On Monday, Honor announced its first foldable smartphone for its home market, the Magic V. Like Oppo’s recently announced Find N, the Magic V will be available only in China when it will be launched on January 18. Pricing will start at 9,999 yuan (US$1,570) for a model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. A step-up version with 512GB of storage will run 10,999 yuan. The front of the phone features a 6.45-inch, 120Hz OLED display that the company touts sports a “wider 21.3:9 aspect ratio” that should hopefully make the device easier to use when closed. When opened, the Magic V reveals a 7.9-inch, 90Hz screen. Honor says that the device’s water-drop hinge is “the slimmest compared to similar products in the market” and will allow the inside tablet screen to be “creaseless.” As for other specifications, Honor’s latest offers much of what you would expect in a 2022 flagship phone. It’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and supports 5G. The phone has five cameras in total. The rear three-camera array has a wide camera, ultra wide camera and what Honor calls a “spectrum enhanced camera.” All three are 50MP sensors. There’s a 42MP selfie camera for each screen too. There’s a 4,750-mAh battery inside, with support for 66-watt fast charging using Honor’s SuperCharge system. Honor says you can fully charge the battery in 40 minutes or to 50 percent of its capacity in just 15 minutes. The device has three color options: black, space silver and burnt orange. At 293 grams, the silver and black models weigh slightly more than the 288-gram orange variant. It remains to be seen, however, if Honor will ever release this phone outside of China. (SD-Agencies) | 