The HONOR Magic V Flip is now official after months of rumors and leaks. The device was announced in China, and this is the company’s very first clamshell foldable. HONOR has great foldable under its belt already, but they did not have a flip phone… until now.
The HONOR Magic V Flip is the company’s first flip phone
As you can see in the provided images, the HONOR Magic V Flip has a large cover screen. In fact, HONOR says that it has the largest cover screen around. It is larger than the one on the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Motorola Razr 40 Ultra.
The phone’s main cameras are placed inside that display, basically, while the main (foldable) display has a display camera hole in it. Speaking of which, the cover display measures 4 inches (1092 x 1200) in diagonal, while the main display measures 6.8 inches (2520 x 1080).
It has two OLED panels, and the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC
The main display on the HONOR Magic V Flip is actually quite great. It’s an LTPO 8T+ display, and it offers an adaptive refresh rate from 0.1Hz to 120Hz, as needed. This display also has a 405 PPI, and a 2,160Hz PWM to go easy on your eyes. It also has a peak brightness of 3,000 nits. Both are OLED panels, by the way.
The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 fuels the HONOR Magic V Flip. That is quite a surprise, as we’ve expected at least the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 to be included. The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is still a powerful chip, and it’s capable of running phones without a hitch, though so… there you go. It also allowed HONOR to keep the price tag down.
The phone offers 12GB of RAM and comes in three storage options. Users in China can choose between 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage variants of this phone. A 4,800mAh battery is also a part of the package, and it supports 66W charging. Android 14 comes pre-installed, with MagicOS 8.0 on top of it. There are also two SIM card slots inside the device. Bluetooth 5.3 is supported. The fingerprint scanner sits inside the power/lock button on the right side.
Two main cameras are included, while the phone comes in three colors and a ‘Special Edition’
A 50-megapixel main camera (f/1.9 aperture, OIS, EIS) is included on the back, along with a 12-megapixel ultrawide unit (f/2.2 aperture). There is also a camera on the main display, a 50–megapixel unit (Sony’s IMX816 sensor, f/2.0 aperture).
HONOR announced the phone in three color options, Camilla White, Champagne Pink, and Iris Black. The HONOR Magic V Flip measures 1673. x 75.6 x 7.15mm when unfolded. When folded, it measures 86.5 x 75.6 x 14.89mm. The device weighs 193 grams.
The pricing in China starts at CNY4,999 ($689), while it goes up to CNY5,999 ($827) for the ‘normal’ version. The ‘Special Edition’ will set you back CNY6,999 ($965), and it comes with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. What’s the difference between them? Well, the ‘Special Edition’ was actually made in collaboration with Jimmy Choo, a fashion icon. It has a different design, basically. You can see both variants below.
