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Honor Magic 5 Pro Review: Magic is in the eye of the beholder

Max Weinbach Apr 11 2023 - 2:00 am PT

For years, Honor was known as the Huawei sub-brand focused on budget devices, but after the Huawei-US issues, Honor split off from Huawei and became its own company. This has allowed Honor to really show what its mobile technology can do. Last year’s Honor Magic 4 Pro had some of the best hardware but was hampered by poor camera software. Now, the Honor Magic 5 Pro fixes that, while providing one of the best all-around devices with interesting software choices.

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Honor launches Honor Magic Vs foldable globally alongside Honor Magic 5 Pro

Max Weinbach Feb 27 2023 - 5:47 am PT

Today at Honor’s “Unleash the Power of Magic” event at MWC, it announced the global launch of two new phones: Honor Magic Vs and Honor Magic 5 Pro.

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Snapdragon Satellite will come to all Snapdragon tiers, confirmed for devices from Oppo, more

Ben Schoon Feb 26 2023 - 11:00 pm PT

Qualcomm today announced that Snapdragon Satellite is coming to new Android smartphones from Oppo, Nothing, Motorola, and more, as well as coming to more Snapdragon chips in the future.

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Honor teases global launch of its ‘Magic Vs’ foldable

Ben Schoon Jan 30 2023 - 7:58 am PT

More and more foldable phones are headed to market as the competition against Samsung heats up, and ahead of MWC 2023, Honor is teasing the global launch of the Magic Vs foldable.

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Honor Magic Vs foldable launches w/ Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, $1,050 start price

Damien Wilde Nov 23 2022 - 2:45 am PT

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Honor has officially unveiled the Magic Vs, its foldable for late 2022 and early 2023 with a number of improvements and an enticingly low entry-price.

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Honor Magic V is a thinner, slightly bigger Galaxy Z Fold 3 with no global launch plans

Ben Schoon Jan 10 2022 - 6:52 am PT

The foldable market continues to heat up, as the success of Samsung’s recent attempts has pushed more companies to try out the space. This week, formerly Huawei-owned Honor is debuting its first foldable smartphone, the Honor Magic V.

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Honor Magic3 series launches w/ Snapdragon 888+, Play Store access, IMAX camera enhancements

Damien Wilde Aug 12 2021 - 6:30 am PT

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Former Huawei sub-brand Honor has now officially launched a trio of Magic3 devices with a number of impressive internals but most importantly for global markets, Google Play Store access.

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Honor 50 series will see the return of Google apps following Huawei split

Ben Schoon Jun 16 2021 - 9:40 am PT

It’s been over two years since Huawei was cut off from the Google Play Store and other crucial Android apps. Now, after splitting from Huawei, the Honor brand is launching its first device with Google apps in the flagship Honor 50 series.

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The Honor Band 6 will soon be available in US for $35

Damien Wilde Jan 12 2021 - 3:53 am PT

While the Chinese company is still steadily removing ties with its former paymasters Huawei, Honor is set to launch the Band 6 fitness strap in the US in the coming weeks.

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[Update: Confirmed] Report: Huawei to sell Honor to government-backed group for $15 billion

Damien Wilde Nov 17 2020 - 12:48 am PT

According to a new report, Huawei is set to offload their affordable-focused smartphone sub-brand Honor to a government-backed consortium for a whopping $15 billion.

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EMUI 10 rollout for Honor 20/20 Pro, View 20 starts March 15

Damien Wilde Mar 10 2020 - 2:30 am PT

Honor, the subsidiary of Huawei will begin the EMUI 10 rollout for the Honor View 20, Honor 20, and Honor 20 Pro starting March 15.

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The Honor View 30 Pro goes official, hinting at the upcoming Huawei P40 Pro design

Damien Wilde Feb 25 2020 - 5:12 am PT

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While not quite having the same reach as parent company Huawei, Honor makes some solid smartphones that certainly pack a punch, the latest being the Honor View 30 Pro.

