Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Launched in China

Honor has officially launched its new uber-premium flagship smartphone, the Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design, in China. This is the fourth-gen product born out of the brand's partnership with Porsche Design, powered by the latest Snapdragon processor, a big battery and capable cameras.

Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design Specifications and Features

Starting with the display, the Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design features a 6.71-inch 1.5K quad-curved LTPO OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate and 4320 Hz PWM dimming. The panel is Giant Rhino Glass protected and also houses an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.

Design-wise, it looks similar to the previous-gen "Magic RSR" series Honor phones with the aerodynamic dome design and the squircle camera deco. However, the design inspiration this time is the iconic Porsche 911 Carrera.

Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design look — Image Credit: Honor

Powering the phone is Qualcomm's newest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor paired with up to a whopping 24 GB LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1 TB of UFS 4.0 storage. It runs on the new MagicOS 10 update based on Android 16.

Fueling it all is a massive 7,200mAh battery, paired with 120W fast USB-C charging and 80W wireless charging support.

Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design processor — Image Credit: Honor

Speaking of the cameras, the Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design is using the brand's AiMAGE Colour Engine for its triple camera setup. It features a 50 MP main 1/3" sensor, a 200 MP 3.7x periscope telephoto camera and a 50 MP 122° ultra-wide angle camera. At the front, it gets a 50 MP selfie shooter with 4K @ 60 FPS video recording support.

Moreover, this is the first Honor phone which gets a proper Teleconverter Kit support. The phone comes with a dedicated photography kit comprising a 200mm Nox telephoto lens, a 67mm filter adapter ring, a camera shutter cum powerbank module and a lanyard. This makes it one of the very few brands, after Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi, to offer a teleconverter kit.

Aside from that, the Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design sports an IP68 + IP69 + IP69K rating, an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, stereo speakers, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, satellite connectivity, dual-band 5G support and a USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 port.

Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design camera kit — Image Credit: Honor

Pricing-wise, the Honor Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design is priced at 7,999 Chinese yuan (approximately Rs 1,05,000) for the 16 GB + 512 GB model. There is also a 24 GB + 1 TB option and it costs 8,999 Chinese yuan (approximately Rs 1,18,000).