Verdict - Design upgrade with added value
The Porsche Design | Honor Magic7 RSR is technically very similar to the Magic7 Pro and presents itself as a very good high-end smartphone. In addition to the Porsche-inspired design, however, it offers twice the memory, an extended scope of delivery, improved LiDAR autofocus, and a faster telephoto lens.
The larger battery reads like a plus point, but the RSR cannot achieve longer runtimes in the test. Honor has also not improved the cooling of the fast Snapdragon SoC. The price is in the upper segment, meaning you can save around 50% with the Pro model if you don't need the additional features.
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Price and availability
The Magic7 RSR has a recommended retail price (RRP) of 1,899 euros and is available exclusively directly from Honor or (even cheaper) at Porsche Design. Matching accessories can be found on Amazon and elsewhere.
Table of Contents
- Verdict - Design upgrade with added value
- Specifications: Honor Magic7 RSR
- Case and equipment - Magic7 RSR in sporty elegance
- Communication and operation - Smartphone with all-inclusive
- Software and sustainability - Long updates for the RSR
- Camera - Telephoto with better light-sensitivity for the Porsche Edition
- Display - Magic7 RSR with over 5,000 cd/m²
- Performance, Emissions and battery life - The RSR stumbles in the stress test
- Notebookcheck overall rating
The Honor Magic7 RSR was designed by the traditional German company Porsche Design but is technically very similar to the Honor Magic7 Pro. In addition to the larger memory, Honor has also added a bigger battery. The camera has also been upgraded.
Specifications: Honor Magic7 RSR
Case and equipment - Magic7 RSR in sporty elegance
The Honor Magic7 RSR is available in Provence and Agate Grey colors. The revised exterior of the smartphone comes from Porsche Design. It is said to contain the characteristic design elements of the German company and, in this case, is inspired by the aerodynamic aesthetics of the Taycan Turbo S. The workmanship is very good, and the RSR feels great in the hand. It is also certified according to IP68 and IP69 standards.
The equipment is nominally identical to the Magic7 Pro. Still, the RSR has twice as much memory, a more powerful battery, a more light-sensitive telephoto sensor, and a better autofocus system.
Communication and operation - Smartphone with all-inclusive
The Porsche Design | Honor Magic7 RSR supports a wide range of mobile phone frequency bands with all modern network standards. In addition to two nano SIM cards, it supports eSIM (dual eSIM). The voice quality is good, and noise is also effectively filtered out. The user of the smartphone remains intelligible even in acoustically extreme situations, but then sounds somewhat more cramped.
Honor's NanoCrystal Shield protects the Magic7 RSR's capacitive touchscreen and has good gliding properties. Inputs are implemented quickly and precisely. An ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is also integrated into the display, while 3D face recognition is made possible by a ToF sensor. Both systems are secure and work quickly. The linear vibration motor also provides crisp haptic feedback.
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| OnePlus 13 | |
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| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | |
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| Xiaomi 15 Ultra | |
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| Average 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be | |
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Software and sustainability - Long updates for the RSR
In terms of sustainability, the Porsche Design | Honor Magic7 RSR is similarly positioned to its sister model, and Honor provides hardly any information on this. The outer packaging is bulkier due to the larger scope of delivery.
The RSR already benefits from Honor's Alpha Plan (our report) and receives seven years of updates. It is delivered with Google Android 15 and the in-house MagicOS 9.0, which also offers some AI functions.
Camera - Telephoto with better light-sensitivity for the Porsche Edition
At first glance, the camera setup of the Porsche Design | Honor Magic7 RSR is similar to that of the Magic7 Pro. However, the top model has implemented a so-called LiDAR Matrix autofocus system, which can draw on a LiDAR matrix with 1,200 focus points. This promises both faster and more precise focusing.
The optical 3x zoom with 200 MPix has also been upgraded and, with an aperture of f/1.88, is nominally faster than that in the Magic7 Pro (aperture f/2.6). In a direct comparison with identical settings, it is easy to see that the telephoto lens of the RSR captures more light.
