Why the Honor Magic Vs getting a global launch is important! (Review).

The Honor Magic Vs folding phone has finally gone global, launching at Mobile World Congress 2023 today. The Honor Magic Vs will be the first non-Samsung large foldable to sell outside China, in key markets like Hong Kong, Singapore, UK, and western Europe.
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[@Nathan.1882]

the Magic VS camera system is fantastic though. prioritising the main and ultrawide. price of 1599 euros would be a lil steep for the asian market though

[@funguy9177]

I mean that's like most flagship prices these days can't really do much

[@mohammadzein504]

Totally on point Ben👌. It's important that Samsung feel the pressure of the competition! Which should in time result in better foldables and making it a, more affordable technology.

[@jesusnavarrete6317]

You’re the only one I watch that calls things as they are 😂. Love the update !

[@soladsani]

Absolutely and as always, a Great video ben 👌 ..Great job ✌

[@amelieleah4560]

I LOVE my Vivo X Fold, but my biggest gripes are that it's very heavy and the software isn't too polished. The camera though is amazing!! I'm really hoping they create a lighter foldable next that will be released globally- with that 1 inch sensor lol! In the meantime, would you mind comparing the Honor Magic Vs camera to the Vivo X Fold camera? (Which I think is on par with flagship phones. The Zeiss colors really do make a big difference!). Thank you, keep up the great work!

[@2ru2pacFan]

Yeah the Vivo X fold is hands down the best device but the software put me off so I'm hoping that they make it better with a global release 😍

[@Super-c00n]

That was my biggest complaint about the Vivo X Fold also, when I used to own one. It's just too heavy. ⚖️

[@amelieleah4560]

UPDATE: Vivo updated their software to enable Flex mode for KZbin and the camera! I noticed it this morning. However, you still cannot have 2 apps side by side when holding the phone horizontally (apps don't rotate to top and bottom). I hope they fix that soon too!

[@amelieleah4560]

@@Super-c00n Yep, I always keep my previous OnePlus 8 Pro around because my wrists get so sore from holding the Vivo up too long. I even hold it unfolded more often than I want to because it feels less heavy that way..

[@amelieleah4560]

@@2ru2pacFan Agreed! Flagship camera + top-end specs like under display fingerprint reader and 120hz across the board are needed if we're going to spend that much money on a phone.

[@usmanabdulkadir3334]

Great review keep it up as always Ben's bro

[@peterkane2128]

Being a Aussie living in Malaysia gives me a lot more choices for Chinese phones, but i consider I made a mistake buying a China only release phone( Mi 10 Ultra) ....While it is a great phone ,the unremovable Chinese bloat wear is horrid . So , it is great to see some of these great phones being released in the international configuration.

[@randompiano]

How could you possibly like the mi 10 ultra? Every time I go to WhatsApp I don't see contact names, I see numbers instead 🤣 I have to close the app and open it again just for this stupid phone to sync my contacts properly and that's just one of so many problems I've had with this stupid phone

[@NoobatRacing]

i actually like that your hair is longer now and you actually able to comb them now. you look great and appreciate your hard work in reviewing and giving us insight information of latest mobile tech etc

[@aubinbaldonado]

Hey man, thanks for the great videos, doesn't matter you don't have a dedicated studio🤙🏾, the effort is appreciated

[@gauravkalia6009]

Great video Ben. Very informative and apt 👍

[@Swiss_Army_Knife1780]

Really appreciate the insight into global brands. Could this device get software updates in the 🇺🇲? My Oppo Find X2 Pro and RealMe X50 Pro do, but I have never owned an Honor device.

[@dyatel92]

Hej Ben! Fully agree with every point. Competition is great. Thanks for another video. Cheers!

[@Jiren0420]

Ben you are getting better, you are you own studio. You & Mr Mobile are the best reviewers because you guys are creative, do great on point comparisons outdoors with other devices and share beautiful photo scenarios . I can't stand those reviewers who stay at home just talking in front of the camera the whole time, that gives me Cataracts on my eyes. I hope you get more and more followers, a lot of people are missing your unique content. Cheers🥂

[@AdamConnelly15]

Thanks Ben for a great video. You are exactly right, Samsung really needs competition. They relaxed due to the non competition, but I know they are more than capable to compete. I think I would still wait for Samsung's response later in the year with the Z Fold 5. Samsung has the best software in my opinion but I really love what the Chinese companies are doing.

[@Super-c00n]

Well said, I agree. I'm still going to wait and see how Samsung answers with the Z Fold 5. We all know that Samsung is the king when it comes to the software, I believe their multitasking capabilities are top-notch. But if Samsung doesn't address the outer screen by making it just a little bit wider, then I might just have to go with this Honor Magic VS or the Google Pixel Fold.

