{"id":11530,"date":"2022-02-24T17:05:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T16:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1590650"},"modified":"2022-02-24T17:05:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T16:05:31","slug":"honor-magic-4-release-date-latest-news-ahead-of-the-phones-reveal-at-mwc-2022","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/honor-magic-4-release-date-latest-news-ahead-of-the-phones-reveal-at-mwc-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Honor Magic 4 release date: latest news ahead of the phone\u2019s reveal at MWC 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By George Storr\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Earlier this month, Honor announced its plans to reveal the Honor Magic 4 Series in Mobile World Congress \u2014 or \u2018MWC\u2019 \u2014 in Barcelona. So, what should we expect from the new Honor handsets?<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, some context: Honor was previously part of Huawei but is now a separate company, meaning that Honor phones generally share plenty of similarities with Huawei handsets, but crucially they can access Google apps and services. That makes the Magic 4 Series a more interesting proposition than Huawei alternatives to most UK buyers.<\/p>\n<p>Back in December 2021, we reviewed the Honor 50 and were reasonably impressed. The phone had a few faults, but overall it\u2019s an appealing mid-range handset. It\u2019s certainly something for Honor to build on and the Honor 50 gives us a level of expectation for the new Magic 4 Series.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Magic\u2019 moniker and pre-hyped unveiling suggest this series of phones will be at the higher end of Honor\u2019s offering, so we\u2019re expecting something a little more expensive and upmarket than the Honor 50.<\/p>\n<p>There is some speculation that the Magic 4 will be Europe\u2019s version of the Honor Magic V, a foldable that\u2019s been on sale in China since January. There are currently no known plans for a UK release of the Magic V. It could also be a non-foldable successor to the Magic 3 Series, which did not launch in the UK. Either way, we\u2019re expecting some fairly impressive specs and the latest chip \u2014 likely the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.<\/p>\n<p>For more on Honor, take a look at our full <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/tech-reviews\/honor-50-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Honor 50 review<\/a>, or read on for the latest updates on the Honor Magic 4.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Honor Magic 4 UK release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Join us for our newest flagship phone, the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HONORMagic4?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#HONORMagic4<\/a> Series at MWC Barcelona 2022 &amp; stay tuned to witness <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThePowerofMagic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#ThePowerofMagic<\/a> at 1pm (CET) on Feb 28. You won\u2019t see it coming! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/ygzsKBNEfY&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/ygzsKBNEfY<\/a><\/p>\u2014 HONOR (@Honorglobal) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Honorglobal\/status\/1493918079549587460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">February 16, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Honor confirmed on Twitter that the Magic 4 Series will be unveiled at MWC 2022, on the 28th of February. However, there\u2019s likely to be at least a small delay until the phone sees a full release in the UK and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Previous phones with the \u2018Magic\u2019 moniker have not been sold in the UK and Europe, but we\u2019re expecting that to change with the release of the Honor Magic 4. It being revealed at MWC is a strong hint that UK users will be able to get their hands on the phone.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Honor Magic 4 design rumours<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned previously, the Magic 4 Series may be Europe\u2019s edition of the Honor Magic V, an interesting foldable handset with some reasonably impressive specs.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there\u2019s a chance the Magic 4 Series could be something else entirely. We\u2019ll be attending the unveiling at MWC and keeping this page up to date with the latest news, so stay tuned for updates.<\/p>\n<p>In the Twitter post from Honor, all we can see of the phone is a camera lens. Notably, it looks similar to that on the Magic V, supporting the idea that the Magic 4 Series may be the UK and Europe edition of the same phone. If this is the case, we\u2019re likely to see a very similar handset with a few small differences \u2014 for example, rumours suggest a smaller screen with a higher refresh rate.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Honor Magic 4 display and camera rumours<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Magic V has a triple camera array on its reverse, housing three 50MP snappers. On the front, there\u2019s a 42MP selfie camera. We\u2019re expecting something similar on the Magic 4, but we\u2019re going to have to wait for confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the Magic V has a foldable 7.9-inch OLED display and we\u2019re expecting a similar panel on the Magic 4 Series. It packs a 90Hz refresh rate, which is not to be sniffed at but does lag behind the increasingly popular and available 120Hz refresh rates many competing handsets are offering. We wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see an upgraded 120Hz display on the Magic 4 Series as a result.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Honor Magic 4 UK pricing and availability\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Magic V\u2019s Chinese price-point is the equivalent of around \u00a31,150 for the base 256GB model. That\u2019s expensive, but this sort of foldable generally is. If the Magic 4 Series is confirmed as a set of foldable phones, then we\u2019re expecting a similar price point.<\/p>\n<p>However, there\u2019s still the possibility that the phones won\u2019t take on a foldable format, instead of acting as the successors to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/honor-magic-3-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Honor Magic 3<\/a>, which also did not receive a UK release date. Right now, we\u2019re still in the dark on exactly what to expect, but we\u2019ll keep this page updated with the latest news on Honor\u2019s new phone series.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>For the latest news, reviews and deals, check out the\u00a0<span class=\"&quot;skimlinks-unlinked&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Technology<\/a>\u00a0section. Want to know how this phone compares? Read our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/technology-guides\/best-mid-range-phone\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">best mid-range phone<\/a> list. Or, for tech gifting ideas, try out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/technology-guides\/tech-gifts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">tech gifts<\/a> guide.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By George Storr Published: Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 12:00 am Earlier this month, Honor announced its plans to reveal the Honor Magic 4 Series in Mobile World Congress \u2014 or \u2018MWC\u2019 \u2014 in Barcelona. So, what should we expect from the new Honor handsets? 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