Honor Magic V is the first folding phone with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The first foldable phone powered by Qualcomm’s most recent Snapdragon 8 Gen1 chipset is now available. We’re pleased to welcome this model, the Honor Magic V. It features a 7.9-inch main screen that can fold completely flat to protect you, as well as it has a 6.45-inch cover screen that has a 120Hz refresh rate and a 2560 x 1080 pixels resolution (21:9 aspect).
The dimensions of the external screen are much more similar to those you’d find on a normal smartphone, which will make typing and other tasks much easier. Honor highlighted the necessity of having a functional covering screen for its Magic V and even compared its design on stage with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold3 and its wide and tall 25:9 outward screen. Magic V’s primary 7.9-inch versatile OLED screen has a 90Hz refresh rate, as well as a 2272 pixels resolution. The aspect ratio is 10.3:9, which is divided into two sections that are close to 21:9 with two side-by-side applications.
It also comes with HDR10plus support and 10bit color, and 800nits of peak brightness. Magic V is also the first folding camera to boast IMAX Enhanced certification. Honor does not compromise the camera quality as there are three 50MP cameras on the back. The main camera with a 50MP resolution is equipped with a 23mm equivalent lens and the equivalent of 13mm for a 50MP ultrawide snapper and a color spectrum camera.
Honor Magic V is the first folding phone with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Two 42MP selfie cameras that are housed inside punch hole cutouts are placed on the cover screen as well as on the primary screen. Honor has added 12GB of RAM in every version of its Magic V, while storage varies between 256GB and 512GB. A battery that is 4,750 mAh and wired charging 66W is responsible for keeping the device running and running. The software is managed by the Magic UI 6.0 built upon Android 12.
Honor Magic V comes in Titanium Silver, Black, Burnt Orange colors. Prices start from CNY 9,999 ($1,570) and increases until CNY 10,000 ($1,725) with the storage trim of 512GB. The first retail sales for the Magic V within China will begin on the 18th of January. An Honor spokesperson confirmed that Honor hasn’t determined if it will be offering Magic V outside of China. Magic V outside of China.
