In abstract
- Honor Magic V5 foldable introduced
- Specs aggressive with Galaxy Z Fold 7
- Worth undercuts Samsung’s foldable champ
Honor has introduced its Magic V5 foldable for the worldwide market, and the Galaxy Z Fold 7 might be in for some scorching competitors.
The Honor Magic V5 provides a premium full-sized foldable spec and an excellent slim design, all at an eyebrow-raising value that we suspect could have Samsung and Google sweating.
Right here’s the way it’s shaping up.
Honor Magic V5 design and battery
We remarked upon the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7’s slim and lightweight design in our assessment, however the Honor Magic V5 appears to be like able to go toe-to-toe with it.
It has very comparable dimensions of 156.8 x 145.9 x 4.1mm when unfolded and 156.8 x 74.3 x 8.8mm folded, though there’s the small matter of that massive round digicam module to cope with. That is just for the Ivory White mannequin – different colors (Black, Daybreak Gold, and Reddish Brown) add a millimetre of thickness and 5g of weight.
At 217g, it comes inside a few grams of its large rival too – to not point out an entire bunch of non-foldable flagship telephones. Spectacular stuff.
The supply of each IP58 and IP59 ranks larger than Samsung’s newest on mud resistance, and better than the Google Pixel 10 Professional Fold on water resistance – although the latter’s IP68 score is extra spectacular total. An anti-scratch NanoCrystal Protect and a carbon fibre strengthened inside show panel ought to present additional reassurance.
The place the Honor Magic V5 actually stands out is that it nonetheless packs in an enormous battery. In contrast to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 with its weedy 4400mAh battery, it manages a mighty 5820mAh cell, all due to silicon-carbon know-how.
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Honor Magic V5 show and specs
Foldables are dominated by their shows, each of their dimension and the truth that there are two of the issues.
The Honor Magic V5 comes with a fold-out 7.95-inch LTPO AMOLED with a 120Hz refresh charge and 2172 x 2352 decision. Its cowl show is a 6.43-inch LTPO AMOLED with a 120Hz refresh charge and a 1060 x 2376.
What actually stands out with each is a large 5000 nits peak brightness, which seems to go properly past the competitors.
By way of efficiency, the V5 provides one other Snapdragon 8 Elite – one other outing for the go-to Android chip of 2025. This factor ought to be quick, particularly with the only real UK mannequin providing 16GB of RAM.
There’s solely the one storage possibility, however at the least it’s 512GB.
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Honor Magic V5 digicam and software program
Samsung actually took issues to the following stage with the Galaxy Z Fold 7’s 200MP primary digicam, however the Honor Magic V5 appears to be like prepared for the combat.
It packs a triple digicam set-up, with a 50MP primary sensor, a 50MP ultra-wide, and a 64MP 3x telephoto. AI Tremendous Zoom guarantees sharpened zoomed pictures of as much as 100x.
In fact, the true tester right here will likely be Honor’s software program, which hasn’t at all times been to our style. The Magic V5 will get MagicOS 9.0 on prime of Android 16, and as you’d anticipate, the buzzword is ‘AI’.
In addition to Google Gemini help there’s AI-powered Honor Notes, real-time transcription and translation, and artistic instruments akin to AI Picture to Video and AI Cutout.
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Honor Magic V5 pricing and availability
All in all, it’s a really aggressive spec. However what’s most compelling is the value: at £1,699.99 (€1,999), the Honor Magic V5 is £100 cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7.
The Honor Magic V5 is available for purchase via the official Honor web site from at this time.