Earlier today, Oppo made the Find N5 official, setting a new benchmark as the world’s thinnest single-folding/bi-fold foldable smartphone. While the Huawei Mate XT remains thinner when unfolded, it is a tri-fold device, which folds twice, rather than once. The Find N5 now holds the crown, surpassing the Honor Magic V3, which was previously the thinnest. However, the Magic V3 was released last year, and Honor has already begun working on its successor, the Magic V4.
Though it remains unclear whether the Magic V4 will be thinner than the Find N5, a new rumor from China suggests we might see Honor’s next foldable launch in the first half of the year, likely around June, if not exactly in June. This would mark a month earlier than the V3’s release, though this is not out of the ordinary in the smartphone world. Many manufacturers have increasingly shifted to announcing new devices earlier in the year, often ahead of the previous model’s launch.
The potential June launch of the Magic V4 is expected to set the stage for a busy mid-year for Honor. After the Magic V4, Vivo will unveil the X Fold4, adding to the competitive foldable market. But Honor is not stopping there—rumors point to a packed lineup, with the release of the 400 series, the GT Pro, and the Magic V Flip2 all scheduled for the same time frame.
With this aggressive launch schedule, Honor seems poised to maintain a strong presence in the foldable space, while also expanding its offerings across multiple product categories in the first half of the year. The battle between Honor and its rivals, particularly Oppo, promises to keep the foldable phone market exciting in the months ahead.
