Honor Magic8 Pro review Comments
- Nophoneguy
- fjR
1bo, 24 Jun 2026Speakers are optimal with native Honor / Google aps and Tiktok, but if you're a Brave bro... moreDude it doesnt make sense that you use ytmusic on brave when its a google app... das dum
- 1bo
- 37$
Speakers are optimal with native Honor / Google aps and Tiktok, but if you're a Brave browser fan, YT/music will not sound great.
- kubaTexh
- dMH
Tisteandii, 23 May 2026It overheats a lot and does not support esim despite it should do on paper. I have the eurpe one. Honor have eSim, and is cooler than Samsung Galaxy s26 ultra. Don't lie
- Tisteandii
- j5M
It overheats a lot and does not support esim despite it should do on paper. I have the eurpe one.
- Lena.Rose12
- xJN
Leng, 03 Mar 2026that's simply oustanding 10x night mode telephoto shot without any Tripod. thanks to CI... moreI really want to get the honor phone due to the software. However, the telephoto is not good enough for me. And, the photography kit is not available for purchase anywhere! This is such a big disappointment! They advertised it so much only to not mass produce it!
- CamoGeko-XDA
- AJX
Younger06, 06 Apr 2026I will be buying the 16gb/1tb global version as soon as I find a buyer for my Xiaomi 14 Ultra ... moreCurved screens are great for usability if you can deal with having plastic screen protection on the display or if you go without any protection at all.
- Younger06
- 7@s
I will be buying the 16gb/1tb global version as soon as I find a buyer for my Xiaomi 14 Ultra + camera kit.
I really, really prefer a curved screen and the quality of music streaming is very important to me..... I also prefer the narrower/taller aspect ratio of the Honor.
For me it just ticks all the boxes.
Can't wait!
- Anonymous
- 8jf
jane, 24 Mar 2026nano shield protection doesn't work on mine. Wym
- jane
- KxZ
nano shield protection doesn't work on mine.
- TygaTony
- guw
A brilliant machine. Hands down
- Leng
- tVt
that's simply oustanding 10x night mode telephoto shot without any Tripod.
thanks to CIPA 6.5 rated, industry leading.
with CIPA 6.5 rated and it's lens size,
so in theory, with its 85mm eqv focal length, with 6.5stops, it's stability can go up to 0.8s for handheld stability. otherwise, theoretically need 1/85s shutter for a clear photo.
Now you can get long exposure clear photo, it's a Magic King Mode for Night time, hanheld without tripod.
The HONOR Magic8 Pro also can achieves its 235x zoom by combining the specialized 2.35x Telephoto Extender lens from the Professional Imaging Kit with the phone's native telephoto capabilities and advanced AI processing. While the phone alone typically caps at 100x digital zoom, the added optical power of the extender, combined with AI-enhanced hybrid zoom, allows the system to reach a total magnification of 235x (equivalent to roughly 5400mm).
- IQ200
- 3LT
kuba20002009, 08 Jan 2026Compared to the Pixel 10 Pro XL, the phone has a better camera, 50% better battery life, 3x fa... more"better biometrics (Face ID, which Apple stole from Honor in 2019"
IPhone X, year is 2017.
I wish you a positive day and keep helping the community like this. It will earn you many aura points. For real.
- Jay
- UUK
Gnusmas, 26 Jan 2026Honor image processing and colour representation looks so good, it's kind of like Google,... moreThis mobile so smart
- AnonD-1224890
- apR
Shamrock Sean, 20 Jan 2026Your comment doesn't make any sense it's garbage your comment not wothy to make an explaination for you ... since you drown yourself to low level of knowledge and say somthing like that
- Gnusmas
- 3bg
Honor image processing and colour representation looks so good, it's kind of like Google, not much of oversharpening, image looks good and has tiny but of grain.
- Anonymous
- nq7
Honor AI is absolutely atrocious in the camera. It makes people farther away look like absolute wax dolls.
- WhiteDragem
- uMQ
Oilpainting, 19 Jan 2026"There's no AI shenanigans on the ultrawide" oh yeah thats why every single pho... moreIt will depend on the capture criteria- any phone or camera can have the sensor 'tripped up'; low light is an easy example.. higher ISO speeds do not leave an easy time for a clean up algorithm to make a sharp nice contrast shot.
When the processor applies 'standard processing' to a 'slow lens X small sensor X high iso' capture, even without AI tools - the final product will become a hodge podge of lost potential.
To be fair the 13mm wide angle is typically useful for landscape shots and generally they are done during good lighting situations.
Again, anyone can take a sample shot that pushes a system beyond breaking point.
