market foldable smartphone With more and more actors wanting their little piece of the pie, Honor Magic Vs is the latest to join the party. This is a new version of the old sub-brand Huawei, which A launch outside of China is planned.
And this is what with the new design and improvements in screenperformance and user interface, the new Magic Vs aims to offer significant improvements over the previous generation of Magic V, although there are certain aspects in which they are similar and are in strong competition with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and OPPO Find N models.
“The Honor Magic VS will be our first foldable flagship to debut in overseas markets, and we are confident that it will achieve great success by changing the way people around the world use their smartphones.”said the CEO HonourGeorge Zhao.
Let’s take a look at what the Honor Magic Vs has to offer and see how it compares to other foldable smartphones on the market and of course its previous version.
| Honor Magic vs. | Honor Magic V | |
|---|---|---|
| outdoor screen | Panel 6.45″ | FullHD+ resolution | Refresh rate 120Hz | Panel 6.45″ | FullHD+ resolution | Brightness 1000 nits | Refresh rate 120Hz | Format 21:9 |
| inner screen | 7.9-inch OLED panel | Resolution 2272 x 1984 pixels | Brightness 800 nits | Refresh rate 90 Hz | 7.9-inch OLED panel | Resolution 2272 x 1984 pixels | Brightness 800 nits | Refresh rate 90Hz | Aspect Ratio 10:9 |
| CPU | Snapdragon 8+ 1st generation | Snapdragon 8 Generation 1 |
| RAM | 8 GB or 12 GB | 12 GB |
| storage | 256 or 512 GB | 256 or 512 GB |
| Drums | 5000 mAh | charging 66 W | 4750 mAh | charging 66 W |
| rear cameras | Primary IMX800 54MP f/1.9 | Wide angle 50MP f/2.2 | 8MP f/2.4 telephoto | 3x optical zoom | Primary 50 MP f/1.9 | Wide angle 50MP f/2.2 | Spectrum 50 MP f/2.0 | ToF |
| front cameras | 16 MP f/2.45 | Internal and external 42 megapixels. |
| Operating system | Android 12 + Magic UI 7 | Android 12 + Magic UI 6 |
| dimensions | Thickness 6.1 mm unfolded | 12.9mm folded | Thickness 6.7mm unfolded | 14.3mm folded |
This is what Honor’s new foldable flagship looks like: Magic Vs
It is similar in design to Samsung Galaxy Z Fold devices and retains the dimensions of its predecessor, the Magic V, by combining a large 7.9-inch foldable inner screen with a smaller 6.45-inch screen protector to use when the device is folded, which work in 90 Hz and 120 Hz respectively.
According to Honor, the Magic Vs measures 160.3 x 141.5 x 6.1mm when open and 160.3 x 72.6 x 12.9mm when folded. In other words, the Magic Vs is almost the same size as its predecessor and will be noticeably larger than the Galaxy Z Fold 4.
It is important to highlight a striking aspect here, namely that the Honor Magic Vs only weighs 261 grams and is 12.9mm thick (when folded), making it thinnest foldable on the market Current. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 and OPPO Find N are over 14mm thick.
As usual with flagships, the phone offers three rear cameras: 54MP main camera, 50MP ultra camera (which also works as a macro camera) and 8MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom. For selfies, the foldable camera has a 16MP sensor.
The phone is powered by battery 5000 mAh (a small upgrade from the 4750mAh battery found in the Honor Magic V) which can charge at the same speed as Fast charge 66W This, according to the company itself, provides a full charge in 46 minutes.
Of course, Honor improved drumscameras, chipset (Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1) and Magic V operating system, the latter now also available MagicOS 7.0 based on Android 12.
Honor currently only sells this foldable smartphone in China, where it has a starting price of 7,499 yuan (about 1,050 euros). However, the company has indicated that it plans to launch the phone in Europe in the first quarter of 2023. It will arrive in Europe with one or two combinations of black, blue and orange.
Source: Computer Hoy
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