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One of the thinnest book-style foldable smartphones in the industry just got even thinner, and no expenses were spared. That’s right, we’re talking about the newly announced Honor Magic V3. Honor has reduced the Magic V3’s profile even further, from its to the new thickness when folded. According to the brand, the Magic V3 used 19 innovative materials and 114 “microstructures” to achieve the new aesthetic while keeping the flagship components intact. Among its new materials used is Special Fiber, which makes up the backplate of the Honor Magic V3. Honor said it surpasses the by up to  while the by . Honor added that the Magic V3’s Super Steel Hinge could withstand up to while attaining SGS’s Durability Certification. To top all that off, the displays are further protected with Honor Super Armored Inner Screen and Honor Anti-scratch NanoCrystal Shield. The smartphone runs on Honor’s reskin called , and it also comes with its own host of on-device and cloud-based AI features, Magic Portal. Here’s a quick list of all the AI features coming with the Magic V3: Honor Magic V3’s cameras also include the first introduced on the Honor 200 series phones. You get three iconic portrait styles: Harcourt Vibrant, Harcourt Color, and Harcourt Classic. The foldable also has on-device AI for other photography features, such as (compensates stabilisation during fast-moving shoots like sports, debuted on the ) and for natural-looking bokeh effects. To take advantage of the book-style form factor, Honor Magic V3 has on its Home Screen. It also offers , letting users operate dual-space apps as if they have two phones. Honor also implanted , which grants an extra notification pop-up at the top of the device. Below is a spec table that contains all the essential components that warrant its flagship-tier status, rivalling options like the and . You’re getting chipset, a fat 5,150mAh battery, and LTPO AMOLED panels with a power-saving 1Hz refresh rate. It also comes with stylus support, although that’d be a separate purchase. Unfolded: 145.3 x 156.6 x 4.35mm Folded: 74 x 156.6 x 9.2mm 6.43-inches, LTPO AMOLED, 1-120Hz refresh rate 2,376 x 1,060 pixels resolution, 5,000-nits peak brightness, 100% DCI-P3 4,320Hz PWM Flicker Free Dimming Stylus support, NanoCrystal Shield 7.92-inches, LTPO AMOLED, 1-120Hz refresh rate 2,344 x 2,156 pixels resolution, 1,600-nits peak brightness, 100% DCI-P3 3,840Hz PWM Flicker Free Dimming Stylus support, Super Armored Inner Screen Honor Falcon Camera System (AI Portrait Engine, AI Motion Sensing Capture) 50MP main, Sony IMX906, 1/1.56-inch, f/1.6, Shape Memory Alloy actuators for OIS 50MP Periscope Telephoto, f/3.0, LiDAR Matrix Autofocus System, OIS 40MP ultrawide, f/2.2, OIS 12GB RAM 512GB storage 5,150mAh silicon-carbon, E1 chipset 66W wired Honor SuperCharge 55W wireless Honor SuperCharge C1 chipset USB Type-C (3.1 Gen 1) Bluetooth 5.3 (SBC, AAC, LDAV, AptX, Aptx HD) NFC Up to Wi-Fi 7 Dual SIM slot, supports eSIM Up to 5G network support (NR) officially retails at in a single configuration: and . The device comes three colours: in Mossy Green, Silk Brown, and Classic Black.  You can find them at the following platforms: Honor official e-commerce channels ( , , ), and authorised retailers ( , , , , ). The Pre-order period begins on and ends on . Official sales begin on . Customers who purchase during the can receive the following bonuses worth S$777 in total: an Honor Watch 4, an Honor SuperCharge Wireless Charger Stand, and a “365-day Front and Back replacement”.  If you purchase during its , the following bonuses worth S$608 are offered instead: an Honor SuperCharge Wireless Charger Stand, and a “365-day Front and Back placement”. This option excludes the smartwatch offered in its pre-order bonus. Each purchase of the Honor Magic V3 entitles customers to get one Honor Magic Pen stylus at S$100 off its usual price of S$159. Honor Singapore clarified that its service covers the Magic V3’s displays/screens. It covers both the outer secondary display and its main inner display. It does not cover physical damage to the rest of the device (i.e. backplate, hinge), and the damage assessment is at the discretion of Honor’s appointed service centre.