Honor’s Magic V6 is the first foldable with an IP69 rating

March 1, 2026 Dominic Preston

Photo of the Honor Magic V6, open, on a wooden table
The Magic V6 is just slightly more water-resistant than the Pixel 10 Pro Fold.

For the third year running, Honor has announced what it says is the world's thinnest book-style folding phone. For the second year, it's combined that with the biggest battery in any foldable too. This year, for its third and final trick, the company went ahead and made sure it was the first foldable with an IP69 rating too.

The Honor Magic V6 was announced at MWC in Barcelona today, though Honor has played a bit fast and loose with timing to guarantee those three records: the V6 won't go on sale in China until some time later this month, and the international release is still months away, in the second half of the year, so Honor isn't sayi …

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