Honor’s Magic 8 Pro: AI Button, 200MP Nightmare Incoming

Honor is back at it with the Magic 8 Pro, launching in China on October 15th and later crashing the European party for over €1,000 ($1,200). This flagship phone boasts the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, fresh from its September 2025 grand debut by Qualcomm. The star of the show? A mysterious dedicated AI button—because apparently phones needed more buttons to accidentally press mid-call. The flat-backed phone flaunts a rear camera setup featuring a 200MP, 85mm telephoto lens, a step up from last year's 72mm 'meh' version, plus a depth-sensing ToF sensor that probably tells you how deep your credit card debt is. Bonus fun: Honor’s new Magic Color AI will let you recolor your photos like a baby Salvador DalĆ­, just in case normal filters weren’t chaotic enough. Rumors tease Ultra and Mini siblings also lurking in 2026, because who doesn’t want their phone family to feel like a confusing, ever-expanding soap opera?

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Source: Theverge | Published: 9/25/2025 | Author: Dominic Preston