Ever since it parted ways with Huawei, Honor has been trying to grab the attention of potential phone buyers. It already has some decent mid-range phones and plans to take on some of the best foldable phones out there with its own model. But Honor seemingly wants a bigger slice of the flagship pie as it is set to announce a new foldable phone later this month, the Magic Vs — a successor to the China-exclusive Magic V.

In an announcement on Twitter on November 7, Honor said that it wants to surprise us with its upcoming flagship. The unnamed handset will be announced in China on November 23, 2:30 PM local time (1:30 AM ET). On November 10, the company then specified that this then unknown phone would be the Magic Vs, a new and impossibly thin looking folding phone.

Since this launch is for the Chinese market, you shouldn’t expect many details about the phone’s international availability. But we do hope to hear from Honor soon on this if the phone makes its way to Europe.

Honor has so far kept the upcoming foldable under wraps officially, but some rumors have already given away a few crucial things about it. It's said that the Magic V successor will have a bigger battery than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 (via Notebookcheck), which would be impressive given the thinness displayed in the teaser image.

Honor might have another conventional phone planned for release soon, too, though the company hasn't confirmed anything on that front. A report from a Chinese source (via GSM Arena) says that this phone could end up being called Magic 5 and succeed the Honor Magic 4 that came out earlier this earlier. The same source also points out that the alleged Magic 5 could come powered by Qualcomm’s upcoming top-tier Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. Given Qualcomm is hosting its annual Snapdragon Summit on November 15, that makes sense.

The phone is said to use a 6.8-inch PWM dimming, similar to the Magic 4 Pro, to reduce strain on your eyes. You may find a 50MP camera on the back and get an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. But the phone's highlight might be its insane 100W wired and 50W wireless charging.

However, considering our experience with the Magic 4 Pro running Honor’s custom Magic UI, the company should focus more on software this time around. Honor could dial down its aggressive battery management that unnecessarily kills apps in the background and make the interface a little less overwhelming in general. We’d appreciate having longer software support, too.

We don't have any further details on the Honor Magic Vs so far, but you can check this space after the official launch on November 23 to see if Honor has priced its new flagship aggressively or not.

UPDATE: 2022/11/10 05:00 EST BY MANUEL VONAU

Honor teasing more details about the November 23 launch

Honor offered more details about what we can expect at its November 23 event. We've updated the article accordingly.