Honor Magic 7 Pro evaluation: Taking issues to a complete new stage

Honor noticed heady beneficial properties in 2024 on the again of the Magic 6 Pro and Magic V3, and the model reveals no indicators of slowing down this yr. After making its debut in China on the finish of final yr, the Magic 7 Pro is now making its technique to international markets, and there is a lot to love with the machine. Honor is doubling down on AI integration, rolling out a slate of latest options that rework how you utilize the telephone.

There’s a brand new design as nicely, the newest Qualcomm {hardware}, a third-gen silicon-carbon battery, and upgraded cameras — together with a 200MP telephoto lens on the again. The software program has gotten a recent coat of paint as nicely, with the telephone operating MagicOS 9.0 based mostly on Android 15.

With different Chinese manufacturers elevating the bar for imaging due to the Vivo X200 Pro and Find X8 Pro, I wished to see how Honor measures up. I used the Magic 7 Pro as my every day driver for simply over two weeks, and this is why I feel it is among the finest telephones of 2025.

Honor Magic 7 Pro: Pricing and availability

Honor unveiled the Magic 7 Pro in China on October 30, and the telephone made its international debut at an occasion in Slovenia on January 15, 2025. It is now on sale in international markets in a single 12GB/512GB variant, which prices £1,099 ($1,343) within the U.Ok. and €1,299 ($1,336) in different nations in Europe.

Honor is incentivizing the launch within the U.Ok. by offering a £200 ($244) low cost and the 100W charger (which is not bundled this time), and rolling out a one-time alternative inside 180 days. This is very fascinating, and much like what OnePlus did with the OnePlus 13 in India. Essentially, for those who discover any {hardware} points inside six months of use, you may be eligible to get a brand new Magic 7 Pro as an alternative of sending it in for service.

Honor Magic 7 Pro: Design

Like each different telephone I used not too long ago, the Magic 7 Pro has a design with flat sides. It’s clear that each one producers are gravitating towards this design aesthetic, and I can see the rationale why; not having dual-curved edges means the glass panes are much less vulnerable to breakage within the case of a tumble.

Although the edges are thicker, using beveled edges make holding and utilizing the telephone comfy. This is according to what OnePlus did on the OnePlus 13, and the Magic 7 Pro has an analogous in-hand really feel. Weight distribution is nice as nicely, and although you get a large digital camera island on the again, the machine does not really feel unwieldy within the least.

I just like the adjustments to the digital camera island as nicely; the module is inlaid with steel and has a squircle design, and it seems to be cleaner than final yr. The method the island merges seamlessly into the again is harking back to the Find X5 Pro, and the general impact is elegant.

The Magic 7 Pro is obtainable in blue, black, and Lunar Shadow Grey colour variants, and the latter choice is essentially the most fascinating of the lot. I bought the black mannequin, and it is not wherever as fascinating — for those who’re eyeing the machine, I’d suggesting choosing up the gray mannequin.

The again does not draw an excessive amount of consideration to itself (a minimum of on this colorway), and also you get a silky texture that ensures smudges do not present up. There’s enough width on the edges to carry the machine comfortably, and the facility button has a purple accent that offers it just a little little bit of character.

Another constructive is the ultrasonic sensor; it’s situated within the supreme place, and is quick to authenticate. Honor is an outlier amongst Android producers in that it makes use of a secondary digital camera on the entrance, and that is used to allow 3D face unlock. While all Android telephones have an analogous characteristic, they are not as safe as biometrics; fortunately, that is not a problem on the Magic 7 Pro, and also you get two safe strategies to unlock the machine.

Similar to different Chinese telephones, the Magic 7 Pro will get IP68 and IP69 ingress safety, and it could actually stand up to immersion in as much as 1.5 meters of water along with excessive stress water jets and sizzling liquids as much as 80 levels Celsius. If something, the one quibble I’ve with the design is that the machine is heavy at 223g — the identical because the X200 Pro. However, you get a smaller 5270mAh battery (X200 Pro has 6000mAh), and the telephone is chunkier at 8.8mm (versus 8.2mm).

Outside of that, there are not any issues with the design. In addition to the common mannequin, Honor is rolling out the Porsche Design variant of the machine, and just like the Magic 6 RSR, it has a hexagonal digital camera island and is obtainable in two fascinating colours. The remainder of the {hardware} is an identical to the common mannequin, however you get a couple of distinctive UI parts, and I significantly just like the Standby mode that is accessible on the machine.

Honor Magic 7 Pro: Display

Honor is utilizing a similar-sized 6.8-inch AMOLED panel as final yr, and also you get the identical 5000-nit most brightness. That quantity is meaningless in real-world use because it’s solely restricted to pick out zones when viewing HDR content material; fortunately, the telephone holds up reasonably nicely even beneath harsh daylight, and it’s among the many brightest I examined — solely the Pixel 9 Pro XL bought brighter in out of doors use.

Colors are vibrant and detailed, and distinction ranges are glorious as nicely. The telephone goes as much as 120Hz, and like different flagships, you get dynamic refresh that scales it between 1Hz to 120Hz based mostly on the on-screen content material. The telephone has HDR integration, and there is a dynamic video mode that reinforces colours within the gallery, Instagram, and YouTube.

Like final yr, you get 4320Hz PWM dimming, and whereas different producers are actually doing the identical on their gadgets, Honor leads the best way relating to eye-care tech on its telephones. The Magic 7 Pro will get a set of options on this regard, together with myopic defocus stimulation, round polarization, and pure tone. In quick, the Magic 7 Pro has sufficient novel show tech that for those who’re fearful about eye fatigue or pressure, that is clearly the machine to get.

While all of these options are nice, what I like essentially the most is that there is a devoted e book mode that switches the panel to monochrome. I used this characteristic extensively in legacy OxygenOS and MIUI builds, nevertheless it’s not accessible in current variations of the skins, so it is nice to see Honor providing the characteristic.

I had no points with the Magic 7 Pro relating to enjoying movies or gaming, and the telephone has excellent built-in stereo sound. Honor says it elevated the sound cavity this time to create a way of depth, and that is noticeable in every day use.

Honor Magic 7 Pro: Performance

Honor went with Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Elite, and the worldwide mannequin is bought in a 12GB/512GB configuration. Ideally, Honor ought to have introduced the 16GB/512GB version outdoors China, however that is not the case. Regardless, I did not see any points with reminiscence being the bottleneck within the two weeks I used the machine.

Similar to different flagships I examined not too long ago, the telephone completely flies in common use, and there are not any slowdowns in any way. The telephone handles demanding video games with out breaking a sweat, and if something, there is a sense that we’d like higher video games on Android to take full benefit of the facility accessible this technology.