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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5-equipped Honor Magic 8 Pro officially debuts outside China

The Magic 8 Pro starts at around $1,113 in Malaysia. Pictured: the back of the phone. (Image source: Notebookcheck)
The Magic 8 Pro starts at around $1,113 in Malaysia. Pictured: the back of the phone. (Image source: Notebookcheck)
The Honor Magic 8 Pro is among the first phones that are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. About a month after its Chinese debut, the camera flagship is now officially landing outside China, with Malaysia being the first.

Honor has introduced the Magic 8 series in China in mid-October 2025, and this lineup brought two of the first flagship phones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Among the two, the Pro is now officially stepping outside the Chinese market.

To be specific, the Honor Magic 8 Pro is now available to pre-order in Malaysia, and the configuration with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage has a pre-sale tag of RM 4,599. There's another config available, which brings 16 GB of memory and bumps the storage to 1 TB, and it costs RM 5,199.

These Malaysian prices convert to around $1,113 and $1,258, respectively. These variants retail for about $847 and $946, respectively. To sweeten the deal, Honor is throwing in an Insta360 Ace Pro in the Malaysian pre-order package, and there are other promotional benefits available.

As for the specs, the Malaysian Honor Magic 8 Pro has the same spec sheet as its Chinese counterpart. That includes the relatively large 7,100 mAh battery, which supports 80 W wireless and 100 W wired fast charging (160 W Anker Prime charger curr. $99.99 on Amazon). The 6.71-inch display of the phone is another highlight, featuring an HBM brightness rating of 1,800 nits and a 120 Hz refresh rate.

As for the camera, per our tests, the camera setup of the Magic 8 Pro is quite capable of handling different scenarios. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 phone can capture detailed photos. You can learn more from our launch coverage of the phone.

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Abid Ahsan Shanto, 2025-12- 1 (Update: 2025-12- 1)