The Magic Vs is Honor’s second folding telephone, with a 7.9in inside show and a design paying homage to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold sequence.
That’s a comparability made for nearly each foldable because of Samsung being first to market, however the Magic Vs may find yourself impressing because of remarkably skinny design and aggressive value.
The unique Honor Magic V launched in January 2022 however was confined to the Chinese language market. The brand new and upgraded Vs goes international nevertheless.
Right here’s every little thing that you must know concerning the Honor Magic Vs together with a full specs rundown – or discover out why we predict it may need the {hardware} to carry off Samsung.
When will the Honor Magic Vs be launched exterior China?
Honor introduced the Magic Vs in China on 23 November 2022, and it went on sale there that month.
The telephone launched internationally on the MWC commerce present on 27 February alongside the Magic 5 Professional, and goes on sale within the UK from 19 Might.
That mentioned we don’t know precisely whenever you’ll be capable of purchase it, with availability to be introduced “in the end” – however anticipate it inside a month or two.
How a lot does the Honor Magic Vs price?
The Magic Vs prices £1,399/€1,599.
That’s costly, however aggressive contemplating the most affordable Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 prices $1,799/£1,649/€1,799, whereas the Pixel Fold begins from $1,799/£1,749/€1,899.
Within the UK you can even get it a bit of cheaper. For those who purchase the telephone direct from Honor earlier than 26 Might and subscribe to the e-newsletter, you may get the handset for £1,199 – a saving of £200.
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What are the Honor Magic Vs specs and options?
The telephone has been in growth for some time now, therefore it makes use of the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset reasonably than the newer Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
Within the international model of the telephone, that’s paired with 12GB of RAM and a set 512GB storage.
The 7.9in inside display pips the Galaxy Z Fold 4’s 7.6in one, although Honor’s is capped at 90Hz in comparison with the 120Hz on Samsung’s.
Honor has additionally managed to make a thinner foldable with its 6.1mm thickness when open beating out the 6.3mm Z Fold 4. That doesn’t sound quite a bit, but it surely all makes a distinction with the in-hand really feel of a telephone, particularly when closed.
Presumably the perfect one-up the Magic Vs has over rival folding telephones within the West is that it closes utterly flat. Samsung’s Flip and Fold telephones nonetheless shut in a wedge form.
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It’s out there in a alternative of black, or the slick cyan blue color we’ve been testing.
Across the again are a powerful array of cameras led by a 54Mp, f/1.9 lens utilizing the Sony IMX800 sensor. Add to {that a} 50Mp ultrawide and issues are wanting good, with an 8Mp 3x optical zoom to spherical out the set.
In China the foldable launched on Android 12 utilizing Honor’s new MagicOS 7.0 software program pores and skin, however its worldwide launch runs Android 13 and the up to date MagicOS 7.1.
By launching the Magic Vs internationally, it may show to be positive foil for Samsung, who has seen little actual competitors thus far. The Huawei Mate Xs 2 is spectacular, however the standard Huawei pitfalls mixed with the surface show design are off-putting.
Xiaomi’s book-like foldable the Mi Combine Fold 2 seems razor skinny and highly effective, as does the Oppo Discover N2, however each are nonetheless confined to the Chinese language market. Foldables could possibly be the long run however we’d like corporations like Honor to step up.
Listed below are the complete specs for the Honor Magic Vs:
- 7.9in 90Hz foldable OLED, 2272 x 1984p
- 6.45in 120Hz exterior OLED, 2560 x 1080p
- Android 13 (MagicOS 7.1)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset
- 12GB RAM
- 512GB storage
- Digital camera:
- 54Mp IMX800 foremost digicam (f/1.9)
- 50Mp ultrawide & macro digicam (f/2.0)
- 8Mp 3x optical zoom digicam (f/2.4)
- 16Mp entrance digicam (f/2.45)
- Aspect-mounted fingerprint sensor
- WiFi 6
- Bluetooth 5.2
- NFC
- 5G
- 4,900mAh battery
- 66W wired charging
- Twin-SIM
- Peak
- Width
- Unfolded: 141.5mm, folded: 72.6mm
- Depth
- Unfolded: 6.1mm, folded: 12.9mm
