Honor has released new details about its next-generation flagship phones. The Magic 9 series is set to enter the market with three models - Magic 9, Magic 9 Pro Max, and Magic 9 Super Edition - and the company has specified the design, color options, and some memory and storage choices before the official unveiling.
According to the published information, the Honor Magic 9 Pro Max will be available in three colors: black, silver, and olive green. For this model, users can choose up to 16 GB of RAM and a maximum of 1 TB of internal storage.
The standard model of this family, the Honor Magic 9, will also be available in four colors: black, silver, olive green, and popcorn yellow. Like the Pro Max model, this phone will be offered with up to 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of internal storage.
One notable part of the new Honor series design is the rear camera module. The rear camera design of the Magic 9 largely follows that of the Magic 9 Pro Max, although the circles around the lenses on the standard model appear slightly smaller.
Honor has also continued its collaboration with ARRI in imaging. The company has confirmed that the cooperation with ARRI to develop the imaging system of the new phones will continue; this indicates that camera capabilities will remain one of the important aspects of the Magic 9 series.
Alongside the main models, Honor has planned a special edition for this family. The Magic 9 Super Edition retains the overall design of the standard model and will be offered in the same four colors: black, silver, olive green, and popcorn yellow.
However, one of the visual differences of this model compared to the other family members is seen in the camera area. Unlike the models equipped through the ARRI collaboration, the Super Edition will not have ARRI's logo on the rear camera system.
In terms of memory, the Magic 9 Super Edition is positioned below the other two models. This phone will be offered with up to 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of internal storage; therefore its storage capacity is half of the maximum internal storage available on the Magic 9 and Magic 9 Pro Max.
However, the most notable possible feature of the Magic 9 series could be its very large battery. Honor has confirmed that one of the phones in this family will be equipped with an 11,000 mAh battery; a capacity that is very impressive for a smartphone and could provide very long battery life for the device.
Honor has not yet specified which of the three Magic 9 models will be equipped with this battery. However, earlier rumors named the Magic 9 Super Edition as the most likely candidate to use the 11,000 mAh battery.
If this information is accurate, the special Magic 9 edition could be one of the most distinctive products in this family in terms of battery capacity; especially since Honor has simultaneously focused on the different design and imaging system of this phone.
The new details were released while there is not much time left until the start of pre-orders for the Magic 9 series. Honor has announced that pre-orders for the Magic 9, Magic 9 Pro Max, and Magic 9 Super Edition will begin on September 28 in China.
The company has not yet announced the exact date of the official unveiling of the new phones, and it is said that the release date of these products will be announced later and officially. Therefore, for now the published information about the market release timing is limited to the start of pre-orders in China.
Before the official unveiling, an unboxing video of all three phones was also released. This video allows a closer look at the device designs and the differences between the three models and shows some information that Honor had not released before the official introduction.
Overall, the Magic 9 series is preparing to enter the market with a combination of new design, high memory and storage options, collaboration with ARRI in imaging, and a potential 11,000 mAh battery. Among the three models, the Magic 9 Pro Max offers the largest storage capacity, while the Magic 9 Super Edition, with a different design and the possibility of using a very large battery, could be one of the most attractive members of this family.