Honor has been actively launching new devices in the market ever since it became an independent brand by splitting from Huawei. After launching a few premium devices, the company is now aiming to step up its game with foldable phones. It’s been a few months since reports about Honor foldable smartphones started surfacing online. Now, in the latest development, a render of the upcoming Honor Magic Fold 5G smartphone has leaked online.
In terms of design, the upcoming foldable
smartphone from Honor looks similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold series. The
company is reportedly going to launch another foldable device that will have a
clamshell form factor. Based on the recent trademark filing from the company,
it plans to launch Honor Magic Fold as well as Honor Magic Wing smartphones in
the market. When launched, the devices will compete against similar phones from
brands like Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, and more.
It is rumored that the Honor Magic Fold
will come with an 8-inch display, offering a screen resolution of 2200 x 2480
pixels. Under the hood, it will come powered by an octa-core processor with one
Cortex A-77 core running at 3.13GHz, three Cortex A-77 cores running at
2.54GHz, and four Cortex A-55 cores running at 2.05GHz. The device is said to
pack 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The render shows a rear camera
with a 108-megapixel primary camera sensor while on the front side, it could
have a 16-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.
The phone is said to come with the Android
11 operating system but we expect the device to have Android 12 by the time it
launches. It will be powered by a 4,500mAh battery with support for fast
charging technology. The launch of foldable smartphones could further help Honor
boost its market share in its home country China. The brand has already
captured a 15 percent market share, becoming the third-largest smartphone
company in China, followed by Vivo and OPPO.
