Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 180MP Camera and MagicOS in tow

After multiple teasers, Honor is finally here to introduce the Honor Magic6 series smartphones. The Honor Magic6 and 6 Pro come to succeed the last year’s Magic5 series. Interestingly, these devices make their debut in China one month ahead of the MWC 2024 in February.

Honor Magic6 and Magic6 Pro Specifications

The Honor Magic6 Pro follows the design language of the last year’s model. The smartphone features a Quad-Curved display, where all the corners have curves. It’s a 6.8-inch OLED LTPO Adaptive Dynamic Refresh Rate display that refreshes at up to 120Hz. The panel has up to 5000 nits of peak brightness. It’s also tuned with Dolby Vision and has the Jurhino Glass technology. It is 10 times more drop-resistant and has won the world’s first Swiss SGS multi-scene gold label for five-star drop resistance.

The Honor Magic6 Pro also packs a 50 MP main camera. It also has an SMA Memory metal motor to achieve fast and precise focusing. It has an f/1.4-f/2.0 ultra-large intelligent variable aperture and is the first to feature a 1 / 1.49-inch 180MP periscope telephoto lens. There is also an ultra-wide camera and a 50 MP + ToF depth camera on the front.

The Honor Magic6 is equipped with a 6.78-inch screen, and that’s the only notable difference between it and the Pro variant. The other specifications are the same. The Honor Magic6 has a 50 MP front-facing camera, a 50 MP main rear camera, a 50 MP ultrawide angle camera, and a 32 MP 2.5x telephoto shooter.

Under the hood, both smartphones are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC with up to 16 GB of RAM and run Magic UI 8.0. The Pro model has IP68 ratings and satellite services for real-time voice and two-way text messages. They also come with 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 support, Bluetooth 5.3, USB Type-C ports, and NFC.

The Honor Magic 6 Pro has a 5,600 mAh battery with 80W wired fast-charging and 66W wireless HONOR SuperCharge Support. The two smartphones run MagicOS 8 based on Android 14.

Pricing and Availability

The Honor Magic6 starts at CNY 4,399 ($618) for the variant with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of Internal Storage. The model with 16 GB RAM and 256 GB storage will cost CNY 4,699 ($661). Finally, the top-tier model sells for CNY 4,999 ($703) and has 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of Internal Storage.

The Honor Magic6 Pro has 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of Internal Storage and sells for CNY 5,699 ($801). The mid-model has 16 GB RAM and 512 GB storage. It sells for $872 and the high-end model with 16 GB of RAM and a whopping 1 TB of Storage sells for CNY 6,699 ($942).

The smartphones are now available for pre-order in China and will go on sale on January 18th. There is no word on global availability. However, Honor may wait until the MWC 2024 in February to bring them to the global stage.