Alongside the latest foldable Magic V2 and MagicPad 13 tablet, Honor has also launched a new premium TV. Honor Smart Screen 5 has high quality features along with a premium design. The frameless TV supports 4K resolution and runs the company’s own MagicOS operating system. It has a 144Hz variable refresh rate and other essential eSports-level features. Details are here.

Honor Smart Display 5

Honor Smart Screen 5 has an ultra-clear 4K display that can display 1.07 billion colors. The TV is equipped with a cinema-grade wide DCI-P3 color gamut, high color accuracy △ E≈2 and a screen-to-body ratio of over 98%. It also supports 4K HDR10 decoding. Honor equipped the TV with the latest AI-PQ technology and AI-SR super resolution technology, which obviously improves the picture quality.

The big screen is claimed to have eSports-level quality with a dedicated game mode. The TV also has multiple interfaces, supports full VRR variable refresh rate from 48Hz to 144Hz, and supports 240Hz high refresh rate mode with low millisecond latency.

The TV is powered by the flagship 4K MT9653 processor and is the first smart TV to pass the highest four-star certification for Tencent START cloud gaming; this means it can run these games without lag or stuttering. Honor Smart Screen 5 also features MagicOS, a new operating system developed by Honor for smart TVs. Another impressive feature of the Honor TV is its 50-megapixel AI ultra-wide camera.

Price and availability

The 65-inch Honor Smart Screen 5 will go on pre-sale in China on July 12 at 21:30. The official sale begins on July 20 at 10:08. The suggested retail price is 3,999 yuan (~$554.85), but the special initial sale price is 3,699 yuan (~$514.85). The 75-inch version costs Yuan 5,299 (~$729.85).