Key Takeaways
1. Honor is expected to launch the new Honor Magic V2 Flip and a book-style foldable device in June in China, bypassing the Magic V4 name due to cultural beliefs about the number “4.”
2. The Honor Magic V5 will be a successor to the Magic V3, featuring improvements in design and performance and is expected to compete with the Oppo Find N5.
3. The Magic V5 is rumored to have a thinner design, with a 6.45-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED cover screen and an 8-inch 2K 120Hz inner display.
4. The device will likely use an 8-core Snapdragon 8 processor, differing from the Find N5, which uses a 7-core Snapdragon 8 Elite chip.
5. Expected camera features include a 50-megapixel main lens and a 200-megapixel periscope telephoto lens, along with wireless charging, satellite connectivity, IPX8 water resistance, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
Recent news suggests that Honor might host a launch event in June in China to introduce a new vertically folding phone, potentially named the Honor Magic V2 Flip, alongside a book-style foldable device. This new device is expected to compete strongly against the Oppo Find N5, which was released in February in China. Similar to Oppo, which skipped the “Find N4” name and jumped straight to the Find N5, Honor is also rumored to bypass the Honor Magic V4 designation altogether.
Honor Magic V5 Launch Expected Soon
Last year, Honor launched the Magic V3 and Magic Vs3 foldable phones featuring Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and 8 Gen 2 processors, respectively, in China. This year, it seems that the company will only introduce a successor to the Magic V3, not the Vs3. A recent leak from a Chinese tech blogger indicates that Honor will move directly to the Magic V5, skipping the anticipated Magic V4 label.
This is in line with a trend among Chinese manufacturers to avoid the number “4” due to tetraphobia, a cultural belief linking it to bad luck. In the past year, Huawei, which was Honor’s parent company, also chose not to use the Mate X4 name, instead launching the Mate X5.
Expected Features of the Magic V5
The Magic V5 is likely to be revealed in the third or fourth week of June. Product Manager Li Kun has suggested that the new foldable will be thinner than its predecessor, the Magic V3. It may match or even surpass the Oppo Find N5, which is currently considered the thinnest book-style foldable available.
In terms of specs, the Magic V5 foldable is rumored to have a 6.45-inch 120Hz LTPO OLED cover screen and an 8-inch 2K 120Hz inner display. While the Find N5 is equipped with a 7-core Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, the Magic V5 will utilize the standard 8-core variant of the processor.
Camera and Additional Features
The camera configuration is expected to include a 50-megapixel main lens and a 200-megapixel periscope telephoto lens featuring larger sensors for enhanced performance. Other potential features could include wireless charging, satellite connectivity, IPX8 water resistance, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, placing it in direct competition with high-end foldables set to launch in 2025.
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