What you need to know
- Honor Magic Vs receives its first teardown ahead of its global release.
- YouTuber JerryRigEverything showcases the new hinge mechanism in his latest teardown video.
- The new mechanism uses far fewer components and is 62% lighter.
Honor is preparing to launch its latest foldable flagship smartphone, the Magic Vs, worldwide through MWC 2023 later this month. The device debuted in China in November.
while waiting for the release (opens in new tab) On an international level, YouTuber JerryRigEverything got his hands on the device and took it apart to reveal the hinge mechanism on which the foldable device sits.
Android Central’s Harish Jonnalagadda sees it as a perfect replacement for the current foldable smartphones made by Samsung and Xiaomi.
One of the main points of Magic Vs is the hinge design. Honor proudly claims this is a breakthrough.according to honor (opens in new tab), which translates into a lightweight and gearless hinge design made by a monobloc casting process technology. It also claims to reduce the number of components from 92 to 4 while maintaining durability and sturdiness. This differs from Samsung’s Galaxy Fold 4 or Fold 3 hinge design. You need a lot of small gears to move the hinge effortlessly.
A new hinge design reduces the number of components used. This allows the foldable screen to fold completely flat. This is something that Galaxy foldable competitors have yet to achieve.
In his latest teardown video, Jerry opens the Honor Magic Vs, the pre-production unit received from Honor ahead of its international debut. He then goes on to show and explain how Honor achieved a gearless design with the new hinge.
Rather than using gears with 92 separate structural parts, the foldable device is believed to fold easily because the hinges join the metal parts together with black, aerospace-grade plastic. increase. This makes the hinge 62% lighter than its predecessor. This casting seems to have reduced the small pieces that help fold the device down to his four main components. These components are held in place by a cast structure via springs, much like suspension systems found in vehicles.
In addition to the intriguing hinge mechanism, Jerry’s teardown video gives a further look at what to expect from the inner workings of the upcoming Honor Magic Vs. It showcases a large 7.9-inch foldable screen and his 54MP primary camera module, as well as his four cameras that ship with the foldable device. The device is powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and a 4800mAh battery that supports 66W fast charging.
Honor Magic Vs is set to launch globally at MWC 2023 later this month.
