2023 Winners and losers: Honor

31 December 2023
The company rose to the top spot in China; overseas success expected to follow.

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YUKI93, 01 Jan 2024Me too. In fact, I still maintain that it was popular sello... moreDespite the USA-centric content, I really like Michael Fisher aka MrMobile.

In fact I can't forget when he did a Collab with MKBHD, where it was LG G6 vs Samsung S8, with MrMobile being team LG and citing a bunch of compelling reasons for being in the LG's side.

Then it went over to MKBHD and all he said was "haha display better, haha sd835" and his argument was over

    you have to suffer, 01 Jan 2024not even reading the spec sheet, but all he does is judging... moreMe too. In fact, I still maintain that it was popular sellouts like him and Mrwhosetheboss who killed LG Mobile. That's why I completely stopped following them and now following small indie creators like Juan Carlos Bagnell (aka SomeGadgetGuy), TK Bay, and The Tech Preacher, to name a few, instead. Much more intellectual and informative review with the latter.

      Even though I'm not a fan of foldable phones, the Magic Vs got my vote for its price. Here in Malaysia, it's the cheapest Snapdragon-powered foldable phone on sale. To put it into context, the sole 12/512 configuration is a good $300 less than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4/5 with matching configuration. Even at this time of writing, there's a Christmas/New Year promotion which further lowers down the price by about $180. It's an absolute steal for me, especially when Honor's Magic Desktop Mode is as equally capable as Samsung's DeX.

        Batteri Voltas, 31 Dec 2023MKBHD will call everything without an Apple or a Google log... morenot even reading the spec sheet, but all he does is judging brand name. anything other than apple, samsung, and google logo on the back. would consider spyware for him. even $100k filming rig is not necessary just to create paid content. a disgrace of tech review world. i'm really glad i didn't subscribe to that channel. i can look elsewhere.

          allen, 31 Dec 2023how is that 90 a winner ? its double the price from same co... morefun how on GSMArena everything that's not a Poco F5 gets this sort of comments

            Anonymous, 31 Dec 2023Biggest Winner: Sponsored video of JerryRigEverything "... moreMKBHD will call everything without an Apple or a Google logo in the back a "loser"

            all he does nowadays is read spec sheets while showing shots taken with an $100k filming rig

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              Anonymous, 31 Dec 2023Two Tone Matt Green over plain boring blablabla. All their phones should be matt. Not just green.

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                Biggest Winner: Sponsored video of JerryRigEverything "assembling" A disassembled Honor Magic V2 kit.

                Yeah it's a concept of how some brands like Honor will allow customers to assemble their phones on their own. But still MKBHD called out that Concept phones were almost the biggest losers of 2023...

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                  Anonymous, 31 Dec 2023Also, Honor, stop making your flagships in matt green then ... moreTwo Tone Matt Green over plain boring blablabla.

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                    galaxydefender, 31 Dec 2023For me it's a no contest. Huawei took over from where ... moreI have P30 Pro more than 3 years now, it's well passed usual time of 1-2 years sticking with one phone, but just delaying that decision, because it's still great phone, fast, great screen, great camera, battery still holding a full day of use, and it was last Huawei with Google.

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                      uae1955, 31 Dec 2023I'm honor magic 5 owner and I totally agree with the a... moreThis; and fix the bugs also (youtube lag)

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                        galaxydefender, 31 Dec 2023For me it's a no contest. Huawei took over from where ... moreWhile I agree it's a fantastic phone, the fact that we receive very slowly the security updates (and they are often 2 months late) is unforgivable for a flagship in 2023.
                        Everyone stepped up, except Honor.
                        Also, the scroll lag on youtube is there since the 1st day and they never fixed it. Playing with the refresh rate changes nothing.
                        In conclusion: fantastic hardware, poor / not optimized software. (except the camera which is one of the best)

                          justasmile, 31 Dec 2023Honor 90 sucks with its mono speaker.That was a weakness alright but thankfully that weakness has been fixed with the Honor 100

                            galaxydefender, 31 Dec 2023355 euro for 12 Gb ram and 512 storage is expensive ? Not e... moreCamon 20 premier.

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                              Anton el papi, 31 Dec 2023honor Magic 5 pro the phone of the yearFor me it's a no contest. Huawei took over from where it left off...that's #1. I own 3 different high end devices. HM5 pro is the best by a mile. I'm not mentioning the other two so it will stirr uo the pot. Any ex Huawei user who was missing all those features and settled for some the biased market is pushing for can now go back, I promise that. After using it for about 8 months that is by far the best thing you can find on the market. Best of everything. Screen, 3d face unlock with a minimal cutout, snappiest camera, desktop mode, two days battery life, fast chargin/reverse charging, best pc/tablet multitasking (any pc), and just a million other features. I'll buy the 6 pro without thinking twice.

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                                allen, 31 Dec 2023how is that 90 a winner ? its double the price from same co... more355 euro for 12 Gb ram and 512 storage is expensive ? Not even mentioning the beautiful screen, good camera and decent battery. Give us the alternatives please.

                                  Honor 90 sucks with its mono speaker.

                                    honor Magic 5 pro the phone of the year

                                      Well i was always particulary happy with Honor series. They offered quality for good price.

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                                        Also, Honor, stop making your flagships in matt green then reducing the black model to a glossy mess. They did it with the Magic 5 Pro and looks like the 6 Pro with follow suit.