A
month
and
a
half
after
debuting
the
Magic
6
Pro
in
China,
Honor
is
announcing
global
availability
of
its
latest
flagship
at
Mobile
World
Congress
in
Barcelona,
Spain.
Alongside
it,
the
company
has
also
announced
pricing
for
the
new
Porsche
Design
Honor
Magic
V2
RSR,
a
special
edition
of
the
Magic
V2
foldable
with
higher
specs
and
a
design
themed
around
the
German
car
brand.
The
Magic
6
Pro
is
set
to
retail
for
€1,299
(£1,099.99,
around
$1,407)
with
12GB
of
RAM
and
512GB
of
storage
and
be
available
from
March
1st,
while
the
Porsche
Design
Magic
V2
RSR
will
cost
€2,699
(£2,349.99,
around
$2,625)
with
16GB
of
RAM
and
1TB
of
storage
and
will
ship
on
March
18th.
Expect
both
to
be
available
in
European
markets,
but
they’re
unlikely
to
be
officially
available
in
the
US.
Since
it’s
2024,
naturally,
a
big
part
of
Honor’s
pitch
for
the
Magic
6
Pro
is
its
AI-powered
features.
For
starters,
Honor
says
it
will
eventually
support
the
AI-powered
eye-tracking
feature
it
teased
at
Qualcomm’s
Snapdragon
Summit
last
year.
Honor
claims
the
feature
will
be
able
to
spot
when
you’re
looking
at
notifications
on
the
Dynamic
Island-style
interface
at
the
top
of
the
screen
(Honor
calls
this
its
“Magic
Capsule”)
and
open
the
relevant
app
without
you
needing
to
physically
tap
on
it.
I,
for
one,
will
be
very
interested
in
seeing
how
Honor
draws
the
line
between
a
quick
glance
and
an
intentional
look.
The
Magic
Capsule
expands
out
of
the
pill-shaped
cutout
at
the
top
of
the
phone.
The
phone’s
three
rear
cameras.
Other
AI-powered
features
include
“Magic
Portal,”
which
attempts
to
spot
when
details
like
events
or
addresses
are
mentioned
in
your
messages
and
automatically
link
to
the
appropriate
maps
or
calendar
app.
Honor
also
says
it’s
developing
an
AI-powered
tool
that’ll
auto-generate
a
video
based
on
your
photos
using
a
text
prompt,
which
Honor
claims
is
processed
on-device
using
its
MagicLM
technology.
(Yes,
the
company
remains
a
big
fan
of
its
“Magic”
branding.)
Aside
from
its
AI-powered
features,
this
is
a
more
typical
flagship
smartphone.
It’s
powered
by
Qualcomm’s
latest
Snapdragon
8
Gen
3
processor
and
has
a
large
5,600mAh
battery
that
can
be
fast-charged
at
up
to
80W
over
a
cable
or
66W
wirelessly.
Its
screen
is
a
6.8-inch
120Hz
OLED
display
with
a
resolution
of
2800
x
1280
and
a
claimed
peak
brightness
of
up
to
5,000
nits
(though,
in
regular
usage,
the
maximum
brightness
of
the
screen
will
be
closer
to
1,800
nits).
On
the
back,
you
get
a
trio
of
cameras
built
into
the
phone’s
massive
circular
camera
bump.
Its
50-megapixel
main
camera
has
a
variable
aperture
that
can
switch
between
f/1.4
and
f/2.0
depending
on
how
much
depth
of
field
you
want
in
your
shots.
That’s
joined
by
a
50-megapixel
ultrawide
and
a
180-megapixel
periscope
with
a
2.5x
optical
zoom.
The
whole
device
is
IP68
rated
for
dust
and
water
resistance,
which
is
the
highest
level
of
protection
you
typically
get
on
mainstream
phones.
The
Porsche-inspired
camera
bump.
You
get
double
the
amount
of
storage
with
the
Porsche
Design
version.
Plus,
there’s
a
stylus
in
the
box.
Alongside
the
international
launch
of
the
Magic
6
Pro,
Honor
is
also
bringing
a
Porsche-themed
version
of
the
Magic
V2
foldable
I
reviewed
back
in
January
to
international
markets.
As
well
as
getting
the
words
“Porsche
Design”
printed
on
the
back
of
the
phone,
and
a
camera
bump
design
that’s
supposed
to
evoke
the
look
of
the
German
sports
car,
the
Porsche
version
of
the
phone
has
1TB
of
onboard
storage
rather
than
512GB,
more
durable
glass
on
its
external
display,
and
comes
with
a
stylus
in
the
box.
A
similar
Porsche-themed
edition
of
the
Magic
6
is
coming
in
March,
but
Honor
isn’t
sharing
any
images
of
the
design
just
yet.
Otherwise,
the
Porsche
Design
Honor
Magic
V2
RSR
is
the
same
as
the
Magic
V2
that
preceded
it.
It
maintains
the
same
thin
and
light
design,
measuring
just
9.9mm
thick
when
folded
(not
including
the
camera
bump)
and
weighing
in
at
234
grams
thanks
in
part
to
its
titanium
hinge
construction.
Camera
setups
are
the
same
across
the
two
devices,
with
a
50-megapixel
main
camera,
50-megapixel
ultrawide,
and
a
20-megapixel
telephoto.
Unfortunately,
despite
this
being
a
newly
launched
variant,
the
Porsche
edition
of
the
phone
still
uses
last
year’s
Snapdragon
8
Gen
2
processor
due
to
the
Magic
V2
having
originally
launched
in
China
way
back
in
July
2023.
Photography
by
Jon
Porter
/
The
Verge
(Originally posted by Jon Porter)
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