Honor Magic 7 Pro launches with Deepfake Detection and a 200 MP ‘Super Zoom’ camera
Christmas is over, but January is once again proving to be the most wonderful time of the year for Android phone fans. Following the launch of the OnePlus 13 series last week, Honor has introduced its own 2025 flagship offering – the Honor Magic 7 Pro – to the international stage.
With a powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, a super-sized 5,270 mAh silicon-carbon battery and an eye-friendly 6.8-inch display, the Magic 7 Pro boasts hardware specs that rival the best Android phones on the market today (including OnePlus 13) . As promised, however, it’s Honor’s package of decidedly unique software features that really stand out this year.
One of the most interesting is Deepfake Detection, an on-device security tool that uses AI to scan for optical illusions during video calls. Honor teased the innovative new feature last year and it will eventually ship with the Magic 7 Pro alongside a host of other “human-centric” AI tools including AI Translation, Real-time Transcript and Magic Portal 2.0.
The Magic 7 Pro’s cameras are also equipped with some fun AI wizardry. The snappers themselves consist of a 50MP wide-angle lens (f/1.4-2.0, 23mm), a 50MP ultra-wide lens (f/2.0, 12mm) and a 200MP periscope telephoto lens (f/2.6, 69mm), but Honor Image Engine’s proprietary AI offers different AI-powered tricks for each.
The brand’s Harcourt Portrait mode – which promises to deliver studio-quality portraits in everyday lighting scenarios – has been carried over from the Honor 200 Pro and Honor Magic V3 to work with the Magic 7 Pro’s wide-angle and telephoto lenses. The new flagship also introduces three new software-based photography features: AI Motion Sensing Capture, HD Super Burst and AI Super Zoom.
The first two of that number allow you to capture fast movements or sequences with optimal clarity. AI Super Zoom aims to enhance the details of natural landscape photos taken by 30x or more using generative AI.
We are currently testing the final tool and look forward to sharing our impressions in an upcoming report.
Other key features of the Magic 7 Pro include industry-leading durability features – specifically IP68 water resistance and IP69 temperature resistance – and pre-installed integration with the Google Gemini app. As for color options, you have two to choose from: Lunar Shadow Gray and Black.
Honor’s latest flagship launches in Britain today (January 15) for £1,099.99, the same launch price as last year’s Honor Magic 6 Pro. Given Honor’s recent release strategies, availability in the US and Australia seems unlikely.
The Magic 7 Pro will also be released alongside a cheaper, lower-spec variant – the Honor Magic 7 Lite – which is now available in the UK for £399.99. Stay tuned for our review of its big brother in the coming days.