HONOR Announces the Magic5 Pro and Magic Vs at MWC 2023

HONOR finally gave fans something to look forward to following its latest appearance at MWC 2023 – the company finally announced its newest flagship, the HONOR Magic5 Pro, as well as global availability for its foldable handset, the HONOR Magic Vs.

Honor Magic5 Pro Hands-on Video:

HONOR Magic5 Pro

The Magic5 Pro has its sights set on competing flagship devices like the Samsung Galaxy S23 and iPhone 14, and features a premium design with some formidable specs to boot. Up front you’ll find a curved 6.81-inch LTPO AMOLED display, complete with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1312 x 2848 pixel resolution, and 1800 nits of maximum brightness. The display houses the front camera, 3D camera for face unlock, and fingerprint scanner. The phone is also IP68-certified, with a textured rear panel (glossy for the black version) and a polished side frame.

Inside the phone is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, paired with an Adreno 740 GPU, 12GB of RAM inside the device, and 512GB of internal storage. This set-up should prove ideal for lengthy gaming sessions, heavy app use, as well as more moderate usage. The phone will ship with Android 13 paired with MagicOS 7.1, HONOR’s proprietary custom Android skin.

As for camera hardware, there’s a triple-camera set-up on the rear panel with a 50MP main camera with f/1.6 aperture and a 1/1.12 inch sensor. This comes with a 50MP Ultra Wide Camera with f/2.0 aperture, and a 50MP Sony IMX858 Sensor Telephoto lens with f/3.0 aperture, 3.5x Optical Zoom, and 100x Digital Zoom. Meanwhile, the front camera comes with a 12MP lens with f/2.4 aperture alongside the 3D Depth Camera.

Honor Magic Vs

In addition to the Magic5 Pro, HONOR also revealed that its Magic Vs foldable will be available for consumers worldwide. Designed to compete with other foldables including offerings from Samsung and OPPO, the Magic Vs feature some pretty great hardware.

Geared for portable productivity as well as entertainment, the Magic Vs’ foldable design features a 6.45-inch display on the outside, with an inner display that measures 7.9 inches when fully unfolded. There’s also a triple camera setup on the outer rear panel which includes a 54MP main camera, aided by a 50MP ultrawide lens, and an 8MP camera with 3x optical zoom.

The foldable is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, and while it’s not the most “recent” flagship chip offering from Qualcomm, it’s still able to hold its own when it comes to resource and graphics-intensive tasks. The chip will be paired alongside up to 12GB of RAM, although buyers can also opt for the 8GB version, while storage goes up to as high as 512GB.

In terms of pricing and availability, the HONOR Magic5 Pro will be available in Black and Meadow Green colour variants, and will be available in the UK from early May 2023. As for the HONOR Magic Vs, users will be available to purchase it in the UK from June 2023 in Cyan and Black versions.