The Galaxy Z fold 7 is the thinnest foldable phone of Samsung, but the landscape is only becoming more and more competitive. In this case, Samsung’s head no longer holds the number 1 position in our best foldable phone list, and now a new contender can leave it in dust once again. And no, we are not talking about Apple’s rumor iPhone fold on the horizon.
No, this foldable is already out (at least in some markets), and it removes any hope that Samsung had to distribute the thinning foldable of 2025. Earlier this month, Honor launched Magic V5 in Chinese markets With a powerful new chipset, giant AI integration, and a super-thin build is just 8.8 mm when folded and 4.1 mm is completely opened.
It is just one hair thinner compared to the Galaxy Z fold 7, which is 8.9 mm bent and 4.2 mm has surfaced. Di, we are talking here literal millimeters. In everyday use, you will probably not see a lot of differences between these phones until you are comparing them to them. But it certainly brags the honor to defeat both Samsung’s latest foldable flagship and last year’s winner, Oppo Find N5, which measures 8.93 mm thick for the sleevest profile.
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 |
Honor Magic V5 |
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Dimensions |
Folded: 158.4 × 72.8 × 8.9 mmunfolded: 143.2 × 158.4 × 4.2 mm |
Folded: 156.8 × 74.3 × 8.8 mmunfolded: 156.8 × 145.9 × 4.1 mm |
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weight |
215 grams |
217g or 222g |
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Internal screen |
8 ″ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 2184 × 1968, 120 Hz |
7.95 ″ Ltpo OLED, 2352 × 2172, 120 Hz |
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Cover screen |
6.5 ″ FHD+ AMOLED 2X, 2520 × 1080, 120 Hz |
6.43 ″ OLED, 2376 × 1060, 120 Hz, 5 000 NIT |
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Chipset |
Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy |
Snapdragon 8 Elite |
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Collide |
12 GB/16 GB |
12GB/16GB |
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storage |
256/512 GB/1 TB |
256/512 GB/1 TB |
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Battery |
4,400mAh |
6,100mAh |
Size is not the only place where honor has defeated Samsung. The Magic V5 has a colloid 6,100mAh battery compared to the 4,400mAh forest of Z fold 7, which is a holdover from Z fold 6. Large interior screens found on foldables are huge battery drains, which is actually notable that Honor managed to get out a two-day battery life in such a slim design.
While Samsung offers a slightly larger interior screen, Honor packs a great display for 2,600 nits of 5,000 Nits vs Z fold 7. It is said, both share the same Snapdragon 8 elite chipset, so you can expect similar performance capabilities.
Closed behind innovation boundaries
On paper, the Honor Magic V5 has the Galaxy Z fold 7 beat, but its biggest drawback is availability. This will not be available in Europe by the end of this year, Samsung’s foldable has already hit the store. In addition, honor equipment is not officially sold in the US, cutting a huge swatch of the smartphone market with the latest foldable phone innovations.
Samsung took several generations, finally to begin hanging of foldables, and the Galaxy Z fold 7 is the most impressive repetition yet unquestioned. But its $ 2,000 value tag was already difficult to swallow when the series first began in 2019, and things have become more expensive in only years. Knowing that phonemakers have a technique of creating better foldables, but they are limited to markets outside the US, makes Samsung head even more difficult sales. It is clear that Samsung will have to pursue its game if he wants to continue to be competitive in foldable landscape.
