--- description: Find out why Honor Magic V3 is one of the best inventions of 2024 title: Honor Magic V3: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdff5ddf97e666272/698a89feb21a9cdbe550f264/Honor-Magic-V3-best-inventions.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 30, 2024 # The Slimmest Foldable Phone by [Jared Lindzon](/author/jared-lindzon/) ## Jared Lindzon Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jared Lindzon is the co-author of "Do More in Four: Why It’s Time for a Shorter Workweek"  Despite the growing number of foldable smartphones on the market, they’re still too bulky for many consumers. China-based electronics company Honor appears to have cracked the code with the Magic V3, the world’s thinnest foldable smartphone, which is 9.2 millimeters thick when folded and weighs a modest 226 grams. The secret? A long-lasting silicon-carbon battery that’s as thin as a hotel key card. Available in regions outside the U.S., the phone comes with advanced AI tools that improve call clarity, photo editing, and more, and a camera with four high-definition lenses. The Magic V3, says Honor CEO George Zhao, “redefines the standard for what a foldable smartphone should embody. ” **Buy Now:** Honor Magic V3 on [Honor](https://fave.co/4dXYyaf "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094582/honor-magic-v3/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094582/honor-magic-v3/"},"headline":"Honor Magic V3: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024","datePublished":"2024-10-30T12:01:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T11:54:26.543Z","description":"Find out why Honor Magic V3 is one of the best inventions of 2024","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094582/honor-magic-v3/","keywords":["Tech","E-Commerce","list","franchise","Magazine","best inventions"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdff5ddf97e666272/698a89feb21a9cdbe550f264/Honor-Magic-V3-best-inventions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jared Lindzon","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/jared-lindzon/"}],"creator":"Jared Lindzon","articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdff5ddf97e666272/698a89feb21a9cdbe550f264/Honor-Magic-V3-best-inventions.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2024/7094582/honor-magic-v3/","name":"Honor Magic V3: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024"}}]}] ```