India, July 8 -- The recently released Magic V5 from Honor made news globally, known as the world's thinnest foldable phone. Released in China on July 2, the device brings a massive engineering accomplishment, yet there are severe limitations around that statement, and an up-close inspection of the device shows that the statement has major flaws. Read further to know about the Honor Magic V5 marketing strategy and the reality of the phone.

Honor boasts that the Magic V5 is only 8.8mm thick in folding mode, edging out other competitors such as the Oppo Find N5 (8.9mm). This ultra-slim figure refers only to the Ivory White model, though: other colours with either fiber or vegan leather textured covering are instead 9mm thick. What is more ...