Reviewing the Honor Magic V2 again in 2024 after the official launch, following my early look last year. Thankfully I've seen loads of improvements in the Honor Magic V2 including to those camera smarts and the everyday foldable phone experience. So while the OnePlus Open is still my favourite bendy smartphone in 2024, the Magic V2 is a hot rival for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Pixel Fold.
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When it comes to the camera performance, the Honor Magic V2 isn't as powerful in all conditions as the Pixel Fold, with Google's excellent image processing. It's fine for most everyday shots however and that telephoto lens has improved.
Where the Honor Magic V2 impresses is its design. This foldable smartphone is ridiculously skinny and light, better even than the OnePlus Open, with zero gap. Plus the hinge is now just the right level of stiff. Likewise, I really liked the external display, which is much easier to use than the Galaxy Fold 5's.
Battery life is another area where the Magic V2 absolutely smashes the competition. While the Pixel Fold and Samsung Z Fold 5 occasionally die within the day, I never had that problem with the Honor foldable. It's easily as good as the OnePlus Open.
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