Honor Magic V2 review: The 2023 fold that proved a book-style phone could be slim.
The fold that made book-style phones genuinely pocketable.
The Magic V2 was a breakthrough in foldable thinness and remains slim and light. With the V3 out, it is a more affordable route into a big-screen fold.
01Display
91/10091/100 puts it above the 88-point average for foldable phones of 2024.
02Camera
83/10083/100 puts it above the 80-point average for foldable phones of 2024.
03Performance
89/10089/100 puts it above the 83-point average for foldable phones of 2024.
04Battery
83/10083/100 puts it above the 78-point average for foldable phones of 2024.
05Build
91/10091/100 puts it above the 85-point average for foldable phones of 2024.
06Value
76/10076/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2024.
- Remarkably thin for a book-style fold (9.9 mm closed).
- Big, bright inner and cover displays.
- Large 5,000 mAh silicon battery.
- Lightweight for the class.
- Expensive at $1,699.
- IPX8 — water but not dust rated.
- Periscope is only 20 MP.
- Superseded by the Magic V3.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 38-phone cohort of foldable devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .