Honor Magic V Flip with the biggest ever external display in a flip phone?

Honor Magic V Flip is a big display (external) flip phone to give tough competition to upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 6 and other Flip phones.

What we find great about this particular Flip phone is the fact that this phone gives an option to fully control it, without having to “flip it open” or unfold the main screen, user can use it with a closed lid with ease.

Price of the Honor Magic V Flip in China is around ¥5,499 (approximately $830 USD) according to reports. The phone made debut in China on 13 June.

Here's one of the Tweet on X (formarly Twitter) about the latest Honor Magic V Flip phone, we came across:

• The Honor Magic V Flip boasts having the biggest ever external display on a commercially sold flip phone till the date.

Other Flip devices with their own biggest cover display goes something like this, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5: 3.4-inch Super AMOLED cover screen. Motorola Razr+ (Razr 40 Ultra) - 3.6-inch pOLED cover screen. OPPO Find N2 Flip - 3.26-inch AMOLED cover screen. Huawei P50 Pocket - 1.04-inch circular cover display.

The Magic V Flip is looking as a tough competitor to the upcoming rumoured, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6.

Image for reference only. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip phone.

With flagship specs the Honor's Magic V Flip made headlines with its largest ever cover display on a Flip phone to the date, in the tech community.

It would be interesting to see what Samsung brings to this fascinating category of smartphones. Image for reference only. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip phone.

Honor Magic V Flip prices:

• The basic 12GB+256GB model is ¥4,999 that is around ₹57,570 in India (around $690.)

• Bigger storage option with, 12GB+512GB has price tag of ¥5,499 that is around ₹63,330 in India (around $760.)

• The 1TB version of Magic V Flip is ¥5,999 that is around ₹69,100 in Indian Rupees (around $830.)

Length Unfolded: 167.3 mm. Folded: 86.5 mm. Width Unfolded: 75.6 mm. Folded: 75.6 mm. Thickness Expanded: 7.15 mm. Folded: 14.89 mm. Weight About 193 grams (including battery.)

• The top most version comes with 16GB+1TB priced at ¥6,999 [Jimmy Choo limited-edition], that is around ₹80,600 and $960 in USD.

• The Magic V Flip comes with colour options like Iris Black, Camellia White, Champagne Pink, and Couture Style.

• The main display is a 6.8-inch LTPO OLED panel (2520 x 1080 pixels) with a 120Hz refresh rate, offers 3000nits max brightness and 3840Hz ultra-high frequency PWM dimming, eye protection mode, natural light eye protection, sleep-aiding display.

• The external display is a 4-inch LTPO OLED panel (1200x1092 pixels) with a 120Hz refresh rate, 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, eye protection mode, natural light eye protection, sleep-aiding display.

Powerful specs:

• The Honor Magic V Flip has latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset which is both premium and powerful.

• Powering the Magic V Flip, a massive 4,800mAh battery, with 66W fast charging. The phone comes with 5G, and dual sim setup.

• The phone features a dual-camera setup on the back, a 50MP (IMX816, OIS) main sensor and 12MP Ultra wide sensor, macro lens for capturing photos and videos.

• The front-facing camera for selfies is a 50MP sensor.

• The rear camera supports up to 4K video recording and max photo resolution supported is 8192×6144 pixels.

• Front camera also supports up to 4K (3840×2160) video recording.

• The phone comes out of the box running Android 14 with Magic OS 8.0 layer on top of it.

• Availability: Currently, the Honor Magic V Flip is only launched in China. There's no official word on a global release yet.

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