In the second half of the year, leaks of information about upcoming flagship smartphones are starting to gain momentum. The latest device to enter the rumor cycle is the Honor Magic 8 series.
According to Chinese tech blogger The Factory Manager is Guan, Honor is preparing three Magic 8 flagships this year, up from two in the previous Magic 7 lineup.
Honor Magic 8 mini on the way?
Interestingly, the new addition to the series will be a compact model. Compact phones are slowly gaining momentum as the internal components of smartphones have evolved enough to fit better hardware (including larger batteries) into smaller frames. Take the Vivo X200 FE or OnePlus 13s, for example.
Let’s just call the upcoming compact flagship Honor Magic 8 Mini, and it will join the standard Magic 8 and Magic 8 Pro in the lineup. All three devices are expected to feature flat displays with rounded corners and ultra-thin bezels.
Two of the three models will reportedly also include 3D facial recognition technology, likely in standard and Pro variants. Both models will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 processor.
The leak also claims that the new devices will have batteries with a capacity of more than 7000 mAh, a 200-megapixel telephoto lens with multi-refractive optics, a new main sensor, and upgraded image processing based on artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, the Magic 8 mini is rumored to be powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 chip.
Adding to the weight of the leak, a well-known Digital Chat Station informant also stated that the Honor Magic 8 lineup will consist of three models this year. According to him, the Magic 8 mini will feature a 6.31-inch LTPO display with a 1.5K resolution.
