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SpecEagle review · Honor

Magic 7 Ultimate review: 200 MP periscope with f/1.4-2.0 variable aperture — Honor's Ultra-tier camera flagship.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2025·$960
Overall
88/100
Class rank
#45 of 229
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

Honor's Ultra-tier camera answer to Xiaomi 15 Ultra.

Magic 7 Ultimate pairs a variable-aperture 50 MP main with a true 200 MP periscope — the same telephoto class as Galaxy S25 Ultra — at $960 in China. Against Xiaomi 15 Ultra (1-inch main) and Vivo X200 Pro (Zeiss), it wins on telephoto reach but trails on global availability.

01Display

92/100

92/100 puts it above the 89-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

TypeLTPO AMOLED, 120 Hz, Dolby Vision
Size6.8 inches
Resolution2,800 × 1,280 px (453 ppi)
Peak brightness5,000 nits peak
ProtectionNanoCrystal Shield

02Camera

92/100

At 92/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2025 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Main50 MP, f/1.4-2.0 variable, 1/1.3", OIS
Ultrawide50 MP, f/2.0, 122°
Telephoto200 MP periscope, 3× optical, OIS
Selfie50 MP + 3D ToF

03Performance

95/100

95/100 puts it above the 90-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
GPUAdreno 830
RAM16 / 24 GB LPDDR5X
Storage512 GB / 1 TB UFS 4.0

04Battery

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 86-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

Capacity5,850 mAh silicon-carbon
Wired100 W SuperCharge
Wireless80 W

05Build

90/100

90/100 puts it above the 86-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

06Value

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

What works
  • 200 MP periscope rare at this size.
  • Variable f/1.4-2.0 main aperture.
  • 16 GB / 512 GB base storage.
  • IP69 + NanoCrystal Shield.
What doesn't
  • China-only — no Global ROM.
  • 230 g is the heaviest in this list.
  • 4-year OS vs Galaxy 7-year.
  • MagicOS 9 has China-only services baked in.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 18 Pro Max
$1199 · score 94/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 229-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .