Honor Magic 7 Pro
Announced January 15, 2025
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Reviewer Consensus
Good
The Honor Magic 7 Pro is a robust, well-rounded flagship that excels in display quality, audio performance, and biometric security; however, it remains an iterative update that struggles to distinguish itself from competitors or its predecessor. While it offers a premium, durable build and reliable daily performance, some users may find the camera system inconsistent and the lack of included accessories disappointing.
Weighted from 16 reviewer scores
Pros
- Powerful and resonant stereo speaker system
- Exceptional display quality and eye comfort features
- Highly reliable and fast biometric unlocking via ultrasonic fingerprint sensor and 3D face scan
- Efficient battery life and fast charging capabilities
- Durable construction with IP68 and IP69 ingress protection
Cons
- Inconsistent camera performance and over-processing in certain conditions
- Lack of essential accessories like a charger or case in the box
- Limited storage expandability and software-related bloatware or notification bugs
- Iterative hardware updates that offer little improvement over previous models
- Thermal management issues during intensive tasks
- Launch price $1,338 (USD)
- Main camera 50MP f/1.9 + 50MP Ultrawide + 200MP 2.5x Telephoto
- Video 4K 60p
- Display 6.8-inch LTPO OLED 120Hz
- Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite 12GB, 16GB
What the Reviewers Say
All 16 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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- PetaPixel 6.5/10
Honor makes iterative upgrades in the Magic 7 Pro that will have a hard time unseating competitors that took bigger strides in 2025.
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It's a nice flagship all around with a great screen, good battery life, and solid cameras, and it has 3D Face Unlock, which is rare to find outside of an iPhone.
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[I]t is a very good phone, and if you particularly are using Honor's ecosystem, there are a lot of stuff here that makes it worth having over like another brand's phone because the seamless synergy with an Honor tablet, Honor laptop is very real [...]
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Altogether, it's an incredible camera system.
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[T]he Honor Magic 7 Pro is a superb AI flagship phone that delivers so much more than other Snapdragon 8 Elite flagships we have seen.
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I believe the Honor Magic 7 Pro is a very powerful flagship phone, a power phone not including a charger. It is a phone that is hard to find flaws in.
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I got to say it's a pretty solid flagship smartphone all around.
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In a nutshell, I think generally they've done really well in producing a smartphone that offers so much more than just your regular feature, so AI is deeply embedded in every area of the smartphone itself with the Honor Magic 7 Pro.
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Otherwise, there's Magic Text AI translate things, which any device with Google Gemini can already do, so I don't think the AI features are gamechanging in the AI space, but there's lots about the Honor Magic 7 Pro that is cutting edge.
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On a scale of 1 to 10, scale of 1 to 10, I am giving the Honor Magic 7 a major major major go for me.
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Personally, I feel that we have to give credit to Honor for making their new phones interesting with actual new and useful features.
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I think personally it's a minor update with obviously with the camera sensors and that we have here.
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If you're after a well-balanced, well-rounded flagship, then the Honor Magic 7 Pro here, the Honor Magic 7 Pro, doesn't disappoint.
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The Honor Magic 7 Pro is a fantastic phone. I think the one area where it needs a little bit of tweaking is the camera.
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[T]his is the best device you can buy right now.
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People people actually do dedicate resources to buy dedicated gaming phones as a secondary, but if you just wanted to rely on one phone to do everything for you, this is it.
