Honor has unveiled the new variant in China, and the
smartphone is called Honor Magic 2 3D. Well, as the name suggests, the
smartphone comes with “structured light” 3D scanner on the front for face
unlock.
The 3D scanner will track 10,000 facial points to
authenticate and unlock your smartphone. It will also work in the dark, the
company said. The 3D scanner will also allow you to lock apps such as AliPay,
thus offering better security. Spotted by FoneArena on Weibo, the Honor Magic 2
3D has gone on sale in China for RMB 5,799. There is
no word on whether or not it will be launched in the international markets.
The smartphone still comes with a slider design
where sliding down the screen reveals the triple front camera setup. It
comprises of a 16-megapixel primary camera f/2.0 aperture, and two 2-megapixel
depth sensors. The Honor Magic 2 3D flaunts a 6.39-inch full HD+ display
running at a resolution of 2340×1080 pixels, and an aspect ratio of 19:5:9.
Under the hood is a 7nm Kirin 980 SoC paired with
8GB RAM and 512GB onboard storage. The smartphone also comes with a triple rear
camera setup which comprises of a 16-megapixel primary snapper (f/1.8), a
second 24-megapixel monochrome sensor, and a third 16-megapixel sensor super
wide-angle-lens. The cameras are AI-powered and features AIS, and AI
stabilization.
To keep things ticking, the smartphone comes with a
3,500mAh battery with 40W fast charging tech. Connectivity options include dual
SIM card slots, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC and USB Type-C port. Besides
3D scanner for face unlock, the smartphone also comes with an in-display
fingerprint scanner. On the software front, the smartphone runs Android 9 Pie
with Magic UI 2 skin on top.
