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Honor to Launch Affordable Slim, Externally Folding Smartphone Later This Year

Oğuz Çakır — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 00:05:11 +0000

The popularity of foldable phones is growing rapidly. Almost every manufacturer has either released a foldable model or is working on one. Honor is one of these manufacturers. They recently released the Magic V2, which folds inward. It is the thinnest foldable phone on the market. However, Honor is planning to release another folding screen smartphone later this year. Moreover, the device is said to adopt a lightweight, large-screen external folding design, and will be positioned to compete against rivals. Here are the details…

Honor to Shake Up the Vertical Small Folding Segment with Affordable New Folding Smartphone

According to a leak from Weibo user @Digital Chat Station, Honor is planning to release a new folding screen smartphone later this year. The device is rumored to be lightweight and have a large external folding design. It will be priced competitively and positioned as a competitor in the market for vertically small folding smartphones. This is not the first time that Honor has been rumored to be working on a new external folding screen smartphone.

In fact, the company had previously filed a trademark application for a device called the “Honor Magic Fold.” It is possible that this is the same device that is now being referred to as the “slim, externally folding smartphone.” If Honor does launch a new folding screen smartphone later this year, it will be interesting to see how it compares to the competition.

Huawei is currently the leading player in the external folding smartphone market, with its Mate Xs 2 being one of the most popular devices in the segment. Honor will need to offer a compelling product if it wants to challenge Huawei for market share. The vertical small folding segment is still in its early stages of development, but it is growing rapidly. With Honor entering the market, it is likely that we will see even more competition in this segment in the coming years.

If Honor’s upcoming folding smartphone is priced competitively, it could be a serious challenger to the Mate Xs 2. However, it remains to be seen how the two devices compare in terms of features and performance.

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Honor Magic V2 camera samples emerge along with new teasers

Anurag — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:09:12 +0000

Honor Magic V2 is launching in China on July 12 as what is claimed to be the thinnest foldable smartphone yet. The Magic Vs successor could beat the current slimmest phone—Huawei Mate X3—and set a new precedent. As we are nearing the launch, Honor has started to release more information about the device, and in the latest development, you get to see its camera samples. The company has also made the same bold claims.

The camera samples, shared by President of Product Line at Honor, show a beautiful sunset in Beijing. The images look rather detailed but we’ll let you be the judge of the quality. It might be worth noting that images shared by the officials don’t often show the real camera capabilities of the phones.

Magic V2 is lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro Max

Honor has been singing praises of the lightness and thinness of the Magic V2. It seems that the smartphone will truly live up to these claims as the company is now comparing it with the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which weighs 240 grams.

The foldable is expected to bring bleeding-edge hardware. It could be powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. The company may also launch a Supreme Edition of the device, equipped with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. While we don’t much about the Magic V2’s display, it is rumored to bring will a 7.9-inch foldable LTPO OLED panel with a 2K resolution. The smartphone may also feature a 50MP Sony IMX800 primary sensor on the rear and run Magic OS 7 out of the box.

We have gathered all the available details of the Honor Magic V2 in this roundup here. You may check it out to learn more.

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Honor Develops Industry-leading Foldable Smartphone Display with No Rivals

Oğuz Çakır — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:32:29 +0000

The foldable smartphone market continues to grow. With every new model that addresses technical challenges, more people become interested in this technology, and there is a corresponding rise in the number of manufacturers eager to secure a piece of the pie. One such manufacturer is Honor, an important player in the industry. In a recent interview, Honor’s CEO, Zhao Ming, shared some of the company’s goals in the foldable smartphone market, stating, “Honor will create the unrivaled, strongest foldable smartphone.” Here are the details…

Can Foldable Phones Go Mainstream? Honor and the Challenge of Outpacing the iPhone 14 Series

In 2019, Honor was heavily impacted by the US-imposed embargo on Huawei, was unable to produce new phones for a long time. Operating as a subsidiary at the time, the company was sidelined as resources were redirected to Huawei. However, this situation changed after Honor was sold, and the Chinese manufacturer re-enter the market. Once its ties with Huawei were severed and it was no longer under embargo, Honor quickly resumed work on innovative technologies. It seems that foldable screen technology holds an important place among the company’s research and development efforts.

In a recent interview, Zhao Ming, CEO of Honor, revealed some of the company’s ambitions in the foldable phone market. He stated, “Honor will create the strongest foldable phone with no rivals.” Honor aims to bring foldable phones into the mainstream, positioning the Honor Magic Vs as a competitor to top flagship devices, such as the iPhone 14 series. However, the practicality of this is quite debatable. At the end of the day, while foldable smartphones may enchant many of us with their features, they are not entirely “practical.”

