The latest foldable in honor book style, The Magic V5, finally landed in the United Kingdom and Europe after its beginnings in China earlier this year.
It arrives just a few weeks after the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and a month before the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, which should start to ship on October 9.
But how is the last foldable flagship product of Honor compared? We are currently putting the Magic V5 to the test – Stay attentive for our full exam in the coming weeks – but below, we detailed the price of the new phone and the specifications on paper against two of the best foldable phones of 2025.
The Honor Magic V5 with 512 GB and 12 GB of RAM begins at £ 1,699.99, undercoigning the Pixel 10 Pro Fold of £ 50 and the Galaxy Z Fold 7 by a £ 100 milk. You will also get twice as much storage for this price, although the Google phone offers larger 16 GB RAM capacity as standard.
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Regarding design, Honor says that the White Ivory version of Magic V5 is the “thinnest foldable phone” on the market, but our own tests have proven that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is, in fact, the most thin book foldable in any orientation. However, at 4.2 mm when it is open and 9.39 mm when closed, Honor’s Magic V5 is still improbable thin, and the difference in thickness between it and the Samsung is difficult to discern with the naked eye.
The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, meanwhile, is visibly thicker than honor and Samsung, but it does better competition with a resistance to water and unique dust; The Magic V5 and Galaxy Z Fold 7 obtain IP58 and IP48 respectively.
Here is how the three phones compare themselves on the front of specifications:
| Header cell – column 0 |
Honor Magic V5 |
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold |
Samsung Galaxy Z Pln 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Main display: |
7.95 inches LTPO AMOLED (2172 x 2352) with adaptive cooling rate of 120 Hz |
8 inch LTPO OLED (2076 x 2152) with adaptive refresh rate at 120 Hz |
8 inch LTPO OLED (1968 x 2184) with adaptive cooling rate of 120 Hz |
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Cover display: |
6.43 inches LTPO OLED (1060 x 2376) with adaptive cooling rate at 120 Hz |
OLED 6.4 inch (1080 x 2364) with adaptive cooling rate to 120 Hz |
6.5 inch LTPO OLED (1080 x 2520) with adaptive cooling rate to 120 Hz |
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Chipset: |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
Google Tensor G5 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy |
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RAM: |
12 GB / 16 GB |
16 GB |
12 GB / 16 GB |
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Storage: |
512 GB |
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TO |
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TO |
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BONE: |
Android 16 / Magicos 9 |
Android 16 |
Android 16 / One UI 8 |
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Main cameras: |
50MP Large / 50MP Ultra-Wide / 64MP Teleury (3x Zoom) |
48MP wide / 10.5 MP Ultra-Wide / 10.8MP TELEGERY (5x zoom) |
200 mp wide / 12MP ultra-wid / 10mp fax (3x zoom) |
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Selfie cameras: |
20 MP wide / 20 mp wide |
10mp wide / 10mp wide |
10MP wide / 10MP Ultra-Large |
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Battery: |
5,820mah (if / c) |
5,015mAh |
4,400mAh |
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Charge: |
66w wired / 50W wireless / 5w Cabinée |
30W wired / 15w wireless (magnetic) |
25W wired / 15w wireless / 4.5w wireless |
At a glance, the Honor Magic V5 has ultra-large, telephotal and front sensors larger than the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold, while its 5820 mAh battery of the silicon silicon silicon battery could also offer a higher battery life.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset of the phone also promises equal performance by Galaxy, although we have to perform our own internal tests to confirm if this is the case.
Nevertheless, we have gone a long way compared to the time of the Flexpai Royole and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Original. The last honor, Samsung and Google Foldable are powerful, durable and versatile devices that compete with the best phones on the market, and it is unlikely that you are disappointed by one of them.
The Honor Magic V5 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 are available on order now, while the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is in pre-order (as mentioned, the phone begins the shipment on October 9). Our complete review of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is live now, and we will publish our opinions on Full Honor Magic V5 and Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold in the coming weeks.
