Honor Magic 5 Pro: latest news, rumors and everything we know so far

Date:
Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:11:40 +0000

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The Honor Magic 5 Pro is on the way soon heres everything we know about the phone ahead of its arrival.

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The Honor Magic 5 Pro could well be one of the most exciting phones to launch at this year's MWC Barcelona and indeed the Chinese brand's best mobile yet.

The fast-growing manufacturer has emerged from the shadow of its old parent company, Huawei, with a mission to compete against the likes of Samsung and Apple in the premium smartphone market.

Honor began that mission last year with the excellent Honor Magic 4 Pro the brand's first bona fide premium smartphone to launch outside of China and we know that a follow-up device, stylized as the Honor Magic5 Pro, will make its debut at MWC 2023. The show, which kicks off on February 27, will also play host to the international launch of the foldable Honor Magic Vs .

Ahead of the phones official announcement, weve put together this one-stop-shop guide to all the latest rumors and confirmed details about the Honor Magic 5 Pro. Below, youll find details on its expected camera, design and performance features, as well as our predictions surrounding its price. Honor Magic 5 Pro: Release date Honor rele (Image credit: Basil Kronfli)

Honor has confirmed that itll be officially unveiling the Honor Magic 5
series which we know will include the Honor Magic 5 Pro at MWC Barcelona, the annual mobile trade show. The companys press conference is due to take place at 7:30am ET / 4:30am PT / 2:30pm GMT on February 27, which is 1:30am the following day in Australia.

In all likelihood, the Honor Magic 5 Pro will become available to pre-order
on that day, with a proper release date coming a few months later down the line. Its predecessor, the Magic 4 Pro, hit shelves on May 13, 2022, so Honor may well opt for a similar date this year.

Its worth nothing, though, that the Magic 5 Pro is unlikely to be available
in the US. Huawei sold Honor in 2020 to avoid seeing its one-time sub-brand placed on the US import blacklist, so theres no legal reason why Honor
couldnt sell its upcoming flagship across the Atlantic, but its not something weve seen the burgeoning brand do as of yet.

The Magic 4 Pro is available to purchase in the UK and Europe, so wed expect Honor to follow suit by making the Magic 5 Pro available in these regions, too. Availability in Australia, however, seems unlikely. Honor Magic 5 Pro: Price

Honor hasnt yet released pricing information for the Magic 5 Pro those details are likely to come at MWC Barcelona on February 27.

However, the companys pricing strategy for the Magic 4 Pro gives us a rough idea about what to expect from its next flagship phone. Honor launched the Magic 4 Pro for 949.99 / 1,099 (which is roughly $1,160 / AUS $1,700), and we dont anticipate seeing the Magic 5 retail for much more than that in the UK and Europe. Honor Magic 5 Pro: News and leaks

Naturally, Honor is waiting until MWC Barcelona to reveal the ins and outs of the Honor Magic 5 Pro, but that doesnt mean were completely in the dark about what to expect from the device.

Lets start with the official stuff. We know what the Magic 5 Pro will look like from the front, at least thanks to a recent tweet from Honor itself. The brand collaborated with Guinness World Records to tease the inclusion of an AI-powered camera feature on the phone, sharing a carefully positioned image of the Magic 5 Pro in the process. Honor teased the Magic 5 Pro in a recent collaboration with Guinness World Records (Image credit: Honor)

Based on the above image, the Honor Magic 5 Pro will closely resemble its predecessor from a front-facing design perspective. We havent yet seen any official imagery for the rear of the device, but a detailed design render
from Twitter leaker @rodent950 does suggest that the Magic 5 Pro will feature a striking three-camera setup. #HONORMagic5Pro leaks based concept pic.twitter.com/6Vd8Ure5yu January 9, 2023 See more

For obvious reasons, were hesitant to take the above renders as gospel, but a darkened teaser image of the Magic 5 Pro on Honors own website does suggest that @rodent950s leaked design images are accurate at least in terms of the phones rear camera array. (Image credit: Honor)

Under the hood, a recent Weibo post from a leaker called wait for it The Factory Manager is Classmate Guan suggests the Magic 5 Pro will arrive
packing Qualcomms powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and a 6.8-inch LTPO AMOLED display panel.

The latter will supposedly boast 2160Hz high-frequency dimming, HDR10+, under-display fingerprint sensors and a maximum brightness of 1,100nits
which would be mighty impressive from a brand whose first premium smartphone came only a year ago.

The same Weibo post also makes mention of three configurations for the Honor Magic 5 Pro 8GB RAM / 256GB storage, 12GB RAM / 256GB, and 12GB / 512GB as well as a 4,800mAh battery. Again, wed advise taking these supposedly leaked specs with a pinch of salt, but it would be great to see the Magic 5 Pro better or at least match its predecessor in these performance departments.

As for the phones rear camera set up, the latest intelligence suggests the Magic 5 Pro will feature three powerful Sony snappers, though we dont have much more to go on beyond that at this point. We know the device will be getting some form of AI-powered shooting mode Honor teased as much in the aforementioned tweet but the jury is still out on just how powerful the
Magic 5 Pros cameras will be. The #HONORMagic5 Pro is blowing our minds with its AI feature look at how it automatically captures a moment of breaking a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS! Uncover what else it can do to
#UnleashThePowerofMagic at #MWC23! @GWR #GuinnessWorldRecords pic.twitter.com/d0fy7FVZWN February 13, 2023 See more

For context, the Magic Pro 4 sports 50MP wide and ultra-wide sensors, a 64MP telephoto camera and a Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor. On the front are two selfie sensors a 12MP ultra-wide camera with a 100-degree field of view, and a 3D depth sensor. Wed expect its successor to match or improve upon each of these snappers.

In a press release sent to TechRadar, Honor said the Honor Magic 5 Pro will bring some great innovations for photo shooting [to the table], so were excited to see what these new camera features turn out to be on February 27.



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