Honor Unveils Magic 9 Pro Max: A “Pocket Cinema Camera” With ARRI Dual 200MP Imaging and 2nm Snapdragon Chip
BEIJING, Sept. 28, 2026 — Honor has officially launched the Magic9 Pro Max, positioning it as the top model in its new Magic9 series and targeting professional creators with cinema-grade imaging, audio, display and performance. 1, 6
Honor Unveils Magic9 Pro Max: A “Pocket Cinema Camera” With ARRI Dual 200MP Imaging and 2nm Snapdragon Chip
BEIJING, Sept. 28, 2026 — Honor has officially launched the Magic9 Pro Max, positioning it as the top model in its new Magic9 series and targeting professional creators with cinema-grade imaging, audio, display and performance. 1, 6
Announced at the Honor Magic Ceremony in Beijing, the Magic9 Pro Max starts at 6,499 yuan and is available in Moss Green, Shadow Black and Glacier Silver. It features a unibody full-metal design inspired by ARRI’s classic three-lens turret, with three circular cameras arranged in a triangular layout. 1, 6
ARRI-branded dual 200MP camera system
The phone’s headline feature is an ARRI dual 200MP imaging system, co-developed with German cinema camera maker ARRI. It includes a 200MP ARRI gimbal-level main camera with an f/1.57 aperture and CIPA 8.0 stabilization, plus a 200MP ARRI ultra-night telephoto lens with an f/2.6 aperture and the same CIPA 8.0 rating. 1, 4
Honor says the Magic9 Pro Max is the first flat smartphone to fully support ARRI’s film workflow, including the ARRI LogC3 curve, ARRI AWG3 wide color gamut and the complete ARRI Look Library with 87 looks across nine themes. 5, 6 The device also introduces an Android-first square-format front camera and a “vertical grip, horizontal shooting” mode for more flexible composition. 1, 2
Cinema-grade audio built into a smartphone
For the first time in a smartphone, Honor has integrated a cinema-grade shotgun microphone with dual sound-receiving pipes and high-directional pickup. The company claims pickup distance improves by 300% and accuracy by 158%. Playback is handled by dual 1216 speakers, a large 8cc sound cavity and Honor’s AI spatial soundfield algorithm. 2, 4
Honor says the Magic9 Pro Max is the only phone to receive both SGS five-star certification for directional high-sensitivity audio capture and SGS certification for spatial audio playback. 1, 2
2nm chip, 8800mAh battery and 10,000-nit display
The Magic9 Pro Max is among the first devices to use Qualcomm’s 2nm sixth-generation Snapdragon 8 Super Supreme Edition, with a maximum CPU frequency of 5GHz and an 18MB independent high-speed GPU memory. 1, 3
It also debuts Honor’s next-generation Qinghai Lake blade battery in a flat flagship, packing 8,800mAh with an industry-leading 1,000Wh/L energy density and 40% silicon content. Charging support includes 100W wired, 80W wireless and 50W in-car wireless charging. 1, 10
The 6.8-inch next-generation Ultimate Black Diamond display reaches up to 10,000 nits peak brightness and just 1.5% reflectivity. Honor says scratch resistance has improved 15 times, drop resistance 25 times and wear resistance three times. The phone also supports 3D face recognition and 3D ultrasonic fingerprint recognition, along with IP68/IP69/IP69K dust and water resistance. 1, 3
Accessories and software
Honor also introduced the Honor Telephoto Extender G500, reaching up to 500mm, and the more compact G200. A Master Photography Kit and a professional video cage developed with SmallRig are available for users who want a more complete mobile filmmaking setup. 1, 2
The Magic9 Pro Max ships with MagicOS 11, powered by a 397B-parameter AI agent model co-developed with Alibaba. New features include an upgraded YOYO assistant, a dedicated AI button, one-tap highlights recording and cross-brand file transfer, including interoperability with Apple devices. 2, 6