This is the thinnest foldable smartphone available today.

The white version of the Honor Magic V5 is 8.8 mm thick when folded, surpassing its rival Oppo Find N5 (8.9 mm).

Honor just launched the Magic V5 on July 2. The company claims this is the thinnest foldable smartphone today, although that is only true in the white color option and does not count the rear camera. Currently, the Magic V5 is only sold in China, but Honor plans to distribute it to international markets in the near future. Photo: The Verge .

The Magic V5 is 8.8 mm thick when folded, surpassing the Oppo Find N5 (8.9 mm). It is difficult for users to feel the difference of 0.1 mm in actual experience, although the slightly beveled edge design of the Magic V5 can create a thinner feeling. Photo: The Verge .

For comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 is 12.1mm thin when folded. That shows that today's foldable smartphones are gradually becoming as thin as regular bar phones, even when adding an internal screen to function as a tablet. Photo: The Verge .

According to The Verge , the 8.8mm thickness only applies to the white version (Ivory White), while other options are 9mm thin. The reason comes from the different fiber and artificial leather finish compared to the “special fiber” material on the white version. Photo: The Verge .

The Magic V5's 8.8mm thinness also excludes the camera cluster. The triple rear camera system on the device is almost twice as tall as the Find N5 (right), making the product look thicker overall. However, Honor compensates with higher resolution and wider aperture specs, such as the 64MP periscope camera. Photo: The Verge .

When opened, the Magic V5 is 4.1mm thin (the Find N5 is 4.2mm thin). It's worth noting that the Huawei Mate XT tri-fold smartphone is even thinner when fully opened (3.6mm at its thinnest point), but it lacks a USB-C port. Photo: The Verge .

The Magic V5 weighs 217g, equivalent to the Vivo X Fold 5 that was launched last week. In addition to its thinness, the Magic V5 has a powerful configuration with a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, up to 16GB of RAM, supports up to 50W wireless charging, and is dust/water resistant to IP58 and IP59 respectively. The battery on the device has a capacity of 5,820 mAh (512GB memory) or 6,100 mAh (1TB memory). Photo: Bloomberg .

The Magic V5's two screens both use LTPO OLED panels with a 120Hz refresh rate, measuring 6.4 inches (outer screen) and 7.95 inches (inner screen) respectively. Despite improvements over each generation, the crease is still easily visible on the Magic V5 when the screen is off. Photo: Bloomberg .

Honor said it overcame challenges in battery size, hinge durability, and water/dust resistance to perfect the Magic V5. The device uses silicon carbon, a technology that allows for the integration of high energy density into a 2.3mm thick battery. In addition, the company said its “AI-assisted” manufacturing process helps assemble the product more efficiently. Photo: Bloomberg .

Recently, Chinese companies have continuously launched super-thin folding smartphones. Before Oppo launched the Find N5 earlier this year, the Honor Magic V3 was the thinnest folding device on the market. Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Z Fold7 next week with a significantly reduced thickness, but it is likely not as thin as the Magic V5. Photo: Digital Trends .

Besides Honor or Samsung, other big companies like Google and Huawei have spent years developing foldable smartphones, but have not been able to make an impression. Honor Magic V5 is sold in China with a starting price of 1,256 USD . Photo: Digital Trends .

According to Bloomberg , Apple plans to launch a foldable smartphone as early as 2026. Honor representatives expect that Apple's entry can boost the foldable smartphone market in general, while affirming that they "are not afraid of direct competition". Photo: Digital Trends .

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