Record thickness, surprising battery and lots of power: Honor Magic V5 arrives

Honor has just announced, for the moment in China (in Italy it will arrive in August), the brand new folding Honor Magic V5heir of that Magic V3 that had hit the engineer’s front so much.

The newcomer brings the folding design to the extreme, enclosing a lot of technology and a super large silicon-carbon battery in one thickness of just 8.8 mm as closed (as much as a “canonical” Android flagship) e of just 4.1 mm from open. Let’s find out all his secrets.

Honor Magic V5 is official (for now) in China

As anticipated at the opening, Honor Magic V5 has just been made official on the Chinese market, rip off of the title of Shapes folding smartphone in the world in the world And aiming to improve the already surprising Honor Magic V3 (the V4 was skipped, editor’s note) across the board.

He is the most subtle book folding in the world

8.8 mm closed And 4.1 mm from open with a weight of 217 grams: These are the numbers of the new Honor folding smartphone, obtained thanks to an engineering optimization work on all fronts and the use of a production system based on artificial intelligence.

The result is a resistant smartphone, IP58 certificate and IP59 (therefore with attached dust resistance, as well as water), which hide Almost completely the folds: the internal panel is reinforced in carbon fiber, while externally we find glass Nanocrystal anti-graffio. The new zipper is called Honor Super Steel.

Despite the reduced thickness, Honor engineers managed to integrate a (double cell) battery to the silicon-carbon and lithium ions inside the smartphone that reaches a capacity equal to 6,100 mah (density of 901 WH/L), value though exclusive of the most generous version (1 TB) for the Chinese market.

The other versions will integrate a surprising battery from 5,820 mAh. The smartphone, which supports quick recharge wired a 66 W and wireless charging a 50 Wintegrates the chip Honor E2 It is a voltage regulator to guarantee efficiency, safety and temperatures always under control.

The bar is also raised on display and photographic sector

Net of optimizations, Honor Magic V5 keeps the same Form Factor as the Magic V3: the external display remains identical, a Ltpo OLED from 6.43 inches with resolution 1.060 x 2,376 pixelsrefresh rate variable up to 120 Hz and peak brightness a 5,000 Nit.

The internal display, however, grows slightly, reaching i 7.95 inches diagonal: it is still a panel Foldable Ltpo AMOLED with resolution 2.172 x 2,352 pixelsrefresh rate variable up to 120 Hz and peak brightness a 5,000 Nit. On both displays we find front cameras from 20 megapixel.

Moving to the rear, we find the photographic system To the Falcon which offers versatility and improves what is proposed by the Magic V3: aesthetically it does not change much (it is still placed inside a large circular porthole protruding from the body), but the two sensors that support the main 50 megapixel with optical stabilization.

The periscopic telephoto lens passes from 50 megapixels to 64 Megapixel and allows you to carry out one 3x optical zoom. The Ultra-Grandangular sensor passes from 40 megapixels to 50 megapixel. The mix between advanced optics and functions is aimed at guaranteeing clear professional shots and videos.

As usual, the other specifications are first of the class

Honor Magic V5 wants to offer uncompromising performances and, for this reason, revolves around the powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite of Qualcomm, flanked by 12 or 16 GB of RAM memory and from 256, 512 GB or 1 TB of storage space.

Great attention was then paid to the connectivity sector: there is support for 5G networks (with a large spectrum of 5G bands, records between the folding) but we also find Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, Blaster in infraredNFC, GPS (dual-band) and a door USB-C with video output.

The smartphone embraces the era of autonomous I

Honor Magic V5 debuts on the Chinese market with on board Magicos 9.0.1 On the Android 15 basis: this is not the most recent version of Android, it is true, but it is still the most recent version of the personalized interface of the Chinese manufacturer, customized to bring a satisfactory user experience in the hands of users in the multitasking perspective.

As suggested by Honor, then, the smartphone embraces the era of autonomous I Thanks to the intelligent assistant Yoyo which allows users to manage all daily activities in a simple way (creation of presentations, programming, research, file sharing, screen sharing and much more) with simple interactions in natural language and exploiting predictive suggestions.

Technical data sheet and images of Honor Magic V5

Below are the key specifications of the new Honor Magic V5.

• Dimensions (from closed): 156.8 x 74.3 x 8.8/9.0 mm
• Dimensions (open): 156.8 x 145.9 x 4.1/4.2 mm
• Weight: 217 or 222 grams
• Display (outside): Ltpo OLED from 6.43 ″ (1,060 x 2,376 pixels), 120 Hz, 5,000 Nit (peak)
• Display (internal): Foldable Ltpo AMOLED from 7.95 ″ (2,172 x 2,352 pixels), 120 Hz, 5,000 Nit (peak)
• Soc: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 Nm)
• Memories: 12/16 GB (RAM) + 256/512 GB or 1 TB (storage space)
• Rear camera: triple (50 main mp + 64 mp periscopic for optical zoom 3x + 50 MP ultra-wide)
• Front camera: 20 MP (on both displays)
• Mobile networks and connectivity: 5g (Nano-Sim + Esim), Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, Ir, NFC, GPS (dual-band), USB-C (with video output)
• Fingerprint reader: Yes (mounted laterally)
• Drums: Si/c li-ion from 5,820 mAh (version Global) or 6,100 mah (1 TB version in China)
  • Quick recharge wired a 66 W
  • Wireless charging a 50 W
• Operating system: Magicos 9.0 base Android 15

To know all the technical specifications of the Honor Magic V5we refer you to its complete technical data sheet.

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Availability and prices of Honor Magic V5

Honor Magic V5 is available for purchase in China from today, Wednesday 2 July 2025. On the home market, the smartphone is offered in the four colors Black, Dawn Gold, Ivory White And REDISH BROWN and in three memory configurations, proposed at the following list prices:

• Configuration 12+256 GB at the price of 8.999 Yuan (about 1068 euros)
• Configuration 16+512 GB at the price of 9.999 Yuan (about 1187 euros)
• Configuration 16 GB + 1 TB at the price of 10.999 Yuan (about 1305 euros)

The new and very thin folding folded Honor will arrive on the Italian marketwhere it will be proposed in the colors Black, Down Gold And Ivory White, in August (Unfortunately we have no precise indications on the day or on the list price).

There is already a pre-launch promo for the Italian market

As anticipated above, Honor proposes a pre-launch promo in view of the arrival on the Italian market of Honor Magic V5 (scheduled in London in August). The promo, active from today, allows users of get Honor products for only 0.10 euros, win a Free technological journey in London for the launch of the smartphone e get an exclusive discount on the highly anticipated folding.

The promo, in force from Wednesday 2 July 2025provides for the compilation of a form: a check and insertion of e-mail address or telephone number recorded on WhatsApp for the possibility of obtaining Honor products for 0.10 euros, answer to some questions and inserting the email address for the travel competition.

Honor products at 0.10 euros each are limited and will be extracted to Scaglioni from today until the release of the new folding. Here is the complete list:

• 3x Honor Band 10 (7 July, 3:00 pm)
• 1x Honor X8C (July 18, 3:00 pm)
• 3x Honor Earbuds Open (25 July, 3:00 pm)
• 3x Honor Choice Lchse Earbuds X7 Lite (August 1, 3:00 pm)
• 3x Honor Choice Portable Bluetooth Speaker Pro (8 August, 3:00 pm)
• 3x Honor Choice Haylou Watch (15 August, 3:00 pm)
• 1x Honor Magic V3 (22 August, 3:00 pm)
• 1x Honor Magic V5 (28 August, 3:00 pm)