[@vicentvanmole]

Great update &wish more on Panoramic photo test included in any future phone , &including this . Thanks

[@Cool_Saf]

Awesome Video Ben. As usual your videos give a lot of great insight. Kudos mate and keep it up...

[@indiraarnold8827]

You're brutal honesty never amazes me Ben please just keep bein you ,bein honest 💯thanks mein 🇬🇺💯🇬🇺💫

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Thank you!

[@fodhilgh7451]

I am very confident in your reviews, you look more real, because they are not paid, thank you

[@badaboume]

7:14 crowded train in Paris : don’t use your phone !!!

[@Geerod]

That's great all these changes coming. I pray the pixel fold will be build solid and the OnePlus brings what the Chinese always does and hopefully Motorola could get into the book style fold

[@tonyang6309]

As always..Bens phone review are the best review out there...

[@joshdeee]

Hoping they will release this on the Philippines.

[@kakram29]

Ben, nice review I am so glad Honor fold going global 👏. If samsung z fold 5 don't up their game. I will end up buying Honor fold.

[@neilbissett1240]

Top notch as per the normal mate 👏😎

[@bongchansiong1653]

Competition is good! We need more of them. Great review as always.

[@chandrakaladhar1182]

I saw so many reviews of you , in this video you are looking handsome ☺️.. particularly the Blue 🧥 jacket..as usual an excellent and informative video..

[@TopFinancialAdvisor]

Hello Mr Ben please do Triple Camera Battle between : ✅ Honor Magic 5 Pro ✅ Samsung S23 Ultra ✅ Vivo X90 Pro Plus

[@mendellalvarado4285]

I can tell you're passionate but still realistic about this phone. Great video, Ben! 👍

[@ctezj]

Thanks Ben. I am leaning towards the next version of the Xiaomi if the price is better, it has an inside camera and more apps can go full screen ( without big black bars) that negates the purpose of having a large screen.

[@joelconolly5574]

Finally another foldable with usable display that launches globally. Let's hope this one is supported better.

[@TamMahd]

Matter of time before Chinese manufacturers catch up both in hardware and software with Samsung...jiayou !!! And its time to admit to this reality...a lot of reviewers have a lot of negative bias for Chinese made products... By the way...always enjoy watching your objective reviews Ben.Always fair and always on point !!!🙏

[@NP-jo7cw]

So, Ben basically 'confirmed' the soon release of the Oneplus foldable, great news!

[@jahongirhodjiboboyev5041]

Can you review Phantom V Fold?

[@lltechview]

The next foldable "you cannot talk about" is the Huawei Mate X3. Hopefully going global aswell

[@My-Opinion-Doesnt-Matter]

Nope, it's the Tecno Phantom V Fold.

[@animeshsharma4346]

If only Honor worked on global updates ,the honor phone I had in 2020-2021 ,didn't receive any update over its Android 9 ,similarly Android 13 is still not on Honor Magic ,it gives a bad rep if it competes with Samsung .

[@soufikhsamat5714]

Any info when Magic OS 7.1 will be release?

[@ThiHaGadgets]

You look good, bro especially in Jeans jacket 😁

[@TheRiko83]

As much as foldables are a cool concept it's the durability of the screen around the crease that gets me especially with what you on the Samsung's where the screen layer starts to crack

[@98Meshala]

I wish you have studio brother nearly , you make great video 🤲

[@tiffanyorlane2444]

Great review. Thank you a lot. In the future, can you peak about the nits levels and the calibration of the screens. It is important to see better when there is sun or near a pool. For the calibration, srgb and Adobe are important. Dcpi3 is for movies only. With that information, we can chose better. Have a nice day. 💋

[@TheIyudha]

the selling point for me is the infrared port :D i'm sold, done deal.

[@mvevitsis]

The Chinese companies haven't added Wacom EMR tho

[@oclicksarome]

If samsung sticks to that tiny 6.2 inch outer display for the fold 5 then I'll be ditching them for the next Snapdragon Gen 2 powered Vivo or Honor foldable. Samsung is really pulling an apple move on us with these tiny year on year updates with the fold series. It's sad considering the fact that Samsung pioneered this form factor but the upcoming Chinese brands have taken giant strides in their 1st or 2nd attempts. SAMSUNG HAS LEFT US WANTING. SAMSUNG SHOULD DEFINITELY BE WORRIED

[@tomchau2010]

Compare with Oppo Find N2 and Magic Vs Overall user experience and camera performance which one is better?

[@naveedahmed991]

Hi Ben great review as always, i am interested in buying used vivo fold or Xiaomi mix fold 2 can you please tell any good online store in Hong Kong that ships internationally to Pakistan. thanks awaiting your response.

[@lancergt1000]

I wonder if this will show up in Indonesia

[@Killatunga]

Kept reading the title as 'versus', so confusing 😂

[@drvincentip]

Do you think that Magic Vs is a good buy as a second work phone?

