Thin and light phones are marvels of engineering, but they often come with compromises in terms of cameras and battery capacity. Enter the Magic8 Pro Air, Honor’s answer to the iPhone Air and other slim Android phones launched in recent months.
Honor has a slightly different approach, as the Magic8 Pro Air features pro-grade specs, including a triple camera setup with a dedicated periscope lens, a larger 5,500mAh battery, and a screen that’s better suited for one-handed use.
The Honor Magic8 Pro is remarkably thin thanks to its redesigned chassis structure
Unlike its key competitors, the 8 Pro Air gets a 6.31-inch LTPO AMOLED display with 1,216 x 2,640px resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 6,000 nits peak local brightness. You also get a 50MP selfie camera and an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.
Magic8 Pro Air is just 6.1mm thin and 155 grams light. It has an aluminum frame and glass back design, and Honor has managed to fit stereo speakers as well as a physical Nano SIM slot that holds two cards. You can also use an eSIM if you want, and the device is IP68/IP69 water and dust resistant.
On the back, we have a camera visor that houses three sensors. The main one is a 23mm equivalent 50MP shooter with a larger 1/1.3-inch sensor, /1.6 aperture, and OIS. You also get a 74mm equivalent 64MP periscope telephoto with a 1/1.2-inch sensor, f/2.6 aperture, 3.2x optical zoom, and OIS. The third module is a 16mm equivalent 50MP ultrawide lens, which also serves as a macro shooter.
Despite the slim profile, the Magic8 Pro packs a 5,500mAh battery with silicon-carbon (Si-C) anode technology, 80W wired and 50W wireless charging.
The phone is equipped with MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 with 16GB LPDDR5x RAM and 1TB UFS 4.1 storage. The phone boots MagicOS 10 based on Android 16.
Honor Magic8 Pro Air comes in Shadow Black, Fairy Purple, Feather White and Light Orange colors. pricing begins CNY 4,999 ($717) Goes up to 12/256GB trim CNY 5,999 ($860) For the 16GB RAM and 1TB storage model.
Open sale in China will start from January 23. Honor has not yet detailed its global rollout plans.
Honor Magic8 Pro Air (in Chinese)
