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Honor Unveils Magic 9 Series With Massive Battery and Advanced Camera Features
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In Short: The Magic9 Super Edition features a massive 11,000mAh battery while maintaining an 8.1mm profile and 227g weight, and both the Magic9 and Super Edition are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor.
Honor officially unveiled its Magic 9 smartphone series in China, with the Magic 9 Pro Max featuring a massive 200-megapixel camera and a colossal 8,800mAh battery.
The rear panel now features a wide rectangular frame, with a massive grill-patterned imaging ring on the left side housing 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, supporting the ARRI Log C3 curve and 14 preset Arri Look LUTs.
The system is driven by Honor’s proprietary H1 imaging chipset and supports the APV 10-bit 4:2:2 codec, allowing users to shoot in Arri LogC3 and access a wider library of official and third-party LUTs.
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.
Honor's Magic 9 series includes the base HONOR Magic9, the HONOR Magic9 Super Edition, and the top-tier HONOR Magic9 Pro Max, 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.
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 Magic9 Pro Max features the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip and an 8,800mAh battery with 100W wired and 80W wireless charging, while the compact Magic9 packs a 6.37-inch display and an 8,000mAh battery into an 8.5mm body.
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, with HONOR claiming that Magic OS 11 animations are up to 20% faster than Magic OS 10, despite the added visual effects.
Yoyo AI, integrated into Magic OS 11, can handle tasks requiring up to 100 steps, enhancing user experience.
Honor has confirmed an international launch for the Magic 9 series, though the exact date remains undisclosed.
Background
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.
What's confirmed
- Honor officially unveiled its Magic 9 smartphone series in China, with the Magic 9 Pro Max featuring a massive 200-megapixel camera and a colossal 8,800mAh battery.
- The rear panel now features a wide rectangular frame, with a massive grill-patterned imaging ring on the left side housing 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, supporting the ARRI Log C3 curve and 14 preset Arri Look LUTs.
- The system is driven by Honor’s proprietary H1 imaging chipset and supports the APV 10-bit 4:2:2 codec, allowing users to shoot in Arri LogC3 and access a wider library of official and third-party LUTs.
- 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.
- Honor's Magic 9 series includes the base HONOR Magic9, the HONOR Magic9 Super Edition, and the top-tier HONOR Magic9 Pro Max, 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.
- 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 Magic9 Pro Max features the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip and an 8,800mAh battery with 100W wired and 80W wireless charging, while the compact Magic9 packs a 6.37-inch display and an 8,000mAh battery into an 8.5mm body.
- 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, with HONOR claiming that Magic OS 11 animations are up to 20% faster than Magic OS 10, despite the added visual effects.
- Yoyo AI, integrated into Magic OS 11, can handle tasks requiring up to 100 steps, enhancing user experience.
- Honor has confirmed an international launch for the Magic 9 series, though the exact date remains undisclosed.
What's still developing
- 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.
- 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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