HONOR has just announced its new flagship smartphone, the Magic9 Pro Max. This phone comes as a result of a partnership with ARRI, a well-known camera company.
Note that the phone was launched in China; this is its initial launch. However, the device will make its way to the global market at some point in the future. Hopefully we won’t have to wait long.
The HONOR Magic9 Pro Max is officially partnered with ARRI
Before we get to the specifics, let’s first talk about the ARRI partnership. The new camera island on the phone is inspired by ARRI. It draws inspiration from the “Three-Lens Turret” design first introduced in 1937.
ARRI also plays a notable role in the camera itself. It enables the phone to shoot in ARRI LogC3, and there are also 14 preset ARRI Look LUTs here. You also get access to ARRI’s wider library of official and third-party LUTs, and support for the APV 10-bit 4:2:2 codec.
The phone has a flat display with a pill-shaped cutout on the front. The edges are uniform and quite thin. The sides of the phone are flat, and so is its backplate. Well, except for the camera island, of course.
It has an interesting camera plate on the back, inspired by the ARRI cameras
There is a camera tray at the top of the back of the phone, with three cameras protruding from it. Most of the physical buttons are on the right side, but there is also an action button on the left side.
But let’s delve more into the cameras, apart from the ARRI part we mentioned. The main camera is a 200-megapixel unit with an f/1.57 aperture and a 1/1.28-inch sensor size. OIS is included here, and we’re looking at 3-degree gimbal-level stabilization here. Speaking of OIS, this phone has CIPA 8.0 standard on both the main and periscope telephoto cameras.
Speaking of the periscope telephoto unit, that’s also a 200-megapixel unit. It has an f/2.6 aperture and a 1/1.4 inch sensor size. OIS is also included here, along with the aforementioned CIPA 8.0 standard.
The third camera is a 50-megapixel ultrawide unit with an f/2.0 aperture. On the front, you’ll find a 55-megapixel selfie snapper (f/2.0 aperture), along with a 3D depth-sensing camera.
Qualcomm’s most powerful chip powers the device
The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor. This chip is supported by 12GB or 16GB of RAM, depending on the model you choose. The storage goes up to 1TB.
A 6.8-inch LTPO OLED panel sits on the front, and it has an anti-reflective coating. HONOR’s anti-scratch NanoCrystal Shield glass protects the panel. The refresh rate goes up to 120Hz. This display also offers 4,320Hz PWM dimming, and it has a peak brightness of 2,000 nits. The resolution is 2868 x 1320 pixels.
An 8,800mAh battery is also part of the package, and it has 40% silicone content on the inside. 100W wireless charging is also supported, along with 80W wireless charging.
The phone also has excellent ingress protection
The phone is IP68, IP69, and IP69K certified for excellent ingress protection. It also has the SGS 5-Star Scratch Resistance Certification. Bluetooth 6.3 is supported, as is Wi-Fi 7. Android 17 comes pre-installed, along with MagicOS 11.
HONOR also includes stereo speakers here. In fact, you get dual 1216 speakers on the inside, which are capable of beating the vast majority of speakers on flagship phones, if not all.
The HONOR Magic9 Pro Max comes in Glacier Silver, Shadow Black, and Moss Green colors. The phone measures 161.64 x 76.98 x 8.59 mm, while it weighs 233 grams.