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It has Honor's Magic UI overlaid on top of Android 11 but that doesn’t matter because you'll be left wondering where Android 12 has gone. The downside? The Honor Magic 4 Lite comes with Android 11 rather than Android 12. Combined with 5G connectivity, you'll appreciate getting more done faster. Also, playing games like Call of Duty Mobile proved fairly speedy too. It's quick to react to your touches, whether you're unlocking it via face recognition or the fingerprint reader built into the power button. In daily use, the Honor Magic 4 Lite performs fairly well. Elsewhere, its compute score came in at 1,373. In our Geekbench 5 tests, it achieved a single-core score of 669 with a multi-core score of 1,875. The Honor Magic 4 Lite is a fairly speedy phone to use. Honor Magic 4 Lite: performance and specs It's not the worst display to look at when outdoors, but it feels like the Honor Magic 4 Lite could’ve been better than it is. The display looked fairly washed out and we couldn’t make out the images on screen. When we used the Honor Magic 4 Lite outdoors under direct sunlight, we had trouble seeing anything on the screen clearly. Colors and blacks aren't as vibrant as we'd like and worst of all, viewing angles are pretty poor. However, it has an LCD screen, which means that it could look better. Best of all is its high refresh rate, which is great when scrolling through content with speed. It has a large screen with a decent resolution. The Honor Magic 4 Lite gives and takes away in equal measures. There's no wireless charging or microSD support either. Those with smaller hands may find themselves needing to stretch to use it with one hand though.įinally, don't count on taking the Honor Magic 4 Lite anywhere near water since it has no IP rating. This may be why the phone feels pretty sleek in your hand. The company doesn’t go overboard here, keeping the phone small and fairly basic. Simplicity is the name of the game here with the Honor Magic 4 Lite. The right of the phone has the volume rocker and power button, while at the bottom, the SIM card slot and USB-C port reside. On the front, the selfie camera lens is a small, subtle hole-punch on the top and middle of the screen. The standard version of the phone offers 128GB of storage and 6GB of RAM an 8GB RAM version also exists. The Honor Magic 4 Lite is available in three different color choices: Midnight Black, Titanium Silver, and Ocean Blue. That price the sees it sit roughly between the Samsung Galaxy A53 and the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC - two phones which are likely to be major competitors. Available direct from Honor as well as third-party retailers, it typically sells for £319 / around €360 - which amounts to roughly $390 / AU$565, but at the time of writing, it's already discounted if purchased direct from Honor. The Honor Magic 4 Lite is available for sale in the UK and Europe. Honor Magic 4 Lite: price and availability While it's far from a must-have compared to competitors like the Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC, a large screen, decent performance, and excellent battery life could be enough to sway some users. However, at this price, the Magic 4 Lite still offers some useful goods. However even Android 12 won’t be the latest possible Android version for much longer, meaning this won't be the phone for anyone after the latest tech. The Honor Magic 4 Lite comes with Android 11 out of the box with Honor promising Android 12 soon. The phone also comes with a 66W charger, so recharging is speedy, proving extra useful. A 4,800mAh battery means this is a phone that will easily last you all day long – and a bit further too, depending on usage. Where things fare better for the Honor Magic 4 Lite is with its battery life.