PORSCHE DESIGN HONOR Magic V2 RSR Evaluation

We reviewed the HONOR Magic V2 final month, and we had been thrilled to play with its luxurious sibling, the HONOR Magic V2 RSR PORSCHE Version. Each gadgets are giant foldable telephones corresponding to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the OnePlus Open in dimension and efficiency. Nevertheless, they provide a considerably thinner chassis than their opponents.

Designed in collaboration with PORSCHE, the HONOR Magic V2 RSR includes a fiberglass physique with an anti-scratch NanoCrystal Protect and a titanium hinge. Introduced on January 11 in China, it comes with a premium PORSCHE DESIGN case and contains the HONOR Magic Pen.

Moreover the NanoCrystal Protect on the exterior display and the distinctive sports activities automobile design, the opposite variations with the Magic V2 are the 1 TB of storage, the stylus, and the 2 chargers included within the field.

Competitors, Value & Availability

From a show high quality and computing energy perspective, the PORSCHE DESIGN HONOR Magic V2 RSR is on par with the Galaxy Z Fold 5, apart from its lack of a waterproofing IP ranking (the Fold 5 is IP X8), its thinner chassis, and its considerably sooner charging velocity.

The Magic V2 RSR ’s show and SoC (processor) are additionally much like the thicker Oneplus Open, apart from the digicam efficiency.

Being a luxurious gadget, the PORSCHE DESIGN HONOR Magic V2 RSR is the costliest foldable so far. Launched at 15,999 yuan for the Chinese language market (~$2,200), we’re nonetheless ready for the worldwide market value. By comparability, the Magic V2 prices £1,699.99 within the UK, €1,999 in choose E.U. nations (roughly $2,150).

Design

The PORSCHE DESIGN HONOR Magic V2 RSR stands out as one of many thinnest foldable telephones accessible at present, measuring simply 4.7 mm thick when unfolded and weighing a mere 234g, lighter than the Galaxy S24 Extremely by 5 grams. It options an inward-folding design, making it the thinnest inward-foldable smartphone in the marketplace. Accessible in Agate Gray, a colour paying homage to Porsche luxurious automobiles, its flyline design on the again attracts inspiration from the smooth traces of a Porsche 911’s hood.

Enhanced with anti-scratch NanoCrystal Protect, it affords distinctive sturdiness, boasting ten instances (10X) the safety in opposition to falls and scratches in comparison with common glass, in keeping with HONOR. The super-light Titanium Hinge ensures each lightness and sturdiness.

Its Flyline Digital camera Module, impressed by Porsche automobiles, integrates a 3-lens digicam framed by light-weight but strong titanium, a cloth featured in lots of motorsport autos.

The package deal contains an attractive case, the Magic Pen stylus with its magnetic case, and two 66W quick chargers. Each the inner and exterior shows of the gadget totally help stylus enter.

Shows

Just like the Magic V2, the Magic V2 RSR options an exterior 6.43-inch OLED show with 1060 x 2376 decision, a 120Hz refresh charge, and a peak brightness of two,500 nits. Internally, it boasts an almost sq. 7.92-inch show with 2156 x 2344 decision, additionally with a 120Hz refresh charge, and a theoretical peak brightness of 1,600 nits. Each screens function stylus help, so customers can take notes or draw utilizing the Magic Pen offered within the field.

HONOR emphasizes its 3840Hz PWM dimming tech, assuaging eye pressure throughout extended telephone use. In distinction to the Magic V2, the PORSCHE Version options an anti-scratch NanoCrystal Protect show, examined by the HONOR lab to be ten instances extra scratch-resistant than common glass.

For the Magic V2 RSR, HONOR partnered with Gameloft to introduce a modified model of the favored recreation “Asphalt 9: Legends”, particularly tailor-made for giant foldable screens. The collaboration brings 120 FPS gameplay at the next decision for the foldable kind issue, promising a top-notch gaming expertise.

Digital camera

The PORSCHE DESIGN HONOR Magic V2 RSR affords the identical typical triple rear digicam because the Magic V2. The digicam system a 50-megapixel fundamental, a20-megapixel telephoto with a 2.5x optical zoom, and a50-megapixel ultrawide.There’s a 16 MP punch-hole selfie digicam on every display, able to taking pictures 4K video at 30 fps.The rear digicam can shoot 4K video at 60 fps.

Watermark perform

The PORSCHE DESIGN HONOR Magic V2 RSR affords a Watermark perform with two customizable choices for customers to point out that their pictures originate from a limited-edition smartphone digicam. Accessible within the settings, customers can select between two watermark kinds. The default possibility shows “PORSCHE DESIGN I HONOR Magic V2 RSR” within the lower-left nook of the images. The HONOR body possibility provides extra information to the decrease proper nook, together with focal size, aperture, shutter velocity, ISO stage, and date and time.

Movement Sensing Seize Expertise

The Movement Sensing Seize Expertise leverages AI educated on a dataset of over 270,000 pictures. It precisely identifies eventualities and key moments, aiding automated shot seize. Very best for reside occasions, the function detects facial expressions akin to smiles and physique postures akin to leaping, enhancing startup, focus, shutter, and imaging velocity for swift scene seize inside milliseconds.

