Honor unveils Magic8, Magic8 Pro with AI cameras, teases Robot Phone

Honor officially unveiled its Magic8 and Magic8 Pro smartphones in China on Tuesday, introducing enhanced camera hardware, on device artificial intelligence features and a suite of companion products while teasing a separate Robot Phone concept due at Mobile World Congress next March. The two phones, available for preorder in China with first sale set for October 23, are being positioned as flagship devices focused on imaging, battery life and AI-driven convenience.

The Magic8 Pro is built around Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and a 6.71 inch OLED LTPO display with a 120Hz refresh rate and peak brightness Honor cites as 6,000 nits. Its rear camera array includes a 200 megapixel telephoto unit that Honor says uses an 11.4 inch sensor with an f2.6 lens, 3.7 times optical zoom and optical image stabilization. The system also comprises a 50MP primary camera with an 11.3 inch sensor and f1.6 aperture plus a 50MP ultrawide with a 122 degree field of view. Honor emphasized AI-driven imaging features such as Magic Color for color rendering and an anti-shake telephoto system intended to improve handheld zoom shots.

Honor said the Magic8 Pro ships in China with a silicon...