The Honor Magic V2 battery life take a look at is prepared

We now have been operating assessments on the Honor Magic V2 and the battery endurance cycle is full. The foldable flagship contains a new sort of battery, silicon-carbon, with 5,000mAh capability. That’s a powerful quantity, provided that it matches contained in the thinnest book-type foldable on the planet (9.9mm) and one of many lightest ones too at 231g.

That’s the facility provide facet, let’s have a look at the facility consumption facet subsequent. The telephone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 – it’s a mid-2023 design and that is maybe the place that’s most seen. Additionally, there’s a pair of LTPO OLED shows – 6.43” (1,060 x 2,376px) cowl show and seven.92” (2,156 x 2,344px) folding show.

Let’s concentrate on the big folding show as that’s the place many of the motion is. The Magic V2 beats its foldable opponents on capability, nevertheless, effectivity leaves loads to be desired. Gaming is the one space the place the telephone stands out and it even then it solely matches the Galaxy Z Fold.

Within the different classes the V2 loses and by a pretty big margin too. Because of this, the Magic V2 achieves an uninspiring Energetic use rating that’s an hour to hour and a half in need of its foremost opposition.

Shifting over to the quilt show, the discuss time is similar, after all, as we do the take a look at with the display screen off. The net and video scores go up by 36% and 37%, respectively, the gaming time provides 19%.

On this state of affairs the Magic V2 locations between the Galaxy Z Fold5 and the OnePlus Open, which is a win contemplating it has by far the biggest exterior display screen of the three. Nonetheless, the Energetic Use rating of 13:29 and falls a bit in need of conventional bar telephones.

In Europe, the Honor Magic V2 is offered in a single configuration, 16/512GB, which sells for €2,000/£1,700. There may be additionally the Honor Magic V2 RSR, which is a partnership with Porsche Design. We have one on the workplace forward of the official European launch on the MWC later this month. This one has the identical battery and the opposite key parts are the identical, so we anticipate to see an similar battery life out of the RSR.