We’ve been conducting tests on the Honor Magic V2, and the battery endurance cycle has been completed. This foldable flagship boasts a new kind of battery, silicon-carbon, with a capacity of 5,000mAh. This is quite impressive, considering it fits into the thinnest book-type foldable in the world at 9.9mm and is also one of the lightest at 231g.
On the power consumption side, the phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which is a mid-2023 design and is particularly visible in the device. Additionally, there are a pair of LTPO OLED displays – a 6.43” (1,060 x 2,376px) cover display and a 7.92” (2,156 x 2,344px) folding display.
Let’s take a closer look at the large folding display, as it is where most of the action happens. The Magic V2 surpasses its foldable competitors in terms of capacity, but its efficiency leaves much to be desired. Gaming is the one area where the phone stands out, but even then it only matches the Galaxy Z Fold.
In other categories, the V2 falls short, resulting in the Magic V2 achieving an uninspiring Active use score that is an hour to an hour and a half less than its main competition.
Shifting to the cover display, the talk time is the same, of course, as we do the test with the screen off. The web and video scores go up by 36% and 37% respectively, and the gaming time adds 19%.
In this scenario, the Magic V2 sits between the Galaxy Z Fold5 and the OnePlus Open, which is a win considering it has by far the largest external screen of the three. Still, the Active Use score of 13:29 comes up a bit short compared to traditional bar phones.
In Europe, the Honor Magic V2 is available in a single configuration, 16/512GB, which sells for €2,000/£1,700. Additionally, there is the Honor Magic V2 RSR, a partnership with Porsche Design. We have one at the office ahead of the official European launch at the MWC later this month. This model has the same battery and the other key components, so we anticipate an identical battery life from the RSR.
