The new Honor flagship has noticeably increased in price
Honor today introduced new flagship smartphones in China — Magic6 line. «Intermediate» series model — This is Magic6 Pro. And judging by the Magic5 line, it is the Magic6 Pro that has the greatest chance of appearing on sale outside of China.
Honor Magic6 Pro has a lot of things to pay attention to. For example, a screen with a record PWM adjustment frequency of 4320 Hz. That is, this screen will not flicker in most conditions and situations (if not in all situations).
Display — OLED, curved. The diagonal is 6.8 inches, the resolution — 1.5K (2800 & times; 1280 pixels), frame rate — 120 Hz (variable from 1 to 120 Hz). Peak screen brightness — 1600 cd/sq.m, but the maximum local peak brightness exceeds the parameters of all previously announced flagships — 5000 cd/sq.m.
Honor Magic6 Pro is built on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and runs the latest Honor MagicOS 8.0 shell, which includes AI functions.
Like Magic5 Pro, the focus is on the camera, and there are a number of important improvements. The main module contains a 50-megapixel OmniVision OVH9000 sensor and a lens with a variable aperture F/1.4–2.0. Naturally, there is an optical image stabilization system.
The periscope module now has a 180-megapixel sensor of 1/1.49-inch optical format — This is one of the largest sensors ever used in a periscope module. It provides 2.5x optical zoom, but the maximum declared zoom — 100x. Naturally, the periscope module also has optical image stabilization. The third module — with ultra-wide-angle lens and 50-megapixel sensor.
Honor Magic6 Pro is the first among Honor devices to support satellite communication, and the communication is two-way, and you can exchange not only SMS, but also make calls (and the call duration is not limited to 5 minutes, like the Huawei Mate 60 Pro). The creators say that Magic6 Pro provides the highest satellite communication speed in the industry — 40% higher than other devices. The Magic6 Pro has a proprietary S1+, which improves the reception of regular telephone communications.
Honor Magic6 Pro received an impressive battery capacity for a non-gaming model — 5600 mA·h. At the moment, only the gaming Red Magic 9 Pro has more (if we consider models on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3). The device supports wired charging with a power of 80 W and wireless charging with impressive power — 66 W!
The thickness of Magic6 Pro is 8.9 mm, the weight of the version with a glass cover — 229 grams, with a lid that imitates leather, — 225 grams.
As for prices, they are as follows: 12/256 GB — $805, 16/512 GB — $875, 16GB/1TB — $945.