Honor has just unveiled the Honor Magic V Flip in China as its first ever clamshell folding smartphone. But how does it compare to one of the most popular flip phones in the market, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5? So let’s have a look at this battle of the flip phones.
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1. Honor Magic V Flip vs Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5: Honor with taller screens
The Magic V Flip is Honor’s first attempt at a clamshell folding design, but despite that, it offers a notable advantage in screen space. Both its primary and cover screen are taller than the one offered on the Galaxy Z Flip 5. The Chinese brand’s Magic V Flip has a tall 6.8-inch LTPO OLED display that offers an FHD+ Resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, a 21:9 aspect ratio, HDR, 3000 nits of peak brightness, and Dolby Vision. Meanwhile, its external panel is a 4-inch LTPO OLED panel with 1200 x 1092 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR, Dolby Vision, and a peak brightness of 1,600 nits.
On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 has a 6.7-inch Dynamic 2X AMOLED main display with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, FHD+ resolution, and 1,750 nits of peak brightness. Its cover panel is a smaller 3.4-inch Super AMOLED that has a 720 x 748 resolution. This means that the Honor device has a brighter display, and its cover screen is more practical thanks to its larger size.
2. Samsung takes the lead in performance
The South Korean swings back in round 2 with an edge on performance. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, which is a flagship grade processor from last year. Meanwhile, the Honor Magic V Flip unfortunately comes with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, which dropped back in 2022. In everyday use, both chipsets are more than enough to handle most tasks. Even in performance hungry processes, both models are capable but the newer chip is still more advanced.
3. Camera
Honor’s latest flip phone and the Galaxy Z Flip 5 offer a similar number of cameras. Two at the back, and one at the front. But there are plenty of differences. The Magic V Flip features a 50-megapixel primary camera with f/1.9 aperture, 1/1.56″ size, and OIS support (Optical Image Stabilization). This is paired with a 12-megapixel ultra wide angle lens. For selfies and video calls, you get a 50-megapixel shooter.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 also comes with a dual camera setup but with two 12-megapixel sensors. The main camera offers an f/1.8 aperture, 1/1.76″ sensor size, 1.8µm pixel size, and OIS (Optical Image Stabilization), which is paired with a 12-megapixel ultra wide angle lens. It has a 10-megapixel selfie camera on the front. On paper, it may seem like Honor is better for photography, but camera resolution alone doesn’t mean a better camera performance. Software algorithms also play a big role. But hopefully, Samsung does update its camera setup on the next-gen Galaxy Z Flip 6.
4. Pricing & Verdict
The Honor Magic V Flip has officially launched in China for a starting price tag of around 690 US Dollars for the base 8GB + 256GB option. This is quite a bit cheaper than the Galaxy Z Flip 5, which was first announced for 999 US Dollars. So with an over 200 US Dollar price gap, Honor is an impressive deal. Samsung is rumored to be making the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 6 even more expensive so the Magic V Flip is definitely a better deal for those that can’t shell out 1000 dollars for a phone.
