Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design

The Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design has a non-folding, fixed-form body measuring 161.2 mm tall, 75 mm wide, and 8.5 mm thick, with a total volume of 102.765 cm³ and a weight of 239 g. It carries an IP68 ingress protection rating, confirming full waterproof capability at depths of up to 1.5 m. The device does not feature a rugged build classification despite its water resistance credentials.

The Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design features a 6.71″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1256 x 2808 px and a pixel density of 458 ppi, delivering a sharp and detailed image across its surface. The panel runs at a 120Hz refresh rate and reaches a typical brightness of 1800 nits, while Always-On Display functionality is supported. It is protected by branded damage-resistant glass and supports Dolby Vision, though HDR10 and HDR10+ are not supported. There is no secondary screen on this device.

The Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 3 nm chipset with an 8-thread CPU configuration running at 2 x 4.6 GHz and 6 x 3.62 GHz using big.LITTLE architecture with HMP support, and a TDP of 8.2W. It scores 3234 in Geekbench 6 single-core and 10059 in multi-core testing. Graphics are handled by the Adreno 830 with integrated graphics, 1536 shading units, a GPU clock speed of 1200 MHz, and support for up to 2 displays, alongside DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 3 compatibility. The device comes with 24GB of DDR5 RAM running at 5300 MHz across 2 memory channels with a maximum bandwidth of 85.1 GB/s and ECC memory support, backed by 1024GB of internal storage. Cache is organized as 192 KB L1, 12 MB L2, and 8 MB L3, while the SoC integrates LTE, TrustZone security, multithreading, and 64-bit support.

The Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design features a multi-lens rear camera system with three sensors at 200 MP, 50 MP, and 50 MP, each with respective apertures of f/2.6, f/2.0, and f/1.6, covering a focal range from 12 mm to 85 mm and offering 3.7x optical zoom. All sensors use CMOS technology without back-illuminated sensor design, and the system includes optical image stabilization, laser autofocus, phase-detection autofocus, and touch autofocus, though manual shutter speed is not available. Shooting modes include HDR, burst mode, panorama, timelapse, RAW capture, manual exposure, manual ISO, manual focus, and manual white balance, while video recording reaches up to 2160p at 60 fps with slow-motion support; HDR10 and Dolby Vision recording are not supported. Flash is provided by two LEDs, though a dual-tone configuration and RGB flash are absent. The 50 MP front camera sits at f/2.0 in a standard single-lens setup without an under-display position or front-facing flash, and 360-degree panorama and 3D photo or video recording are not supported.

The Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design runs Android 16 as a free and open-source platform with multi-user support, offline voice recognition, voice commands, and on-device machine learning. Privacy controls cover clipboard warnings, location options, and camera and microphone access management, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not included. App tracking can be blocked, and the OS supports customizable notifications, notification permissions, a media picker, sharing intents, a child lock, and phone tracking. Visual and usability features include dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, an extra dim mode, widgets, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, Live Text, app offloading, battery health check, and the ability to play games while they download. Focus modes, Wi-Fi password sharing, Quick Start, and the ability to function as a PC are not supported, and the device does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor.

The Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design houses a non-removable rechargeable battery with a capacity of 7200 mAh, complemented by a battery level indicator. Wired fast charging is supported at 120W, while wireless charging operates at up to 80W, and reverse wireless charging is also available for powering other devices.

The Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design includes stereo speakers and supports aptX, aptX HD, and aptX Adaptive Bluetooth audio codecs, covering a range of wireless audio quality tiers. aptX Lossless and LDAC are not supported. The device has no 3.5 mm headphone jack and no built-in radio.

The Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design supports 5G cellular connectivity alongside Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6, and 7, and accommodates two physical SIM cards plus two eSIMs. Bluetooth 6 and NFC are both present, and the USB Type-C port operates at USB 3.2, though HDMI output is not available and there is no external memory slot. Download speeds reach up to 10000 Mbit/s and upload up to 3500 Mbit/s. Security and authentication are handled through a fingerprint scanner and 3D facial recognition, while an iris scanner is not included. Onboard sensors cover GPS with Galileo support, a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, and infrared sensor, but the device lacks a barometer, heart rate monitor, ANT+ support, and motion or optical tracking. Crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, DLNA certification, a stylus, and a built-in projector are all absent.

The Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design includes a video light for recording purposes, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.