Honor announces partnership with IMAX, teases circular camera island for Magic3

10 August 2021
The camera setup will look a lot like a film reel, which is circular with symmetric holes.

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  • 12 Aug 2021

It will have Play services because Honor is no longer a part of Huawei.

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    • AnonD-731363
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    • 12 Aug 2021

    Anonymous, 11 Aug 2021I don't think so... Will depend on price Man i think so.
    Honor comes from Huawei from the best brand.
    And even if Huawei dropped and its no longer best it produces best devices of the year.

      Anonymous, 11 Aug 2021I don't think so... Will depend on price Supposedly, there are three models. They are flagships so won't be cheap. The porsche edition will be very expensive (rumored to be 7,999rmb). I think the Magic 3 pro will be priced similarly to other Chinese flagships (probably somewhere between a mi11pro and mi11ultra) . The magic 3 will be a bit cheaper (probably somewhere between a mi11 and mi11pro in price). Most Chinese flagships are priced very similarly in China so there no reason for this one to be any different.

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        • Anonymous
        • gq3
        • 11 Aug 2021

        AnonD-731363, 10 Aug 2021Looks great lets hope it will be as great as it looks. I don't think so... Will depend on price

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          • Anonymous
          • 6E4
          • 11 Aug 2021

          No play services, no buy

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            • SH3
            • 10 Aug 2021

            Looks great lets hope it will be as great as it looks.

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              • Anonymous
              • JT5
              • 10 Aug 2021

              TEtech, 10 Aug 2021Just adding to what u said, huawei mostly uses sensors they... moreAny brand can come to sony semicon and say : " We want a sensor just like imx700y".
              Then sony semicon makes it, gives another name.

              Look at 582 and 586.
              Only difference is 586 can do 4K@60.

                The Android Freak, 10 Aug 2021Yes but price is too goddamn high for what they are asking.... moreThey're more expensive.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • PZs
                  • 10 Aug 2021

                  imax ...
                  - 8.4 inch, 8k screen, 7640 x 4320, 288 hz oled
                  - recording 8k at 960 fps no time limit
                  - 3.5 mm audio plug
                  - 15,000 mAh user removable battery
                  - function as second screen to imax certified camera

                  ... i dont think so ...

                    The Android Freak, 10 Aug 2021Yes but price is too goddamn high for what they are asking.... moreBoth of those are more expensive than the Oneplus 9pro though in most markets

                      STE FAR 05, 10 Aug 2021That's not useless, a lot of improvements came after.Yes but price is too goddamn high for what they are asking. Mi 11 Ultra and Oppo Find X3 Pro are better choices overall.

                        The rear camera island definitely screams Huawei Mate 40 series to me.

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                          • 10 Aug 2021

                          Nick Tegrataker, 10 Aug 2021Leica checks the lens quality to see if it meets their own ... more* Collaborative development, evaluation and optimization of optical design (lens calculation) in compliance with Leica standards.
                          * Collaborative development of the mechanical construction of the camera module to reduce stray light effects (“ghost and flare”).
                          * Definition of imaging quality in terms of color rendition/color fidelity, white balance, stray light reduction (“ghost & flare effects”), exposure precision, dynamic range, sharpness and noise characteristics.
                          * Processing of image data with the aid of long-standing Leica optical and signal processing expertise.
                          * Definition of the most stringent common quality standards and production requirements for serial production by Huawei to ensure consistently high quality.

                          https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-leica-extended-statement-huawei-p9-camera-688530/ - Clarification from both Huawei & Leica.

                          Actually optical QC, focal length selection, image processing are indeed got involve with Leica. I think Huawei+Leica is the most true collaboration considering theres a lot of aspect Leica involvement inside Huawei's P & Mate series camera.

                            Nick Tegrataker, 10 Aug 2021Leica checks the lens quality to see if it meets their own ... moreJust adding to what u said, huawei mostly uses sensors they make in collaboration with Sony, that's why those incredible sensors are nowhere to be seen in other brand.
                            So to sum up leica ain't a sensor company and even if they wanted huawei wouldn't let them deal with the sensors

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 10 Aug 2021

                              AnonD-994853, 10 Aug 2021Hope it ends up like Huawei and Leica. Not like the useless... moreWell, last I heard Honor also partnered with Carl Zeiss

                                captain fokou, 10 Aug 2021Oneplus won't let them. Huawei let leica to choose any... moreLeica checks the lens quality to see if it meets their own standard and (supposedly, though might be no longer the case) does the colour tuning. That's it. Neither Leica chooses a sensor for Huawei phones or is involved in development of any other parts of the image processing.

                                  rizki1, 10 Aug 2021means it will be $200 more expensive. Yeah for sure will be expensive. Probably 5,000-6,000rmb like most of the Chinese flagships in China

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                                    • Crywolfdxb
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                                    • 10 Aug 2021

                                    I think the camera manufacturers should add a dial pad to their cameras and sell as phones :)

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 10 Aug 2021

                                      It's not a partnership, Honor is straight out paying for a brand name license for marketing purposes. I doubt their phone will have 1.90:1 display ratio, god forbid.

                                        captain fokou, 10 Aug 2021Oneplus won't let them. Huawei let leica to choose any... moreYes but considering the price difference between the two, my thinking is that it's this partnership that will allow OnePlus to get to flagship level and then the cameras would skyrocket in quality. It's there 'way in' so to say.