Foldables have had serious competition this year, but the HONOR Magic V5 still manages to stand out. With the biggest battery of any foldable, paired with what might just be the best camera system on a foldable yet, the V5 is one to get excited about. Of course, all that innovation doesn’t come cheap; the Magic V5 starts at £1,699 (~$2,300). The real question is: can HONOR tempt you to make the jump?
Timestamps
0:00 – The HONOR Magic V5 has arrived
0:20 – I’ve taken this phone everywhere
0:41 – The foldable competition has been real
1:10 – The battery is HUGE
2:13 – Some great displays
2:58 – I love the multitasking
3:28 – The best cameras on a foldable?
4:49 – The video is very good
5:58 – Too much AI (Magic OS)
6:34 – The best foldable of 2025?
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Is the camera good, as i have a samsung s22 ultra & it takes very good photos & at night, so need a good camera?
Got it a few weeks ago, love it, and it came with a free pen that works on outer and inner screens.Take note Samsung, no excuses for you sub par cameras and lack of pen support!
bought it
I've been a long time samsung user. I wanted to try and folding phone but I just couldn't justify the price of the Z7 so I've purchased a white magic v5 it's a brilliant device I'm loving it. In my opinion samsung is copying apple trying to lock you into their eco system then overcharging for their phones. I doubt I'll go back to samsung!
I went with the V5 after using the V3. I realized the one UI is crisp, but I really don't see any differences in performance.
Yet another review that didn't even look at pop up view
*Zed. You're not American lol
Will this work with at&t in the US?
Does this phone work in India. I reside in Saudi and I see middle east version only released here and no international version
Plane rides = flights. But the dog stole the vlog…
I wish I could try some of these Chinese folding phones but being in America really limit your options unless you want to import and deal with carrier inconsistencies. For the time being I'll be sticking with my fold seven. And I'm definitely not disappointed.
How is the heat management? Any problems with the phone getting hot?
You forgot to mention that the Honor has s-pen support on both the inner and outer screens.
When u come right back from China where every second phone has more than 7200mAh and then hearing someone say 5850mAh is a massive battery size 🤷
Thanks, Yes we have the King
Honor v5 👌ðŸ»
Vivo X 5 ðŸ‘ðŸ»
z Fold 7 😂 🔋 👎ðŸ»
the world prefers Samsung cos we only get this 📱 around the World,
If the Honor was Launched world wide & if we had availability, Results would be clear
fold 7 has the same main camera and as good as s25 ultra's, and honor's main camera is the best for folding phones…. so v5 is right up there with the best, be interesting to see a camera comparison video vs the iphone s25ultra vivo x200 xiaomi
Tho is Honor's service center any good? Bc what if the phone is broken
Had the Honor Magic V3 for over a year and have now had the Magic V5 for the last several weeks and there's no solid comparison. It checks every box! Larger Battery than Samsung, Stylus support (Samsung removed the digitizer), better speakers, better cameras, faster charging (both wired and wireless), charger in the box, case in the box and cost 100s less. This is a no brainer! Definitely the best foldable out there. If Samsung chose to put chargers and cases back in the box, upgraded their cameras, changed their prehistoric charging technology to sodium-ion, then they would probably have the best on the market, but until pigs fly, Honor has Samsung beat!
I will repeat myself. How can we compare companies operating in a free market in a free world with a Chinese company, in a communist oppressive regime? How is the situation with human rights in China? China communist party says "give me the data" and Honor will do so. No matter how great this phone may be, I will rather buy something else.
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is the honor magic v5 out? cant seem to find it here in the us
any troubles with 5G Band connectivity?
Just one question . Can you buy this in US from a carrier if not that just shut up .
I don't tend to take that many pictures so I do want a good camera but it's not the most important thing to me what is important is the software that I have to work with every time I use the phone and I don't think anyone needs the combination of Samsung One UI + Good Lock and Routines for programming your phone
Vivo cameras better, honor ai processing on people's faces is bad
Hi, is the phone you used Global version or Chinese version?
Software yuck
Vivo camera is better.FACTS
Will still pick the Fold 7 over this for the better software.
Did you notice any network issues during your usage like unstable switching between 4G and 5G?
Does it split screen Horizontally?
I prefer the vivo xflold 5 cameras Global edition.