I held the thinnest foldable phone at MWC 2026, and it sets a satisfying new standard
The 4.0mm-thin foldable packs a massive 6,660 mAh battery and rivals flagship slab phones in daily feel.
Honor has launched the Magic V6 at Mobile World Congress 2026, establishing a new benchmark for foldable smartphone design with its unprecedented thinness. The device measures a razor-thin 4.0mm when unfolded and 8.75mm when closed, a folded profile that directly matches the iPhone 17 Pro Max. At 224 grams, it's lighter than many flagship 'slab' phones, and the hinge is rated for 500,000 folds. The design eliminates the traditional 'brick-like' feel of book-style foldables, making it feel like a regular smartphone in daily pocketable use, while still offering a expansive 7.95-inch inner LTPO AMOLED display.
The Magic V6 is powered by Qualcomm's latest 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, paired with 16GB of RAM. Its most impressive feat is packing a massive 6,660 mAh silicon-carbon battery—the largest ever in a foldable—into its slim frame, with Honor claiming TÜV-certified 24-hour battery life. The device boasts top-tier durability with IP68 and IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance, and an outer display coated with scratch-resistant silicon nitride. This combination of extreme thinness, flagship performance, and robust battery life signals a maturation point where foldables can truly compete with traditional smartphones on all fronts, not just screen size.
- World's thinnest foldable at 4.0mm unfolded and 8.75mm folded, matching iPhone 17 Pro Max thickness.
- First foldable with Qualcomm's 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and a record 6,660 mAh silicon-carbon battery.
- IP68/69 rated with 500,000-fold hinge durability, aiming to make foldables feel like 'normal' daily phones.
Why It Matters
Proves foldables can match premium slab phones in thinness, battery life, and daily usability, accelerating mainstream adoption.