HONOR Magic5 Pro and Magic Vs 5G Malaysia preorders announced; prices start from RM3,499 with free gifts
HONOR Malaysia has officially announced the flagship Magic5 Pro, the mainline Magic5 and Magic Vs 5G Malaysia prices and preorder details in a gala live event in downtown Kuala Lumpur. All three phones were announced earlier on at MWC 2023 in Barcelona and all three finally made their official Malaysia debut today along with announcements for prices and the customary preorder free gifts.
Of note is that the entire Magic series will have 3 years of Android updates and 5 years of security updates which is an exceptional milestone indeed for the brand.
HONOR Magic Vs 5G Malaysia specs and price
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Officially HONOR Malaysia’s first flagship foldable phone in Malaysia, the HONOR Magic Vs 5G has a specially designed hinge forged from a single piece that is rated for over 400,000 folds which far exceeds the lifetime of the phone itself and which has been certified by TuV Rheinland.
The most tangible benefit of this emphasis on engineering is that the HONOR Magic Vs 5G is one of the slimmest foldable phones currently available in the market today at just 8.7mm thin with a night gapless design even when folded down while weighing just 267g. However, the design does not have a water and dust resistance rating.
The front of the HONOR Magic Vs 5G features a 6.45-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a peak brightness of up to 1,200 nits and a screen-to-body ratio of 90% along with a full DCI-P3 colour gamut.
Unfolding the phone reveals a primary 7.9-inch OLED HDR10+ display with 2,272 x 1,984 pixels resolution, a 90Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 800 nits. Both the outer and inner displays have a 1,920 Hz PWM dimming to reduce banding and have a Circadian Night Display mode to make it easier to read at night.
In terms of hardware, the HONOR Magic Vs 5G features a Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 processor paired with 12GB RAM and 512GB of non-expandable storage with 5G connectivity along with fast WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. Keeping the phone powered is a 5,000mAh battery with 66W wired fast charging.
On the imaging front, the HONOR Magic Vs 5G has a 16MP camera up front for selfies and another on the single screen, a rear triple camera which consists of a 54MP F/1.9 primary camera with an IMX800 camera sensor, a 50MP F/2.0 ultra wide angle and macro camera and an 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom.
The HONOR Magic Vs 5G Malaysia price has their flagship foldable at RM5,999 in your choice of either Cyan or Black with special preorder free gifts worth up to RM2,200. Of note with the HONOR Magic Vs 5G is that it has a 180-day from purchase dual screen-crack repair warranty for both the outer and inner displays which is an industry first.
For more details on the HONOR Magic Vs 5G Malaysia preorder check out their official page here.
HONOR Magic5 Pro Malaysia Specs and Price
Previously, we had our hands on a retail sample of the HONOR Magic5 Pro and you can check out our hands-on here and our review here. After putting it through its paces, its clear that the HONOR Magic5 Pro doesn’t cut corners and is every inch a flagship phone from its solid build quality, premium 120Hz OLED display to its triple camera array on the rear.
To recap , the HONOR Magic5 Pro comes with a 6.81-inch quad-curved LTPO FHD+ OLED with a dynamic 120Hz refresh rate, a peak brightness of a whopping 1,800 nits and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Running under the hood is the top of the line Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor paired with 12GB LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB UFS 4.0 storage while running Android 13 and Magic OS 7.1.
The rear camera that they’ve dubbed as the Falcon Triple Camera system features a triple 50MP camera array with a primary 50MP F/1.6 OIS-stabliised camera, a secondary 50MP ultra wide angle camera and a 50MP telephoto camera with up to 3.5x telephoto zoom and the option for up to 100x digital zoom. Up front, the phone hosts a 5,100mAh camera with 66W fast wired charging, 50W wireless charging and 5W reverse wireless charging.
In Malaysia, the HONOR Magic5 Pro is available in your choice of either Meadow Green or Classic Black for RM4,299 with RM1,200 in free gifts. To preorder, check out HONOR Malaysia’s official page here.
HONOR Magic5 Malaysia specs and price
The mainline HONOR Magic5 is intended for a more mainstream audience with a more affordable price point with minimal tradeoffs in its hardware sheet. You get a 6.73-inch quad-curved LTPO display with 1,224 x 2,688 pixels, a 120Hz refresh rate, DCI-P3 colour gamut support and a peak brightness of 1,600 nits. Of note is that the chassis lacks dust and water resistance.
Running under the hood is a flagship-grade Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor paired with 12GB LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage with Android 13 running under the hood with their latest Magic OS 7.1.
On the imaging front, the HONOR Magic5 features a triple camera with a 54MP F/1.9 camera, a 50MP ultra wide camera and a 32MP telephoto camera with 2.5x optical. zoom. Up front, the phone features a 12MP selfie camera.
Keeping the phone powered is a 5,100mAh battery with 66W wired fast charging. In Malaysia, the HONOR Magic5 is now available cost RM3,499 with RM700 in free gifts.