You know how Apple has created this seamless experience between its MacBooks, iPads, iPhones, and other devices? Well, HONOR is building something quite similar but with its own twist, especially with the HONOR MagicBook Art 14, MagicPad 2, and Magic V3.
If you’re familiar with Apple’s ecosystem, it’s basically the same setup: log in to your HONOR account, and all your connected HONOR devices—in this case, the MagicBook Art 14, MagicPad 2, and Magic V3—are synced together seamlessly.
In this article, let's check out how HONOR's ecosystem works and how it compares to the other ecosystem.
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Here's What You Get With HONOR's Ecosystem
The Magic Ring is your command centre for all connected HONOR devices. You can see what devices you’re connected to and access some of the features here. On the MagicBook Art 14, the Magic Ring is located in the Workspace, where you can also access the Global Notes and Global Favourites here.
This one’s cool: with Connected Input, you can use MagicBook Art 14’s keyboard and mouse across your HONOR smartphone and tablet. You can literally drag, copy, and paste files between devices just like that! It also works the other way round too, or any other configuration you want, as long as all the devices are connected in the same ecosystem.
Just like with macOS and iPhone, you can make and receive calls on your MagicBook when your HONOR Magic V3 is connected. Similarly, there’s also Connected Notification, where you can check and reply to texts directly from your MagicBook, so you don’t need to keep switching to your phone just to check your messages.
Next up, we have data tethering: instead of setting up a mobile hotspot, you can tether your HONOR MagicBook or MagicPad 2 to your HONOR smartphone’s mobile network directly.
With Apple, you’ll need to rely on a mobile hotspot, but HONOR’s tethering is more battery efficient—though, I’ll admit, it can sometimes be a bit finicky.
Besides that, the cameras on the HONOR ecosystem are also all connected, which is something Apple doesn’t have. You can connect the MagicPad 2 to your MagicBook Art 14 to take a photo, and it instantly transfers to the laptop without even appearing in your tablet’s gallery. It doesn’t take up storage space—super clean and efficient. You can even use your HONOR smartphone or tablet’s camera for video calls or filming directly from your MagicBook. So if you’re in a pinch, your phone can act as a high-quality webcam, which I find really cool!
Apple does file sharing really well with iCloud, but personally, I think that HONOR's system is better. For file sharing, HONOR has the Global Favourites Space, where you can easily drag and drop images, audio, video, or documents across your phone, tablet, and laptop. It’s a bit more manual than Apple’s iCloud, but at the same time, it’s not reliant on any cloud servers, so you don’t have to worry about running out of cloud storage or the back-and-forth of uploading and downloading files. Similarly, the Notes app on the HONOR ecosystem also syncs across devices.
Software aside, there’s also a big boon in HONOR’s device ecosystem in terms of weight: the HONOR MagicBook Art 14 is noticeably lighter than Apple’s MacBook Air 15, coming in at just 1kg compared to the MacBook’s almost 2kg. Same goes for the MagicPad 2 vs. the iPad Air—the MagicPad is thinner and lighter but packs a bigger 10,050mAh battery.
HONOR also has some AI features in its ecosystem that Apple’s still catching up on. For example, AI Multi-photo Comparison and AI Erasure on the MagicPad 2 aren’t available on the iPad Air yet, and HONOR’s cross-device screen sharing is another feature Apple just started rolling out with iOS 18.
Conclusion
The HONOR ecosystem, in many ways, mirrors Apple’s but brings its own unique spin, especially when it comes to file transfers, tethering, and AI features. While Apple’s ecosystem is quite established and smooth in many ways, the HONOR ecosystem doesn’t really lag behind.