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Honor’s Magic V5 Foldable Launches in Europe With Record Thinness and a Bigger Battery

Early reviews emphasize battery endurance over the marginal thinness claim.

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Honor Magic V5 review on Android Central
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Overview

  • The Magic V5 is now available to order in Europe from £1,699.99/€1,999, with APAC and Middle East rollouts planned and no official US launch; Honor also introduced the MagicPad 3 tablet and MagicBook Art 14 laptop.
  • Only the Ivory White model achieves the 8.8mm body that technically tops rivals, and reviewers note the large circular camera bump makes the phone feel closer to 16mm thick when closed and negates the thinness in daily use.
  • A 5,820mAh silicon‑carbon battery delivers notably strong real‑world longevity, though reviewers flag the technology may degrade faster than traditional cells over time.
  • Core hardware includes a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, 6.43‑inch cover and 7.95‑inch inner LTPO OLED displays up to 120Hz, IP58/59 protection, a 50MP main, 50MP ultrawide, and 64MP telephoto camera array, plus stylus support.
  • Charging reaches 66W wired and 50W wireless using Honor’s proprietary chargers with no Qi2 support; the phone ships with MagicOS 9 on Android 15, seven years of OS and security updates, and on‑device live translation powered by OpenAI’s Whisper with Gemini integration.