{"id":342,"date":"2022-06-16T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/?p=342"},"modified":"2025-05-01T20:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:04:16","slug":"honor-magic-4-pro-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.appsvite.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/16\/honor-magic-4-pro-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Honor Magic 4 Pro \u2013 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Honor Magic 4 Pro<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

I was a great fan of the previous generation flagships that came out of the great behemoth that was Huawei of old when it still had a smaller scale sibling of Honor under its wing. Those days are gone and the likes of the Huawei P30 Pro got left behind in the wake of the Huawei\/Google Mobile Services ban instigated by the Luminous president of yore. Well, thankfully we have moved on from those days and we now have Honor as a fully independent brand from Huawei, which brings a new spark to the company and the ability to use GMS again. we had an inkling of what Honor can do as a standalone brand in the form of the Honor 50 5G<\/a> which I reviewed recently here for Coolsmartphone.<\/p>\n

What we have here is what they can do when they are not restricted by the limitations of trying to build a mid-range phone. We have the Honor Magic 4 Pro<\/a> and it harks back to the previous pro series device that I had soft spot for from my day using Huawei devices like the P30 Pro<\/a>. I loved that phone and it brought some true flagship specs to the table and an awesome camera. Can the Honor Magic 4 Pro give the same feel as a flagship or is it just a fluster with its oversized camera module and fancy colour. Well, I hope to find that out over the course of this review.<\/p>\n

So as is customary in a review let’s start by having a tour of the device.<\/p>\n

Design<\/span><\/p>\n

We will start at the top edge of the phone which has a Speaker grill for one of the two loudspeakers. This is tucked up in between two of the numerous Antenna break lines as the signal needs to get in and out of the device somehow! to the right of the top section are a microphone hole and a feature that is not often included in phones the IR transmitter. This is predominantly used for the Smart Remote app that is bundled with the phone, not something I played with if i am being honest as it is not a feature I need.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Honor Magic 4 Pro top<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Moving around to the right-hand side of the phone is where we will find the volume rocker and just below is the power key. These are again in between more antenna lines. The power key can be set up to either have a long press bring up a Google assistant should you want with a longer press still allowing you to turn the phone off or restart the device. the buttons have positive feedback but feel that Honor missed a trick by not including any texturing on the buttons.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Honor Magic 4 Pro right hand side<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Moving down to the bottom edge. is where we will find the second loudspeaker, another microphone and the dual sim tray. Hiding amongst these components is the new SuperCharge 100W charging port that is also capable of supporting display output. It takes the form of USB type C and when plugged into a display gives you the option to use a desktop-style interface along with a keyboard and mouse if you wish to. It is not as good as the offering from Samsung’s DEX offering but it is a nice feature to have on board.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Honor Magic 4 Pro base<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As we move around to the left-hand side we have nothing really to speak of apart from more of the ever-prominent antenna lines. As a right-handed user, this is fine for me but left-handed users may find it a bit annoying at first.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Honor Magic 4 Pro left hand side<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Next up we will take a trip to the front and the display. Which is a glorious panel measuring in at 6.81″ with a variable refresh rate of between 1Hz to 120Hz LTPO Display. It also features 1920Hz PWM Dimming for those who are sensitive to this. It makes viewing the 2848 x 1312 resolution display very enjoyable and it is a joy to interact with no noticeable lag or false inputs being found in my usage so far.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Honor Magic 4 Pro Display Locked<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Up in the top left-hand corner is a camera cut-out that is not the smallest in the world, it does however need to be this size in order to allow for the 2 cameras that reside in it to have enough space. Under the screen, we have got a 12MP camera with f\/2.4 aperture and a 100\u00b0 smart wide-angle selfie. It is capable of capturing some great stills thanks to its Portrait mode and AI anti-distortion. In addition to these features, the camera will also be able to record up to 4K video. So that is the camera but there is also another sensor here which is the 3D Depth Camera which is used primarily for facial recognition with its 3D depth face unlock technology. This is nice to see after coming from a Pixel 6 Pro which has no face unlock something that I missed more than I thought I would.<\/p>\n

While we are talking about unlocking the front of the phone also hides the fingerprint reader which is of the Ultrasonic under-display variety and I am very happy to say works like a charm as id plenty fast for quick access to your home screen from unlocked. it features Qualcomm’s 3D Sonic Sensor which is one of the many ways in which the Qualcomm chipset has raised the game with this phone.<\/p>\n

I suppose i cannot avoid it any longer but it is time to talk about that rear. the rear is dominated by the “Eye of Muse” camera module which houses a massive 5 camera sensors of various varieties shapes and sizes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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“Eye of Muse” camera module<\/p>\n<\/div>\n