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Honor Magic V

Honor Magic V
$1,461.00
Brand: Honor
Category: Smartphones
  • RAM / ROM: 12 GB / 256 GB, 512 GB
  • CPU: Octa-core Cortex-X2 & Cortex-A710 & Cortex-A510
  • Camera Back / Front: Triple (50, 50, 50 MP) / 42 MP
  • Battery: 4750 mAh, Li-Po
  • Display: 7.9 inches, Foldable OLED, 1984 x 2272 pixels
  • OS: Android 12, Magic UI 6, Google Play Services

Our Rating

The overall rating of this product is based on the review by our experts.

8.6
  • Design 9 / 10
  • Display 9 / 10
  • Performance 9 / 10
  • Camera 9 / 10
  • Battery 9 / 10
  • Features 8 / 10
  • Price 7 / 10

Honor Magic V is one of those few phones that competes with the best flagship phones out there. This is something that can’t be said about every foldable phone, and for that, Honor deserves its fair share of the credit. At a starting price of €1400 (roughly $1461), it’s safe to say that the phone is super expensive. Shockingly, pricing isn’t its biggest issue, availability is since you can only officially purchase it in China. The other notable issues with this phone are the absence of a telephoto lens and OIS. Yet, the phone’s performance is great.

However, it can’t be denied that you can get similarly priced phones that deliver better camera performance. The phone has two 50 MP wide-angle and a 50 MP ultrawide camera on the rear. Selfie duties, on the other hand, are handled by the 42 MP wide-angle camera. While it does miss out on OIS, its features include Dual-LED dual-tone flash, gyro-EIS, and HDR10+. Honor Magic V is well-built, which plays a huge factor in the success of a foldable phone. It doesn’t have any gap while closed, which is a major plus. However, the hinge feels a little less when compared to a few other similar phones.

It has an aluminum frame with and glass front. The back panel could be of glass or eco-leather, depending on which variant you go for. For colors, the options are Titanium Silver, Black, and Burnt Orange. It weighs 293 grams, but if you opt for the leather variant, the weight would be 288 grams. Honor Magic V measures 160.4 by 72.7 by 14.3 mm when folded and 160.4 by 141.1 by 6.7 mm when not. Its display quality is awesome. The phone has a 7.9-inch FHD+ foldable OLED screen with a 90 Hz refresh rate and support for HDR10+. Its screen-to-body ratio and PPI density are 88.6% and 381 respectively.

It also has a 6.45-inch FHD+ OLED cover display screen with a 120 Hz refresh rate. In this case, the PPI density is 431, while support for HDR10+ is also present. Moving to the sound department, the device has stereo speakers but misses out on a headphone jack. This isn’t really a surprise though, as most premium phones omit it. Multitasking on Honor Magic V is expectedly great. Similarly, the phone delivers buttery smooth performance, thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. Gaming requirements are handled by the Adreno 730 GPU. On the software front, the phone runs Android 12 out-of-the-box with Magic UI 6 on top.

As for the sensors, the phone has an accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. At this price, the phone should have included an in-display fingerprint sensor. When it comes to battery life, the phone has once again met expectations. Honor Magic V has a 4750 mAh Li-Po non-removable battery that gets you around 1.5 days, on average use. It supports 66W fast charging, which is incredibly impressive. The phone comes in two RAM/ROM combinations, which are 12 GB/256 GB and 12 GB/512 GB. It doesn’t support an SD card, so make sure you choose the right variant. On the plus side, it can support two Nano-SIM cards and connections from 2G to 5G.

Specs

Launch

Announced Date 2022, January 10
Release Date 2022, January 18
Launched

Body

Dimensions Unfolded: 160.4 x 141.1 x 6.7 mm (6.31 x 5.5 x 0.26 in) | Folded: 160.4 x 72.7 x 14.3 mm (6.31 x 2.86 x 0.56 in)
Weight 288 g / 293 g (depending on color) (10.15 oz / 10.33 oz)
Colors Titanium Silver, Black, Burnt Orange

Display

Display Type Foldable OLED, 90Hz
Size Unfolded: 7.9 inches, 200.5 cm2 (~88.6% screen-to-body ratio) | Folded: 6.45 inches, 1080 x 2560 pixels, 431 ppi
Resolution Unfolded: 1984 x 2272 pixels (~381 ppi density) | Folded: 1080 x 2560 pixels, 431 ppi

Camera

Primary Triple (50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), PDAF, Laser AF | 50 MP, f/2.0, 20mm (wide), PDAF | 50 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 122˚, (ultrawide))
Secondary 42 MP, f/2.4, (wide)
Flash
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+
Camera Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Performance

Chipset Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Adreno 730
RAM 12 GB

Memory

Card Type No
Internal 256 GB / 512 GB

Platform

OS Android 12, Magic UI 6, Google Play Services

Battery

Technology Used Li-Po
Capacity 4750 mAh
Removable
Fast Charging

Sound

3.5mm Jack
Loud Speaker
Features Stereo Speakers

Communication

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2)
NFC
Radio
USB USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go

Network

Technology Used GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G
3G
4G
5G
EDGE
GPRS
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Other Features

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

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