Smartphones

HONOR debuts HONOR Magic Vs, HONOR 80 Series

State-of-the-art smartphones?

Published

November 23, 2022

MJ Jucutan

HONOR has just announced the launch of the HONOR Magic Vs and the HONOR 80 series in China.

State-of-the-art foldable: HONOR Magic Vs

The HONOR Magic Vs debuts a revolutionary hinge design. It’s exceptionally slim (12.9mm thin) and lightweight (261g), knocking down the title for the lightest foldable smartphone to date. Despite the sexy design, it’s beefed with a 5000mAh battery, capable of 66W fast charging support. It’s expected to fully juice up the Magic Vs to 100 percent in just 46 minutes.

It also features a symmetrical design, folding without a gap and delivering a creaseless display when opened. With a stronger hinge and aerospace-grade materials, the HONOR Magic Vs is expected to withstand over 400,000 folds.

Better hardware

Taking the benchmarks further, the HONOR Magic Vs sports a 6.45-inch display when folded, and a 7.9-inch internal display when unfolded. The large screen real estate uses a 21:9 aspect ratio, with support of 100% DCI-P3 color gamut — delivering up to 1.07 billion colors. It also has a screen refresh rate of up to 120Hz that works seamlessly with eye-comfort solutions.

Camera-wise, it features a triple-camera system comprising a 54-megapixel IMX800 main camera, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide lens and macro camera, and an 8-megapixel optical zoom.

Qualcomm’s support

The HONOR Magic Vs is powered by Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, equipped with 8GB or 12GB RAM and up to 512GB storage for optimal flagship performance. It also comes with a Dual TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) Security System co-developed with Qualcomm. The system offers hardware-level protection, ensuring enhanced privacy and security.

The HONOR Magic Vs runs the latest MagicOS 7.0 based on Android 12.

New vlogging companion: HONOR 80

HONOR also introduced the successor to the HONOR 70 lineup — the HONOR 80 and the HONOR 80 Pro. The new lineup introduces the first AI Vlog Master feature that helps identify shooting scenarios. It recommends the best mode for shooting including Macro, Night, Portrait, Solo Cut, Multi-Video, and HDR video.

It also enhances image processing to deliver vivid images. For an exceptional photography experience, the HONOR 80 series sports a 160-megapixel ultra-clear main camera with a large 1/1.56-inch sensor. It comes with a binned 2.24µm pixel for more light.

The HONOR 80 Pro is powered by Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and runs on the latest Magic OS 7.0. It also sports a 4,800mAh battery capacity.

Price, availability

The HONOR Magic Vs comes in three colors: Orange, Cyan, and Black. It will be available to pre-order in China for 7,499 RMB.

Meanwhile, the HONOR 80 series comes in Ripple Blue, Sunrise Pink, Emerald Green, and Midnight Black. It will be available for pre-order in China for 2,699 RMB.

Both devices are available for pre-order starting November 23, 2022.

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Samsung teases what’s next for Galaxy foldables

Foldable future teased

Published

July 1, 2026

GadgetMatch

File Photo: Galaxy Z Fold7, Galaxy Z Flip7

Samsung has begun building anticipation for its next generation of Galaxy foldables with a series of teaser videos set to premiere on its official global social media channels.

Rather than showing the devices themselves, the teaser campaign transforms familiar everyday objects into visual hints. Pizza slices, chocolate bars, and other items appear in proportions that longtime Galaxy fans may recognize, subtly pointing toward the company’s foldable lineup.

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According to Samsung, the campaign reflects its ongoing vision for foldables—one shaped by years of engineering innovation and consumer insights. The company says its goal is to make foldable devices feel more useful, natural, and intuitive in everyday life.

The teaser also suggests Samsung is looking beyond simply launching another device. Instead, it hints at expanding the Galaxy foldable portfolio with more choices and new ways for users to experience the Galaxy ecosystem.

Samsung has yet to reveal additional details, but the latest teasers mark the beginning of its next foldable campaign ahead of an expected Galaxy Unpacked event later this month.

Stay tuned to GadgetMatch for more updates as Samsung unveils what’s next for Galaxy foldables.

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Samsung might be working on a rollable phone

It might be called the Galaxy Z Slide.

Published

June 30, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

For Apple, the next holy grail is a foldable iPhone. However, for Samsung who’s already had an iron grip on the foldable market for years now, the next evolution might be a rollable phone.

According to several Korean sources, Samsung’s next project is a rollable phone. Samsung Display is currently discussing the technology with the company’s smartphone arm for a potential consumer-ready product.

As is normal with new technologies, it might take a while for a rollable phone to enter the market. Samsung is reportedly planning a 2028 release for the device.

As for the name, the brand might settle for the Galaxy Z Slide. With how Samsung names its devices, “Slide” makes sense.

Now, a rollable phone has been a dream for a few other brands. For example, LG, before they gave up on the smartphone market, dished out a concept for a rollable display in the TV and the smartphone space. Sony, Motorola, OPPO, and TECNO have also experimented with the technology.

With its resources, Samsung stands to be at the forefront of the rollable market, just as it did with the foldable phone. But, as always, take the rumors with a grain of salt. There’s still quite a bit of time before 2028 arrives. The brand can easily change its mind.

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Android is finally getting a foldable gaming mode

It’s coming in the next few months.

Published

June 29, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

On today’s episode of “We Can’t Believe It Took Them This Long to Add This,” Android is finally introducing a native foldable gaming mode for smartphone with two screens.

Foldable smartphones have been around for a while now. Despite the popularity of the form factor today, they are, ironically, not the best ways to play games. Though they usually have the performance, their designs are hardly conducive to long play sessions. They don’t feel like handheld consoles; they are more like thick slabs without built-in buttons.

Over the weekend, Mishaal Rahman, now working with Google, has unveiled a new foldable gaming mode, which natively turns one of a foldable’s screens into a gamepad.

It’s a complete gamepad, too. The feature adds a D-pad, two thumbsticks, A-B-X-Y action buttons, L1-L3, R1-R3, and Start. Users can manually adjust the layout, the size of the buttons, haptics, and dark mode. The only drawbacks are that the gamepad is currently locked to 50 percent of the screen (or one of the displays) and that you can’t adjust the transparency.

This is a much needed feature. Most mobile games today offer only single-screen gamepads overlapping the whole screen. Some, of course, can utilize the second screen but not natively. Though developers will still need to adapt to the feature, having a native gamepad is a huge boon for regular mobile gamers.

The foldable gaming mode is expected to roll out starting with Android 17 in the coming months.