Honor Magic 5 series with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 5,100mAh battery launched at MWC 2023

The Honor Magic 5 series was unveiled by the company on the first day of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 in Barcelona, ​​Spain. The Shenzhen-based company’s flagship lineup includes Honor Magic 5 and Honor Magic 5 Pro. The smartphone company also unveiled the Honor Magic Vs, which is its first foldable flagship to debut outside of China. Honor Magic 5 series smartphones are equipped with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC from Qualcomm. Additionally, the Honor Magic 5 Pro packs a set of significant upgrades.

Honor Magic 5, Honor Magic 5 Pro, Honor Magic Vs Price, Availability

MWC 2023 saw the launch of Honor’s latest flagship smartphones, which included the non-foldable Magic 5 series and the company’s first global foldable smartphone – the Honor Magic Vs. The Honor Magic 5 Pro comes in five color variants – black, ice blue, meadow green, orange and coral purple, while the vanilla Magic 5 variant comes in blue and black color options. Similarly, the Honor Magic Vs also comes in Cyan and Black color variants.

The Honor Magic 5 will be available at the listed price of EUR 899 (near Rs. 78,800), while the Honor Magic 5 Pro is priced at EUR 1,199 (near Rs. 1.05,100) for the 12GB model of RAM and 512 GB of storage. On the other hand, the Honor Magic Vs offers a similar configuration at EUR 1,599 (almost Rs. 1,40,300).

The company has yet to reveal a date regarding the availability of the smartphones.

Specifications Honor Magic 5 Pro

The smartphone has a 6.81-inch OLED display in 19.54:9 aspect ratio. It gets a quad-curved floating display with gesture support. The Honor Magic 5 runs on MagicOS 7.1, based on Android 13. It integrates a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC coupled with the Adreno 740 GPU.

For optics, the smartphone gets a three-unit rear camera unit led by a 50-megapixel wide main sensor, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto lens with OIS. It also sports a rear single LED flash in the camera. Meanwhile, users get a 12-megapixel front snapper with 3D depth camera for selfies and video calls.

The Honor Magic 5 Pro packs a 5,100mAh battery with a 66W SuperCharge charger and 50W support for wireless charging. The dual SIM smartphone supports 5G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB Type-C connectivity. It is rated IP68 for water and dust resistance.

Specifications Honor Magic 5

On the other hand, the Honor Magic 5 offers a 6.73-inch OLED screen with a 19.54:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone has similar details to its high-end variant when it comes to operating system and processor.

Meanwhile, the triple rear camera setup includes a 54-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a 32-megapixel telephoto camera, as well as a 12-megapixel front camera for selfies and video calls. . The Honor Magic 5 is backed by a 5,100mAh battery. Other specs are similar to the Honor Magic 5 Pro.

Honor Magic Vs Specs

Billed as the company’s first foldable smartphone to launch outside of China, the Honor Magic Vs offers a 7.9-inch inner display and a 6.45-inch outer display, with a 90% screen-to-body ratio. .

The smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC paired with the Adreno 730 GPU. The keyboard supports gestures and is equipped with three-key navigation. Just like the other two Magic series smartphones, the Honor Magic Vs also runs on Android-13 based MagicOS 7.1.

The optical specs of the smartphone include a 54-megapixel LED triple camera setup and a 16-megapixel front snapper. The rear camera unit also has a 50-megapixel ultra-wide shooter and an 8-megapixel telephoto lens.

It gets a 5,000 mAh paired with an HONOR 66W SuperCharge charger. With a USB Type-C cable, the Honor Magic Vs supports WiFi, Bluetooth, and 5G connectivity.