For example I have taken indoor shots using the 13mm lens during early morning times (sunrise 'about to happen' and the low light isn't the issue anywhere near the 'distortion' on objects located near edge of frame..
Judging the capabilities of any modern camera system based on the 'wide angle lens' (in less than ideal situations) is silly,..
No one may care to argue the 'truth' in the statement.. but qualifying that a large body camera with a lens worth the same amount as the phone costs, 'might' take a better shot, is a pretty cood clarifier.
Extreme Wide Angle photos are best done on full frame cameras.
If anyone finds a 'fast wide angle lens' that doesn't distort tthe corners too much, maybe look at the dimensions of that lens!; (it will be huge!!)
For a pocket camera- wide angle might prove useful to capture a large group photo where we don't have time or space to run back far enough to 'get the shot'- in which case simply getting the shot is awesome.. (most don't carry a full frame paired with a wide angle lens 'ready to go' on them!)
- WhiteDragem
- uMQ
Shamrock Sean, 20 Jan 2026I've uninstalled many apps from my Honor phone. There isn't much bloatware at allThey do come with a stack of software, but the software is small sized, and generally the apps users want.. (ie a great calculator/calendar and email app)..
I find their apps much better than the Google equivalents.. (and they don't require crazy hardware permissions granted!)
Uninstalling whatever a user doesn't wish to use is easy, but their isn't much 'bloat'; the apps are actually software we expect computers to ship with- a full package like when we find a perfect Out of the box Linux distro!
The included apps don't require weekly updates (eek Google!)
And are better laid out and use less network (no network!).
Honor make a superlative product when compared to 'the big three' market players.
I will not switch back to any of the big dogs anytime soon.. every aspect of the Honor phones are better thought out.. they DO NOT PLAY spec sheet bragging rights games.. eg screen diagonal measurement!
An easy metric to make more impressive (make the phone more rectangular)= phones that no longer work well in users hands- eg a 'bigger screen diagonal that is actually a 'smaller screen' where the keyboard is too thin to use in portraiture mode!; making products that use the best tech available is what Honor seem to be doing.
I always freak out with battery measurements.. as someone who has read a lot about battery design.. building batteries that look good on a spec sheet vs batteries that work well infield (with long service lifetimes and useful recharge cycles!) isn't in line with 'biggest quotable numbers for the spec sheet'.. when manufacturers push back against market trends to actually build better products = a 'win' for consumers..
But we have to educate ourselves. (Most will not; and 'spec sheet warfare' wins out for the masses!)
- WhiteDragem
- uMQ
Ryan47, 17 Jan 2026£900 with a free tablet and charger off honor UK site for 512gb of storage.
Let's talk a... moreCheers Ryan, "nailed it"
As an Honor phone user, the upgrade from Magic OS9 to Magic OS10 brought some significant improvements to the bitrate capture used in videos.
This was the biggest weakness..
Using external camera apps I had tested capture at 100mbps and the few errors I found with video recording (HDR camera pans) were mostly rectified.
The colour profiile used across different sensors still sticks out.. (and I do love the Natural LUT recording mode, but that is main sensor only)..
Given the strengths in their lens/sensor/CPU - the software, given 'seven years of updates' will only get better.
The only issue I have with the Honor software is the mouse support in desktop mode (hooked up to a monitor); set way too fast and not polled frequently enough.
Have sent emails off to Honor HQ regarding both the video bitrate used on HDR recordings (changes implemented; 'better') and the desktop software.. (mouse).. And their helpdesk ACTUALLY responds.. ("appropriate teams informed" etc).
Very impressed with Honor..
Their low reflectivity screens and hardware eye care implementations and AI aerial control (figures out if a user is blocking antennas with their fingers and switches to other aerials) is top tier for end users.
Honor are softly spoken- they underpromise and over deliver..
Staff following the companies split from parent company to 'build better phones for humans' is exactly what they do.
Pro consumer with seven years of updates and a 'reduce e waste' philosophy' it is evident they use updates to improve equipment (I could speak volumes about how other major phone companies use updates to break phones 'just out of warranty to force users' forward!).
Honor are a fantastic hardware supplier, and are pro planet/pro consumer.
The small stuff they nail that doesn't even make the spec sheet is what makes them the most Apple in an Android ecosystem.. (oh and they allow easy xfer to Apple devices etc!!)
Kudos Honor!
- Shamrock Sean
- pJR
Anonymous, 12 Jan 2026the camera and rom issues have existed for years so people are tired of not seeing improvement... moreI've uninstalled many apps from my Honor phone. There isn't much bloatware at all
