Pros and Cons of HONOR Magic V2: Overview, Price and Availability

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The groundbreaking Foldable Phone from HONOR – The HONOR Magic V2 is significantly thinner than other foldable devices on the market without compromising essential things and premiums.

Today we will explore the phone’s pros and cons in depth. Many tend to focus only on the advantages, but it’s important to consider the disadvantages. The pros and Cons facts help to find, what you need in any device, and what the device offers you.

HONOR Magic V2: Overview

The HONOR Magic V2 was launched on 27th July 2023 with a powerful CPU, Excellent Camera Setup, more RAM, Storage, and an Immersive display.

HONOR Magic V2 Pros and Cons with full specifications
HONOR Magic V2 Pros and Cons with full specifications (Image: HONOR)

Looking at its body, it is made with a Glass front, glass back or eco-leather back, magnesium alloy frame, and titanium alloy folding mechanism and its dimensions are 156.7 x 145.4 x 4.7 mm when unfolded and 156.7 x 74.1 x 9.9 mm when it is folded still its weight is around 237 grams only.

The HONOR Magic V2 features a 7.92-inch, 120Hz LTPO OLED inside display and another 6.43 inches with a 1060 x 2376 pixel resolution on the outer side. The phone runs on Android 13-based MagicOS 7.2 UI skin and will get the next major software update.

As for the CPU and performance, the phone is restricted to two models – An international variant and a Chinese variant. The International Model of HONOR Magic V2 foldable comes with the Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) SoC while the Chinese variants house Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) Soc. There is a minor difference between both differences.

The International variant of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has a max clock speed of 3.19GHz cores while the Chinese variant of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 3.60GHz max clock speed primary cores.

HONOR Magic V2 Pros and Cons with full specifications
HONOR Magic V2 Pros and Cons with full specifications (Image: HONOR)

Both models come with the same Adreno 740 GPU and triple rear camera support. The rear side has a dual 50 Mp camera and a 20-camera setup including a wide-angle camera, a Telephoto camera, and an ultra-wide camera that supports 10-bit, 4K recording at 60FPS/30FPS.

HONOR Magic V2 Camera Details
HONOR Magic V2 Camera Details (Image: HONOR)

For selfie and front face video, there is a 16Mp shooter on the front side that allows you 4K Recording at 30FPS.

When it comes to memory options, the HONOR Magic V2 is equipped with 16GB of RAM and offers storage options of 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. It’s important to note that there is no option to expand the internal storage capacity as the device does not support external memory cards.

It comes with a massive battery backup. The HONOR Magic V2 comes with a Si/C 5000 mAh battery supported by a 66W Wired and 5W reverse wired charging support. Apart from these, it has all the necessary sensors like Bluetooth V5.3, Wifi, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NFC, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Color spectrum and side-mounted fingerprint scanner.

HONOR Magic: V2 Pros and Cons

Pros and Cons consider the Advantages and Disadvantages of the phone and its features. It will help you when you find a phone to you. It will determine what your needs are and what the device offers you so you can choose the right product for you. Below, you can find the Pros and Cons fact of HONOR Magic V2—

Pros/Advantages

  • Premiums: The Phone is built with High-quality mixed materials like leather, titanium alloy, glass, etc., but its weight is still around 237g, which is excellent engineering.
  • Immersive Display: The display in any phone matters. The HONOR Magic V2 has a 7.92-inch LTPO AMOLED and another 6.43-inch AMOLED Display on the outside, supporting 120Hz RR and HDR10+. The 7.92-inch internal display supports 1600 nits peak brightness, iMAX Enhanced, and HDR10+. The 6.43-inch outside display supports 2500 nits peak brightness.
  • Powerful Chipset: The HONOR Magic V2 is available in two models – Chinese and International. Both models are equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, but they have different model numbers and performances. The International Model features the SoC model number SM8550-AB, while the Chinese model is equipped with the SM8550-AC. Additionally, the cluster speeds are different, with the International Model running at 3.19GHz and the Chinese model at 3.60GHz. Despite this, both SoCs exhibit slight variations in performance.
  • Massive Storage: The HONOR Magic V2 is launching in three massive RAM and Storage variants which are 16GB RAM+256GB Storage, 16GB RAM+512GB Storage, and the 16GB RAM+1TB Storage models.
  • Excellent Rear Camera Setup: The HONOR Magic V2 comes with a triple 50Mp rear camera setup including a Wide, OIS support Lens, PDAF, 2.5x optical zoom, OIS, Telephoto Lens, and a 13mm Ultrawide lens. It allows the 4K video recording at 30 and 60FPS which is seriously an excellent sign of a great video camera setup.
  • Necessary Sensors Available: A few necessary sensors like Bluetooth V5.3, WiFI, Proximity, Gyro, GPS, NFC compass, etc available in the phone including an in-display fingerprint scanner.
  • Massive Battery & Charging: The HONOR Magic V2 comes with a 5000mAh non-removal battery that supports 66W wired and 5W reverse wired charging support.

Cons/Disadvantages

  • No Card Supports: The HONOR Magic V2 has massive storage and RAM but not everyone can afford the maximum storage modules. For those, they need to go with the base model which is 16GB RAM and 256GB storage and you can’t increase the internal storage because there is no external card support in the phone.
  • No 3.5mm Jack: This port is essential for music lovers who need it for listening to music and gaming. The delay in the release of wireless audio wearables has prompted many to look for wired options, but this device does not support the popular 3.5mm audio jack.

Honor Magic V2 RSR price in India?

The HONOR Magic V2 RSR Price in India starts at Rs ₹1,87,990 with the almost same specifications. You can learn more about the HONOR Magic V2 RSR model here.

Does HONOR Magic V2 support a 144Hz Refresh Rate?

No, Both of the display of HONOR Magic V2 supports a 120Hz maximum Refresh Rate. Actually, this display is made with an AMOLED Panel and most of the AMOLED Panel has the only support of 120Hz RR.

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