In the end, the Honor Magic V2 is on the market to pre-order within the UK and Europe – and rival foldable telephone producers ought to sit up and take discover.

Having debuted in China final 12 months, the Honor Magic V2 stays, on the time of writing, the world’s thinnest inward-folding smartphone, measuring simply 9.9mm thick when folded and 4.7mm when unfolded. For reference, the Google Pixel Fold, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and OnePlus Open measure 5.8mm, 6.1mm and 5.eight mm at their thinnest factors, respectively, so for Honor to undercut the competitors by greater than a millimeter is critically spectacular. 

The Honor Magic V2 is thinner than its big-name opponents when folded, too, with that 9.9mm determine nearly a millimeter smaller than the next-thinnest cell phone, the OnePlus Open (which measures 11.7mm when closed). For our early ideas on the V2’s design, head over to our hands-on Honor Magic V2 evaluate, which we’ll be updating with a extra complete verdict sooner or later.

Past its spectacular thickness (or lack thereof), the Honor Magic V2 boasts a 7.92-inch foldable OLED show (2156 x 2344 pixels), which itself presents a 120Hz refresh fee, HDR10+ help and a peak brightness of 1,600 nits. The telephone’s second display screen is a 6.43-inch, 120Hz OLED cowl show (1060 x 2376 pixels), which Honor says is protected by “drop-resistant nanocrystal glass.”

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Beneath the hood, Honor’s newest foldable telephone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon eight Gen 2 chipset – that’s the identical chipset as you’ll discover contained in the Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely and the OnePlus 11 – and it ships in a single reminiscence configuration: 512GB (with 16GB RAM). The telephone packs a 5,000mAh twin silicon-carbon battery, which permits 66W quick charging through Honor’s included SuperCharge cable.

On the pictures entrance, the Magic V2 boasts three rear lenses: a 50MP (f/1.9) primary, a 50MP (f/2.0) ultra-wide, and a 20MP f/2.Four telephoto, with the latter providing 2.5x optical zoom. The primary and telephoto cameras even have optical picture stabilization (OIS), and there’s a 16MP punch-hole entrance digital camera on every display screen, too. 

Different specs and options embrace a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, 5G help, stereo audio system and Android 13 software program, overlaid with the corporate’s MagicOS UI.

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All advised, the Magic V2 has the makings of a class-leading foldable telephone – nevertheless, as with different Honor merchandise, it received’t be obtainable within the US. UK buyers can pre-order the telephone now for an eye-watering £1,699.99, however that determine isn’t so stunning when you think about that the Galaxy Z Fold 5 begins at a good larger $1,799.99 / £1,749 / AU$2,599 (the V2 does, nevertheless, value €1,999 in Europe).

Honor is throwing a good few freebies into the combination, too. If you happen to pre-order the telephone through Honor instantly, you’ll get a pair of Bang and Olufsen headphones (price £459) included along with your buy, in addition to six months of display screen safety and a 66W Honor SuperCharge Energy Adapter. An early-bird voucher – which shaves £200 off the telephone’s value if activated earlier than March 1 – can be obtainable (use code AV2PR200 at checkout). Related freebie-based promotions can be found at Amazon, Very, Argos and Currys, and the Magic V2 can even be obtainable to buy from Three on February 2.

Along with the common Magic V2, Honor teased a Porsche Design model of the Magic V2 – the Porsche Design Honor Magic V2 RSR – at its Leipzig-based launch occasion. This particular version mannequin will boast a Porsche 911-style rear design, scratch-resistant glass and a refined palm grip, although Honor is conserving value and launch particulars below wraps for now.

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