After the wave of excitement surrounding the Honor Magic V5 (Review) — a device that earned plenty of glowing feedback — Honor is already back with something new to prove. The Magic 8 Pro arrives not just as a follow-up, but as a statement that the brand is ready to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with today’s top-tier flagships. With competitors like the OPPO Find X9 Pro (Review) and vivo X300 Pro raising the bar this year, I was curious to see whether Honor could keep pace. It turns out the Magic 8 Pro doesn’t just keep up — it confidently joins the conversation.
The Honor Magic 8 Pro’s design makes an immediate impression — not because it reinvents Honor’s aesthetic, but because it sharpens it. The familiar circular camera module returns, yet the phone itself now feels sleeker and more refined. At 8.3mm, it’s noticeably slimmer than its predecessor, and the reduced 219 gram weight gives it a more balanced, comfortable hand feel.
The unit I’m reviewing comes in Sunrise Gold, a colourway that really pops in person with its subtle gradient tones and soft matte finish. It’s joined by Sky Cyan and a more understated Black option, all sharing the same smooth, matte texture that resists fingerprints surprisingly well.
That refined exterior sets the stage for one of the Magic 8 Pro’s biggest strengths — its display. The 6.7-inch LTPO OLED panel shows just how far Honor has pushed visual quality this generation. It delivers a crisp FHD+ resolution, paired with an adaptive 1–120Hz refresh rate that shifts seamlessly depending on what you’re doing, keeping everything smooth while conserving battery when possible.
Brightness is another standout. With peaks of up to 6,000 nits and the ability to drop as low as 1 nit, the screen handles everything from harsh outdoor sunlight to late-night scrolling comfortably. Support for Dolby Vision adds extra depth and vibrancy to compatible content, while the TÜV Rheinland Full Care Display 5.0 certification provides reassurance that the panel is engineered with eye comfort in mind.
Shifting from that impressive display, the Honor Magic 8 Pro really comes alive once you start using it day to day. The moment I started using it as my daily driver, I could feel just how confident and polished the performance is as nothing seems to slow it down. That’s the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 at work, delivering a level of speed and consistency that genuinely stands out.
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The phone’s AI Super-Resolution and Frame Generation Technology plays a bigger role than I expected too. Games look sharper, animations feel more fluid, and long sessions don’t trigger the usual performance dips — a noticeable upgrade if you spend time gaming on your phone. Pair that with the surprisingly impactful HONOR AI Surround Subwoofer, and you get richer bass and a wider soundstage that makes entertainment feel more immersive.
And with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, the Magic 8 Pro is definitely a device built for long-term comfort — plenty of space, plenty of multitasking capability, and no sense of compromise. More importantly, Honor also ensures that the phone’s endurance matches its power perfectly by offering a massive 7,100mAh battery that comfortably carries the phone through intense days along with an exceptionally fast 100W HONOR Wired SuperCharge that’s capable of delivering a full charge in slightly more than an hour. As for those who prefer charging the phone wirelessly, its 80W HONOR Wireless SuperCharge support keeps things equally convenient.
In terms of imaging, the Honor Magic 8 Pro continues to flex the kind of flagship ambition that made its predecessors standout. The star of the setup is the 50MP main camera, built around a large 1/1.3″ sensor and a bright f/1.6 aperture, complete with OIS. In day-to-day use, this combo delivers the kind of natural depth, crisp detail, and confident low-light performance that makes you trust the phone to capture the moment without fuss. Night shots, in particular, look impressively clean and well-exposed — the larger sensor definitely earns its keep.
The 50MP ultra-wide camera is equally handy, offering a generous 122° field-of-view that’s great for landscapes, group shots, or just capturing a scene without having to take a few steps back. Colours stay consistent with the main camera, and distortion is kept nicely under control, which isn’t always a given on ultra-wide lenses.
But what really impressed me was the 200MP periscope telephoto camera. The 3.7x optical zoom is already sharp and detailed, but pushing further — even past 10x — still gives you images that feel more refined than most phones at this range. And while the headline-grabbing 100x digital zoom is more for fun than serious photography, the stabilisation from OIS helps keep the viewfinder steady enough to actually use.
To sum things up, the Honor Magic 8 Pro stands out as one of the most well-rounded flagships of the year, delivering impressive performance, excellent cameras, and remarkable battery life with the kind of polish you’d expect from a top-tier device. It confidently goes toe-to-toe with the biggest names in the market, yet manages to stay far more accessible.
And once you realize it comes in at S$1,499, it becomes clear that Honor isn’t just competing — it’s redefining what premium value should look like. Hence, if you want a flagship experience minus the flagship premium, this is the one to beat.
For those who’re interested, the Honor Magic 8 Pro is available for purchase in Singapore through the HONOR official website, HONOR Experience Stores (Causeway Point, NEX, Tiong Bahru Plaza, Plaza Singapura, Suntec Malls, Tampines Mall, and Jurong Point), official online platforms like Lazada, Shopee, and TikTok Shop, as well as authorised retailers such as Harvey Norman, Gain City, Best Denki, Courts, Challenger, KrisShop, and POPULAR. It’s also offered through all major telcos, including M1, Singtel, and StarHub.