[@User68970]

Magic 5 pro please review with pro max and Ultra.

[@davidnorton7464]

When are you reviewing the honor pro top dxomark top camera phone?

[@EinReiseTagebuch]

11:53 Is this Camera Ui fixed now?

[@joshuabergeman354]

I never really understood the appeal of a foldable phone until I got the OnePlus Open but now I don't think I can go back to a regular slab phone. Now I just need Samsung to step up and make the Zfold with a wider outer screen with less of a crease. That or Huawei needs to be unbanned.

[@MonarchIdea]

bro can you make comparison betwwen magic vs and xiaomi mix fold 2.. especially their software and feature..plss im confiuz which one best ( i need to buy one)

[@williamsmarquess8379]

as i see that correctly the 12 gb ram and 512gb version gonna be 1500 euros.

[@jamesmullins9127]

Hi Ben, do you know the release date? also can you view netflix etc in full screen (the inner screen) like with Samsung fold?

[@redstang70]

From what ive been gathering online the price here in Canada will be only a few hundred dollars cheaper than the Z fold 4. I doubt thats enough of a price difference for people to buy a unknown and unproven (to the general consumer) chinese brand foldable. Im into foldables and also an enthusiast and its not enough of a price difference to get me off my Fold as well despite the VS having a proper sized outer scree (my biggest gripe with the fold). Honor will need to undercut Samsungs pricing significantly more to get people off of a samung foldable.

[@vickie_g]

Would you give up IP rating for not having a gap?

[@andyH_England]

The gap and IP rating have zero to do with anything. Samsung has said this and the Fold5 will not have a gap. It was just the cheap design Samsung use that has the gap; they did not need to change it as there was no competition. This year they cannot cheat customers and will kill the gap.

[@toysupra09]

Because most people never come close to submerging their expensive devices in water and OCD when it comes to not unseeing that unsightly gap is a real thing.

[@bensgadgetreviews]

I would. I have never damages a phone to water damage in 12 years

[@Phoenix56801]

In the first part you didn't mention the reason why Samsung refused to use the teardrop hinge.

[@joelconolly5574]

Cause they don't want

[@CreamPieSundays]

If I remember correctly they don't use it because you can't get an IP rating on it.

[@Phoenix56801]

@@CreamPieSundays exactly

[@bensgadgetreviews]

There's no evidence anywhere that says water proofing must required the crease. Samsung has never said this.

[@Phoenix56801]

@@bensgadgetreviews they said it, iirc in the fold 4 announcement. I'm not too sure where I read it but they've said it before

[@kankantona9070]

Why didnt xiaomi, oppo and vivo sell the fold globally

[@mrinternational5]

The main way honor will bring pressure is by making it more affordable in Europe compared to Samsung's offerings. Pricing too closely and people will overlook it and wait for fold 5 or iPhone or pixel folds. To really get the others into a mess that is the only way. Because people don't naturally see honor as a high end brand yet.

[@NVGEAR]

When’s the global release date?

[@kychan7584]

"You will be nervous if you phone battery less than 10%"...Not to my 8 yrs old daughter... "I still have 8% left dada"....😅😅😅

[@ibvocean]

Hi Ben, how long can the Fold 4 last on a single charge?

[@redstang70]

Ive had my fold 4 since lauch and id say i average around 5.5- 6hrs SOT. Its decent and certainly better than my fold 3

[@enkidu77]

it will not be a good seller because of the price and the services are not up to expextation especially in Europe.

[@redfieldmarkz1963]

aint that Honor Magic Vs already launched in the west? i tot i seen some western tech reviewer reviewed it

[@funguy9177]

It doesn't need to be launched there for reviewers to grab them. They can just get a Chinese verison or companies can make a 'review' version(?) not so sure bout how they get their hands on them but it doesn't need to be launched is what I'm saying

[@amelieleah4560]

They were ore-production units. They didn't review camera or software, only the hardware

[@alihejazi2060]

I bet the next foldable belongs to huawei

[@BoyFromMa]

The Galaxy Z fold's outer display looks embarrassing compared to all other similar foldables. What the hell was Samsung thinking making a screen this narrow and tall?! And to think that a lot of sellout reviewers used to say the outer display was ok to use and that you'll get used to its garbage aspect ratio is absolutely disgusting!

[@gameboiwavetv901]

We all know about the vivo x fold 2

[@losamigosmarket6514]

does the phone support styles

[@mrduncan83]

No it doesn’t ..

[@Phoenix56801]

6:04 tecno

[@dragonforcegaming7555]

Nah maybe OnePlus fold

[@deminmax]

Awesome device! Oppo plz make your foldable worldwide

[@Cool_Saf]

Ben. Someone is impersonating you and scamming people. I just got a message of a free giveaway from you. Turns out its a scammer using your name. Please beware. You are a great content creator and someone is trying to spoil it.