Hover Pictures

Utilizing the self-timer discovered within the digicam settings, customers can exploit the folding capabilities to seize images akin to utilizing a tripod. Merely fold the telephone at a 90-degree angle and place it on a desk or any appropriate floor for secure taking pictures.

Digital camera Efficiency

The Honor Magic V2 and Magic V2 RSR PORSCHE Version have an equivalent digicam setup, and it exhibits. The PORSCHE Version performs equally to its twin, as highlighted in our Magic V2 Review. It’s usually an excellent digicam, however its efficiency is phenomenal in relation to how skinny the chassis is.

The thinner the chassis is, the tougher it’s to suit high quality electro-optics parts. That’s why the {hardware} high quality of the Honor Magic V2 household is so spectacular from a expertise standpoint. The ultra-thin chassis is a big design and total usability benefit, however it’s additionally an impediment to having highly effective lenses.

This alternative is extra a matter of style quite than high quality, and most of the people have robust opinions in some way, so that you’ll have to decide on which you want higher. That apart, the Magic V2 collection images are agreeable to share.

The two.5X Zoom is acceptable for portrait images, however not optimized for very lengthy zoom “sniper” pictures much like what 10X optical zoom cameras can seize. And that is sensible since this can be very troublesome to incorporate a periscope lens on this edgy design.

Telephoto digicam with 2.5X optical zoom

Telephoto digicam with ~10X digital zoom

At night time, the rear digicam does an excellent job of preserving the overall temper of the scene, however different cameras can seize extra particulars, akin to materials Textures (bricks, wooden, asphalt, and so forth..).

Nonetheless, the Honor Magic V2 collection (together with this Porsche Version) performs closest to the Google Pixel Fold. In most conditions, the largest distinction individuals will see when in comparison with different high-end foldables is the photograph aesthetic of the Honor digicam, which may be very vivid (some would say over-exposed) and extra saturated than what your eyes see.

Efficiency

The PORSCHE DESIGN HONOR Magic V2 RSR homes final yr’s Qualcomm flagship SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, with 16GB RAM and 1TB of storage. In day by day utilization, together with 3D gaming, efficiency stays fluid.

Measured efficiency

For the reason that {hardware} is identical, the Magic V2 RSR PORSCHE Version delivers the identical efficiency because the Magic V2.

As you possibly can see from the charts, regardless of its exceptional thinness, the PORSCHE DESIGN HONOR Magic V2 RSR demonstrates glorious efficiency throughout the realm of foldable telephones. This achievement is attributed primarily to HONOR’’s implementation of a complicated cooling system referred to as the Extremely-thin Bionic Cooling System. In accordance with the corporate, this new cooling expertise integrates an ultra-thin vapor chamber, ultra-high thermal conductivity graphite, thermal conductivity gel, and copper foil.

The gadget ranks among the many high performers when it comes to CPU efficiency, enabling swift app loading and sooner completion of duties. Moreover, its graphics efficiency scores notably excessive, rendering it proficient not solely on the whole graphics processing (GPU efficiency) but in addition in gaming.

Nevertheless, it’s necessary to notice that prolonged gaming classes might result in warmth accumulation. Consequently, devoted gaming techniques sometimes function thicker designs with enhanced cooling mechanisms.

Battery

Regardless of its ultrathin chassis measuring 4.7 mm, the Magic V2 RSR impressively integrates a 5000 mAh twin Silicon carbon battery (the best capability for a foldable).

The battery lasted for 3 days throughout my evaluate performed solely on Wi-Fi, excluding 5G utilization and involving intermittent exercise. Nevertheless, it’s necessary to notice that battery efficiency can considerably fluctuate primarily based on utilization patterns. Underneath typical utilization eventualities, using each 5G and Wi-Fi connections, the Magic V2 RSR ought to final a full day or somewhat extra on a single cost.

Duties like looking and electronic mail sometimes impose minimal pressure in comparison with extra demanding actions akin to intense photograph taking pictures, video streaming, or 3D gaming. As at all times, the battery capability, measured in mAh (milliampere-hours), serves as probably the most dependable indicator of potential battery longevity.

Charging velocity

The Magic V2 RSR PORSCHE Version costs 75% of its 5000 mAh battery in half-hour with the offered 66W charger. That is much like the OnePlus Open charging time of 79% in half-hour for its 4805 mAh battery (with the included OnePlus 67W fast-charger). By comparability, the Galaxy Z Fold 5 costs 49% in half-hour with its optionally available 50W Samsung charger.

Conclusion

Moreover its distinctive luxurious design, the PORSCHE DESIGN HONOR Magic V2 RSR affords spectacular construct and show high quality and is the thinnest and lightest giant foldable telephone in the marketplace.

This necessary trait ought to persuade people who find themselves reluctant to hold thicker and heavier smartphones for his or her day by day utilization. It appears like a standard telephone when folded.

Constructed on the identical {hardware} because the Magic V2, the PORSCHE Version boasts a refined design harking back to the smooth traces discovered within the PORSCHE 911, a novel contact that HONOR and PORSCHE followers won’t have the ability to withstand.

Individuals who need to journey in type ought to contemplate switching to the Magic V2 RSR PORSCHE Version, because it may also be used as a pill for productiveness and leisure throughout flights. In my view, foldables are superior for frequent vacationers.

Though the digicam efficiency is barely beneath these in aggressive gadgets, it’s glorious for such a skinny chassis.