It’s been an interesting few years for the handful of foldable phones out in the world, but 2026 is already shaping up to be one of the most interesting yet. Samsung may have kicked off the category of phones that unfold into tablets, but we’re already seeing curious changes and rumours, what with the crease-less screens from Oppo’s alternative and rumours of the same from an Apple iPhone Fold finally.
That’s without touching on the expected update to last year’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold and before mentioning a Motorola foldable that’s also inbound.
Foldable phones have clearly reached the mainstream, with more players entering, and bringing mobile choice back to Australia. That includes the brand Honor (like “honour” without the “u”), which launched locally last year with the Magic V5, a phone slimmer than Samsung’s very thin Galaxy Z Fold 7.
While a new Samsung foldable or three is expected shortly, Honor is ready beforehand with an updated generation of foldable of its own, alongside something less foldable for folks who don’t want something like that.
Honor’s very thin foldable challenger
The new phone is the Honor Magic V6, a super-slim foldable that measures 8.75mm when closed, the same thickness as the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Unfolded, it technically hits a 4mm at its thinnest, making it about as slim as the one USB-C port on its edge.
A design made with alloy and glass, complete with an anti-scratch outer screen, IP68 and IP69 resistance rating, and a hinge designed to absorb impact and deal with drops gives Honor something to take on Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold durability efforts, while the thickness (or lack there of) draws attention.
Inside, there’s a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, just like the processor used on the Galaxy S26 Ultra (minus Samsung’s tweaks), with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage for the option coming to Australia.
There are also three cameras, covering a 50 megapixel main, 50 megapixel ultra-wide, and 64 megapixel telephoto, while everyone’s favourite additive that is AI makes its way into more of the phone. AI is there for photo edits, for colour correction, for settings, for suggestions, and more.
Two screens are part of the package, features normal to the foldable approach. Thati ncludes a 6.52 inch screen on the outside and a 7.95 inch foldable screen on the inside. It’s not built to be completely crease-less the way Oppo’s Find N6 is attracting eyeballs, but it is meant to be quite close.
You’ll also find a 6660mAh battery under everything, and one that uses the newer silicon-carbon technology to keep the size up but the thickness down.
There are other extras worth paying attention to, as the company looks to find ways to join the dots for people who haven’t heard of the brand, and maybe have heard of how Android doesn’t always play nicely with other ecosystems.
For instance, there’s support for the ability to Quick Share between Android and Apple devices, while Honor also offers one-tap file transfers, notification sharing, and support for dual-screen Mac connections using its Honor Share software. It can even reportedly play nicely with AirPods, giving it a bit of an edge we’ve only seen on Nothing phones previously.
The price of the Magic V6 isn’t necessarily super cost-friendly — it is a foldable after all — with Australians set to find the phone in one of three colour designs for $2999, though the first month or so of customers will see bonuses like a wearable and earbuds thrown in, extras the company hasn’t officially offered in the country by themselves.
Less expensive, but still big phones
If $3K is a little too much, Honor will also have two new models on the way sitting below the flagship point, but focused on people clearly looking for an iPhone-styled device.
It’s perhaps most evident in the Honor 600 Pro, a handset that from the back looks very much like the iPhone 17 Pro Max, complete with the same copper orange tint.
Apple doesn’t make an Android, and the Honor 600 Pro is also clearly not an iPhone, and yet from the back, you’d only realise it from the extended third camera.
The phone will see a 200 megapixel main wide camera, 12 megapixel ultra-wide, and a 50 megapixel 3.5X telephoto, with both the main wide and telephoto also getting some stabilisation chops, as well. They’ll also see AI features, including a “SuperMoon” mode just like how Samsung’s moon AI features work.
Like its foldable sibling, they’ll be IP-rated, supporting IP68, IP69, and IP69K — basically telling you they can survive a lot of water including jets of it — while also being rated for drop and pressure from a crush. You probably shouldn’t sit on the Honor 600 Pro, but if you do, it should also survive your backside, all things considered.
Under the hood, the hardware is similar, offering a Snapdragon 8 Elite, while a less expensive two-camera Honor 600 (no Pro) gets a Qualcomm Snapdtagon 7 Gen 4 and only the 200 megapixel main and 12 megapixel ultra-wide.
But they both get a 6.57 inch screen running at 120Hz, plus support for the Apple software features that connect the phone with an iPhone and Mac, because cross platform capability is definitely something that’s in demand lately.
Australians can expect this phone to be a fair bit more wallet-friendly than the foldable Magic V6, with the Honor Magic 600 costing $999, while the Magic 600 Pro will cost $1499, with both released now.
