34 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65REVIEWOne of the key features
of the Magic 3 is the
bright, crisp displaygames such as PUBG Mobile and Fortnite. Admittedly,
it’ll only give you a split-second more to react
than if you were playing with a standard 60Hz
smartphone, but that makes all the difference in a
competitive environment.
The Magic 3 has a dedicated game mode, activated
by a physical switch on the side of the smartphone,
that not only improves performance and blocks
incoming notifications when playing games, but
allows you to use touch-sensitive triggers mounted
onto the side of the smartphone, too.
When playing horizontal games, you can program
the triggers to any on-screen command – like aiming
down the sights and firing in PUBG – and the best
part is that because it’s all set up via an on-screen
overlay, the game doesn’t need to offer official
controller support. It arguably gives you more of an
advantage than the high refresh rate, as it frees up34 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65
REVIEW
One of the key features
of the Magic 3 is the
bright, crisp displaygames such as PUBG Mobile and Fortnite. Admittedly,
it’ll only give you a split-second more to react
than if you were playing with a standard 60Hz
smartphone, but that makes all the difference in a
competitive environment.
The Magic 3 has a dedicated game mode, activated
by a physical switch on the side of the smartphone,
that not only improves performance and blocks
incoming notifications when playing games, but
allows you to use touch-sensitive triggers mounted
onto the side of the smartphone, too.
When playing horizontal games, you can program
the triggers to any on-screen command – like aiming
down the sights and firing in PUBG – and the best
part is that because it’s all set up via an on-screen
overlay, the game doesn’t need to offer official
controller support. It arguably gives you more of an
advantage than the high refresh rate, as it frees up