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Honor Magic V, the company’s foldable phone could launch on January 10

GizmoChina reports that the Chinese smartphone makers could launch two foldable smartphones. One of the smartphones is codename as Honor Magic X. Honor could launch these smartphones in China.

Honor is joining the foldable mobile phone trend, as it prepares to launch its first ever device with a flexible screen. The device is expected to be called the Honor Magic V, and it has been officially teased by the Chinese smartphone brand on social media. Gizmochina suggests that the company could launch another foldable smartphone, Honor Magic X.

The teaser image shows two panels that are connected by a hinge, but it does not reveal the exact type of folding mechanism. The hinge could be either a book-like hinge that opens like a book, or a clamshell-like hinge that folds like a flip phone. The teaser image also suggests that the Honor Magic V will have a flat edge design, which could give it a sleek and modern look.



Honor Magic V smartphone launch details

According to recent reports from a popular tipster, the Honor Magic V smartphone could launch on January 10. This report further suggests that the flagship foldable phone will be powered by the Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon chipset. The Honor Magic V could be one of the first foldable phones to launch with the latest Snapdragon processor, which could offer a powerful and smooth performance.

Honor Magic Foldable smartphone could launch on January 10
Honor Magic Foldable smartphone could launch on January 10

The Snapdragon processor could be the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G, which is the same processor that powers the Huawei P50 Pocket, the first foldable phone from Honor’s parent company Huawei. The Huawei P50 Pocket was launched in China recently, and it features a clamshell-like folding design.



Foldable HONOR smartphone leaked details

Now, the tweet from popular tipster Teme aka @RODENT950 suggests that the Honor Magic V smartphone could launch on January 10 in China. According to Digital Chat Station, a reliable source of smartphone leaks, the Honor V foldable phone will run on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, which is the latest and most advanced chipset from Qualcomm.

The source also claimed that the Honor V foldable phone will have a high price tag of CNY 10000, which is around Rs 118000 in Indian currency. However, there are no other details available yet about the features and specifications of the Honor V foldable phone. Also Read – Honor Magic 3 series launched with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, Honor X20 5G launched with MediaTek chipset

  • Honor Foldable phone

Honor also posted a teaser of the upcoming smartphone on its official Weibo account, where Honor CEO Zhao Ming revealed some details about the Honor Magic V, the Honor foldable phone. He said that the foldable phone’s screen will be the best folding display in the market, and that the foldable phone will have the “most complete structural design”. The Honor Magic V will be a premium and innovative device that will showcase the best of Honor’s technology.




Moreover, the Honor executive also claims that the Honor Magic V will feature the complex hinge technology. Furthermore, the optimization will be carried out on the software level. Taking a shot on its competitor, Honor CEO adds that some of the manufacturers are offering smaller folding screen. These screens essentially violate the original intention of the folding smartphones. This suggests that the upcoming Honor Magic V is likely to adopt a dual-screen design.

Honor Magic X could be another foldable smartphone from the company
Honor Magic X could be another foldable phone from the company

Honor Magic X: Another Foldable smartphone

In another report from GizmoChina, the Chinese smartphone brand could launch not just one but two foldable smartphones. One of the foldable smartphones appears with the codename of Honor Magic X. The report further claims that the company could first launch these smartphones in the homeland of China. The report further claims that the Chinese smartphone brand could launch its first foldable smartphone in Q1, 2022.



Honor Magic V: Specifications (Expected)

Rumours suggests that the internal display is likely to measure around 8-inch. Whereas, the external secondary display on Honor Magic V may measure 6.6-inch. Additionally, this Honor foldable smartphone could launch with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. Also Read – Honor Band 6 to launch in India, gets listed on Flipkart, to take on Redmi Watch

Honor Magic V smartphone could sport an 8-inch internal display
Honor Magic V smartphone could sport an 8-inch internal display

Moreover, the Honor Magic V, foldable smartphone will pack in a 4500mAh battery along with fast charging support. The smartphone could feature a 16-megapixel front selfie camera. As per earlier leaks, Visionox and BOE are tipped to be the likely suppliers of the upcoming Honor foldable smartphone.



Honor Play 30 Plus 5G: Specifications and Details

On the other hand, Honor recently launched its Honor Play 30 Plus 5G smartphone in China. As for the price, the Honor Play 30 Plus 5G price starts at CNY 1099 which is approximately Rs 13100. The 5G smartphone is already available for purchase in Chinese smartphone market.

MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC powers the Honor Play 30 Plus
MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC powers the Honor Play 30 Plus
  • Honor Play smartphone with Dimensity 700 SoC

Regarding its specifications, the Honor Play 30 Plus 5G is a dual Nano SIM Android phone. This 5G Honor phone runs on Android 11 OS which is based on Magic UI 5.0. An octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor powers this Honor mobile phone. This chipset comes in pair with 128GB of onboard storage as base.



  • TFT LCD Display on 5G smartphone

For the display configuration, the Honor Play 30 Plus 5G sports a 6.74-inch TFT LCD display. This display offers a screen resolution of 1600×720 pixels along with 90Hz screen refresh rate. Also Read – Honor 60, Honor 60 Pro with curved OLED display, 108-megapixel camera launched

  • 13MP Dual Rear Camera Setup

For the optics, Honor Play phone sports a dual-rear camera setup featuring a 13-megapixel primary sensor. For selfies and video chats, the Honor smartphone gets a 5-megapixel front shooter. The complete hardware get its backup from a 5000mAh battery along with 22.5W fast charging solution.

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