Honor Magic V5 escapes China
Honor Malaysia is taking pre-orders with MYR 3,500 worth of gifts, including a Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 9 Bluetooth speaker, additional device protection and a MYR 400 instant rebate on top of the existing trade-in program. Pre-orders are live until the first sale date - July 24.
Magic V5 key specs
The international Magic V5 features the same specs, but it gets a smaller capacity battery at 5,820mAh - 280mAh less than the Chinese version. Check out our announcement article which covers all the spec details.
Magic V5 is one of the most impressive book-style foldables out now featuring an 8.8mm thin body when folded alongside the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, a 64MP periscope cam with 3x optical zoom with updated IP58 and IP59 ingress protection.
We also have an unboxing and hands-on which goes over its design and our first impressions of the device.
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