Honor Magic V6 unboxing and hands-on

The Honor Magic V6 is now official, so let's do an unboxing. Ours is the Red model, and it ships with a USB cable and a color-matching red-and-gold case.

The Magic V6 supports faster 80W wired and 66W wireless charging to the Magic V5's 66W/50W, but you'd need to buy the needed charger.

The rear of the case tries to emulate the suede-like finish of the phone's rear panel, but it's nowhere as nice to the touch. It does, however, have the same color-changing qualities as the phone itself - the red changes its contrast under different angles.

The case also has a clever kickstand that's built around the camera island.

The case is nice and handy

The Honor Magic V5 was a trailblazer in foldable build. It was among the toughest foldables last year; it had IP58 + IP59 protection and supplied a bigger 5,820mAh battery to most conventional flagship slab phones.

The Magic V6 makes improvements on all of these fronts. For starters, the phone is slightly thinner and weighs about the same. However, impressively, it packs a much larger 6,660mAh silicon-carbon battery. The battery has a higher energy density with around 25% silicon content.

The Magic V6 is thin and light

The camera system has changed less. You're looking at roughly the same triple main camera - 50MP wide angle, 64MP 70mm zoom, and 50MP ultrawide. There are two 20MP selfie shooters as well.

But Honor has bumped the stabilization to an industry-leading 6.5 CIPA rating.

Honor says that the folding 7.95-inch screen has the least visible crease on a book-style foldable. To get technical, Honor says the crease is 44% shallower than the V5's crease, and that the inner screen is some 33% more impact-resistant.

The cover display has gotten slightly larger at 6.52-inch (up from 6.43-inch. That's a welcome change for those who want a more conventional smartphone experience when using the foldable closed.

Excellent screens

We're off to review the Magic V6, but we'd ask you for some patience!