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[Update: P30 Pro, Mate 20 Pro stable] EMUI 10 beta road map confirms update heading to over 30 models from November

Damien Wilde Nov 14 2019 - 1:15 am PT

At IFA 2019, Huawei confirmed the road map for the EMUI 10 update in a session on the new OTA. It appears that the company has plans to seed the OTA to over 30 devices by Q2 2020.

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Honor Band 5 review: Sleek, affordable fitness tracking [Video]

Damien Wilde Oct 7 2019 - 9:35 am PT

Honor Band 5 review

The Honor Band 5 is one of the latest fitness trackers designed to enhance everyday health without too much distraction.

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Honor 20 Pro review: A great budget package that’s better late than never [Video]

Damien Wilde Aug 20 2019 - 6:23 am PT

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While the Honor 20 Pro is unlikely to ever make it to the United States, for the rest of the world, the phone looked to be the first casualty in the ongoing US-China trade war.
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Huawei’s Kirin 990 chipset set to add support for 4K 60 fps video capture

Damien Wilde Aug 20 2019 - 5:21 am PT

According to a report by Neowin, the next-generation Kirin 990 chipset is set to be the first Huawei chipset to support 4K 60 fps video recording.

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EMUI 10 hands-on: Not an extensive upgrade but a massive step forward [Video]

Damien Wilde Aug 12 2019 - 2:00 pm PT

Huawei’s brand new EMUI 10 update is one of the first waves of Android Q re-skins and even with the release of HarmonyOS, is being backed by the Chinese OEM despite on-going US tensions.

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The Honor 20 Pro will go on sale on August 1 for £549

Damien Wilde Jul 30 2019 - 8:19 am PT

The initial launch for the Honor 20 Pro wasn’t the most well-timed as it coincided with a US trade ban. If you didn’t already know, as Honor is a subsidiary of Huawei, the trade ban affected the affordable smartphone maker quite heavily too. Thanks to the easing of sanctions, we now have a new launch date for the Honor 20 Pro in the UK of August 1.

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Honor 9X and 9X Pro pack pop-up cameras, Kirin 810, and Android Pie

Ben Schoon Jul 23 2019 - 7:19 am PT

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While there’s still a lot of confusion around Huawei, the company’s sub-brand Honor is churning out a new set of smartphones. At an event in China earlier today, the Honor 9X and 9X Pro went official. Here’s what you need to know.

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Honor 20 review: A really solid mid-ranger but with OS question marks [Video]

Damien Wilde Jun 25 2019 - 9:10 am PT

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The Honor 20 is the latest device from the affordable Huawei subsidiary, and while the release has already been rocky due to the dark cloud that seems to be following the Chinese smartphone manufacturer around, it actually proves to be the perfect competitor for the Samsung Galaxy S10e.

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EMUI 9.0 now rolling out to seven devices, Huawei Watch GT update brings Always on Display support

Damien Wilde Jun 4 2019 - 5:13 am PT

We reported recently that the EMUI 9.1 beta is rolling out to a number of Huawei and Honor devices. Huawei has now confirmed that EMUI 9.0 is rolling out to seven more devices with the Huawei Watch GT also receiving an important Always on Display update of its own.
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[Update: Now rolling out in EU] EMUI 9.1 now in second public beta, available on 14 further devices

Damien Wilde Jun 3 2019 - 5:18 am PT

While it may be a terribly tough time for Huawei of late, it’s even tougher in many regards for the millions around the globe that already have the Chinese handsets. That said, despite a short 90-day reprieve from Google, Huawei is pushing an update for their EMUI 9.1 beta which adds 14 more devices to the program.

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Huawei issues first statement after Android ban, confirms devices will still receive security updates

Damien Wilde May 20 2019 - 3:10 am PT

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The fallout from the US Huawei ban and subsequent removal of its Android license by Google is slowly starting to settle. Huawei has now released an official statement confirming that they will “continue to provide security updates and after-sales services to all existing Huawei and Honor smartphone and tablet products.”

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Cryptic invite sets Honor 20 global launch date for May 21

Damien Wilde Apr 15 2019 - 5:20 am PT

Honor, the affordable Huawei offshoot continues to grow in popularity, interest, and general device quality. That trend looks set to continue as the company has announced a May 21 launch date for its upcoming Honor 20 devices.

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