HIGHLIGHTS

* Honor Magic V2 weighs just 231 grams and measures 9.9mm in thickness, and is touted to be the world’s slimmest foldable.
* The flagship ships with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2 SoC, 66W fast charging support, and a 50MP primary camera sensor.
* The Honor Magic V2’s price starts at RMB 8,999 (approx Rs 10,3,000) for the 16GB RAM and 256GB model.

Foldable phones used to be big and bulky, but not anymore.
Honor’s latest Magic V2 is the thinnest folding smartphone to date, measuring just 9.9mm thick.

This makes it as slim as some traditional bar phones. Despite its lightweight design, the Magic V2 doesn’t compromise on features. It packs a large 5,000mAh battery and is powered by the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor.

Honor Magic V2 foldable phone has been launched in China officially.
The new foldable from Honor sets a new standard with a weight of just 231 grams and a folded thickness of 9.9mm, which makes it the slimmest foldable launched till date.

It surpasses the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2, which previously was the thinnest foldable phone, measuring 11.2mm when folded and weighing 262 grams.

The Honor Magic V2 brings the thinnest dual Silicon-carbon batteries- measuring only 2.72mm on average.
The flagship foldable ships with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2 SoC, 66W fast charging support, and a 50MP primary camera sensor.

Read on to find out more about this promising foldable.

Honor Magic V2 Price

* The Honor Magic V2 is priced at RMB 8,999 (approx Rs 1,03,000) for the 16GB RAM and 256GB model.

* The 16GB RAM and 512GB model costs RMB 9,999 (around Rs 1,14,400)

* Honor Magic V2 Ultimate Edition with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage variant costs RMB 11999 (around Rs 137,300 approx.)

Pre-orders for the new Honor foldable are live on hihonor.com and the open sale will start from July 20th 2023.

Super thin and lightweight build: Honor Magic V2

Since design and build quality are the main highlights of the Magic V2, let’s talk about them first. The smartphone brings a premium design with a large rectangular camera module, somewhat similar to the Magic Vs.

When folded, the Honor smartphone measures only 9.9mm but when you open it, the thickness goes to an impressive 4.7mm. Honor says the Magic V2 leaves Huawei Mate 50RS behind in terms of thickness, which is a conventional bar phone.

The foldable is not just thin but also lightweight. The plain leather version of the device weighs 231g, and the glass version is only 237g. Both of these versions are lighter than Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro Max, which weighs 240g.

Further, Honor has also made sure to make the device durable. It comes with a new hinge technology called the Honor Luban titanium hinge.

The hinge has passed the Swiss SGS high-reliability folding quality gold standard certification, which means it can withstand 400,000 folds without any problems. It also supports multi-angle hovering, allowing you to use the phone in a variety of positions.

Talking about the display specifications, the Honor Magic V2 uses a 6.43-inch 2376×1060 BOE OLED outer screen with a screen ratio of 20:9, supports 120Hz LTPO refresh rate, and 3840Hz high-frequency PWM dimming.

The panel has passed the TÜV Rheinland flicker-free certification and offers 2500nit peak brightness. The display on the inside of the Honor Magic V2 uses a 7.92-inch 2344×2156 BOE OLED panel with a screen ratio of 9.8:9, with the same refresh rate and dimming frequency.

Moving to the other hardware specs, the Honor Magic V2 comes equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor under the hood. But this is not your regular 3.18GHz processor, instead, it is the overclocked version with a maximum frequency of 3.36GHz.
This chip was also used on the Samsung Galaxy S23 series and the recently launched Red Magic 8S Pro.

On the software front, the Honor Magic V2 runs MagicOS 7.2 based on Android 13. Notably, the foldable comes equipped with a self-developed RF enhancement chip and uses wrap-around antenna extension technology, which Honor says improves the antenna performance.

In the camera department, the Honor Magic V2 has a gets a 16MP camera on the outer screen and another 16MP shooter on the inside.  The back of the device boasts a 50MP main camera, 50MP ultra-wide-angle, and 20MP telephoto that goes up to 40x.

Honor has also packed a large 5,000mAh battery on the device with support for 66W charging.

Honor Magic V2 announced as the slimmest Foldable Phone to date

Honor just announced its third-generation foldable phone – the Magic V2. It’s a real design marvel at just 9.9mm in its folded state (4.7mm unfolded) and it weighs just 231 grams.

For reference, the thinnest foldable until this point was the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 which measures 11.2mm in its folded state and weighs 262 grams.

The other neat design element on the Magic V2 is its gearless unibody hinge mechanism which uses a 3D-printed titanium alloy cover developed by Honor. The folding mechanism also uses custom short screws in the hinge component.

There’s no official ingress protection but Honor did confirm Magic V2 features P2i coating on all internal elements which protect it against accidental water splashes.

Magic V2 boasts a 7.92-inch LTPO OLED primary screen with a 2,156 x 2,344 px resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The panel is HDR 10+ compliant and can crank out up to 1,600 nits of brightness in auto mode.

Honor also added a 3,840Hz high-frequency PWM dimming for flicker-free animations. The main display also features a 16MP front-facing camera housed in a punch-hole cutout and supports stylus input.

The cover screen comes in at 6.43 inches. It’s a 10-bit OLED panel with 2,376 x 1,060px resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It features the same high-frequency PWM dimming as the main display and up to 2,500 nits peak brightness in auto mode.

The other interesting bit is that the cover screen also supports stylus input which is a nice addition for jotting down notes on the go.

Magic V2 is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset featuring an overclocked Cortex-X3 prime core at 3.36 GHz. The device is available with 12GB RAM and 256/512 GB storage while the Magic V2 Ultrame features 16GB RAM and 1TB of storage.

