We’ve spent some quality time with the Honor Magic V5 over the last few weeks, and among rather massive launches surrounding its release in Europe and the UK, the Magic V5 is a well-built device that stands against giants. So how does it hold up?
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The Honor Magic V5 builds on the success of the V3, and the line between slab-style phones and foldables is getting blurred even further with a new silicon-carbon battery, Qualcomm’s latest 3nm processor, and a profile that might make you open your wallet – if you live outside of the US.
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Honor has just launched its Magic V5 foldable in China, reclaiming its title as the world’s thinnest foldable, but only if you ignore its massive camera bump.
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More affordable smartphones have been good for years now, but it’s also getting harder to tell them all apart. With the new Honor 400, a good smartphone is the backdrop for a heavy focus on AI features. Truly a product of its time.
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Honor is on a mission to take on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 with its upcoming foldable. The company has officially released a teaser image announcing the launch date for the incredibly thin Honor Magic V5.
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Android is the dominant smartphone platform in Europe, but most brands are off to a “shaky start” in 2025, with only two names leading the pack in growth – Google Pixel and Honor.
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Honor’s latest mid-range series has arrived with the Honor 400 and Honor 400 Pro bringing, you guessed it, a ton of AI starting at €499.
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The Magic V5 is Honor’s next entry into the foldable space. The Honor Magic V5 is likely to bring a similarly thin build to the market and reportedly have a huge battery improvement over the current edition.
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Honor has officially announced plans to launch the Honor 400 series later this month, and revealed the design of its new mid-range offering.
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Honor’s latest mid-range smartphone is the Honor 400 Lite, and it has a new “AI Camera Button” that can launch Google Lens.
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Fresh off of its “Alpha Plan” unveiling at MWC 2025, new rumors suggest Honor is working on a new “Mini” phone release and an ultra-slim device as well, following industry trends.
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Alongside its “Alpha Plan,” Honor is launching its new Honor Pad V9 tablet at MWC 2025, which delivers a great device for its price point.
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Honor’s new Watch 5 Ultra is a gorgeous piece of hardware, but various issues with the software just left me wanting to go back to Wear OS.
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Honor is now supporting its flagship phones for 7 years of Android OS updates, while also unveiling its new “Alpha Plan” AI strategy at MWC 2025.
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Honor is teasing new AI tools and other features to be unveiled at MWC 2025, including some new cross-device connectivity features that work with iOS.
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The Honor Magic 7 Pro is an elite package with some minor issues that make it not quite as easy to recommend to everyone, but there is a new kid on the block. The Porsche Design Honor Magic 7 RSR—does this rev up our engines? Well, somewhat surprisingly so.
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It really seems that there has been a shift in Android phones within the last couple of years. The underdogs are beginning to take a stand and develop devices that truly rival some of the top OEMs in the market. That sentiment rings true for the Honor Magic 7 Pro, a device I’ve come to know and appreciate over the last month.
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The Magic 7 Pro is Honor’s newest flagship. With Android 15 via MagicOS 9.0 to boot, the phone is perfectly positioned to take on AI in the market, starting with the company’s Falcon camera system.
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Honor is gearing up for its Magic 7 lineup release with the launch of the first phone, the Magic 7 Lite. With an insane battery capacity and AI-focused features, the Magic 7 Lite acts as a precursor for what’s to come.
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The Honor Magic 6 Pro was one of the best Android phones of 2024, and its sequel, the Magic 7 Pro, was just announced in China ahead of a global launch in the future.
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Honor is packing a ton of focus on AI in MagicOS 9.0, which is based on Android 15. The new OS brings an upgrade to the company’s voice assistant that positions it as an LAM.
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Circle to Search is set to expand further as the AI-powered function is confirmed as coming to the Honor 200 series and recently released Magic V3 foldable.
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The Magic V3 takes what the generation before it did and brings an entirely thinner profile to the foldable market. Measuring just 9.2mm thick, when folded, the Magic V3 launches globally as the most pocketable foldable.
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Honor is expected to launch the world’s thinnest foldable in just a few days, so the company decided to print a tiny apology to Samsung users along the hinge of its own very thin folding phone.
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