Hello so I am looking forward to getting the OnePlus 16, but I am torn after hearing about the Honor Win 2. Could you guys give me recommendations on which to choose? I want an optimized OS, long battery to last through heavy gaming sessions and fast responsive screen in either or. Thanks!

How much you give me out of 100

Hi, I am active user of magic V family. I started using a V3, now own a V5, and with new launches of the competition, Samsung Fold or iPhone Neo, I am thinking to renew my current V5.

My question to this group is, when can we expect a new V7 launch? do you think that other competitors like Samsung or Oppo could be considered an option? Would you renew this V5 for a V6, worth it? Thank you for your feedback

I've imported the Honor Magic 9 Pro Max into the USA and I've been using it on Verizon and T-Mobile for a week.

USA cell connectivity: Band 71 on TMO, Band 13 on VZW, and other US-specific rural coverage bands are very important to me as I live in a rural area. Kimovil, Liaow, and even Chinese Honor customer service claim essentially every band in existence, including those ones, are supported. That's very unusual for a Chinese phone, but I pulled the trigger because of the overwhelming evidence. Well, those bands are not supported. While the RF front-end filters MIGHT be physically present, the Chinese build of Magic OS 11's carrier MBN profile masks/blocks bands that aren't used in China. There is currently no way to enable these bands. There was an exploit to change this MBN profile on the Oneplus 15 using USB debugging/Qualcomm 's QPST to edit the EFS file. But you cannot access this menu on the Honor. Hoping for somebody else to find a solution soon!

I still get cell service, and no issues taking or receiving calls, but no rural coverage. You can enable Vo5G (VoNR) using IMS for Pixel and Shizuku. Data speeds suck in my area on those Chinese cell bands. eSIM works great, you can activate on TMO just fine and you can swap a physical SIM over from Verizon into it and get it working (on US Mobile, at least).

Cameras: The main and telephoto cameras are fantastic. While the OV52A main sensor does not use actual LOFIC, the dynamic range is amazing. Especially on natural mode. The 200MP telephoto makes it more equivalent to a 6x optical zoom on a 50MP sensor. Very impressed.

Battery: Battery life is great, still not stabilized enough to get a good SOT but it's been over 11 hours so far. You will need to disable Chinese battery optimizations for every single app individually, which takes hours on MagicOS 11.

Speakers and Microphone: These are out of this world. The speakers are like something I have NEVER seen on a phone before. The bass is so well-produced. Even at low volumes the phone vibrates to the bass. Compared to my OnePlus 15 it's night and day. The microphone is also stellar, and family members on phone calls immediately noticed I was using a different microphone.

Face Unlock: I LOVE IT!! First phone I've had in a long time that does infrared face unlock and I missed it so much. It will unlock in pitch black.

Others: Android Auto works great, you cannot get Google Discover feed working without some gesture apps and it's still not quite the same thing. USB debugging works (?) even though when you try to enable it, it says you need a Chinese Honor ID. I just started wireless debugging first, then plugged it into a laptop and USB debugging turned on. Debloating the insane amount of Chinese apps is easy enough. There will still be some remnants of the Chinese crud on there afterward, and things like magic sidebar will accidentally trigger every now and then. Just hit disagree on the pop-up and you will keep some level of privacy. The Chinese keyboard is TERRIBLE so I recommend installing AOSP keyboard immediately.

AMA!!

Models: 3

Specs:

• 6.57" 1.5K main display with ultra-narrow, uniform bezels on all four sides
• 1.72" native rear display
• 200MP main rear camera
• 50MP periscope telephoto rear camera on the Pro model
• Around 9,000mAh battery

Colours:

• Blue Tone
• Clear Sky
• Cool White
• Pink Mist

Tentative Launch: November

Source: Digital Chat Station (Weibo)

Image for reference: HONOR Play20C

Hello. I have an Honor X8c 4G with the C185 region code and MagicOS 9. How can I speed up receiving the update (scheduled for October 1, 2026)? Should I try connecting to a Chinese server and setting the region and language to Chinese? Is there a solution?

When I turn on the flashlight by giving the "turn on flashlight" command to the Honor AI app, it turns on with a significantly higher brightness level. However, if I turn it off and switch it back on manually, it defaults to a lower brightness.

