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HONOR Magic9 Super Edition launch: price, specs and early impressions

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Just launched · reviews coming · No score yet: we score a product once in-depth reviews are out. Based on 4 launch reports from 3 outlets.

Announced in China: September 2026 · Launch price: 4,499 Chinese yuan (12 GB + 256 GB) · Source: fonearena.com

First published 8 October 2026 · Last updated 8 October 2026 · Updated 1 time as new reviews came in

What’s new

The HONOR Magic9 Super Edition is a phone announced in China alongside the Magic9, and it is the larger-screen, bigger-battery model in the pair. Beebom reports an 11,000mAh silicon-carbon battery and a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. FoneArena notes that it is not ARRI co-branded and has its own camera setup. No hands-on or review coverage is available yet.

  • Beebom reports the Super Edition has an 11,000mAh silicon-carbon battery, compared with 8,000mAh on the standard Magic9.
  • FoneArena says the Super Edition is not ARRI co-branded and uses a 200MP main, 50MP telephoto and 12MP ultra-wide camera setup.
  • Beebom says it is pre-order only on HONOR’s official China storefront, in four colours: Yellow, Black, Olive and White.
  • FoneArena reports a 6.81-inch OLED display at 1280 × 2788. Beebom reports 120 Hz refresh, 10,000 nits peak brightness and 3,840 Hz PWM dimming.
  • Beebom lists the base 12 GB + 256 GB model at 4,499 Chinese yuan, which it converts to roughly Rs 64,000.

Key specs

SpecDetailReported by
Refresh rate and brightness120 Hz, 10,000 nits peak, 3,840 Hz PWM dimmingBeebom
ProcessorSnapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, clock speeds up to 4.6 GHzBeebom
MemoryUp to 16 GB LPDDR5X RAM and 512 GB UFS 4.1 storageBeebom
Rear cameras200MP main f/1.9; 50MP telephoto f/2.4, 68mm equivalent; 12MP ultra-wide f/2.2FoneArena
Front camera50MP, 1/2.88-inch sensor, f/2.0, 21mm equivalentFoneArena
Battery11,000mAh silicon-carbonBeebom
Charging80W wired, 50W wirelessBeebom
SoftwareMagicOS 11 based on Android 17Beebom
DurabilityIP68, IP69 and IP69K ratingsBeebom

What reviews will need to show

  • Whether the 11,000mAh battery delivers the endurance Beebom says the Super Edition is built around, and how long the 80W wired charging takes to fill it.
  • How the 200MP main camera performs without ARRI co-branding, given that FoneArena and Smartprix give different main-sensor sizes (1/2.55-inch versus 1/1.55-inch).
  • How the 50MP, 68mm-equivalent telephoto compares with the 200MP telephoto on the standard Magic9 in real shots.
  • Whether the 10,000 nits peak brightness HONOR claims shows up in everyday use.
  • Whether Smartprix’s in-display fingerprint listing or Beebom’s optical scanner is correct, and how well the sensor works.

Sources

How we put this together

This is a launch page: in-depth reviews of this product aren’t out yet. We read the launch coverage listed above and summarised what was announced, crediting each detail to the outlet that reported it. Maker claims are reported as claims, not tested results. When in-depth reviews are published, this page becomes a full review roundup with our score. This page was compiled with AI assistance and checked against the articles it cites. How we score.

Header image: AI illustration by SimplyAmplifying, drawn with reference photos of the product as a guide (not a copy of any one photo); scores drawn from this page’s data.

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