HONOR has announced that it will be holding a global launch for its latest foldable smartphone, the HONOR Magic V2. The event itself will take place during the IFA 2023 consumer electronics expo in Berlin on 1 September 2023, which will also be live streamed via the brand’s website and official social media channels at 10am CEST (or 4pm local time).
For those who’ve missed it, HONOR first unveiled the Magic V2 for the Chinese market back in early July of this year. Its debut gained a lot of attention, as it is so far the world’s thinnest foldable smartphone in the market, measuring only 9.9mm when folded and at an even thinner thickness of 4.7mm when unfolded. It is also one of the lightest of its class, coming in at just 231g.
Here’s a recap of the foldable’s specifications based on its launch in China. Starting with the display, the HONOR Magic V2 sports a 6.43-inch LTPO OLED panel for its external screen, offering a resolution of 1060 x 2376 pixels, 120Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness of 2500 nits. Meanwhile, when unfolded, we’re greeted with a larger 7.92-inch LTPO OLED internal display with 2156 x 2344 pixels resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 1600 nits peak brightness. The phone also features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, stereo speakers, and a USB-C 3.1 port.
On the inside, HONOR’s latest foldable is packed with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2 chipset, 16GB of RAM, and up to 1TB of internal storage. It also has a 5,000mAh battery, which supports 66W wired fast charging as well as 5W reverse wired charging. Besides that, the phone is running on Android 13 via the brand’s MagicOS 7.2 interface, and has support for NFC, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.3 wireless connectivity.
As for imaging, found on the back of the Magic V2 is a triple camera setup which consists of a 50MP primary with OIS, a 20MP telephoto with OIS and 2.5x optical zoom, and another 50MP sensor for its ultra-wide shooter. Additionally, housed within the punch-hole cutouts on each of the phone’s displays are 16MP selfie cameras.
Naturally, HONOR will only announce the global availability and pricing for the new Magic V2 during the aforementioned launch that’s happening next month. For your reference, the foldable smartphone launched in China at a starting price of CNY8,999 (~RM5,773) for the base trim, though keep in mind its memory configurations may differ for different markets.
(Source: HONOR Global [Facebook] [X] [Official website])
