Honor’s Magic V2 impressed me as soon as I took it out of the box. From the lightweight design and bright, expansive displays to the respectable cameras and dependable battery life, there’s a lot I like about it.
However, my favorite part about the Magic V2 is its portability. Honor proves that a foldable phone can be a powerful productivity machine without burdening you with its size and weight. Since the Magic V2 is extraordinarily portable, it doesn’t necessarily feel like I’m holding a foldable phone unless I slide my thumb over the place where the screens meet.
The Magic V2’s hardware backs up my real world experience. The V2 is the lightest and slimmest book-style foldable phone available, even though it launched last year. When folded, it’s just 9.9 millimeters thick, making it slightly thicker than a bar phone and convenient to carry around. For reference, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 5, a direct competitor, is 13.46 mm thick when it’s closed.
7.5
Magic V2
Like
Exceptionally lightweight and slim
Unobtrusive crease
World-class hardware
Don’t like
No IP rating for water and dust resistance
Software needs more polish
No wireless charging support
Processor and Android OS from 2023
The Magic V2 weighs 231 grams. That’s 2 grams less than Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 Ultra and more than 50 grams less than the Google Pixel Fold. The V2’s thin and light design makes it feel more like a regular phone and less like an experiment. (I should note that the OnePlus Open, which my colleague Eli Blumenthal reviewed last year, comes close to matching the V2’s svelte, lightweight build.)
Despite the phone’s compact size, Honor has packed it…
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