One of the biggest issues with foldable smartphones is their in-between nature. Unfortunately, when you hold one of these models in your hand, you don’t see a screen as large as a tablet, nor do you see a device as compact and portable as a smartphone. Sadly, this prevents them from becoming mainstream and taking the place of models like the iPhone 14 or Galaxy S23. It is worth noting that this last part is the editor’s personal opinion, which may vary from person to person.

Nevertheless, it is hoped that the efforts of companies like Honor will change this in the future and make foldable devices much more popular.

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HONOR tipped to launch two foldable phones before spring

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 04:01:58 +0000

Honor is long-rumored to launch foldables. The brand itself has confirmed the same codenamed HONOR Magic X. Months later, a tipster now suggests a release timeline for not one but two Honor foldable smartphones.

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According to Changan Digital King, Honor will launch two foldable smartphones before spring in China. If everything goes as planned, the first HONOR-branded foldables will be out in Q1 2022.

As per the tipster, one of these phones will unfold up and down, while the other will unfold left and right. In other words, the company will be releasing clamshell as well as tablet-style foldables like Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip3 and Galaxy Z Fold3.

Previous reports have suggested that Honor’s large-screen foldable will be similar to HUAWEI Mate X2. It is not surprising as almost all devices launched by Honor after being sold off by Huawei still resemble its former parent company’s products. That’s mostly because the development of these devices might have started when the two brands were under one roof.

According to DSCC’s Ross Young, Honor will use foldable panels supplied by BOE and Visionox. The tablet-style foldable is expected to sport an 8-inch inner display and a 6.5-inch cover screen.

Honor was anticipated to release its first foldable in Q4 2020. But now, it doesn’t appear to be the case.

Lastly, although the official names of these upcoming devices are a mystery, there’s a chance that they might be called HONOR Magic Fold and HONOR Magic Wing, as per recent trademarks by the brand.

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Honor to launch a foldable Magic series smartphone this year: Report

Sean — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:53:46 +0000

Honor is reportedly gearing up to launch a new foldable handset later this year. The folding device will be a part of the company’s Magic series of smartphones, as per a new report.

Earlier this week, known Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website, tipster @长安数码君 shared a new post online. In this, the leakster stated that the company is planning on launching a new foldable smartphone within the Magic lineup. Reportedly, this device will be a premium grade flagship handset from the former Huawei sub brand. Previously, Zhao Ming, CEO of the company, had mentioned that the company will soon also launch flagship series like the ‘Mate’ and ‘P’ series from Huawei.

In other words, this smartphone could be one of the first ultra high end device from the known Chinese budget device maker. Notably, the company’s former parent company already has a foldable lineup with its Mate X series, so the upcoming foldable phone might be a counterpart of it. The company recently launched its first flagship handset, the V40, recently, which is one of its first launch after parting with Huawei.

Unfortunately, finer details regarding this device is currently unknown at the moment. Furthermore, this is still an unconfirmed report and we will have to wait for an official Honor announcement to know for sure. In other words, take this report with a pinch of salt for now and stay tuned as we will be providing more updates when additional information is available regarding this matter.

Honor’s Foldable Smartphone could be released in 2020

Joel Joseph — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 08:17:23 +0000

As of today, there are two major foldable products in the market, the Mate X from Huawei and the Galaxy Fold from Samsung. But after hearing the statements from multiple brands at MWC 2019, it’s quite clear that everyone wants a piece of this market. Eventually, almost all the major smartphone brands will have a foldable product under their belt, and Honor will be no exception.

Given that Huawei already has a foldable product in its lineup, it wouldn’t have been wrong to think Honor might skip on such a product. But the company’s CEO George Zhao has confirmed that they are considering releasing a foldable in the near future.

However, at present, the product’s exorbitant price tag won’t be in line with Honor’s focus on products aimed at the young generation. So, the company has decided to wait out until the production ramps up and the manufacturing price of foldables go down. So, you’ll most likely have to wait until 2020 to see a foldable smartphone from the brand.

“For Honor I think we will find a way to make this so our target customer can have a foldable phone. I think next year; next year … should be the moment.” said Mr. Zhao in an interview with CNET this week.

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In the same interview, he further confirmed that Honor will have a 5G smartphone this year itself. This isn’t surprising given that literally, everyone is on board the 5G hype this year. This includes OnePlus, which showed off its 5G prototype (albeit enclosed in a box) at the tech show a couple of days back.

Zhao further added that he was a fan of Mate X’s design. That doesn’t necessarily mean that we’ll see a Mate X lookalike from Honor. We have seen the brand release some really impressive phones in the past few months like the Honor V20. So, when Honor does make a foldable, it could be different from Huawei’s take on the design.

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