Honor Magic 8 Pro Air Key Features Confirmed; Company Teases External Lens for Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design

Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design will be offered in Moonstone and Slate (translated) colour options.

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Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by David Delima | Updated: 16 January 2026 19:51 IST
Highlights
  • Honor Magic 8 Pro Air is teased to come with a 1/1.3-inch main sensor
  • Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design will offer up to 24GB RAM
  • Both phones will launch on January 19

Honor Magic 8 Pro Air will be available in four colour options

Photo Credit: Honor

Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design are set to go official next week. Ahead of the launch event in China, Honor has started teasing key details about the upcoming Magic 8 series smartphones. The company has now confirmed the battery capacity of the Magic 8 Pro Air. Meanwhile, the Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design model has been confirmed to ship with an add-on photography kit, which is similar to the optional accessories that were released alongside Vivo and Xiaomi's flagship smartphones. The Magic 8 Pro Air will be available in four colour options and four RAM and storage configurations at launch. It is expected to run on the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset.

Honor Magic 8 Pro Air Battery Revealed

The latest teaser posted by the company on Weibo reveals that the Honor Magic 8 Pro Air will pack a 5,500mAh "Qinghai Lake" (translated from Chinese) battery, with an energy density of 917Wh/L. It is also teased to come with a 1/1.3-inch main sensor alongside a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto camera.

The Honor Magic 8 Pro Air's listing on Honor's official online store confirms its RAM and storage configurations. It will be released in 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB, 16GB+512GB and 16GB+1TB RAM and storage variants.

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Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design Camera Kit Teased

Separately, Honor has disclosed the camera capabilities of the Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design model. It is confirmed to ship with a dedicated camera kit, including an add-on telephoto extender. It is said to support industry-leading CIPA 6.5-level image stabilisation and can be paired with a 2.35x teleconverter. The kit appears to include a camera grip as well.

Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design
Photo Credit: Honor

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The addition of an external add-on lens will place Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design alongside the Vivo X300 Pro, Xiaomi 15 Ultra, and Oppo Find X9 Pro, which already support external camera lenses.

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Honor has also confirmed that the Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design will be offered in Moonstone and Slate (translated) colour options. It will offer up to 24GB RAM. 

Both Magic 8 Pro Air and Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design are scheduled to launch in China on January 19. The former will have a 6.1mm-thick build and 155g weight. It is confirmed to be available in Fairy Purple, Light Orange, Feather White, and Shadow Black (translated from Chinese) colourways.

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The Honor Magic 8 Pro Air is expected to ship with a MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chipset, while the Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design could run on a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. 

 
REVIEW
  • Design
  • Display
  • Software
  • Performance
  • Battery Life
  • Camera
  • Value for Money
  • Good
  • Fresh-new IP69-rated design
  • Vibrant display with skinny bezel
  • Smooth software experience
  • Feature-rich software with useful AI add-ons
  • Excellent battery life with fast charging speeds
  • Impressive overall camera performance
  • Bad
  • Teleconverter mount blocks access to other cameras
 
KEY SPECS
Display 6.78-inch
Processor MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Front Camera 50-megapixel
Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 200-megapixel
RAM 12GB
Storage 256GB
Battery Capacity 7500mAh
OS Android 16
Resolution 1272x2772 pixels
NEWS
REVIEW
  • Design
  • Display
  • Software
  • Performance
  • Battery Life
  • Camera
  • Value for Money
  • Good
  • Solid and premium hand feel
  • IP68 and IP69
  • Excellent display
  • Flagship-grade performance
  • Fantastic camera setup with telephoto extender support
  • Impressive battery performance
  • Bad
  • Phone gets hot while running games
  • Single 512GB storage
  • Speakers are not the best in class
  • Expensive
 
KEY SPECS
Display 6.78-inch
Processor MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Front Camera 50-megapixel
Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 200-megapixel + 50-megapixel
RAM 16GB
Storage 512GB
Battery Capacity 6510mAh
OS Android 16
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels
NEWS
REVIEW
  • Design
  • Display
  • Software
  • Performance
  • Battery Life
  • Camera
  • Value for Money
  • Good
  • Leica-camera-inspired design can turn heads
  • Excellent and bright display with Dolby Vision support
  • Superb camera setup and class-leading periscope output
  • Top-notch performance
  • The Photography Kit is an add-on for enthusiasts (sold separetly)
  • Bad
  • Expensive
  • AI features can be improved
  • Selfie camera is not flagship-grade
  • Bloatware
 
KEY SPECS
Display 6.73-inch
Processor Snapdragon 8 Elite
Front Camera 32-megapixel
Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 200-megapixel + 50-megapixel
RAM 16GB
Storage 512GB
Battery Capacity 5410mAh
OS Android 15
Resolution 3200x1440 pixels
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