Honor Magic V3: an ultra-thin foldable smartphone to compete with the Asian giants of the market

With its Honor Magic range, the Chinese firm has established itself as a competitor not to be underestimated in the war between Asian giants in the foldable smartphone market. To differentiate itself, Honor has made a point of delivering the thinnest foldable model possible, a goal largely achieved last year with its Magic V2 and its 9.90 millimeters thickness when closed.

To compare with the most popular foldable models on the market, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is 13.4 millimeters thick, the OnePlus Open reaches 11.7 millimeters and the new Motorola Razr 50 Ultra exceeds 14 millimeters when closed. In other words, no other firm has been able to offer a model as thin since the Magic V2 was released, and Honor intends to maintain this position on the market with its new model, the Magic V3, which the firm is teasing today via a press release on the Chinese social platform Weibo.

The thinnest foldable smartphone

In recent years, it is clear that in terms of form, the current leader in the foldable smartphone market Samsung has somewhat rested on its laurels. The iterations follow one another and are similar, and it is the competition (mainly Chinese) which offers itself the luxury of experimenting. In a post on the social network Weibo, Honor teases its next model, the Honor Magic V3, describing it as a “Ultra-thin foldable smartphone that will offer new horizons to foldable and thinness“.

In the same post, Honor also shared an image which allows it to be compared to the Magic V2: the difference is quite striking, and if we base ourselves on the image, the model could well be below 8 millimeters of width. thickness, which would make it as thick as an iPhone 15. There is no doubt that this small size calls for certain compromises however (notably in terms of the battery), it remains to be seen what decisions were taken by the Chinese firm for the construction of its hardware. The Honor Magic V3 should be presented very soon for marketing this year in China.