{"id":13197,"date":"2022-05-13T01:35:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T01:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/honor-magic4-pro-review-hardware-highs-software-stumbles\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T01:35:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T01:35:10","slug":"honor-magic4-pro-review-hardware-highs-software-stumbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/honor-magic4-pro-review-hardware-highs-software-stumbles\/","title":{"rendered":"Honor Magic4 Pro review: hardware highs, software stumbles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Once a sub-brand of Chinese phone giant Huawei, Honor has been going it alone since being spun out in late 2020. So far, it’s released the midrange Honor 50 globally, but various difficulties have prevented the company from coming out with a true flagship smartphone in the west since becoming an independent company. It even went as far as to announce global pricing for the Magic3 last August, but the phone ended up only being available in China. <\/p>\n

That changes with this year’s Magic4 Pro, which will be available to preorder in the UK from May 13th and will ship on May 27th from \u00a3 949.99. (Honor says it currently has no plans to release the phone in the US.) It’s a price point that sees Honor’s phone compete directly with Samsung’s excellent Galaxy S22 Plus, the 256GB storage variant of Google’s accomplished Pixel 6 Pro, and Apple’s ever-reliable iPhone 13 Pro. Those are three excellent choices for prospective phone buyers and represent tough competition for Honor’s latest. <\/p>\n

On paper, the Magic4 Pro is competitive. It’s got a trio of high-resolution rear cameras, super-fast 100W wired charging, and<\/em> support for 100W wireless charging, as well as a big bright, colorful screen with a fast refresh rate. But while I liked a lot of these features individually, Honor’s software struggles to hold up its end of the bargain. <\/p>\n

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