Honor has solely been making folding telephones for 2 years, however you wouldn’t comprehend it.
The corporate has already launched 4 book-style foldables in its native China, although solely two have made their technique to Europe: the Magic V and Magic Vs.
That’s regardless of the Magic V2 launching in China in July 2023 and being launched to a European viewers lower than two months later.
However lastly, Honor has confirmed when the gadget will arrive in Europe, and also you don’t have lengthy to attend. Right here’s the whole lot it is advisable to know.
When will the Honor Magic V2 be launched worldwide?
Honor formally introduced the Magic V2 at a Chinese language launch occasion on 12 July 2023 in Beijing. It was then introduced in Europe on the IFA commerce present in Berlin on 1 September 2023.
Nonetheless, Honor didn’t truly reveal when the Magic V2 would go on sale in Europe, and it’s nonetheless not available for purchase. However lastly, the corporate has confirmed that it’ll be holding yet one more launch occasion in Germany on 26 January 2024.
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And don’t fear about there being one other huge delay earlier than the precise launch date. On the Honor UK website, the corporate says “Honor Magic V2 shall be obtainable on the market this month”.
A extra inexpensive mannequin, referred to as the Magic VS2, launched on 12 October 2023 in China. However there’s no phrase on when, or certainly if, it’ll ever be launched elsewhere.
Don’t anticipate the both to ever make it to North America, as Honor doesn’t promote any of its telephones there.
How a lot will the Honor Magic V2 value?
Honor is but to disclose how a lot the Magic V2 will value within the UK and Europe.
In China the Magic V2 begins from ¥8,999 (round $1,250/£970), rising as much as ¥11,999 (round $1,670/£1,290) for an ‘Final’ version with a stylus included within the field. It’s not clear if the latter will ever make it elsewhere.
In a gaggle interview, Honor CEO George Zhao stated “perhaps it is going to be much like the Honor Magic Vs, perhaps we will use that for reference”. Whereas this doesn’t affirm something, one thing round £1,399/€1,599 is subsequently possible.
Zhao went on to say that “I imagine once we launch enticing foldables it’ll turn into extra enticing than bar telephones after which we will drive the value down”. Hopefully meaning the Magic V2 will stay cheaper than key rivals within the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 (from $1,799.99/£1,748) and Google Pixel Fold (from $1,799/£1,749).
With a ¥6,999 (approx. $950/£790) beginning worth, the Magic VS2 is extra inexpensive. However direct conversions are hardly ever information to worldwide pricing, which is more likely to be increased if it ever launches globally.
What concerning the Honor Magic V2’s specs and design?
Probably the most putting factor concerning the Magic V2 isn’t on the within – it’s the telephone’s design.
That is the thinnest and lightest giant foldable but, simply 9.9mm thick when folded and weighing 231g. That’s even smaller than the Huawei Mate X3, and considerably slimmer than something launched by Samsung thus far.
It’s launching in three colors in Europe: black, silk black and silk purple. The silk fashions are coated in vegan leather-based. However the final black and gold variations you see under haven’t made it exterior China.
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There are two shows in fact. On the within you’ll discover a 7.92in foldable OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh fee and LTPO tech for refresh fee scaling. It packs a decision of 2344 x 2156, and even contains assist for a stylus – lastly matching Samsung on that entrance. Nonetheless, there’s no stylus included.
On the surface, the 6.43-inch OLED show has the identical 120Hz LTPO tech, at a decision of 2376 x 1060. It additionally helps a stylus, even when there isn’t one included within the field.
Transferring to the within, the telephone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. It was the most recent and biggest Qualcomm chip on the time of launch, however has since been succeeded by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
On the Chinese language model, it’s paired with 16GB of RAM and at the least 256GB of inside storage. Although this will likely range on the European model.
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The 5000mAh battery is giant regardless of how slim the telephone is total, and 66W wired charging is fairly quick too – although sadly there’s no signal of a wi-fi possibility.
As for cameras, you possibly can see there’s a triple lens setup on the again. That is made up of a 50Mp, f/1.9 major digital camera; a 50Mp, f/2.0 ultrawide; and a 20Mp, f/2.4 telephoto. Every show additionally has a punch-hole selfie digital camera – each are 16Mp and f/2.2.
All these parts have been proven off in a video from JerryRigEverything on YouTube, who did an meeting video fairly than one his typical teardowns:
In it, we get an in-depth have a look at that all-important hinge, plus the chipset, cameras, battery and extra.
Regardless of adopting a really related design, there are a number of variations on the extra inexpensive Magic VS2 that’s launched in China. It’s 229g vs 231g on the Magic V2, however 10.7mm fairly than 9.9mm thick.
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Whereas the show, battery and charging are the identical, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is the obvious downgrade. And the 50Mp ultrawide from the Magic V2 is changed with a 12Mp sensor, even when the opposite cameras are unchanged.
Check out our information to the very best foldable telephones to see what the Magic V2 shall be up in opposition to. However there’s no doubting it has the very best design of any folding telephone.
