The Honor Magic V2 is one of Honor’s latest devices in the foldable smartphone market. The device was launched in July 2023 at an event in China. The company promised to bring it to Europe and even demonstrated the device at IFA Berlin. However, since the event in September, we haven’t heard much about a global release. This will change soon as the Honor Magic V2 finally has a launch date for Europe. The foldable device will hit the market on January 26 at PM CET, where the Magic V2 will be properly announced with a price tag and availability timeline.
Honor Magic V2 Specifications and Key Features
The Honor Magic V2 arrived as the slimmest foldable smartphone. Six months passed and it still stands as the thinnest device in the category. It has a slightly smaller footprint than the iPhone 15 Pro Max or the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra when folded. In other devices, the device can easily fit in a pocket just like a conventional flagship smartphone.
The Honor Magic V2 is equipped with a Foldable LTPO OLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and HDR 10+ support. The panel has a 2,156 x 2,344 resolution with 1600 nits of brightness. The panel is also IMAX Enhanced for enjoying media content. The cover display is an LTPO OLED with 6.43 inches and 2,376 x 1,060 pixels of resolution. The panel has a 120 Hz refresh rate, 2500 nits of peak brightness, and is covered with the nanocrystal glass 2.0 coating.
Under the hood, the Honor Magic V2 has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. The phone sells in three variants with 16 GB of RAM paired with either 256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB of Internal Storage. The Honor Magic V2 runs Android 13 with MagicOS 7.2, but will likely hit Europe running Android 14.
Camera and Connectivity Features
In terms of optics, the phone has a 50 MP main camera with PDAF, 8×8 dToF Laser AF, and Optical Image Stabilization. There is also a 20 MP telephoto shooter with PDAF, and 2.5x optical zoom and OIS. Lastly, there is a 50 MP ultrawide camera with Auto Focus. There is a 16 MP Selfie camera.
The Honor Magic V2 has stereo speakers for an immersive audio experience. In terms of connectivity, the phone has up to Wi-Fi 7 with dual-band and Wi-Fi Direct. It also has Bluetooth 5.3 with A2DP, LE, and aptX HD. For positioning, the phone has GPS with GLONASS and GALILEO. Furthermore, other features include NFC, IR Blaster, and USB Type-C 3.1 port with support for OTG and DisplayPort 1.2 tech.
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The Honor Magic V2 has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner that can be used regardless of the use scenario (folder or unfolded). The device draws its power from a 5,000 mAh battery with 66W wired charging and 5W reverse wired charging.
Honor Magic V2: Quick Specs Summary:
- Design: Super-light Titanium Hinge
- Display (Interior): 7.92″ Foldable LTPO OLED 120Hz display, 2344 × 2156 pixels, 90.4% Screen-to-body ratio, up to 1600 nits, 402 PPI and Stylus support
- Display (Exterior): 6.43″ 120Hz LTPO display, 2376 × 1060 pixels, 91.2% Screen-to-body ratio, up to 2500 nits, 402 PPI, Stylus support and Nanocrystal glass 2.0
- Color: 1.07 billion colors, 100% DCI-P3 wide color gamut, HDR10+
- 3840Hz PWM Dimming with TÜV Rheinland Flicker Free Certification
- Up to 3.36GHz Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 4nm Mobile Platform Latest Version with Adreno 740 GPU
- 50MP Camera, f/1.9 aperture, LED flash, 50MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.0 aperture with OIS, macro option, 20MP Telephoto Camera with f/2.4 aperture with OIS, HONOR AI Motion Sensing Capture
- 16MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture
- Memory: 16GB RAM + 256 GB/512 GB for Magic V2 and 16GB/1 TB for Magic V2 Ultimate Edition
- Battery: 5000mAh Silicon-carbon Battery; 66W Wired HONOR SuperCharge
- Connectivity: Dual SIM, 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ax (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.3 LE, GPS (L1 + L5 Dual band), NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C (GEN1), DP1.2
- Audio: Symmetrical Stereo Dual Speakers, certified by IMAX Enhanced, 24bit HDR 3-MIC Stereo Voice Reception and DTS X Ultra Algorithm
- Security: HTEE + QTEE Dual-Security System, Discrete Security Chipset
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- MagicOS 7.2 based on Android 13
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 156.7mm x 145.4mm (74.1mm when folded) x 4.7mm (9.9mm when folded); Weight: 231g (leather) / 237g (glass)
- Colors: Black, Silk Black, Silk Purple and Gold
The Honor Magic V2 launch in Europe will take place at the Porsche Experience Center in Leipzig, Germany. We expect the company to keep teasing the launch in the coming days. We’ll see if there will be surprises for the European consumer.
