Although in the West many expected the launch of Honor Magic V4, because it is what corresponded, the brand followed the classic tradition of Chinese producers: jumping the fourth version due to the negative meaning of the number four in its culture.
Therefore, the company has decided to jump directly to Magic V5 Honor, a mobile phone with several improvements that would justify the number of numbering enough if there was no longer an excuse. And if, The honor is written again for the thinnest fold in the worldWhy The honor Magic V5 went to the gym and had even more “fit”. We leave you all its characteristics in this article.
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Character |
Honor Magic V5 |
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| Size and weight | Folded: 74.3 x 156.8 x 8.8 mm / 9 mm. Displayed: 145.9 x 156.8 x 4.1 mm / 4.2 mm. 217 grams (White version). 222 grams (Other colors). |
| Screen | Internal: 7.95 ″ QSXGA+ (2352 x 2172 pixeles) With AMOLED panel, 120 Hz refreshment rate, LTPO, 5000 Nits peak brightness, HDR10+ and Honor Super Carmatod Protection. External: 6.43 ″ Full HD+ (2376 x 1060 pixeles) With AMOLED panel, 120 Hz, LTPO, 5000 Nits Pasce Shill Rite, HDR10+ and Nanocristal Shield Honor Protection. |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite With Adreno 830 graphic designer. |
| Ram | 12/16 GB LPDDR5X. |
| Warehouse | 256/512 GB or 1 TB UFS 4.0. |
| Rear camera |
LED flash and 4K @ 60 fps recording. |
| Front camera |
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| Connectivity and extra | WiFi 7Yes 5g, Bluetooth 6NFC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS, USB-C, INFRAROJOS, High resolution Sheep Steree, IP58 + IP59 Protection and Digital Lateral Digital Reader. |
| Drums | 6100 Mah (China) / 5820 Mah (global) With quick charge of 66 W and rapid wireless load of 50 W. |
| Operating system | Android 15 Under Magic 9. |
A well -known, but thinner design, with greater protection and brighter screens
Seeing a photo of Honor Magic V5 is to think almost certainly in «This I saw in 2024, What’s new?“. We understand that it is the first impression, because Design is almost a trace of the magic V3, but there are changes.
The first is one of the most important for the reputation of honor, because Magic V5 is now the thinnest folding cell phone in the world. The crown remains at home again, then Its thickness is only 8.8 mm folded or 4.1 mm during viewing. It is a real madness, because There are more thick normal cell phones than this folding. The Galaxy S25 edge is also more often (5.8 mm) compared to the distributed V5 (4.2 mm).
In addition, Honor left the IPX8 certification behind IP58 + IP59. Yes, now the protection against liquids is greater and There is also protection from dustSo let’s talk about a more resistant folding.
At the level of screens there are no great news, because SAnd uses OLED panels very similar to those of last year: LTPO technology with variable up to 120 Hz, 6.43 “for the internal screen and 7.95” for the external one, as well as resolutions that are about 2300p. Yes really, The brightness peak shoots, because both panels can reach 5000 nit.
The Magic V5 brings up to 18% more batteries, the best processor and renewed cameras
However surprising it may seem, the honor managed to increase the battery of its folding up to 18%, even thinner than that of 2024. Magic V5 has A capacity of 6100 mAh in its Chinese version and 5820 mAh in La GlobalMuch more than the 5150 mAh of the V3. The quick charge remains the same: 66 W and 50 W cables in wireless.
In the cameras there are also interesting news, since two of them change for the better. The first is The ultra wide angle, which rises to 50 MP with f/2.0instead of the 40 MP last year; The second is The telephoto lens, which now has a 64 MP sensor with f/2.5equivalent to 70 mm. The main 50 MP camera with f/1.6 remains the same, the same with the front cameras that remain 20 MP (both internal and external).
Finally, there are no surprises with the processor, so Bring the Snapdragon 8 elite like anyone who would expect. Accompany up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of storage space, as well as Android 15 under Magicos 9. The honor has not detailed during the launch if there are some news at the software level, like new tools guided by ai or similar, although they should be there.
Honor Magic V5 price and availability
The magical honor V5 It is already on sale in China and it will soon be in the rest of the world. You can get it in four different colors (black, black, gold and brown) and these are its prices based on the variant you want:
- Honor Magic V5 of 12 GB + 256 GB: 8999 Yuana, about 1070 euros.
- Honor Magic V5 of 16 GB + 512 GB: 9999 Yuanes, about 1186 euros.
- Magic V5 Honor 16 GB + 1 TB: 10999 Yuans, about 1300 euros.
