Honors Magic V5 foldable is cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold but is it a better phone?

Date:
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:49:23 +0000

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Honor has debuted the Magic V5 foldable in the UK and Europe here's how it compares to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold.

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Honors latest book-style foldable, the Magic V5, has finally landed in the UK and Europe after debuting in China earlier this year.

It arrives just a few weeks after the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and a month ahead of the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold , which is set to begin shipping on October 9.

But how does Honors latest foldable flagship compare? Were currently putting the Magic V5 through its paces stay tuned for our full review in the coming weeks but below, weve detailed the new phones price and on-paper specs
versus two of the best foldable phones of 2025.

The Honor Magic V5 with 512GB and 12GB of RAM starts at 1,699.99,
undercutting the Pixel 10 Pro Fold by 50 and the Galaxy Z Fold 7 by a hefty 100. You'll also get twice as much storage for that price, though Googles phone does offer a larger 16GB RAM capacity as standard.

Design-wise, Honor claims that the Ivory White version of the Magic V5 is the thinnest foldable phone on the market, but our own testing proved that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is, in fact, the thinnest book-style foldable in any orientation. Still, at 4.2mm when open and 9.39mm when closed, Honors Magic
V5 is still improbably slim, and the difference in thickness between it and the Samsung is tough to discern with the naked eye.

The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, meanwhile, is visibly thicker than both the Honor and Samsung, but it does best the competition with a unique IP68 water and dust resistance rating; the Magic V5 and Galaxy Z Fold 7 get IP58 and IP48, respectively.

Heres how all three phones compare on the specs front:

Honor Magic V5

Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7

Main display:

7.95-inch LTPO AMOLED (2172 x 2352) w/ 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

8-inch LTPO OLED (2076 x 2152) w/ 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

8-inch LTPO OLED (1968 x 2184) w/ 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

Cover display:

6.43-inch LTPO OLED (1060 x 2376) w/ 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

6.4-inch OLED (1080 x 2364) w/ 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

6.5-inch LTPO OLED (1080 x 2520) w/ 120Hz adaptive refresh rate

Chipset:

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Google Tensor G5

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy

RAM:

12GB / 16GB

16GB

12GB / 16GB

Storage:

512GB

256GB / 512GB / 1TB

256GB / 512GB / 1TB

OS:

Android 16 / MagicOS 9

Android 16

Android 16 / One UI 8

Main cameras:

50MP wide / 50MP ultra-wide / 64MP telephoto (3x zoom)

48MP wide / 10.5MP ultra-wide / 10.8MP telephoto (5x zoom)

200MP wide / 12MP ultra-wide / 10MP telephoto (3x zoom)

Selfie cameras:

20MP wide / 20MP wide

10MP wide / 10MP wide

10MP wide / 10MP ultra-wide

Battery:

5,820mAh (Si/C)

5,015mAh

4,400mAh

Charging:

66W wired / 50W wireless / 5W reverse wired

30W wired / 15W wireless (magnetic)

25W wired / 15W wireless / 4.5W reverse wireless

At a glance, the Honor Magic V5 boasts bigger ultra-wide, telephoto, and front-facing sensors than both the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold, while its hefty 5,820mAh silicon-carbon battery could deliver superior
battery life, too. The Magic V5 ships in all colors except Reddish Brown in the UK (Image credit: Honor)

The phone's Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset also promises Galaxy-equaling performance, though we'll need to run our own in-house tests to confirm whether that's the case.

Nonetheless, we've come a long way from the days of the Royole FlexPai and original Samsung Galaxy Z Fold . The latest Honor, Samsung, and Google foldables are powerful, durable, and versatile devices that rival the very best phones on the market, and you're unlikely to be left disappointed with any of them.

The Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 are available to order now, while the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is up for pre-order (as mentioned, the phone begins shipping on October 9). Our full Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 review is live now, and we'll be posting our full Honor Magic V5 and Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold reviews in the coming weeks. You might also like Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 review: the flip phone that makes me wish every phone was a flip phone Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 review: the flip phone that beats your excuses for not buying a flip phone Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: price, cameras, upgrades,
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