Honor Magic Vs unveiled in Europe - Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, bendable 7.9" OLED screen, 512GB storage Android 13, Magic UI 7.1 and + €410 to the price

By: Maksim Panasovskiy | 27.02.2023, 16:47

After the Honor Magic 5 and Magic 5 Pro, it's time to talk about the Chinese company's most expensive new product, which debuted at MWC 2023. It's the Honor Magic Vs bendable smartphone. It has been unveiled in Europe three months after its debut in China.

Here's What We Know

The European version has only four differences compared to the Chinese version. Firstly, it got Android 13 instead of Android 12. Secondly, the operating system is updated with Magic UI 7.1 instead of Magic UI 7.0. Thirdly, the set of memory configurations is limited to only one version - 12/512GB. Fourthly, the price has gone up by 35%.

The Honor Magic Vs is equipped with a 7.9" main Foldable OLED display with a resolution of 1984 x 2272 pixels and a frame rate of 90Hz. At the back, a second OLED screen is fitted. It has a diagonal of 6.45" and a refresh rate of 120 Hz.

The flagship comes with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip, a 54 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP primary camera and a 16 MP front-facing module. The rear camera has a 3x zoom and only the telephoto lens has optical stabilisation. Videos can be shot in 4K UHD at 60 FPS.

The battery is characterised by a 5000mAh capacity and 66W fast charging power. Among other things, note the stereo speakers, NGC, IR port, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.

Price & When We Can Expect It

The Honor Magic Vs is priced at €1599 in Europe. No sales launch date has been specified. By comparison, the 12/512GB version of the smartphone is €410 cheaper in China, while the Samsung Galaxy Fold was priced at €1799 at the summer 2022 launch, but the smartphone is now €300 cheaper.

Source: Honor