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Thanks I am aware and have tried to warn people

[@dragonforcegaming7555]

Okay so Huawei is releasing its foldable under Honor. So That would mean soon Oppo And Vivo would release their Foldables too for the global audience.

[@oviandre]

pfffff....over £1000 for a fingernail scratching screen not covered by warranty..... daydreamers😏😏😏

[@dragonforcegaming7555]

UTG is relatively better now. As for scratches, any phone screen can have that. Even GG VICTUS can get scratched badly. Also, it's covered by warranty if the UTG starts having minor cracks. If it's severely cracked up then no one's gonna give you warranty, that's expected. Foldable with a wider outer screen and no gap between the hinge however have one advantage. Your most activities would be done on the outer screen as it's more convenient, so you will open the inner display less. Also, dust cannot get in so there won't be any accidental scratches either except for the ones the user does.

[@axli13]

Samsung is too small for people who wants foldable.

[@silkysantiago]

UNTRUE about horizontal multitasking in the Mi Mix Fold 2. All you have to do is turn off miui optimizations in developer options and you can split ANY app you have on the phone, vertically and horizontally. Gadget Goddess debunked this months ago...please add an edit or update, becaise it's totally false and misleading.

[@bensgadgetreviews]

That's good to know but it's annoying you have to jump through hoops to do this? I'm willing to bet 80% of android users don't even know what developer options is

[@silkysantiago]

@@bensgadgetreviews So...instead we tell everyone something doesn't exist when it clearly does? Whether someone can do it or not is moot. And it's not hard to get to developer options. It's irresponsible reporting to say something doesn't exist when it clearly does. Again, tell/show people how to do it before saying it doesn't exist. Because you're turning potential buyers off to a phone for no reason other than "its hard to do," which is false.

[@dragonforcegaming7555]

@@silkysantiago no reviewer does that tbh. Mrmobile also nitpicked Oppo Find N and N2's inability to run any app in split screen or force orientation. It's simply that the online reach is relatively low and most who actually see the reviews don't buy the phone but see it just for fun. Also, if you tell any average user to go into "developer settings" and force the apps you are gonna have two reactions from them 1) What are developer settings? 2) it's not present in the settings. Would I need to download an app for that? Then if you explain to them they would need to tap the "build number" 7 times to activate it, most wouldn't even know where the hell the build number is. Like in MiUI phones, finding the build number is relatively easy, on OneUI and ColorOS it's a bit of a hassle to find the build number. Most wouldn't go through that. Some even fear tweaking with the Developer settings just because the term "developer" is present there. So ultimately the blame would go on the OEM for not providing the option even if it's already present there...

[@silkysantiago]

@@dragonforcegaming7555 Again, saying it's "not available" because it's the path of least resistance is irresponsible. Because it is available. The best thing would be to not even address it, but to say it's not available when people are clearly using it in the manner that's "not available" is wrong. Because there are some reviewers who actually do dig in and find those things to make the phone perform better, but unfortunately they don't have the "numbers." But guess what, because of that reviewer I'm able to call bs on false reporting. So again, leave it alone if you don't know how. But saying it's not available is false reporting. Because it clearly is.

[@momocha84]

Please make a video yourself to clarify, would love to learn more about what your are saying

[@randompiano]

Foldables are as good as their battery life. Nice little gadget for rich kids, or idiots who mistake this stupidity for tech enthusiasm

[@bensgadgetreviews]

You've obviously never actually used a foldable so stop judging and making assumptions. Plenty of people in Asia already use them. You gonna insult a whole continent of people? Gtfoh

[@randompiano]

@@bensgadgetreviews I didn't think you were this stupid. But with this response, now I do. I've used a foldable so YOUR assumption is wrong. Couldn't care less if an entire continent uses foldable or eats rats. It's stupid, impractical, battery life isn't good so you're always needing to charge something you want to use because it has bigger screen, but it does exactly what a slab phone does. Clearly it's a gadget for rich kids, or idiots who mistake this for tech enthusiasm

[@Thundrey]

Meh 😕. I don't like foldebles...

[@badimpulses17]

China is the future of technology.

[@winnb4968]

I was ready about to buy this phone until I saw the event and they priced the 512GB for 1599,- Euro Competition is good but Honor's pricing doesn't make any sense I still wouldn't pay above 1199,- for 512GB model. At this point I rather wait for the Galaxy Z Fold 5 where they fix the hinge gap as it will also be water/dust resistant. I really had high hopes for Honor with their Magic VS foldable phone but seriously am disappointed!

[@bensgadgetreviews]

Yup European pricing for Chinese phones continue to be an issue

[@luquito22]

Uau este smartphone é incrível. 🥹