The Magic Vs is Honor’s second folding telephone, with a 7.9in inner show and a design harking back to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold collection.
That’s a comparability made for nearly each foldable because of Samsung being first to market, however the Magic Vs might 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 world nonetheless.
Right here’s every thing you want to know in regards to the Honor Magic Vs together with a full specs rundown – or discover out why we predict it might have the hardware to hold 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 Pro, and goes on sale within the UK from 19 Could.
That stated we don’t know precisely while you’ll have the ability to purchase it, with availability to be introduced “sooner or later” – however count on it inside a month or two.
How a lot does the Honor Magic Vs value?
The Magic Vs prices £1,399/€1,599.
That’s costly, however aggressive contemplating the most cost effective 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 it’s also possible to get it somewhat cheaper. Should you buy the phone direct from Honor earlier than 26 Could and subscribe to the publication, 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 moderately than the newer Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
Within the world model of the telephone, that’s paired with 12GB of RAM and a set 512GB storage.
The 7.9in inner display screen 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 loads, nevertheless it all makes a distinction with the in-hand really feel of a telephone, particularly when closed.
Presumably one of the best 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 accessible 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 trying 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 might show to be wonderful foil for Samsung, who has seen little actual competitors up to now. The Huawei Mate Xs 2 is spectacular, however the typical Huawei pitfalls mixed with the surface show design are off-putting.
Xiaomi’s book-like foldable the Mi Mix Fold 2 appears razor skinny and highly effective, as does the Oppo Find N2, however each are nonetheless confined to the Chinese language market. Foldables may very well be the long run however we want corporations like Honor to step up.
Listed here 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 important 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