Recent reports have claimed that Honor may hold a launch event in June in China to unveil a vertically folding phone, possibly the Honor Magic V2 Flip, and a book-style foldable. The latter will arrive as a major rival to the Oppo Find N5, which debuted in February in China. Just like Oppo decided to skip the “Find N4” branding and launched the Find N3’s successor as the Find N5, Honor has also reportedly decided to skip the Honor Magic V4 branding.
Honor Magic V5 foldable tipped for June debut
Last year, Honor unveiled the Magic V3 and Magic Vs3 book-style foldable phones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and 8 Gen 2 chipsets, respectively, in China. This year, the brand is speculated to launch only the successor to the Magic V3, not the Vs3. A fresh leak from a Chinese tech blogger has revealed that instead of continuing with the expected Magic V4 moniker, Honor will skip directly to Magic V5.
This aligns with a common practice among Chinese brands, where the number “4” is often avoided due to tetraphobia – a cultural belief that associates the number with misfortune. Huawei, Honor’s former parent brand, followed a similar path last year by releasing the Mate X5, bypassing the Mate X4.
The Magic V5 is expected to be unveiled in the third or fourth week of June. Product Manager Li Kun has hinted that the upcoming foldable will be thinner than its predecessor, the Magic V3. It might come close to or even beat Oppo’s Find N5, which currently holds the title for the thinnest book-style foldable.
Honor Magic V5 specifications (rumoured)
In terms of specifications, the Magic V5 foldable may sport a 6.45-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED cover screen and an 8-inch 2K 120Hz inner display. While the Find N5 has a 7-core Snapdragon 8 Elite chip onboard, the Magic V5 will feature the regular 8-core version of the chip.
The camera setup is said to include a 50-megapixel main sensor and a 200-megapixel periscope telephoto lens with larger sensors for improved performance. Additional features may include wireless charging, satellite connectivity, IPX8 water resistance, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner – placing it in direct competition with the top-tier foldables of 2025.
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