The other camera characteristics are identical to those of the Pro model.
Image Comparison
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Display - Magic7 RSR with over 5,000 cd/m²
The 6.8-inch OLED display of the Porsche Design | Honor Magic7 RSR impresses with its balanced calibration and high brightness. Although this is almost identical on pure white and reduced white surfaces, it offers over 5,000 cd/m² when playing HDR content. If you adjust the brightness manually, up to 781 cd/m² is possible.
To protect the eyes, Honor uses high-frequency PWM dimming, a circadian night display, defocus stimulation, and blue light reduction, making it probably one of the most eye-friendly OLED displays in a smartphone.
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Brightness Distribution: 93 %
Center on Battery: 1571 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 0.7 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.86
ΔE Greyscale 1.2 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
100% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.28
| Honor Magic7 RSR OLED, 2800x1280, 6.8" | OnePlus 13 AMOLED, 3168x1440, 6.8" | Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 3120x1440, 6.9" | Xiaomi 15 Ultra AMOLED, 3200x1440, 6.7" | |
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| Screen | -20% | -100% | -34% | |
| Brightness middle | 1571 | 1155 -26% | 1357 -14% | 1041 -34% |
| Brightness | 1559 | 1155 -26% | 1350 -13% | 1059 -32% |
| Brightness Distribution | 93 | 98 5% | 94 1% | 96 3% |
| Black Level * | ||||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 0.7 | 1 -43% | 3.1 -343% | 1 -43% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 1.9 | 1.8 5% | 4.7 -147% | 2.7 -42% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.2 | 1.6 -33% | 2.2 -83% | 1.9 -58% |
| Gamma | 2.28 96% | 2.3 96% | 2 110% | 2.23 99% |
| CCT | 6514 100% | 6503 100% | 6391 102% | 6697 97% |
* ... smaller is better
| Display / APL18 Peak Brightness | |
| Xiaomi 15 Ultra | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | |
| Honor Magic7 RSR | |
| Display / HDR Peak Brightness | |
| Honor Magic7 RSR | |
| Xiaomi 15 Ultra | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 360 Hz Amplitude: 14.74 % Secondary Frequency: 4166 Hz |  | |
The display backlight flickers at 360 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) . The frequency of 360 Hz is relatively high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. However, there are reports that some users are still sensitive to PWM at 500 Hz and above, so be aware. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8439 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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| 1.01 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.5075 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.5035 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 3 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.7 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 1.51 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.721 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.7845 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 5 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.4 ms). | ||
Performance, Emissions and battery life - The RSR stumbles in the stress test
The Snapdragon 8 Elite with a whopping 24 GB of RAM guarantees first-class performance for the Porsche Design | Honor Magic7 RSR. Unfortunately, this is not always the case in the 3DMark stress tests. On the one hand, the performance losses are high, and on the other, the more demanding Wild Life Extreme and Solar Bay benchmarks are aborted due to the risk of overheating. However, we haven't noticed any problems in everyday use so far.
The speakers of the Honor smartphone deliver a good sound but are a little too treble-heavy. The audio codec support for Bluetooth is solid but could be broader.
The battery is nominally larger than the Pro model (5,270 mAh) and provides 5,850 mAh; unfortunately, the Magic7 RSR has not yet converted this into longer runtimes. Nevertheless, these are excellent.
Charging is wireless with up to 80 watts; even 100 watts is possible with Honors SuperCharger. Two power supply units are included for the latter: one with a type C and one with a type G plug. A full charge takes just 34 minutes (50 %: 14 min., 80 %: 24 min.).
