HONOR MAGIC6 PRO

More expensive than the Oneplus 12 or Pixel 8 Pro, Honor’s latest flagship needs to be excellent… and for the most part, it is. Available in a vegan leather green or glass-backed black, its curved frame, front and back make it totally cornerless for a comfortable hold, though it is big and heavy. With IP68 resistance to water and dust, it’s also competitively durable.

The 6.8in LTPO OLED display looks stunning, with a peak HDR brightness of 5000 nits. So outdoor viewability is excellent – but watching HDR content can be uncomfortable as it gets so bright, especially in dark rooms.

Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8

Gen 3 plus 12GB of RAM, the Magic6 Pro delivers flagship performance, and the 512GB storage goes some way to justifying its oomphy price. Helplessly scoping

The Honor Magic6 Pro feels like a true flagship camera phone across all three of its snappers. Photos with the 180MP periscope zoom look great up to around 8-10x, although beyond that there’s a lot of AI processing at play so they can get a wee bit ‘uncanny valley’.

Honor’s Magicos 8.0, based on Android 14, offers a user-friendly daily experience with preinstalled Google apps alongside Honor’s own. This is the best software we’ve seen from the brand to date, delivering smooth performance and plenty of room for customisation.

A huge 5600mah battery keeps the phone alive for a day or more, while 80W wired and 66W wireless charging power it up quickly… but it doesn’t come with a charger, so you’ll need to buy one directly from Honor to capitalise on those speeds.

£1100 / go.stuff.tv/magic6pro

Key specs

● 6.8in 2800x1280 120Hz OLED ● 512GB ● 50+180+50MP rear, 50MP front ● Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 ● 5600mah ● 163x76x8.9mm, 229g