New ‘thinnest’ Android phone beats Samsung’s | Tech News

Samsung is all set to launch its subsequent technology of folding telephones together with the anticipated Galaxy Z Fold 7 on July 9, with rumours pointing to a a lot slimmer design in comparison with the Z Fold 6 from 2024. But Samsung has been crushed to the punch by one of its Android rivals, who has simply lifted the lid on a Z Fold competitor that it’s claimed is the thinnest on this planet.

Honor has launched the Honor Magic V5, a book-style folding phone that the firm claims is the thinnest foldable on this planet. The svelte machine is presently just for the Chinese market, however Honor says an worldwide release, together with for the UK, is coming quickly, with no particular timeframe confirmed but.

When folded closed, the new Magic V5 is 8.8mm thick, which is 0.1mm thinner than the Oppo Find N5, a folding phone that isn’t out there within the UK. And yes, 0.1mm is barely perceptible in phrases of a distinction.

But 8.8mm is noticeably thinner than the 12.1mm thickness of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6, a phone that’s 5.6mm at its thinnest level when unfolded. The V5 is 4.1mm

According to The Verge, solely the white model of the Magic V5 is that this thickness, with the opposite colors 9mm thick when folded as they’ve totally different fibre and vegan leather-based finishes.

All this speak of thinness doesn’t embody the enormous-looking digicam bump on the back of the V5, which you’ll be able to see considerably within the above equipped image. Foldable telephones have advanced rapidly for the reason that first Galaxy Fold from 2019, to the purpose the place Android corporations are competing on thinness to market their costly devices.

The Magic V5 prices from 8,999 Chinese yuan, which is £920, however the phone is prone to value a lot more in terms of the UK. Last yr’s Magic V3 value £1,699, although since has been discounted to about £1,200.

The V5 improves its specs in comparison with the V3, a phone I reviewed and named the best book-style foldable. The V5 has the most recent and strongest Qualcomm chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage.

Its interior screen is a 7.95-inch folding OLED with refresh price up to 120Hz and 5,000 nits peak brightness. The outer screen, if something just like the V3’s, may very well be the phone’s secret weapon as its dimensions must be that of a regular phone’s, that means no compromise when the phone is shut. The Z Fold 6’s outer screen is narrower than a common phone’s.

Elsewhere, the massive digicam bump on the V5 homes a 50MP most important digicam, plus a 64MP periscope telephoto lens and 50MP ultra-wide. Honor nonetheless opts for twin selfie digicam on the surface screen, each of that are 20MP.

Fingers crossed that battery life must be wonderful with a 5,820mAh cell on board, plus the IP58/IP59 mud and water resistance is among the many best on any folding phone, implying it might survive unintentional submersion.

If you actually care about folding phone thickness then the Honor Magic V5 may very well be your best option when it launches within the UK – except Samsung goes even thinner with its Z Fold 7 subsequent week.