HONOR has revealed the first few images of the HONOR Magic8 Pro, which will launch next month in China.

The device comes in a light teal colorway that is somehow reminiscent of the Jade Cyan tone on the HONOR X9c.

In addition, the phone has a more squared look, especially its frame, with rounded corners. Meanwhile, the camera bump at the back is still very HONOR-looking.

But very noticeable is an extra button on the right side, which is reminiscent of the camera control button first introduced on the iPhone 16 series.

The HONOR Magic8 series will be powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile platform.

The phone will debut new groundbreaking on-device AI innovations, including Low-bit Quantization Technology for AI Models and Next-Generation Hybrid Retrieval Technology.

HONOR’s agentic AI capabilities and Qualcomm’s mobile platforms will make it possible for the upcoming phone to be even more efficient and packed with computing power. These advancements will also be available on the HONOR MagicPad 3 Pro.

High-efficiency on-device AI modeling

The Low-Bit Quantization Technology addresses computing power, memory, and energy consumption, which HONOR believes are the three biggest challenges of on-device AI.

Thanks to the new Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, this technology will help the HONOR Magic8 series deliver up to a 15% increase in modeling computing, 20% lower model consumption, and 30% less storage space compared to the previous HONOR device.

On top of that, Next-Generation Hybrid Retrieval Technology is designed to dramatically improve the way devices process and surface information.

By encoding text, images, and audio/video data into dense vectors and constructing high-efficiency semantic-level indexes, the system achieves millisecond-level similarity matching and boosts retrieval performance by up to 400%.

The breakthrough not only accelerates multimodal semantic search but also strengthens the foundation for intelligent agents. In turn, responses across a wide-range of real-world scenarios become faster and more accurate.

Magic Color

At the 2025 Snapdragon Summit China, HONOR also unveiled the first agent-powered Magic Color.

This innovation allows users to transform and restyle images or videos with simplicity, completing tasks such as locating an image, extracting key color tones, and applying those tones to a new target.

All the steps in the process are done through intuitive, one-sentence commands. That’s as Magic Color combines efficient on-device AI models and advanced semantic understanding to lower the barriers to complex image editing.

This shall enable everyday users and creators to achieve professional-grade results with ease. Looking ahead, HONOR plans to extend agent-driven capabilities across more than 200 vertical scenarios and 3,000 general scenarios, covering the top 100 applications.

AI Super Sampling for Gaming

Lastly, HONOR introduced its industry-leading Hyper-Fusion Core Architecture in collaboration with Qualcomm.

This deeply integrates HONOR Turbo X’s multiple core performance engines with Qualcomm Oryon CPU architecture.

By dynamically scheduling resources across cores, this architecture  maximizes energy efficiency and performance for smoother and more responsive user experiences.

Along with this is the first GPU-NPU Heterogeneous AI Super Sampling Technology based on Snapdragon platforms.

This is designed to transform low-resolution, low-frame rate gameplay into high-resolution, high-frame rate experiences.

Similar to DLSS technology on PC, it leverages AI to reconstruct details, motion features, and lighting effects in real-time.

In practice, this enables demanding open-world titles to achieve 1080p at 120fps from 60fps, delivering both super-resolution and ultra-high frame rates.

Compared to traditional GPU-based upscaling, the combination of GPU-NPU computing reduces latency and jitter.

All the aforementioned advancements highlight HONOR’s vision for the Dual-Engine Era, where AI agent and performance optimizations converge to redefine the user experience and accelerate the arrival of general-purpose intelligent agent era.

The HONOR 400, one of the company’s major smartphone releases this year in the midrange segment, is now available through Smart’s Signature Plan Plus 1499.

Subscribers can avail of the device at Smart Stores nationwide or via the Smart Online Shop. To make the deal even better, every HONOR 400 under the Smart postpaid plan comes with a free JisuLife Handheld Pro 1S until September 30.

Smart’s Signature Plan Plus 1499 has the following inclusions:

• 40GB data for 6 months/120GB data for 6 monts
• Unlimited 5G data for 12 months
• Unlimited all-net texts and calls, including landline
• Free Netflix mobile plan or PhP 149 off on existing plan
• Access to postpaid perks
• Extra 20GB free data for 6 months

To avail of the postpaid bundle, customers must shell out PhP 19,700 as one-time payment for the device.

The handset is powered by cutting-edge AI features, including those for editing photos and videos. It’s also 5G-capable and has a 200MP main camera.

Another new feature is Smart Video-over-LTE (ViLTE) which is exclusive for Smart Postpaid subscribers.

With such feature, users can enjoy high-definition video calls without the need for third-party apps — just the HONOR 400 and Smart VoLTE.

ViLTE calls are supported only between two Smart users, with at least one being a postpaid subscriber. The device must also updated to version 9.0.0.165.

After entering the Philippine market last July, VOLTME is now available nationwide in over 40 Silicon Valley stores.

The partnership was initiated by VOLTME’s exclusive distributor in the Philippines, Cognetics, Inc. The move is a great way for VOLTME to reach even more customers and introduce their wide range of product offerings.

VOLTME first offered their products online through popular ecommerce platforms like Lazada and Shopee.

Among the brand’s cutting-edge charging solutions are power banks, GaN chargers, high-speed USB cables, and car chargers.

One of VOLTME’s bigger product offerings is the portable HAKO series power station. This is ideal for scenarios like sudden power interruptions or outdoor trips.

The HAKO series can power devices like smartphones, laptops, tablets, wearables and accessories, and even

It features a BMS Protection System, that provides protection for the following common problems:

• over-current and short-currents
• over and under-voltage
• over-charge and over-discharge
• over and under-temperature

In addition, the HAKO series uses a V-Dynamic Battery Cooling Architecture that has up to a 40% improved battery cooling efficiency. It also utilizes a patented VOLTNADO Cooling System for 33% better heat dissipation.

Currently, there are a total of 42 Silicon Valley stores nationwide, found in key metro areas. There’s branches in SM flagship supermalls like North EDSA, Mall of Asia, and Megamall, as well as Ayala Malls Glorietta and TriNoma.

Outside of Metro Manila, there are Silicon Valley branches as well in KCC Mall General Santos and Zamboanga, Robinsons Naga, Pagadian, and Tuguegarao, and more.