Launched Mar 28, 2026
Honor
Magic8 Ultimate
Next-gen battery meets pro-grade variable aperture camera.
The Honor Magic8 Ultimate is a flagship smartphone featuring a groundbreaking second-generation silicon-carbon battery for extended endurance. It also boasts a professional-grade 1-inch main camera sensor with a variable aperture for exceptional photography in all conditions.
Editor scoring
Display9.6
Performance9.7
Camera9.8
Battery9.6
Design9.2
Verdict
Pros
- Class-leading battery endurance
- Exceptional 1-inch variable aperture camera
- Stunning, ultra-bright LTPO display
- Top-tier Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 performance
Cons
- Premium pricing
- Large and heavy build
- Software may have pre-installed apps
Full specifications
Display
- Type
- LTPO OLED
- Size
- 6.82 inches
- Resolution
- 2880 x 1312 pixels
- Refresh rate
- 1-120Hz Adaptive
- Peak brightness
- 5000 nits
- Protection
- Honor Jurhino Glass 2
- Features
- Dolby Vision
- HDR10+
- 4320Hz PWM Dimming
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
- Process
- 3nm
- CPU
- Octa-core
- GPU
- Adreno 840
- AnTuTu
- —
- Geekbench (single)
- —
- Geekbench (multi)
- —
Camera
8K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps, gyro-EIS
Rear camera
8K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps, gyro-EISWidef/1.4-f/4.0
50
1-inch sensor, OIS, Laser AF
Ultrawidef/2.0
50
122˚ field of view
Periscope Telephotof/2.6
100
3.5x optical zoom, OIS
LED flashHDRPanoramaIMAX Enhanced
Front camera
4K@60fps, 1080p@60fps, gyro-EISWidef/2.0
50
DepthN/A
TOF 3D
Biometrics sensor
HDR
Battery & charging
- Capacity
- 5800 mAh
- Type
- 2nd Gen Silicon-carbon
- Wired
- 100W
- Wireless
- 66W
- Reverse
- 10W Reverse Wireless, 5W Reverse Wired
- Endurance
- —
Build & design
- Dimensions
- 163.5 x 75.8 x 9.1 mm
- Weight
- 229 g
- Materials
- Glass front, eco-leather back, titanium frame
- Water/dust
- IP68 dust/water resistant
- Colors
- Black
- Green
- White
Software & AI
- OS at launch
- Android 16
- Skin / UI
- MagicOS 10
- Update policy
- 5 years of OS updates, 7 years of security patches
- AI features
- Magic Portal
- On-device LLM
- AI Motion Sensing Capture
- Generative Photo Editing
Connectivity
- Network
- 5G
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.4
- Positioning
- GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- SIM
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM, dual stand-by)
- Infrared
- Yes
Sensors
- Fingerprint
- Under display (ultrasonic)
- Face unlock
- 3D Face Recognition
- Other sensors
- Accelerometer
- Gyro
- Proximity
- Compass
- Color spectrum
Variants & pricing
RAM
Storage
Price
16 GB
512 GB
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16 GB
1 TB
—
24 GB
1 TB
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