Honor Unveils Magic 8 Pro Air, a Slim iPhone Air Rival with Triple Cameras

Honor officially unveiled the Magic 8 Pro Air on January 19. The smartphone measures just 6.1 mm thick, only 0.46 mm thicker than the iPhone Air.

Despite the minimal difference in thickness, Honor’s device offers several practical advantages. With curved edges and flat surfaces on both sides, the Magic 8 Pro Air features a triple-camera module on the back, rather than a single camera setup.

Magic 8 Pro Air Camera Setup

• Main camera: 50 MP, 1/1.3" sensor, f/1.6 aperture, optical image stabilization
• Ultra-wide camera: 50 MP, 122° field of view, f/2.2 aperture
• Telephoto camera: 64 MP, f/2.6 aperture, optical image stabilization, 3.2× optical zoom
• Front camera: 50 MP, f/2.0 aperture

Photos taken with the Magic 8 Pro Air

Key Specifications

The Magic 8 Pro Air features a 6.31-inch OLED display with a resolution of 2640×1216, a 120 Hz refresh rate with LTPO support, 4320 Hz PWM dimming, 1,800 nits typical brightness, and up to 6,000 nits peak brightness. It also includes a 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.

The device weighs 155 grams (compared to 165 grams for the iPhone Air) and measures 150.5 × 71.9 × 6.1 mm. Its frame is made from aerospace-grade aluminum rated at 530 MPa, offering higher structural strength than the iPhone Air’s 400 MPa titanium frame.

The smartphone is certified to IP69 for water and dust resistance. A dedicated physical side button enables zoom control, gallery navigation, and other shortcuts. Connectivity includes Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, 5G, NFC, and eSIM support.

Powering the device is the octa-core Dimensity 9500 processor clocked up to 4.21 GHz. It comes with 12 GB or 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB of storage. The phone runs Android 16 with Honor’s MagicOS 10 and built-in AI features.

The Magic 8 Pro Air packs a 5,500 mAh battery, which Honor claims is a record capacity for a phone of this size. It delivers over 17 hours of video playback and supports 80 W wired fast charging and 50 W wireless charging.

The Honor Magic 8 Pro Air starts at 4,999 yuan (approximately $720).