Honor constructed the first sub-10mm foldable again in 2023, the Magic V2. Now the corporate is able to dip under 9mm – it already confirmed off the design of the Honor Magic V5 and confirmed that it’ll measure 8.8mm thick when closed. Will it change into the thinnest horizontal foldable when it’s unveiled on July 2 (Wednesday subsequent week)?
There’s a great probability of that occuring – the present thinnest mannequin is the Magic V3 at 9.2mm. Nonetheless, there are many competing fashions on the best way and it will likely be thrilling to see them struggle for the crown.
Honor has been rigorously doling out particulars concerning the Magic V5 within the buildup to the launch. Digital Chat Station has been much less affected person and posted the important thing particulars in addition to hands-on pictures of the actual gadget.
Honor Magic V5 (hands-on pictures)
The slim 8.8mm construct will likely be pretty mild at 217g. That’s lighter than some slab designs (the Galaxy S25 Extremely is 218g, the iPhone 16 Professional Max is 227g), however there are already horizontal foldables on this ballpark.
The V5 could have a formidable battery capability of 6,100mAh – spectacular not simply because it matches in such a slender body, but in addition due to the load. Samsung is rumored to have concocted a skinny design for the Galaxy Z Fold7, however sticking with 4,400mAh battery capability will likely be unpopular. The V5 battery will allegedly help 66W wired and 50W wi-fi charging.
Honor Magic V5 (hands-on pictures)
The Honor Magic V5 will likely be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, probably the Main Model variant. The digicam system will likely be pretty succesful, in line with DCS, with 13mm ultra-wide and 3x/70mm periscope.
The telephone will provide a 6.45” cowl show and can divulge heart’s contents to an 8” important show, in line with unofficial data. There will likely be a side-mounted fingerprint reader.
We’ve seen rumors that the principle digicam could have a 200MP sensor, however a more moderen leak contradicts that. As a substitute, the telephone could have a 50MP important, 50MP ultra-wide and… both 50MP telephoto or 64MP, there are conflicting reviews on that. The 2 selfie cameras will use 20MP sensors.
Leaked Honor Magic V5 specs
If the above leak is right, the Magic V5 will impress with an IP68/IP69 ranking. The present cutting-edge ingress safety for foldables is IP48, however we have been listening to that a number of firms are going for IP69 this technology. Anyway, the V5 will even sport an IR blaster and NFC, in line with these unconfirmed specs.
Once more, Honor will unveil the Magic V5 subsequent week. There will likely be different new gadgets too, just like the MagicPad 3.
