Introducing the Honor Magic V5: A New Era in Foldable Phones
I recently had the chance to try out the Honor Magic V5, which proudly holds the title of being the world’s thinnest foldable smartphone. The Chinese tech company believes this model will maintain it's slim status well into 2025.
While it boasts impressive thinness,there’s an interesting twist: it is actually thicker in one specific area compared to its predecessor,the Magic V3 (which was also once crowned as the thinnest foldable).additionally, I found it bulkier than my Pixel 9 Pro Fold. If you’re curious about how to get your hands on the slimmest version of this phone, there’s a particular color choice that plays a crucial role. Let me break it down for you.
the Color Conundrum
Honor is not exaggerating; indeed, the Magic V5 lives up to its claim of being incredibly thin. It truly seems unlikely that Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 will surpass this when it launches on July 9.
after spending some time with this device, I’m genuinely impressed by what Honor has created. The phone feels premium adn surprisingly sturdy despite its slim profile.
Though, there's a catch regarding those measurements—the Magic V5 measures just 8.8mm at its thinnest point when folded and only 4.1mm when unfolded—but only if you choose the ‘Ivory White’ variant. This brings us to our first critically important detail.
The Magic V5 comes in four colors; however, only Ivory White can boast those remarkable dimensions and claim to be officially recognized as the world’s thinnest foldable phone.
The other three options—Black, Dawn Gold, and Reddish Brown—are slightly thicker at 9mm when folded and measure 4.2mm unfolded. This means they don’t quite match up against competitors like Oppo's Find N5 for ultra-thin design but are still noteworthy in their own right.
A Noteworthy Bump
While most of this device maintains impressive thinness throughout its body, there is one area where things change: around the camera bump.
This isn’t an unusual issue; many manufacturers face challenges trying to keep devices sleek while incorporating powerful camera technology.
Honor has made clear that they didn’t want to sacrifice quality photography features—which explains why we see a noticeable bump on this model's back side.
This bump stands out more than what we saw with previous models like the V3 or even Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold due to how much deeper it protrudes from their surfaces overall.
No tricks here—every brand tends to highlight thickness differently during marketing campaigns! it reminds me of Sony Ericsson's Xperia Arc from back in 2011 which measured just under nine millimeters at its slimmest point—a true marvel for that era!
This added thickness doesn’t drastically impact performance but does affect how you might place your phone down flat—it tends toward an awkward angle on surfaces due largely because of said bulge!
Slim enough for easy pocketing yet perhaps snagging while sliding into jeans pockets if inserted base-first? That could be something worth considering before making any decisions!
A Step Forward for Foldables
The Honor Magic V5 certainly pushes boundaries within foldable smartphone design once again! As long as users select wisely among available colors—and accept some trade-offs regarding bumps—it remains firmly positioned as today’s slimmest option available worldwide!
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