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The smartphone will join Samsung’s recent introduced Galaxy A-series phones such as Galaxy A7 2018 and Galaxy A9. Do note that, all these are based out of rumors and it’s always better to take this information with a pinch of salt. Moreover, the company hasn’t nodded on any of this information about the upcoming smartphone. "A GOOD PHONE WITH A BAD DESIGN" A good phone with a bad design Honor Magic 2 hands-on: A good phone with a bad design 2018 was the year of the notch. Apple brought it to the mainstream with the iPhone X (and then felt embarrassed by it with the iPhone XS), and was later followed by pretty much every Android manufacturer – Samsung and Sony aside – in introducing the feature to their devices too. The notch was a necessary evil to achieve the “all-screen” look that everyone hankers after. Going into 2019, it looks like we might not have to deal with the notch too much longer though.
Well, not in its current incarnation anyway. Honor Magic 2 UK price and release date There’s no official release date for the Honor Magic 2 outside of China; however, it is possible to get the device shipped to the UK from a reseller. In China, the phone is available now for 3799 yuan, roughly £434. Related: Best smartphones Huawei and Samsung have both announced devices that feature what they refer to as “punch-out” notches (basically just a punched-out hole for the camera sensor), while Vivo is adding an extra screen to the rear of its phone. Honor is taking some retro inspiration, however, and is trying to bring back the once-iconic slider form factor. It’s not going to catch on. Slider phones of the late 1990s and early noughties hid their keypads behind their screens; Honor uses a similar mechanism to conceal the device’s front camera.
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Sliding down the screen you’ll hear a satisfying click and out pops a primary 16-megapixel f/2.0 camera, flanked by two depth-sensing 2-megapixel sensors. I’ll admit that the sliding mechanism is addictive, especially since it’s accompanied by a swooshing sound that really gets in your head. Get past that initial “quirkiness”, though, and you’ll soon come to realise that the overall design just doesn’t work. The Honor Magic 2 is a thick-feeling phone. It’s heavy, too, and the seam created by the sliding portion rubs against your hand when you’re using it. Most phones these days, no matter how generously sized, feel comfortable in the hand – the Honor Magic 2 just doesn’t. This device also lacks wireless charging and an IP rating.
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Such sacrifices simply to rid the notch just don’t seem worth it. Honor also mimics the colour-changing shiny rear of its parent company Huawei’s P20 Pro handset. I love the P20 Pro but I’m not a fan of the back of that phone. In the Honor Magic 2, the rear appears to pick up smudges even more easily than its sibling, with the device becoming a grimy mess soon after unboxing.
You’ll also notice that plenty of dirt and dust becomes trapped in the portion of the device that slides. Design aside, the majority of the Honor Magic 2’s DNA comes from the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro. It features an in-display fingerprint sensor that works fine, however, it’s nowhere near as reliable or quick as a traditional sensor. You have to really push your thumb against the panel for it to recognise your digit; often it just does nothing. Don’t get me wrong – I like the idea, but the execution is poor; it just doesn’t appear ready yet. You’ll be pleased to learn, then, that you’re not restricted to the in-display tech. Those depth-sensing cameras on the front of the Honor Magic 2 enable face unlock.
This is by far the quickest way of accessing the phone. Related: Best Android phones Honor uses Huawei’s EMUI as the base for its software, which is built upon Android 9.
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