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The HONOR Magic V2 was originally launched back in July, in China. The phone made its first global appearance at IFA 2023 in Berlin. It managed to attract a lot of attention, for a good reason, more on that soon. The phone did get shown off on a global scene, but the company did not share its price tag. Well, the company’s CEO did give out a hint as to what HONOR Magic V2 price we can expect, though.
The HONOR Magic V2 global printed hinted at by the company’s CEO
This did not happen during the event, though. We were there, and the pricing was not mentioned. GSM Arena notes that it happened “at the sidelines of the event”. George Zhao allegedly said that the Magic Vs’ price tag is a good reference for the Magic V2’s price.
So, the HONOR Magic Vs did launch globally back in February, with a price tag of €1,599 for the 12GB RAM + 512GB storage model. That is the only model that was announced, actually. So, the Magic V2 may carry the same price tag, or something similar to it.
We still do not know when it’s going to arrive, though. We’d like to believe it’ll happen at some point this year, but Q1 2024 is also a possibility considering the Magic Vs launch timeframe. On the other hand, the Magic Vs launched in China in November, and to global markets in February, so… based on that difference, the Magic V2 should arrive by the end of this year to global markets. We’ll see.
The phone’s design is in focus here, as it’s unbelievably thin & light
In any case, the Magic V2 is a true powerhouse, but the main attraction of this phone are not the specs. The main attraction is its design. The device feels like a regular phone when it’s folded, and you hold it. Not only because it’s 9.9mm thick when folded, but because it weighs 231 grams, which is the weight of some regular, non-folding flagships these days.
The device is fueled by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SOC, while it also includes 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 flash storage. A 5,000mAh battery is also included, and the phone supports 66W wired charging.
A 50-megapixel main camera (OIS, Laser AF) is backed by a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera. A 20-megapixel telephoto camera (2.5x optical zoom, OIS) is also here. A side-facing fingerprint scanner is also a part of the package, and there are also two 120Hz displays on offer here. If you’d like to know more about the phone, click here.