Camera and display emerge as the standout elements of the Honor Magic V5, elevating expectations for foldable phones. The device costs £1,699.99, positioning it firmly as a premium, luxury product rather than a budget cameraphone. The Magic V5 measures 4.1mm thin and weighs 217g, delivering an impressively slim and pocketable folded experience. Structural strength is emphasized through a demo showing the unfolded device supporting a 35kg dumbbell and a crease that feels solid in use. The handset includes AI-focused hardware with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, Google Gemini, and 16GB of RAM for high performance.
But let's be clear. At £1,699.99, there's no way this smartphone is going to make our guide to the best budget cameraphones. And yes, that is still cheaper than the recently released Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, but foldable phones are a luxury item - this is a cutting edge, eye-wateringly expensive phone that does things because it can, not because it needs to. Let's dig into it...
This is a very thin phone. 4.1mm thin. That makes it the thinnest smartphone on the market right now - not only cool, but useful, when you consider that, when folded, you'll have double that in your pocket. I put it in my pocket and - after explaining to a concerned staff member that no, I wasn't trying to have it away - it felt the same, if not a little thinner, than my iPhone 16 Pro, with silicone case.
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