HONOR has taken the wraps off its new flagship phones early. Instead of releasing them in early 2025, the company has now announced the new HONOR Magic 7 and 7 Pro.
The new HONOR Magic 7 and 7 Pro come out the same year as the Magic 6 series. Both models are powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset from Qualcomm that offers 45% faster CPU performance, 44% better efficiency, and 40% improved GPU than its predecessor.
Going with the Pro model entitles you to a much sharper 200-megapixel telephoto camera, allowing for a whopping 100x digital zoom. The 60mm equivalent lens lets you have 2.5x of lossless optical zoom.
For the main camera, we have a 50-megapixel 1/1.3-inch sensor with a variable aperture of f/1.4-f/2.0 and optical image stabilization. It is followed by ultra-wide and selfie cameras, both with 50-megapixel sensors.
You can easily tell them apart via the punch-hole on the screen. The Pro has a pill-shaped notch due to the additional 3D face scanner next to the selfie camera.
The non-Pro model also lacks the fancy telephoto camera in lieu of a 50-megapixel 68mm lens with 3x optical and 50x digital zoom. The rest of the cameras are the same.
Another key difference b between the two are the display. The Magic 7 Pro has a curved 6.8-inch LTPO OLED screen while the latter has a flat 6.78-inch panel. Both variants have a 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate and 5,000-nits of peak brightness over HDR.
The duo has the HONOR E2 battery management chip and uses silicon-carbon batteries with a 5,850mAh density for the Magic 7 Pro and 5,650mAh for the Magic 7 — bigger than their predecessors. The duo is also upgraded to IP69 dust and water resistance.
HONOR also didn’t skimp on the charging speed and graced models with 100W wired and 80W wireless charging.
They will then ship with Android 15-based MagicOS 9 with a bunch of AI features. Satellite messaging is also available on select models.
Both the HONOR Magic 7 and Magic 7 Pro are now listed in China with prices below. Global release dates are yet to be announced.
- HONOR Magic 7 Pro 12GB/256GB: CNY5,699 (~Php46,800)
- HONOR Magic 7 Pro 16GB/512GB: CNY6,199 (~Php50,900)
- HONOR Magic 7 Pro 16GB/1TB: CNY6,699 (~Php54,900)
- HONOR Magic 7 12GB/256GB: CNY4,499 (~Php36,900)
- HONOR Magic 7 12GB/512GB: CNY4,799 (~Php39,400)
- HONOR Magic 7 16GB/512GB: CNY4,999 (~Php41,000)
- HONOR Magic 7 16GB/1TB: CNY5,499 (~Php45,000)
HONOR Magic 7 Pro Specs
- Android 15, MagicOS 9
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.8-inch 1.2K LTPO OLED display, 2800 x 1280 pixel resolution, ~453ppi
- 1-120Hz refresh rate
- Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid
- 1600-nits high brightness mode, 5000-nits HDR
- Rhino glass
- 4.32GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite octa-core processor
- 12GB/16GB RAM
- Adreno 830 GPU
- 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 internal storage, non-expandable
- 50-megapixel (f/2.0) + ToF 3D sensor front cameras
- 50-megapixel (23mm, f/1.4-2.0, PDAF, OIS) + 200-megapixel (3x optical, 100x digital zoom, 60mm, f/2.6, PDAF, OIS) + 50-megapixel (ultra-wide, dual-pixel PDAF) rear cameras, LED flash
- IP68/IP69 dust and water resistant
- Stereo speakers
- Ultrasonic under-display fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 7, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.4
- dual-band GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- Satellite Messaging
- NFC
- IR blaster
- USB-C
- Dimensions: 162.7 x 77.1 x 8.8mm
- Weight: 223g
- Colors: Blue, Gray, White, Black
- 5,850mAh non-removable battery, 100W wired, 80W wireless, Reverse wired and wireless charging
HONOR Magic 7 Specs
- Android 15, MagicOS 9
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.78-inch 1.2K LTPO OLED display, 2800 x 1264 pixel resolution, ~453ppi
- 1-120Hz refresh rate
- Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid
- 1600-nits high brightness mode, 5000-nits HDR
- Rhino glass
- 4.32GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite octa-core processor
- 12GB/16GB RAM
- Adreno 830 GPU
- 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 internal storage, non-expandable
- 50-megapixel (f/2.0) + ToF 3D sensor front cameras
- 50-megapixel (23mm, f/1.4-2.0, PDAF, OIS) + 50-megapixel (3x optical, 50x digital zoom, 68mm, f/2.6, PDAF, OIS) + 50-megapixel (ultra-wide, dual-pixel PDAF) rear cameras, LED flash
- IP68/IP69 dust and water resistant
- Stereo speakers
- Ultrasonic under-display fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 7, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.4
- dual-band GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- Satellite Messaging
- NFC
- IR blaster
- USB-C
- Dimensions: 162.1 x 75.8 x 8mm
- Weight: 199g
- Colors: Blue, Gray, White, Black
- 5,650mAh non-removable battery, 100W wired, 80W wireless, Reverse wired and wireless charging