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Rumor | Honor Magic5 launch set on track with inaugural MIIT registration

A potentially debunked Magic5 camera hump leak. (Source: Weibo)
A potentially debunked Magic5 camera hump leak. (Source: Weibo)
Honor is projected to compete in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered Android smartphone arena with the flagship, Magic5 series in 2023. Now, speculation as to their imminent debut has been sparked with the appearance of a new device from the brand on an official Chinese telecomms database. Meanwhile, these potential premium handsets' design remains up in the air following the retraction of their most compelling leak to date.

Honor is tipped to supply its answers to devices such as the OnePlus 11 or Xiaomi 13 series with direct successors to the Magic4 and 4 Pro of yesteryear, if not more besides. They are expected to rock the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC along with updated rear cameras in 2023.

These leaks are now tipped to be definitively confirmed or denied soon thanks to the appearance of a new Android device on the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) database.

This PGT-AN00 is now backed by eminent tipster Digital Chat Station as a Magic5-series member, as its model number conforms to its alleged code-name of Piaget.

If so, it has been linked to an updated rear panel layout of late, based on a live image of novel camera-hump faceplates also initially attributed to Digital Chat Station;

However, they have since been rescinded by the same leaker; furthermore, the design might not fit the amount of camera allegedly packed into what might be the Magic4 Ultimate's rumored replacement, as it is said to have 4 rear shooters, 3 of which may be 50MP and 1 which could be up to 64MP in size instead.

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The allegedly newly-certified "Magic5" variant...
The allegedly newly-certified "Magic5" variant...
...may not turn out to look like this after all. (Source: MIIT, SparrowsNews)
...may not turn out to look like this after all. (Source: MIIT, SparrowsNews)
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Deirdre O'Donnell, 2023-01-11 (Update: 2023-01-11)