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Honor Unveils Magic 9 Series With Advanced Camera and Massive Battery

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In Short: Honor officially unveiled its Magic 9 smartphone series in China, with the Magic 9 Pro Max standing out for its advanced camera and massive battery.

The Magic 9 Pro Max features a 200-megapixel main lens with a 1/1.28-inch-type sensor, a 3.5x telephoto lens, and a 50-megapixel ultrawide lens.

Developed in collaboration with German cinema optics manufacturer ARRI, the Magic 9 Pro Max is engineered for high-end videography, supporting the ARRI Log C3 curve and 14 preset Arri Look LUTs.

The rear panel now features a wide rectangular frame with a massive grill-patterned imaging ring housing the periscope zoom lens, a large LED flash, and prominent ARRI branding.

The front camera is a 55-megapixel shooter, distinguishing itself as the first Android smartphone equipped with a square-format selfie camera.

The Magic 9 Pro Max is equipped with an 8,800mAh battery, supported by 100W wired charging, designed to handle the increased power draw.

The standard Magic9 and Super Edition also benefit from ARRI color tuning, the dedicated HONOR H1 imaging chip for 18.8 TOPS/watt AI processing, and compatibility with the G200 teleconverter attachment.

The compact Magic9 packs a 6.37-inch display and an 8,000mAh battery into an 8.5mm body, while the Super Edition features a massive 11,000mAh battery.

Honor’s Magic OS 11, which was showcased at its Global Developer Conference, mimics iOS with features like the Liquid Glass look and faster animations.

Honor has confirmed an international launch for the Magic 9 series, though the exact date remains undisclosed.

Background

What's confirmed

• Honor has officially unveiled the Magic 9 Pro Max, marking the company’s first “Pro Max” tier smartphone.
• First teased at the ROBOT PHONE event, the top-tier handset represents a complete top-to-bottom makeover of Honor’s annual flagship, abandoning its traditional circular camera island in favor of a striking asymmetrical aesthetic.
• The rear panel now features a wide rectangular frame.
• On the left side, a massive grill-patterned imaging ring houses the periscope zoom lens, a large LED flash, and prominent ARRI branding.
• Developed in collaboration with German cinema optics manufacturer ARRI, the Magic 9 Pro Max is engineered for high-end videography.
• The system is driven by Honor’s proprietary H1 imaging chipset and natively supports the ARRI Log C3 curve to deliver cinematic, film-like video footage.
• The rear optical array is headlined by a 200-megapixel OmniVision OV52A primary camera featuring a large 1/1.28-inch sensor, an f/1.57 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), and CIPA 8.0 stabilization technology.
• On the front, the device introduces a 55-megapixel shooter, distinguishing itself as the first Android smartphone equipped with a square-format selfie camera.

What's still developing

• HONOR has officially unveiled its flagship Magic9 series in China, with pre-orders starting from CNY 4,500 (~RM2,737) for the HONOR Magic9 Super Edition, CNY 5,000 (~RM3,041) for the base HONOR Magic9, and CNY 6,499 (~RM3,953) for the top-tier HONOR Magic9 Pro Max.
• Featuring 200MP ARRI cameras, up to the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset and up to 11,000 mAh silicon carbon batteries, each phone delivers something for someone.
• The HONOR Magic9 Pro Max targets professional video and photography creators by integrating ARRI image science.
• HONOR is also introducing modular hardware options for the Pro Max, including an optional teleconverter kit with a 500mm attachment and a SmallRig camera cage with mounting points for grips, flashes, and microphones.
• Both the Magic9 and Super Edition are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor and feature seamless cross-brand file transfers and Apple Watch integration.
• Which of these three approaches appeals to you more: the cine-camera focus of the Pro Max, the compact frame of the standard model, or the active cooling and massive battery capacity of the Super Edition?
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