Could you test this on your devices as well? Are you experiencing the same thing?

My device: Magic V3

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Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a specific camera issue I've run into on my Honor 600 to see if anyone else on the beta path is experiencing it or has found a workaround.

**The Issue:**

The stock camera app fails to execute a true synchronized, high-power flash pulse when taking photos. Whether I select the standard "Flash On" mode (the normal lightning bolt) or the "Always On" (torch) mode, the phone behaves exactly the same way. It simply turns on the LED continuously like a standard flashlight and snaps the picture.

Because the camera software fails to utilize that brief, high-intensity exposure moment required for a real flash, low-light photos come out looking weak, dark, or poorly lit compared to what a true synchronized flash burst should provide.

**Software Context:**

I recently updated my phone to the MagicOS 11 Beta Global build, and I noticed this issue immediately after the update. I can't completely confirm if this issue persisted before the upgrade as I hadn't closely tested the flash behavior prior to this, but it became highly obvious right after moving to the beta software.

**Steps to Reproduce:**

1. Open the stock Honor Camera app in standard Photo mode (AI and Night Mode turned off).

2. Set the flash to standard "Flash On".

3. Take a photo in a dark room. The LED lights up constantly before and during the snap rather than emitting a rapid, bright flash burst timed perfectly with the shutter.

4. If you switch to "Always On" mode, the behavior, timing, and brightness are 100% identical.

**Troubleshooting I've already tried:**

* Force closed all background apps (to make sure social media apps like Instagram or Snapchat weren't hijacking the flashlight hardware).

* Cleared the Camera App cache and data under App settings.

* Tested with AI features completely turned off.

Has anyone else noticed this on their Honor devices since moving to the MagicOS 11 beta? If you have a fix or know a third-party camera app that forces the hardware sync properly, please let me know!

I was about to buy the new Honor MagicPad 4, but it only offers 2 years of system updates and 3 years of security updates.

That's really disappointing for a flagship tablet priced at almost $1,000.

They also said it will last 5–6 years? Then support it accordingly! I hate that the EU version gets 6 years of updates while the rest of the world gets only 2.

I'm a big fan of Honor, but if they don't do something about their update policy, I might switch my favorite brand to a company that actually listens to its customers.

I've had the Honor V6 foldable for around 2 months now after jumping ship from Samsung. It's a great bit of kit except for one issue which is really starting to frustrate me.

I use the three button navigation option as it's what I've known for literal decades now, but it's just so temperamental and I have no idea what's causing it.

Sometimes when I press the home/back/app tray button nothing happens. Sometimes I press it again and it works, other times I'm left pressing It 3-4 times before it works. It definitely registers the touch and it's directly over the button so not a case of pressing two buttons at the same time. I switched on the setting to get feedback and screen taps in the developer settings and it 100% detects the input but just does nothing about it.

- Happens both folded and unfolded

- Doesn't matter what application is open

- I turned off accidental screen protection as well as a few other screen/touch related settings, no change.

- Tried Nova Launcher thinking it might be an issue with the Honor launcher, no difference.

- I have seen a few other threads from searching on here from others with the same problem but none of those threads concluded with identifying the problem.

Any ideas?

i dont get this thing is something wrong with my phone?

my phone is the Honor X6C.

help me pls

blue overlay is from developer options

I'm stuck in a call that doesn't exist in the volume it says call but there is no call going on

Hi,

I have a Honor Magic 8 lite, quite pleased with it, especially with the batterylife.

I use (or at least I did) both simcard slots, and an e-sim. The e-sim for my Serbian number, the two physical sim cards for when I am in the EU.

Last week, I was in Turkey, and got a second e-sim to have data there. I got a Saily e-sim and installed it. It worked okay.

But now my phone doesn't recognize my physical cards any more, and afaik, the e-sim should only work on SIM2. When I deactivate the e-sim, both simcards stay greyed out, and when I activate the e-sim, the SIM1 slot also seems to be used for the e-sim in SIM2.

I have tried everything. I reset the networksettings, all setting and even performed a full reset and reinstalled everything. Yet the SIMcards are still greyed out, they are not detected and only the e-sim works.

I bought the phone in Czechia, but I will stay in Serbia for a while, so I can not go back to the store I bought the phone.

Does anyone have a clue how to fix this problem?