Honor teases the Magic V: Its first foldable phone
Celebrating its first anniversary, Honor just teased the release of its first foldable smartphone, the Magic V. The company posted a picture on its Twitter and Weibo accounts, showing a semi-folded device, without revealing many details.
TL;DR
- Honor showed a preview of its first foldable smartphone.
- The device is rumored to be similar to Huawei's Mate X line.
- The Honor Magic V will pack flagship specifications and "will be released soon".
The Twitter post curiously teased that the Magic V will be Honor's "first foldable flagship phone", even though the company still hasn't launched a foldable mobile. The tweet suggests the device may be equipped with the recently announced Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor.
On the Weibo post, the brand announced the device "will be released soon", without sharing details on an expected launch date. According to George Zhao, Honor's CEO, the Magic V will be a "leading folding smartphone in 2022".
According to leaker Digital Chat Station, not only the Magic V is equipped with the Snapdragon 8g1 SoC, but the device will launch in January. Back in September, the same profile posted that the device would have a form factor similar to the Mate X2, with an inward folding screen, just like the Galaxy Z Fold series.
Let's just hope it isn't simply a Mate X2 rebrand, bringing at least updated specs like the Magic 3 line did over the Mate 40 models. Speaking about Honor's former parent company, Huawei will announce on the 23rd of December its first compact foldable, the P50 Pocket, packing a similar camera module design as the siblings' Honor 50/Huawei Nova 9.
Source: Honor/Twitter, Honor/Weibo
I'm still not seeing the point. It's not saving any bulk as currently implemented.
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Dec 23, 2021 Link to commentAgree, maybe the Razr/ZFlip form factor makes more sense.
But even then, I am still waiting for the rollable screen devices. (wishful thinking?)