Although Google announced the Pixel 10 Pro Fold back in August, we’re still eagerly awaiting its October release.
In the meantime, we’ve spent time with the Honor Magic V5 and awarded the Android foldable a solid 4.5-star rating. With this in mind, is it worth waiting for the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, or is the Magic V5 all the foldable you’ll need?
To help you decide, we’ve compared the specs of the two book-style foldable handsets and noted the key differences between them below.
Specs comparison
| Honor Magic V5 | Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold | |
| Battery | 5820mAh | 5015mAh |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite | Google Tensor G5 |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| IP Rating | IP57/IP58 | IP68 |
| Operating System | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| Rear Camera | 50MP wide, 64MP telephoto, 50MP ultra-wide | 48MP main, 10.5MP ultrawide and 10.8MP 5x telephoto |
| UK RRP | £1699.99 | £1749 |
| USA RRP | – | $1799 |
| Size (Dimensions) | 156.8 x 74.3 x 8.8 mm | 155.2 x 76.3 x 10.8 mm |
Price and Availability
Launched back in August, the Honor Magic V5 is available in just one size (512GB) and has an RRP of £1699.99, making it slightly cheaper than the Pixel 10 Pro Fold.
At the time of writing, the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is available for pre-order ahead of its launch on October 9. It’s available in three sizes: 256, 512GB and a mighty 1TB model, ranging from £1749/$1799 up to £2099/$2149.
Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Tensor G5 chips
Although both are Android handsets, the Honor Magic V5 and Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold are powered by different processors. While the Pixel 10 Pro Fold runs on Google’s own Tensor G5 chip, which is found across the entire Pixel 10 series, the Honor Magic V5 runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite instead.
We’ve been blown away by the performance of the Snapdragon 8 Elite, and found it powers most of the best Android phones on the market. The Honor Magic V5 is no exception here, as we found the handset ran brilliantly with everyday tasks, streaming, multitasking and even gaming too.
While we haven’t reviewed the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, we know that Google tends to favour AI capabilities over sheer power with its Tensor G chips. We have, however, reviewed the Pixel 10 Pro and found the Tenso G5 chip performed “closer to mid-range Qualcomm options” in tests rather than the premium Snapdragon 8 Elite.
Even so, we’ll have to wait until we review the Pixel 10 Pro Fold to see how it fares.
Honor Magic V5 has a 64MP telephoto lens
Although both handsets are fitted with a total of five cameras, including three rear and two selfie lenses, they differ significantly in their exact resolution.
The Pixel 10 Pro Fold is fitted with an advanced rear camera system, made up of a 48MP main, 10.5MP ultrawide and 10.8MP 5x telephoto lens. Both its front and inner selfie cameras are 10MP too.
As we’re yet to test the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, we can’t comment on how well the cameras perform in real-world use. However, considering Pixel handsets do tend to make their way onto our best camera phones list, we have high hopes for the phone.
Plus, the cameras are accompanied by Google’s mighty photo-editing suite, which uses AI to remove unwanted background distractions, move objects around and more.
The Honor Magic V5 is fitted with a 50MP main, 50MP ultrawide and a 64MP telephoto lens instead. We found the Magic V5’s photography prowess to be impressive across even low-light environments and was able to keep up with different shooting conditions too.
Honor Magic V5 supports 66W charging
Although Google claims the Pixel 10 series supports fast charging, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold doesn’t quite match the claims of the Honor Magic V5. While the Pixel 10 Pro Fold supports speeds of up to 30W and, with Pixelsnap, is Qi2 certified and therefore supports up to 15W wireless speeds, the Magic V5 blows this out of the water.
Instead, the Magic V5 supports up to a whopping 66W and 50W wireless charging. In fact, when plugged in, we found the Magic V5 took just 70 minutes to get up to 100%.
Otherwise, Google promises the Pixel 10 Pro Fold should see over 24 hours of battery life, or up to 84 hours when Extreme Battery Saver is enabled. The Magic V5, on the other hand, is easily a two-day handset, which alleviates any battery anxiety.
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold has an IP68 rating
In a foldable-first, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold boasts an impressive IP68 rating, which means the handset is both dust-tight and can survive continuous immersion in water. This is a huge pro for the handset, as most foldables like the Honor Magic V5 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 are fitted with much lower ratings.
Even so, it’s worth noting that the HoofMagic V5 doesn’t fall too short of the Pixel 10 Pro Fold with an IP58/IP59 rating instead. Essentially, the two ratings mean the Magic V5 is protected against limited amounts of dust, can withstand immersion in water and exposure to high-pressure water jets too.
Honor Magic V5 is thinner and lighter
At just 8.8mm when folded and weighing a teeny 217g, we found the Magic V5 felt impressively similar to a standard candybar phone when in use. Plus, at just 4.7mm when opened to its 7.95-inch inner display, the phone becomes even thinner than the iPhone Air.
This isn’t to say the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold isn’t thin or lightweight. When folded, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is 10.8mm, while opening up the eight-inch inner display gets the handset down to just 5.2mm. It is, however, considerably heavier than the Magic V5 at 258g.
Otherwise, the Magic V5’s 6.43-inch outer display aids one-handed use, which is always useful when you’re out and about. This is similar to the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, which sports a 6.4-inch Actua display and is therefore just slightly larger than the Pixel 10 or Pixel 10 Pro.
Early Verdict
Considering we awarded the Honor Magic V5 a 4.5-star rating and hailed the foldable as “an absolute marvel from a hardware perspective”, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold has a lot to beat.
But as we’ve yet to review the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, we’ll refrain from giving a conclusive verdict just yet, so make sure you visit back here soon.
