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Honor appears to have major updates in store for its Magic 9 series flagship phones, powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 processors, in the second half of the year. A complete redesign of the flagship smartphones is expected to appeal to a younger audience, and video features and camera quality are likely to be improved for TikTok and other creators.
There have already been a few leaks about the Vivo X500 series and Oppo’s Find X10 generation, but what about the successors to the Honor flagships slated for late 2025 or early 2026? The former Huawei subsidiary is also hard at work on the successors to the Honor Magic 8 and Magic8 Pro, and a leaker on Weibo outlines what we might expect, although we can’t guarantee the accuracy of these hints.
The suggestions don’t sound entirely unrealistic, especially since the collaboration with cinema camera manufacturer Arri has been official since the presentation of the Robot Phone at MWC 2026. This partnership is expected to play a significant role in the Honor Magic 9 and Magic 9 Pro, potentially creating new competition for the current video champion in the Android camp, the Vivo X300 Ultra.
Of course, traditional photography will also be further improved thanks to two new 200 MP sensors, presumably for the main camera and telephoto lens. Beyond the camera upgrades, the leaker also expects a new design that is intended to appeal more strongly to a video-oriented, younger audience. Last but not least, we can also expect various new features in Magic OS 11, and the displays will apparently be flat on all models in the Magic9 series.
Editor of the original article: Alexander Fagot – Managing Editor News – 11982 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2016
As a young tech enthusiast with a history involving assembling and overclocking projects, I ended up working as a projectionist with good old 35-mm films before I entered the computer world at a professional level. I assisted customers at an Austrian IT service provider called Iphos IT Solutions for seven years, working as a Windows client and server administrator as well as a project manager. As a freelancer who travels a lot, I have been able to write for Notebookcheck from all corners of the world since 2016. My articles cover brand-new mobile technologies in smartphones, laptops, and gadgets of all kinds.
Translator: Jacob Fisher – Tech Writer / Translator – 3188 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2022
I first became acquainted with computers in my early teens after a broken leg from a football (soccer) match temporarily condemned me to a predominately indoor lifestyle. Soon afterwards I was building my own systems. Having studied philosophy and anthropology, I am particularly fascinated by how computer technology has fundamentally and dramatically reshaped human culture, and how it continues to do so.
Alexander Fagot, 2026-04-30 (Update: 2026-10- 5)