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. Read on to find out more about this promising foldable.
A super thin and lightweight build
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.
What else?
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.
Price and availability
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.
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