Honor’s Magic 9 Pro Max has a big camera and a bigger battery
Honor has launched its Magic 9 Pro Max flagship smartphone in China, featuring a camera system developed in collaboration with Arri. The device includes a large 8,800mAh battery and is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor.
Why it matters
The partnership with a cinema-grade camera company signals a trend of mobile manufacturers prioritizing professional-grade video features to differentiate flagship devices.
Honor launches its new Magic 9 flagship phones in China today, and the 9 Pro Max features a design revamp, a capable camera, and a colossal battery.
This is Honor’s first flagship launch — Robot Phone aside — since it announced its collaboration with camera company Arri. The initial impact is twofold. The new camera island is Arri-inspired, drawing from the “three-lens turret” design first introduced in 1937’s Arriflex 35, complete with a knurled texture around the main lens.
[Image: Arri used variants of this three-lens turret design across most of its film cameras. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/20260909-143532.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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