Honor’s upcoming Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design, the highest of the company’s high-end lineup, is set for unveiling on 19 January. Ahead of time, though, the Chinese company has teased exactly why it’ll justify the largest price (for a non-folding phone) on its roster.
Time for a little RSR Porsche Design
Launching alongside a new slim smartphone, and probably the rest of the Magic 8 lineup, the Magic 8 RSR Porsche Design hopes to convince you to give up that system camera in favour of… well, look at it.
Hardware aside — though it’s bound to be as powerful as Honor can make it — the new Porsche Design handset will feature (or support) a photography-centric case that will turn the handset into a miniature image Howitzer. In addition to seeming fairly rugged, the case includes a camera grip — we’d guess that there’s extra battery life in there — as well as support for external lenses.
How many lenses there are, we can’t say. Honor’s RSR Porsche Design teaser only shows one, a teleconverter that should greatly increase the range of the phone’s shots. The narrow tube looks a little goofy, sure, but if you’re consistently nabbing the best shots of all your wannabe influencer friends, that won’t matter much. Everyone knows it’s what happens in front of the lens that’s important.
Internal details are still rumours for now, but they do track for the company’s ultra-premium segment. A Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, an internal 85mm 200MP telephoto lens, and a 7,200mAh battery (with 120W fast charging) make up the reported specs for this particular Honor Magic 8. We should know all the other details early on 19 January.
