Honor Magic 7 Pro

A premium, properly flagship build — though a few awkward decisions keep it from feeling completely cohesive.

• The design and build quality are about as flagship as you'd expect — an overall pleasant, premium device.— The Tech Chap
• Honor has impressed with its hardware of late — the Magic 7 Pro continues that with an excellent, versatile package.— Wired
• Some awkward decisions in the design process have led to a handset that feels less than the sum of its parts.— Forbes
• It includes a 3D depth camera on the front for more secure face unlock than optical-only systems.— Unbox Therapy
• Honor includes a SIM tool, a clear case and a 100W Supercharge power brick with USB-C cable in the box.— Unbox Therapy

A 6.8-inch LTPO OLED that's a clear highlight — extremely bright, smooth and a genuine pleasure.

• It's a 6.8-inch LTPO OLED at 1–120Hz with a very high HDR peak brightness — Honor claims up to 5,000 nits for small patches.— GSMArena
• The same 6.8-inch FHD+ OLED at 120Hz peaks at a whopping 5,000 nits of HDR brightness — incredible outdoor visibility.— kSVNW5OZp0Q review
• An overall pleasant experience with the display — bright, smooth and excellent for media.— The Tech Chap
• The 5,000-nit figure is a momentary peak for small patches under the right conditions, not sustained full-screen brightness.— GSMArena

A versatile, AI-heavy quad system with a 200MP periscope — excellent main-camera and daylight results, but the AI doesn't quite leapfrog the best and long zoom disappoints.

• It launched with Deepfake Detection and a 200MP 'Super Zoom' periscope camera alongside solid main and ultrawide hardware.— TechRadar
• Daylight shots look absolutely awesome and the camera is still one of the best features of the phone.— The Tech Chap
• It banks on AI to leapfrog the best camera phones, but that's not quite enough to get there.— Android Authority
• The main lens handles moving objects at night better than the iPhone, and output is well suited to posting straight to social with vibrant colours.— kqXBKqOSlT0 camera test
• Long zoom disappoints — at 25x the result was surprisingly bad versus an iPhone's max zoom, and only a 2.6x crop mode sits between 1x and the periscope.— kqXBKqOSlT0 / HhaBg4EqgRY camera tests
• Long-term owners report photos that are consistently amazing and sharp straight out of camera without editing.— Reddit r/iphone
• Video tops out at 4K60 and is solid, but you wouldn't expect the best video quality on the market.— The Tech Chap

Snapdragon 8 Elite delivers flawless, buttery performance and strong sustained gaming with well-managed heat.

• Overall performance is absolutely flawless and gaming is buttery smooth, including demanding titles like Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves.— The Tech Chap
• It posts impressive benchmark scores — a Vulkan score near 24,000 and an AnTuTu placing it in the top 4% of smartphones.— hblFZrWpHH0 review
• In 30-minute max-settings runs it held 60fps in Genshin (~39°C) and a stable 120fps in fast titles (~37°C) with only minor warming.— ouvH-6umzKM gaming test
• Performance is silky smooth in everyday use with welcome software polish this year.— Wired
• It dissipates heat well around the back, further from the camera elements, rather than concentrating it in one hot spot.— loudnwireless audiophile review

Very fast charging and solid all-day life for most — but the global/EU 5,270mAh cell is a downgrade versus the Magic 6 Pro and trails 6,000mAh rivals in endurance.

• The 5,270mAh battery (EU) is plenty for a full day of moderate use — described as absolutely wicked all-day life.— The Tech Chap
• It's a downgrade compared to the Magic 6 Pro's 5,600mAh pack; the Asian variant gets a larger ~5,850mAh silicon-carbon cell.— GSMArena
• Real-world: 100% at 6am to ~30% by 8pm with 5–6 hours of screen-on time, and ~8–9 hours of gaming SOT.— hblFZrWpHH0 battery test
• In an extreme multi-task drain test against the vivo X200 Pro, OnePlus 13 and Find X8 Pro it fell behind, with the smaller battery the limiting factor.— 6F9HfFxQUZ0 drain test
• Charging is very fast — ~100W wired fills it in about 30 minutes (in-box charger), plus 80W wireless in ~45 minutes.— EhWNcOjOnOA charge test
• Honor's 100W spec lands closer to ~60W with most third-party adapters, though the supplied charger delivers the headline speed.— GSMArena

A genuine standout — among the best-sounding phones reviewers have tested, with big, boomy stereo output.

• It earned an 'Excellent' loudness rating — a standout in a sea of 'Very Good' results, sounding large and boomy enough to make the vivo X200 Pro and Find X8 Pro pale (with some distortion at max).— GSMArena
• It's the best-sounding phone one audiophile reviewer has ever tested — top and bottom speakers mirror output for big, easy spatial audio.— loudnwireless audiophile review
• It has a privacy speaker mode that cancels audio so others nearby can't hear your speakerphone call.— Austin Evans

An AI-heavy MagicOS with class-leading 7-year support and useful gesture features — though some feel Honor didn't add 'something special', a gap updates have narrowed.

• Honor's Magic phones get 7 years of OS and software support under the new Alpha Plan strategy — class-leading for the price.— PCMag (via r/OnePlus)
• This year Honor paid more attention to the software with welcome polish.— Wired
• A knuckle-circle gesture lets you highlight and drag content into apps or search instead of taking screenshots or copy-pasting.— loudnwireless audiophile review
• It feels like Honor didn't invest enough time in the software of this beautiful phone — it lacks the 'something special' rivals have.— fqw5MNfECmc long-term
• Software updates have since added useful capability, including connecting the Magic 7 Pro to an iPhone to transfer files, photos and videos.— 7Y537DDeNTE long-term

One of the best phones of 2025 — and an outright steal at its frequent ~35%-off pricing against Samsung, Apple and the Chinese flagships.

• Steep discounts make it easy to recommend — around £730 directly from Honor, roughly a 35% saving on the £1,100 list price.— Stuff
• It's one of the best phones tested in 2025 so far, and the long 7-year software commitment strengthens the case.— Stuff
• Honor has every incentive to be aggressive on price and features — to stand out as a flagship option it really has to, and it does.— Austin Evans
• A powerful camera smartphone with lots of features — a versatile all-rounder rather than a one-trick flagship.— Reddit r/Android
• You get an incredibly versatile camera, impressive stamina, speedy charging, silky performance and an excellent display in one package.— Wired