Porsche Design HONOR Magic V2 RSR

The first foldable phone that feels like a regular smartphone.

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) marked the global launch of the Porsche Design HONOR Magic V2 RSR. It was originally announced alongside the HONOR Magic6 series in China, but it stepped onto the global stage during MWC 2024. This is the very first smartphone that comes from the partnership between Porsche Design and HONOR. Porsche Design used to collaborate with Huawei, by the way. That being said, the Porsche Design HONOR Magic V2 RSR was one of the most captivating devices we’ve seen at MWC 2024, and we’ve decided to grant it one of our awards.

Slim, sleek & powerful

The Porsche Design HONOR Magic V2 RSR has the same internals as the regular model. It does have a different backplate, though, and it does look very sleek because of that. This phone comes in one color, Agate Gray, which is an homage to a Porsche sports car. The camera island looks different on this phone, while the backplate is too. It’s still glass, but a matte one, and the two companies also changed the shape of the backplate. That vertical line on the back actually represents a line between different heights of the two halves, and it actually does come in handy when you’re holding the phone.

This smartphone is only 9.9mm thick when folded, which is immensely thin for a folding phone. In fact, it’s the thinnest book-style foldable on the market, alongside the regular Magic V2 model. This phone weighs only 234 grams, which is also quite light considering this is a foldable smartphone. What always shocks us is the feel of this phone in hand. When it’s folded, it feels as if you’re holding a regular smartphone, and that’s not the case… not at all. In addition to it being slim and not all that heavy, the curved and the overall design HONOR used are… just right.

The folding mechanism also feels great to use, which is another improvement compared to the HONOR Magic Vs. The phone’s display crease is also considerably less noticeable than on some of the competition, and so on. Design-wise, the Porsche Design HONOR Magic V2 RSR really is… breathtaking.

Powerful specs & fast charging

This smartphone comes with two 120Hz LTPO OLED displays. One of them is foldable, the other is not. The point is that both of them are sharp, bright, very responsive, and have great viewing angles. Using both of those displays is a joy, and the main one doesn’t feel plasticky or anything like that. The crease control is good, and the bezels are thin. There’s really not much to complain about when it comes to displays. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 also makes sure the phone runs smoothly with the help of HONOR’s MagicOS and some other performance-oriented specs. It’s basically what you’d get with the regular HONOR Magic V2, which we reviewed rather recently.

The Porsche Design HONOR Magic V2 does include a silicon-carbon battery too. It has a 5,000mAh unit on the inside, and the phone supports 66W wired charging. You actually do get two chargers in the box (different markets), and 5W reverse wired charging is also supported here. We’ve only scratched the surface here. The Porsche Design HONOR Magic V2 RSR is one of the sleekest smartphones we’ve seen at MWC 2024, and it has a lot to offer overall. Sending one of our Best of MWC 2024 awards its way was an easy choice.