Honor magic 7 Pro is a groundbreaking and optimized Android phone that weaves the latest AI features with cutting-edge hardware. He excels everywhere it matters. You get an incredibly versatile camera, amazing endurance, fast charging, incredibly smooth performance, and an excellent display. Several subtle but significant improvements over its predecessor take this smartphone to the next level.
Chinese phone maker Honor has been wowing me with its devices lately, from last year’s Magic 6 Pro to the sleek Honor Magic V3. This year, I paid more attention to the program with some welcome improvements. Its heavy investment in AI is starting to mature, with features that feel more practical in the Magic 7 Pro than in its predecessors. It’s an expensive flagship phone at £1,099 ($1,346), and unfortunately it’s not officially sold in the US. But buyers in the UK and Europe shouldn’t sleep on the magic.
Hidden improvements
At first glance, the Magic 7 Pro looks similar to the 6 Pro, but I was happy to find a flatter screen and frame, making it more comfortable to use and less susceptible to accidental touching than curved glass. Honor has toned down the camera module, though it’s still large enough to throw the phone off balance a bit. Although this phone felt large after using the Pixel 9, it’s easy to handle. I don’t like the marbling effect of my Lunar Shadow Gray review unit, but it’s more interesting than the regular blue or black alternatives.
The 6.8-inch screen is as good as any I’ve tested. It’s bright, smooth and sharp. In numbers, the screen has a resolution of 2,800 x 1,200 pixels, a variable refresh rate of up to 120 Hz, and a brightness of 1,600 nits (up to 5,000 nits for highlights). Video looks great on the 7 Pro, with Dolby Vision and HDR Vivid support, and the speakers are nice and high-quality with no distortion. Honor also includes several features aimed at reducing eye strain and strain, but they’re difficult to quantify.
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The only minor annoyance I felt was the large camera cutout for selfies, although you soon get used to it. It’s a compromise I can accept for easy, secure face unlock, which is rare on Android phones, because it even works with banking apps.
There’s plenty of power under the hood with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and 12GB of RAM. As you’d expect, the test results are up there, and this phone can run anything. There’s also a speedy 512GB of storage, which is more than most phones at this price offer. The Honor Magic 7 Pro has an IP68 and IP69 rating as well, which means it can be submerged and handle jets of water or steam.
Delving deeper inside, a much higher level of polish is evident throughout. Honor talks about the AI in the Magic 7 Pro, and we’ll get into the specific features, but it permeates the phone. AI has leaked into the phone app to reduce background noise and make voices clearer, and there’s a privacy feature designed to prevent audio leakage and thwart eavesdropping.