Honor Magic 7 Pro is a sophistication Top Android phones combines the latest AI features with cutting-edge hardware. It excels everywhere it matters. You get an incredibly versatile camera, impressive durability, fast charging, smooth performance, and a great display. Some subtle but important improvements over its predecessor take this smartphone to the next level.
Chinese phone maker Honor has been impressing me with its hardware lately, since last year Magic 6 pro to the point of being unimaginably slim Honor Magic V3. This year, the company has paid more attention to the software with some welcome improvements. Their heavy investment in AI is starting to mature, with features giving a more realistic feel in the Magic 7 Pro compared to its predecessors. It's an expensive premium phone at £1,099 ($1,346), and sadly it's not officially available in the US. But UK and European buyers shouldn't sleep on the Magic.
Exquisite sophistication
At first glance, the Magic 7 Pro looks similar to the 6 Pro, but I was happy to find a flatter screen and frame, which makes it much more comfortable to use and less susceptible to accidental touches than curved glass. Honor has shrunk the camera module, although it's still large enough to unbalance the phone a bit. Although this phone feels big after Use Pixel 9it can be handled. I didn't like the marbled effect of my Lunar Shadow Gray review unit, but it's more interesting than simple blue or black alternatives.
The 6.8-inch display is as good as any I've tested. It's bright, smooth and sharp. According to the numbers, it has a resolution of 2,800 x 1,200 pixels, a variable refresh rate up to 120 Hzand 1,600 nits brightness (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 loud without distortion. Honor has also included some features aimed at reducing eye fatigue and strain, but it's difficult to quantify them.
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The only annoyance I encountered was the large selfie camera cutout, although you'll soon get used to it. It's a compromise I can live with for the convenience of secure face unlock—a rare feature on Android phones because it even works with banking apps.
There's plenty of power inside with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and 12GB of RAM. As you'd expect, benchmark results are top notch and this phone can run everything. There's also a very generous 512GB of fast storage, which is more than what most phones offer at this price. Honor Magic 7 Pro has IP68 and IP69 The rating is the same, meaning it can be submerged in water and handle jets of water or steam.
Going deeper inside, you can clearly see a much higher level of polish. Honor talks about AI in the Magic 7 Pro and we'll dive into specific features but it permeates the phone. AI has infiltrated phone apps to reduce background noise and make voices clearer, and there are security features designed to prevent audio leaks and deter eavesdroppers.