Honor Magic8 Pro: With integrated flicker scanner from Osram

The Honor Magic8 Pro is a slim yet powerful Android flagship that makes a high-quality, robust impression with a height of just 8.3 mm (measured at 8.45 mm), a matte frame and IP69K certification. It is launching in the UK exclusively in the tested storage variant for around £1,100 and scores with a 6.71-inch LTPO OLED display in 1.5K resolution, adaptive refresh rate (1 - 120 Hz), full HDR support and an enormous peak brightness of over 6,000 cd/m² for HDR content or small areas (APL18: 3,233 cd/m²).

Particularly noteworthy is the HONOR AI Eye Comfort Display, which uses industry-leading technologies to ensure eye-friendly use (learn more here). At its core is the integrated flicker scanner, the first smartphone tool for real-time analysis of ambient light flicker. Equipped with a high-precision HDR flicker sensor from ams OSRAM (up to 20,000 Hz sampling rate), it detects flicker frequency, depth and characteristic features of lamps or displays, regardless of brightness or lighting conditions.

The evaluation is carried out in a standardised IEEE 1789-2015 graph, which colour-codes light sources as ‘good’, “moderate” or ‘poor’. This allows users to identify invisible sources of flicker that cause headaches or visual fatigue, for example in people who are sensitive to PWM. The scanner perfectly complements the OLED panel's 4,320 Hz PWM dimming frequency, circularly polarised light for reflection reduction and blue light filters that even reduce travel sickness.

We compared the flicker sensor with the Opple Light Master IV, and both devices determine a similar frequency and modulation depth when measuring lamps. When measuring displays, the smartphone is not yet particularly reliable.