above, the 6,39-inch smartphone with FHD+ resolution in 19,5:9 format has the Kirin 980 inside. This is supported by 6 GB or 8 GB of RAM, in combination with 128 or 256 GB of internal storage. The battery has 3500 mAh and can be charged to 40 percent within 30 minutes using a 80W power adapter and SuperCharge. The operating system is Android 9 Pie with EMUI 9.0.
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- Honor was able to do without the notch completely with the Magic 2. (Image: Honor)
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- It remains to be seen whether the slider is robust. (Image: Honor)
Extra features from the Mate 20 Pro have also been incorporated here. There is better GPS than its predecessor, along with a fingerprint sensor in the display. In addition, there is dual SIM (dual 4G VoLTE), Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2,4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0, NFC and USB Type-C on top of that.
Honor Magic 2: price and availability
The price of the Honor Magic 2 in China is the equivalent of around 480 euros. If there is a lot of interest, there will probably also be a market launch in Germany probeer - but the price will certainly skyrocket. Almost 500 to 600 euros would probably be here, 480 euros would be "too cheap" by our standards. Models come with either 6GB of RAM and 128 or 256GB of internal storage, or 8GB of RAM with 256GB of internal storage to choose from. This then costs around the equivalent of 607 euros.
There are a few colors to choose from. (Image: Honor)