It's the start of a new year, but the gossip and phone leaks keep pouring in, and here we take a look at more details about Honor's first foldable phone, the Honor Magic V.
According to the well-known informant Digital Chat Station on the Chinese social network Weibo (via Phandroid), the next folding smartphone is going to be powered by the high-end Qualcomm Snapdragon eight Gen 1 chipset.
This ties in with another leak we saw a few days ago, and it means that the Honor Magic V is surely the first folding phone to hit the market with the Snapdragon 1 Gen XNUMX. The chipset is likely to appear in many Android flagship products in XNUMX. twenty two. .
Display, camera, software
We also have certain details on the screens, which are supposed to have refresh rates of 120Hz and 90Hz. Like that the 120Hz screen is going to be the external screen (when the phone is closed) and the 90Hz screen is going to be the largest and also internal.
Apparently, there is a drilled hole in the upper right corner of the inner screen. As for the primary camera, it would be directed by a fifty MP sensor, while a 66W load is also free to feed the folding phone.
The last small detail is that Android twelve will be integrated from the first moment, although the informant adds that those specifications are based on a prototype design that could be altered before the folding sees the light of day. An announcement could arrive earlier this month, although the phone is only available in China.
Analysis: folding will continue to improve in 2022
Gossip about Honor's foldable phone has been circulating for months now, and it's no wonder another brand is getting involved in a foldable phone market that has so far been led by Samsung, Huawei, and Motorola.
Last year we saw the Galaxy Z Fold three and the Galaxy Z Flip three launched by Samsung, showing the 2 overriding form factors free for consumers: the largest book-shaped fold and the smallest case-shaped fold.
The Honor Magic V is going to be a folding book when it comes out, and with the Snapdragon eight Gen 1 under the hood, it's surely going to be one of the best folding phones yet. Samsung will then return with the Galaxy Z Fold four and the Galaxy Z Flip four.
Later, the Google Pixel Fold and a foldable iPhone should appear shortly, giving us even more folding options, and we hope the technical quality in terms of hinges and displays continues to improve.