HONOR has launched its latest slim smartphone in the Magic8 series, the HONOR Magic8 Pro Air in China, as previously announced. It runs on the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset, positioned as the lightest flagship smartphone, the Magic8 Pro Air weighs just 155g and measures only 6.1mm in thickness.
It features a 6.31-inch OLED display with ultra-slim 1.08mm bezels on all four sides, offering up to 6000 nits of HDR peak brightness. The display also includes 10 HONOR Oasis eye protection technologies and a 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.
The device uses the same 7-coat, 7-baking light-sensing overlay coating process found in luxury automobiles, giving it a refined metallic satin finish. It is available in four colour options: Fairy Purple, Light Orange, Feather White, and Shadow Black. The smartphone is built around a unibody aerospace-grade aluminium frame rated at 530MPa for strength. It also carries IP68 and IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance and supports eSIM with seamless switching between physical SIM and eSIM.
For photography, the Magic8 Pro Air is equipped with a 50MP primary camera featuring a 1/1.3-inch ultra-large sensor, f/1.6 aperture, and CIPA 5.0 image stabilisation. It is accompanied by a 50MP ultra-wide camera with an f/2.2 aperture and up to a 112° field of view, along with a 64MP periscope telephoto camera using a 1/2-inch sensor, offering 3.2x optical zoom, up to 100x digital zoom, an f/2.6 aperture, and CIPA 5.0 stabilisation.
The phone also debuts Android’s first AI zoom array flash, featuring a five-array structure that covers the full portrait focal range from 1x to 6.4x. Additionally, it is the industry’s first smartphone to introduce a CCD strobe portrait mode and deliver one of the most comprehensive AI flash systems available.
Despite its ultra-slim profile, the Magic8 Pro Air packs a 5,500mAh silicon-carbon battery with an impressive energy density of 917Wh/L. It supports 80W wired fast charging and 50W wireless fast charging.
HONOR Magic8 Pro Air Specifications -
| Display | 6.31-inch (2640×1216 pixels) 1.5K LTPO OLED, 1–120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, up to 1800 nits global peak brightness, up to 6000 nits HDR peak brightness, 4320Hz PWM dimming, Giant Rhino Glass protection |
| Processor | Octa-Core MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3nm) with Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU |
| RAM & Storage | 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X RAM, 256GB / 512GB / 1TB UFS 4.0 storage |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano + eSIM) |
| OS/UI | Magic UI 10.0 (Based on Android 16) |
| Rear Camera | 50MP Wide (f/1.6) + 50MP Ultra-Wide (f/2.2, 112°, 2.5cm macro) + 64MP Telephoto (f/2.6, 3.2x optical zoom, 100x digital zoom, OIS), LED flash, 4K video @ 60fps |
| Front Camera | 50MP (f/2.0), 4K video @ 60fps |
| Security | 3D Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor, Infrared Sensor |
| Build & Protection | IP68 + IP69 Dust and Water Resistant |
| Dimensions & Weight | 150.5 × 71.9 × 6.1 mm; 155g |
| Audio | USB Type-C Audio, Dual Stereo Speakers |
| Connectivity | 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, USB Type-C (USB 2.0), GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, BeiDou, A-GNSS |
| Battery | 5500mAh (typical) with 80W wired SuperCharge and 50W wireless charging |
Pricing and Availability -
The Magic8 Pro Air is now available for pre-orders and will officially go on sale in China starting January 23. Prices are -
- 12GB RAM/256GB storage version - 4999 yuan (USD 717 / Rs. 65,205 approx.)
- 12GB RAM/512GB storage version - 5299 yuan (USD 760 / Rs. 69,120 approx.)
- 16GB RAM/512GB storage version - 5599 yuan (USD 803 / Rs. 73,030 approx.)
- 16GB RAM/1TB storage version - 5999 yuan (USD 860 / Rs. 78,250 approx.)
