Honor Magic V5 Launched: Snapdragon SoC, Extremely-Skinny Design, And Giant Battery

Honor has officially launched the Honor Magic V5, its newest foldable smartphone, following a sequence of teasers and unboxing movies. Touted because the “thinnest foldable cellphone on the earth,” the Magic V5 measures simply 4.1 mm when unfolded. Regardless of its slim profile, the system boasts highly effective {hardware} and a large 6,100 mAh battery in its Chinese language variant.

Visually, the Magic V5 maintains a lot of the design language from its predecessor, the Magic V3 (you possibly can examine our assessment of this system here). The corporate skipped the quantity 4 on account of cultural superstitions (in some Asian areas, the quantity sounds just like the phrase for “dying”). Key adjustments embrace a flatter steel body for improved grip and a redesigned digicam module. The system is obtainable in 4 shade choices: gold, beige, crimson, and black.
Sturdiness has additionally been improved. The Magic V5 now carries an IP59 ranking, providing resistance to mud, high-temperature water jets, and restricted submersion — a uncommon function amongst foldables. Honor claims extra drop resistance because of a extra strong inside body.

Efficiency is pushed by Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, paired with both 12 GB or 16 GB of RAM and storage choices of 256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB. Though particulars in regards to the cooling system weren’t disclosed, the cellphone is anticipated to incorporate vapor chamber expertise for secure efficiency throughout intensive use.

The exterior show is a 6.43-inch OLED panel with a decision of 2376 x 1060, whereas the inside foldable display screen has grown barely to 7.95 inches with a decision of 2352 x 2172. Each panels assist adaptive refresh charges as much as 120 Hz, high-frequency 4,320 Hz PWM dimming for eye consolation, and HDR assist by way of Dolby Imaginative and prescient and the Chinese language HDR Vivid commonplace. Peak brightness reaches 5,000 nits in small show areas.

The digicam system features a 50 MP principal sensor with optical image stabilization (OIS), a 50 MP ultrawide (up from 40 MP), and a 64 MP periscope telephoto lens (up from 50 MP) with 3x optical zoom and OIS. Twin 20 MP selfie cameras—one on every display screen—are additionally current. AI-powered options embrace a digital zoom of as much as 100x.

Battery capability is among the largest upgrades. The Chinese language model encompasses a 6,100 mAh battery, whereas the worldwide variant affords 5,820 mAh—virtually 1,000 mAh greater than the earlier mannequin. Quick charging helps as much as 66W wired and 50W wi-fi charging.

Further options embrace 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), an infrared blaster, a side-mounted fingerprint reader, and Android 15 with Magic OS 9.0.1. The software program introduces a brand new multi-window multitasking system just like that of OPPO units.

Pricing (in China)

The cellphone is sadly solely obtainable in China for now. There’s no official international announcement simply but, however the excellent news is that HONOR plans to carry the Magic V5 to worldwide markets quickly. The costs for the Chinese language market are the next:

• 12 GB + 256 GB:  8,999 CNY (~$1,240)
• 16 GB + 512 GB:  9,999 CNY (~$1,375)
• 16 GB + 1 TB:  10,999 CNY (~$1,540)

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