Honor Magic V Flip 2 review

Design, build quality, handling

Honor Magic V Flip 2 looks like the most recent Flips on the market but Honor has done its fair share of improvements compared to their previous Flip.

The Magic V Flip 2 is IP58 certified for dust and water protection, as well as IP59 certified for resistance against high pressure water jets. There is also SGS durable-flat certification.

And while we are talking about durability, Honor says the Flip 2 display can withstand a minimum of 350,000 folds or about 5 years of normal use. And they say that even after 350,000 folds, the crease will be no bigger than 50µm.

The UTG (Ultra Thin Glass) glass atop the foldable screen has been upgraded, obviously, and we can confirm the crease is absent in fully opened state. While you can a slight contrast difference under direct light, you cannot feel any deformation.

Moving on to design and build. The frame is made of aluminum, with a smudge-resistant matte finish. The hinge also features a metal cover, which contains an Honor insignia with a matte finish or a Prof. Jimmy Choo logo surrounded by engraved, shimmering triangles (you can feel them with your nail).

The 4-inch OLED cover screen is shielded with a tempered glass, while the other half of the exterior is covered with plastic. The two primary cameras are sticking straight out this screen.

The frame and the hinge, together with this plastic piece, are where the color changes depending on the color version you have chosen.

Our Jimmy Choo special edition features a subtle crystal shimmer, evoking "crushed stardust scattered across a deep blue sea." The piece has a matte finish and has a very subtle texture that you can feel when running your nails over it. The phone even has a matching UI theme to this panel.

Finally, the 6.82-inch foldable LTPO OLED screen has a plastic bezel that's about 2mm thick. This screen also features a small punch hole for the 50MP selfie camera with autofocus.

The hinge allows the screen to stay in semi-open state, just like many competing modern clamshells.

The Magic V Flip 2 has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, on the power/lock key. It's an always-on reader and works flawlessly.

The phone has a hybrid stereo speaker setup where the earpiece acts as a speaker. There are also five microphones around the phone.

Oh, and there is an IR blaster at the top, so you can turn your Flip into a universal remote.

The final bit worth mentioning is the nano-SIM tray at the bottom, which can accommodate two SIM cards. There is no support for eSIM.

The Magic V Flip 2 measures 167.1 x 75.6 x 6.9 mm and weighs 204 grams. That's about the same size as the Z Flip7, but 16g heavier, probably due to the lager battery - it's 5,500 mAh here.

The Magic V Flip 2 is a durable phone with a classic design and some eye-catching paintjobs. It offers a surprisingly secure grip and we never felt like we needed to slap a case on it. Should you need extra protection, though, Honor has got you covered as there is at least one original case shipping with the phone.

Overall, we are happy with how the Magic V Flip 2 looks and feels. It may not win any thinness awards as Honor is not pushing the envelope here but it's par for the course in this segment.