Honor Magic V5 escapes China

Honor’s latest flagship foldable is now available outside of China. The Magic V5 made its way to Malaysia, where it arrives with a launch price of MYR 6,999, which is about $1,650. Magic V5 is also expected to make its way to Singapore tomorrow, followed by a wider release across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Honor Malaysia is taking pre-orders with MYR 3,500 worth of gifts, including a Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 9 Bluetooth speaker, additional device protection and a MYR 400 instant rebate on top of the existing trade-in program. Pre-orders are live until the first sale date – July 24.

Magic V5 key specs

The international Magic V5 features the same specs, but it gets a smaller capacity battery at 5,820mAh – 280mAh less than the Chinese version. Check out our announcement article which covers all the spec details.

Magic V5 is one of the most impressive book-style foldables out now featuring an 8.8mm thin body when folded alongside the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, a 64MP periscope cam with 3x optical zoom with updated IP58 and IP59 ingress protection.

We also have an unboxing and hands-on which goes over its design and our first impressions of the device.