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Honor Magic V5 to hit its first European market on August 12

Honor Magic V5 to hit its first European market on August 12

GSM Arena4 days ago
The Honor Magic V5, unveiled earlier this month, was initially only available in China. However, the Magic V5 was recently launched in Malaysia, and on August 12, it will make its debut in the first European country - Romania.
It's unclear how many memory configurations and color options of the Honor Magic V5 will be available to Romanian customers, so we'll have to wait until August 12 for that and the foldable's Romanian pricing.
What we do know is that the Magic V5 will also be launched in the UK and Germany, as Honor has set up pre-registration pages on its local websites for these markets. However, we are yet to hear about the Honor Magic V5's launch dates for these countries.
The Honor Magic V5 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, packs a 5,820 mAh battery (6,100 mAh in the Chinese version), runs Android 15-based Magic OS 9, and comes with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage onboard.
Honor Magic V5
The Magic V5's triple camera setup on the rear comprises a 50MP primary, a 50MP ultrawide, and a 64MP periscope telephoto unit, while the two selfie cameras use 20MP sensors. The smartphone's cover display measures 6.43" diagonally, whereas the folding display has a diagonal of 7.95".
You can check out our Honor Magic V5's unboxing and hands-on here to learn more about the slim foldable. We also have a hands-on video, which is attached below.
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