Honor Magic V5

The Honor Magic V5 is a foldable device measuring 156.8 mm tall, 145.9 mm wide, and just 4.1 mm thick, with a total volume of 93.796192 cm³ and a weight of 217 g. It carries an IP58 rating, confirming full waterproof protection at depths of up to 1 m, though it does not feature a rugged build in the traditional sense.

The Honor Magic V5 features a 7.95″ OLED/AMOLED touch screen with a resolution of 2172 x 2352 px and a pixel density of 403 ppi, paired with a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 5000 nits. A secondary screen is also present, offering a resolution of 1060 x 2376 px. The display does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, and it lacks both an Always-On Display mode and branded damage-resistant glass.

The Honor Magic V5 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, a 3 nm chipset with an 8-thread CPU running at 2 x 4.32 GHz and 6 x 3.53 GHz, a TDP of 8.2W, and big.LITTLE architecture with HMP support. It comes with 16 GB of DDR5 RAM at 5300 MHz, a maximum memory capacity of 24 GB, and 1024 GB of internal storage, backed by a maximum memory bandwidth of 85.1 GB/s across 2 memory channels with ECC support. The Adreno 830 GPU clocks at 1100 MHz, features 1536 shading units, supports up to 2 displays, and is compatible with DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 3. Cache configuration includes 192 KB L1, 12 MB L2, and 8 MB L3. The chipset includes integrated LTE, integrated graphics, TrustZone security, multithreading, and 64-bit support, with benchmark results of 2,640,100 on AnTuTu, 10,059 on Geekbench 6 multi-core, and 3,234 on single-core.

The Honor Magic V5 carries a multi-lens rear camera system with sensors at 64 MP, 50 MP, and 50 MP, wide apertures of f/2.5, f/2.0, and f/1.6 respectively, optical image stabilization, and a focal range spanning 13 mm to 70 mm with 3x optical zoom. Autofocus options include phase-detection, laser, and touch AF, along with continuous autofocus during video recording, while manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance — though manual shutter speed is not available. The main camera supports 4K video at 60 fps, slow-motion recording, HDR mode, burst mode, timelapse, and in-camera panoramas, but does not shoot RAW files, 360-degree panoramas, or record in HDR10 or Dolby Vision. Flash is provided via two LED units, though a dual-tone or RGB configuration is not included. The 20 MP front camera has an aperture of f/2.2 and is a single-lens setup positioned on the device frame rather than under the display, and it does not have a dedicated flash.

The Honor Magic V5 runs Android 15 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, and camera/microphone access management, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not present. On the customization side, it supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, widgets, and customizable notifications, while focus modes and Quick Start are not available. Productivity features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, sharing intents, Live Text, and the ability to play games while they download, though the device cannot function as a PC. The OS also supports on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, multi-user accounts, app offloading, a child lock, battery health check, extra dim mode, and phone tracking. OS updates are not delivered directly from the vendor, and Wi-Fi password sharing is not supported.

The Honor Magic V5 houses a rechargeable 5820 mAh battery that is not removable, and a battery level indicator is included. Wired fast charging is supported at 66W, and a charger is included in the box. Wireless charging is available at 50W, and the device can also act as a wireless charger for other devices via reverse wireless charging at 5W.

The Honor Magic V5 includes stereo speakers but omits a 3.5 mm headphone jack and does not have a built-in radio. For wireless audio, it supports aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, and LDAC, covering a wide range of high-quality Bluetooth audio codecs, though aptX Lossless is not available.

The Honor Magic V5 supports 5G connectivity alongside Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, 6E, and 7, and accommodates two physical SIM cards plus two eSIMs. Bluetooth 6 and NFC are both present, while DLNA certification and ANT+ support are not. The USB Type-C port operates at USB 3.1, with download speeds reaching 10,000 Mbits/s and upload speeds up to 3,500 Mbits/s, though HDMI output is not available. There is no external memory slot. On the sensor side, the device includes a fingerprint scanner, GPS with Galileo support, gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, and barometer, but does not feature a heart rate monitor, infrared sensor, 3D facial recognition, iris scanner, or any motion or optical tracking. Crash detection and emergency SOS via satellite are also absent, and no stylus or built-in projector is included.

The Honor Magic V5 includes a video light, but does not feature a sapphire glass display, a curved display, or an e-paper display.