Honor will launch its first foldable Magic V on Monday, January 10, and today the price of the phone was spotted in a rehearsal launch. The 12/256 GB variant will cost CNY 13,999, which is roughly US$ 2,200, and there will also be a 12/512 GB version for CNY 14,999, or US$ 2,350. The Magic V will also be Honor’s first phone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, the latest flagship platform by Qualcomm. Reports are it will have a 50MP main camera, Android 12 out of the box, and up to 66W fast charging.
If the price is real, then the Honor Magic
V would be cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and Huawei Mate X2, but a
lot more expensive than the Oppo Find N and Xiaomi Mix Fold - all of these device
compete directly against each other in China. We’re still waiting on a
confirmation whether the phone will escape the domestic scene and will arrive
around the world. If it does, it might finally challenge the Samsung Galaxy Z
Fold lineup.
