Honor Magic 8 series leak: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 1.5K screens, huge batteries
Honor is reportedly set to unveil the Honor Magic 8 and Honor Magic 8 Pro in China on October 15, both powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Early leaks suggest the pair will share an ambitious camera stack—headlined by a 200MP periscope—while diverging on display design, battery capacity, and charging speeds. A new MagicPad 3 Pro tablet is also said to be in the wings.
Honor Magic 8 (rumored)
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Display: 6.58-inch flat panel, 1.5K resolution
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Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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Battery & charging: 7,000mAh, 90W wired; no wireless charging expected
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Rear cameras: 50MP main + 50MP ultrawide + 200MP periscope telephoto, plus a “red maple” spectral-color sensor to enhance color fidelity under mixed lighting
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Front camera: 50MP
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Colors: Black, white, light blue, gold (rumored)
Honor Magic 8 Pro (rumored)
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Display: 6.71-inch micro-quad-curved screen, 1.5K resolution
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Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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Battery & charging: 7,200mAh, 120W wired, 80W wireless
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Rear cameras: 50MP main + 50MP ultrawide + 200MP periscope telephoto + red maple color sensor
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Front camera: 50MP
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Weight: ~222g (marketing figure may differ)
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Colors: Black, white, blue (gold uncertain)
What both phones appear to share
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Flagship Snapdragon silicon
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A triple-camera system anchored by a 200MP periscope lens
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A 50MP selfie camera
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An auxiliary multispectral “red maple” sensor aimed at more accurate color capture
Key differences at a glance
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Form factor: flat (Magic 8) vs. micro-quad-curved (Pro)
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Battery: 7,000mAh vs. 7,200mAh
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Charging: 90W wired only vs. 120W wired + 80W wireless on Pro
MagicPad 3 Pro (rumored)
Honor is also expected to debut the MagicPad 3 Pro, featuring:
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Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
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Display: 13.3-inch LCD, 3.2K resolution, 165Hz refresh rate
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Battery: 12,450mAh
Bottom line
If the leaks hold, Honor’s Magic 8 duo will push battery capacity and telephoto reach while letting the Pro model differentiate with faster charging, wireless support, and a curved display. The shared multispectral “red maple” sensor hints at a broader imaging strategy focused on color accuracy across the range.