| Octane V2 - Total Score | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (Chrome 132) | |
| Honor Magic7 RSR (Chrome 134) | |
| OnePlus 13 (Chrome 131) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (37943 - 95506, n=13) | |
| Xiaomi 15 Ultra (Chrome 132) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (2228 - 100368, n=206, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench AI | |
| Single Precision TensorFlow NNAPI 1.2 | |
| Honor Magic7 RSR | |
| OnePlus 13 | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (287 - 738, n=11) | |
| Xiaomi 15 Ultra | |
| Average of class Smartphone (51 - 1501, n=42, last 2 years) | |
| Half Precision TensorFlow NNAPI 1.2 | |
| Average of class Smartphone (51 - 9453, n=41, last 2 years) | |
| Honor Magic7 RSR | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | |
| OnePlus 13 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (265 - 734, n=11) | |
| Xiaomi 15 Ultra | |
| Quantized TensorFlow NNAPI 1.2 | |
| Average of class Smartphone (123 - 13084, n=41, last 2 years) | |
| Honor Magic7 RSR | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | |
| OnePlus 13 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (594 - 1708, n=11) | |
| Xiaomi 15 Ultra | |
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 46.2 °C / 115 F, compared to the average of 35.1 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 63.7 °C for the class Smartphone.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 42.9 °C / 109 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.3 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 32.8 °C / 91 F.
3DMark Steel Nomad Stress Test
| 3DMark | |
| Wild Life Stress Test Stability | |
| Xiaomi 15 Ultra | |
| OnePlus 13 | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | |
| Honor Magic7 RSR | |
| Steel Nomad Light Stress Test Stability | |
| Xiaomi 15 Ultra | |
| OnePlus 13 | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | |
| Honor Magic7 RSR | |
Honor Magic7 RSR audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (89.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (2.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 90% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 24% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 70% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (93 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 21.5% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (1.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 1% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 17% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 79% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
| Battery Runtime - WiFi v1.3 | |
| Honor Magic7 RSR | |
| OnePlus 13 | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra | |
| Xiaomi 15 Ultra | |
Notebookcheck overall rating
As is typical for Porsche Design, the price is relatively high. However, Honor also offers an excellent smartphone with a long update supply and an exclusive design.
Honor Magic7 RSR
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Daniel Schmidt
Total Sustainability Score: Comparison of possible alternatives
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Drive | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 88.6%  | Honor Magic7 RSR Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite ⎘ Qualcomm Adreno 830 ⎘ 24 GB Memory, 1024 GB | Amazon: 1. $8.27 BMPNLSZ Black Cover for Hono... 2. $12.98 Puccy 2 Pack Camera Lens Pro... 3. $13.99 Premium 30 Pack Stylus Compa... List Price: 1900€ | 228 g | 1 TB UFS 4.0 Flash | 6.80" 2800x1280 453 PPI OLED |
2. 87.6%  | OnePlus 13 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite ⎘ Qualcomm Adreno 830 ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB | Amazon: 1. $13.98 uShield 2+2 Pack For OnePlus... 2. $12.98 JZG 3pcs for OnePlus 13 Scre... 3. $11.99 GiiYoon 3 PACK Screen Protec... List Price: 720€ | 213 g | 512 GB UFS 4.0 Flash | 6.82" 3168x1440 510 PPI AMOLED |
3. 89.4%  | Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy ⎘ Qualcomm Adreno 830 ⎘ 12 GB Memory, 256 GB | Amazon: 1. $6.20 Ailun Glass Screen Protector... 2. $7.18 Milomdoi 3 Pack Privacy Scre... 3. $6.95 NEW'C 3 Pack Designed for Sa... List Price: 1449€ | 218 g | 256 GB UFS 4.0 Flash | 6.90" 3120x1440 498 PPI Dynamic AMOLED 2X |
4. 89.5%  | Xiaomi 15 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite ⎘ Qualcomm Adreno 830 ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB | Amazon: 1. $7.99 Suttkue for Xiaomi 15 Ultra ... 2. $10.99 Anbzsign 2 Pack for Xiaomi 1... 3. $5.99 Aiziki 2 Pack for Xiaomi 15 ... List Price: 1499€ | 229 g | 512 GB UFS 4.1 Flash | 6.73" 3200x1440 521 PPI AMOLED |
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