Around the back, Magic V2 brings a 50MP main cam (f/1.9 aperture and OIS) alongside a 50MP ultrawide module (f/2.0 aperture) as well as a 20MP telephoto module with 2.5x optical zoom and OIS.

The software front is covered by MagicOS 7.2 based on Android 13. Magic V2 comes with a 5,000 mAh silicon-carbon battery and 66W wired charging.

Magic V2 arrives in Black, Silk Black, Silk Purple and Gold colors.

The baseline 12/256GB trim is priced at CNY 8,999. The 12/512GB version is CNY 9,999 while Magic V2 Ultimate edition with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage will go for CNY 11,999.

Pre-orders in China started yesterday while open sales are scheduled for July 20. Honor did not confirm international pricing and availability just yet.

Faqs

1) What are Honor Magic V2 specifications?

Ans) * Inner display. The Honor Magic V2 flaunts a 7.92-inch folding LTPO OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 2344 × 2156 pixels resolution, 1600nits peak brightness, Stylus support, 90.4 screen-to-body ratio, 1.07 billion colours, 100 percent DCI-P3 wide colour gamut, HDR10+, 3840Hz PWM Dimming with TÜV Rheinland Flicker Free Certification.

* External screen: There is a 6.43-inch LTPO display with 2376 × 1060 pixels, 91.2% Screen-to-body ratio, up to 2500 nits, 402 PPI, and Stylus support.

* Processor: The Honor foldable is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC coupled with Adreno GPU for graphics.

* RAM and Storage: 16GB RAM and 256GB/512GB. There is a 16GB/1TB storage option for the Honor Magic V2 Ultimate Edition.

* OS: The phone runs on Android 13-based MagicOS 7.2 custom skin out of the box.

* Cameras: There is a 50MP primary sensor with f/1.9 aperture, a 50MP ultra-wide-angle lens with OIS and macro option, and a 20MP telephoto camera with OIS and Honor AI Motion Sensing Capture

* Battery: The phone packs a 5000mAh battery with 66W HONOR SuperCharge support.

* Connectivity: 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS/GLONASS, USB Type-C, and NFC.

* Others: Symmetrical dual speakers, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, infrared sensor, 24bit HDR 3-MIC stereo Voice Reception and DTS X Ultra Algorithm.

2) What is Price and availability of Honor Magic V2?

Ans) The Honor Magic V2 phone is available for purchase in China at 8,999 yuan ($1,300) for the 16GB RAM+256GB storage version. You can pay 9,999 yuan ($1,450) and get the higher-end 16GB RAM+512GB trim. If that’s not enough, the Honor Magic V2 Ultimate edition with 16GB RAM+1TB ROM comes priced at 11,999 yuan (~$1,700). The pre-sale will start at 21:30 on July 12, and the official sale will start at 10:08 on July 20. Note this product is currently limited to China.

3) Honor’s new Magic V2 makes the next-gen Galaxy Z Fold 5 look last-gen.Details?

Ans) Foldable phones have improved by leaps and bounds in the last few years. But there are still some issues with them. Unlike flagship Android phones, book-style foldables are big, bulky, and thick, making them difficult to carry around in your pocket. Honor, the company that was forced to split from its parent company Huawei, has tried fixing this problem with its latest foldable: the Honor Magic V2.

Honor claims to use a titanium hinge and proprietary steel on the Magic V2’s folding components. This has allowed the company to reduce the phone’s waistline to 9.9mm when folded and restrict its weight to 231g. This makes it even lighter than the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, which weighs 234 grams. And just for comparison, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 weighs 263g. The hinge is durable as well, with the Honor Magic V2 boasting of a durability certification from SGS. This certifies the hinge to withstand more than 400,000 folds for up to 10 years.

Thanks to a “three-in-one” display driver component, Honor claims it was able to free up additional internal space inside the phone, allowing it to fit a 5,000mAh dual Silicon-carbon battery. While common on premium smartphones, hardly any foldables have shipped with such a big cell. And with 66W fast charging support, topping up the phone should not take a long time as well.

The FHD+ 120Hz LTPO-based inner folding screen of the Honor Magic V2 measures 7.92 inches with a claimed brightness of 1,600 nits. As for the 120Hz cover display with 2376 x 1060 resolution, it measures 6.43 inches and can reach a claimed peak brightness of 2,500 nits. And since the display has a 20:9 aspect ratio, it does not feel as cramped as the Galaxy Z Fold 4’s outer screen.

Honor says the two displays support 3840Hz PWM dimming, so it should reduce eye strain, especially if you are sensitive to the flickering of OLED panels. These specs already make the Honor Magic V2 superior to the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, which is shaping up to be a minor upgrade over its predecessor.

Ticking inside the Honor Magic V2 is Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, with a higher 3.36GHz clock speed. Paired with an Adreno 740 GPU running at 719Mhz, 16GB RAM, and up to 1TB storage, the foldable packs enough grunt to easily run multiple heavy apps and games at once.

For the rear camera setup, Honor uses a 50MP f/1.9 primary shooter with OIS, a 50MP f/2.0 ultra-wide, and a 20MP f/2.4 telephoto with OIS. One 16MP f/2.2 selfie snapper resides in a punch-hole on the inner screen, while another is on the cover display.

Other specs of the Honor Magic V2 are equally impressive and include Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, USB Type- C with DisplayPort support, and dual-SIM connectivity. The foldable runs on Android 13-based MagicOS 7.2 but misses out on Google Play access since it will be sold in China. It will launch in Silk Black, Silk Purple, Gold, and Black colors, with preorders already going live for 8,999 RMB.