A long time coming, the Honor Magic V2 foldable smartphone has finally arrived in Malaysia. Before the device’s grand Malaysian launch event today, it was originally announced in Honor’s native market of China last July.
Honor Magic V2 Malaysia pricing
In Malaysia, the new foldable will only be available in one variant which features 16GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. That being said, you have three colour options for its back area.
They include black with polyurethane-based vegan leather as well as black glass back. Alternatively, there is also the purple glass back.
Price-wise, the Magic V2 is available for pre-order from today onwards for RM6,999 ahead of its in-store rollout on 25 January. Pre-order customers will receive an Honor Choice Robot Cleaner R2 and Foldable Phone Gravity Car Phone Holder.
Their device will also be enrolled into the Honor 365-day Screen Protection program in which they will receive a free 1-time screen replacement if the screen on their Magic V2 breaks within 180 days of their purchase. Applicable for both internal and external screens, they will receive a 50% discount on screen replacement fees if the damage happens within 181 to 365 days of their purchase.
As for those who purchased the new foldable from 25 Jan onwards, they will be provided with a free Honor Choice Haylou Watch as part of the launch sales promotion. On top of that, they will receive a Foldable Phone Gravity Car Phone Holder too while their device will also be covered by the Honor 365-day Screen Protection program.
Those who want to get Magic V2 via telco plans can pre-order it through Maxis with a starting price of RM135 per month for the Postpaid RM199 plan. CelcomDigi customers can obtain the new foldable from 26 January onwards through the telco’s Easy360 instalment plan for as low as RM113 per month. U Mobile and Yes 5G will also be announcing their own Magic V2 plan at a later time.
In case you are wondering, the new model is indeed priced much higher than its predecessor, the Magic Vs which has a launch price tag of RM5,999. That being said, the new Magic V2 does come with a newer processor, more RAM, and plenty of other improvements.
Honor Magic V2 quick specs
At just 9.9mm when folded, Magic V2 is 3mm slimmer than its predecessor. The phone also generally surpassed other foldable devices in the market when it comes to thickness.
As a comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5’s thickness is 13.4 mm while the Huawei Mate X3 and Oppo N3 are 11.08mm and 11.7mm, respectively. The Magic V2 is also just 4.7mm thin when unfolded and it also weighs at only 231g.
Meanwhile, Honor has implemented a titanium alloy cover on its shaft to strengthen the durability of Magic V2’s hinge. The company claimed that the new titanium alloy shaft is 150% stronger than a similar-sized shaft made from aluminium alloy while the device can last up to 400,000 folds.
Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, the device also comes with a 6.43-inch cover display which has an LTPO OLED panel and a native resolution of 2376 x 1060. Honor also utilises an LTPO OLED panel for the phone’s massive 7.92-inch main screen that has a 2344 x 2156 resolution.
Both displays offer a refresh rate of up to 120Hz and can support HDR10+ content. Interestingly enough, the Magic V2’s main screen is also an IMAX Enhanced-certified display.
When it comes to photography, the Magic V2 offers its triple camera setup which includes a 50MP f/1.9 main camera with an optical image stabilisation system. The rear camera module also has a 50MP f/2.0 ultrawide camera alongside a 20MP telephoto camera with 2.5x optical zoom and 40x digital zoom capabilities.
Alongside these three cameras, the camera module also contains an 8×8 dToF laser focusing system as well as flicker and colour temperature sensors. For selfies, the Magic V2 comes with a 16MP f/2.2 camera on both of its main and cover screens.
Capping off the Magic V2’s general specifications is a dual-cell battery with a total capacity of 5000mAh. This foldable supports wired fast charging of up to 66W through the Honor SuperCharge technology but no wireless charging capability though.
