Honor Magic V6 review: specs, battery & used prices

Summary

The Honor Magic V6 is a full-size book-style foldable that has stopped apologizing for being a foldable: a 6,660 mAh battery, IP69 sealing, and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 performance in a 219 g body. Scores of 100/100 everyday and 99/100 gaming put it at the top of the catalog outright. Launch pricing sat near $1,900, and the handful of used listings cluster around $1,600 — meaningful money, but less depreciation than foldables used to suffer.

Display and design

The 7.95-inch inner OLED at 120 Hz is a genuine tablet-class canvas, with 1,400 nits peak brightness (screen score 69/100). At 219 g it is lighter than several slab flagships of two years ago, and IP69 sealing removes the water-anxiety that haunted earlier foldables — still, the compactness score of 69/100 reflects reality: this is a two-handed device by design. The hinge feels confident, and crease visibility keeps improving generation over generation.

Performance

With the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 inside, there is nothing to negotiate: everyday 100/100, gaming 99/100 — the V6 runs anything currently shipping at maximum settings. The large battery sustains long gaming sessions, and seven years of OS support make the premium easier to amortize. This is the performance ceiling of the foldable class in this catalog.

Camera

The triple camera (50 MP main with OIS, 64 MP ultrawide, 50 MP telephoto) scores 57/100 — versatile and capable, with the foldable bonus of using the main sensors for self-shot portraits on the cover screen. Honor's processing is good daylight-great, average in hard night scenes. 4K60 video is available across the kit.

Battery and charging

The 6,660 mAh battery is enormous for a foldable and produces the class-leading endurance score of 73/100; 80 W charging (61/100) refills it in under an hour. Endurance is the single strongest reason to pick the V6 over its Samsung rival, whose cells remain smaller.

Verdict

Around $1,600 used, the Magic V6 is the foldable for buyers who want no performance, battery, or durability compromises — and accept Honor's camera tuning and software polish as the trade. Compared with the Galaxy Z Fold 8, it wins on battery and price, trails slightly on camera processing and resale recognition. For most-people use, a slab flagship remains more practical; for tablet-replacement use, this is now a legitimate one.