It's only been a few days since the new Honor Magic 8 series made its way to the UK market, and already, we're seeing mixed headlines. I anticipated that this could be one of the best camera phones of 2026, though some are calling it a disappointment (CNET), while photography sites praise its night photography capabilities and 200-megapixel telephoto camera.
So is it good or bad? Our very own Android Central has called it "Honor's best phone yet" with a glowing 4.5-star review, and I trust their judgment best of all.
While we haven't tested the Magic 8 Pro on CB yet, personally, I loved last year's Honor Magic 7 Pro model, which I tested out during a trip to Slovenia. The image quality blew me away, and I managed to capture one of the best landscape shots I've ever taken of the beautiful Lake Bled at sunset.
The more affordable Honor 400 Pro recently impressed me too, with its excellent macro camera and AI image-to-video technology that has since led the industry.
One of the things I love about Honor tech is how innovative it can be, and the company is completely unafraid to take risks too – as it has proven with the Honor robot phone that was debuted at CES earlier this month.
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