The Honor Magic V5 is official and it’s the thinnest foldable! Honor skipped the V4 but didn’t skimp on upgrades.
Visually, the Magic V5 looks very similar to its predecessor, which is no bad thing. However, upon closer inspection, you can see that the frame is now flatter, supposedly for easier handling.
While the V3 was already an impressive device, the Magic V5 brings improvements across the board. It is thinner, lighter, and better protected against the elements. Folded, the Magic V5 is only 8.8mm thick. It’s down to 4.1mm/4.2mm unfolded depending on the color you pick and weighs just 217g/222g (Ivory White is the slimmer and lighter color, while Black, Dawn Gold, Reddish Brown hit the higher figures).
While the Magic V3 had an IPX8 rating, the Magic V5 is IP58 and IP59 rated, improving on the water protection and adding dust resistance.
The biggest upgrade, literally, is a 12% increase in battery capacity. The old 5,150mAh is now a 6,100mAh silicon-carbon power pack in China and 5,820mAh overseas. It boasts the same 66W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
The displays are nearly identical, specs-wise. The cover screen is a 6.43-inch 2376x1060px 120Hz LTPO OLED with a peak brightness of 5,000 nits. Inside is a 7.95-inch 2352x2172px 120Hz LTPO OLED with the same peak brightness. The cover screen is protected by Honor’s Anti-scratch NanoCrystal Shield, while the folding one is Honor’s Super Armored Inner Screen.
Honor Magic V5
Let’s talk cameras. There’s a 50MP f/1.6 wide-angle camera, a new 50MP f/2.0 ultrawide (up from a 40MP unit), and a new 70mm f/2.5 telephoto with a 64MP 1/2.0-inch sensor (up from 1/2.51-inch).
For selfies, there are two 20MP f/2.2 cameras on each display.
The Honor Magic V5 packs the very latest Snapdragon 8 Elite and ships in three configurations – 12/256GB, 16/512GB, and 16GB/1TB – and in four colors – Ivory White, Black, Dawn Gold, and Reddish Brown. Prices are CNY 8,999 ($1,255/€1,070/£923/INR 107,500), CNY 9,999 ($1,400/€1,186/£1,025/INR 119,500), and CNY 10,999 ($1,535/€1,300/£1,128/INR 131,400), respectively.
