Honor kicked off a two-day launch event in China yesterday. We saw the debut of Magic OS 7.0 on the first day, while its phone launches were reserved for the second day. The Honor 80, 80 Pro, and 80 SE are now official in China, starting as low as $335
In this article, we will be talking about the Honor 80 and 80 Pro only. Honor 80 SE and a new pair of Honor earbuds will be covered in a separate story.
Honor 80 Pro is the star of the show, featuring a 6.78-inch curved OLED display with 1080p resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It is the only phone in the series with a dual selfie camera that resembles Dynamic Island on the new iPhones.
The standard Honor 80 has almost the same display specs, but on a slightly smaller 6.67-inch screen with only a single punch-hole selfie camera. Both phones can hit 1000 nits peak brightness and have support for 1 billion colors as well as HDR10+.
The just-announced Snapdragon 782G chipset replaces Snapdragon 778G+ SoC on the Honor 80. The Honor 80 Pro, on the other hand, is a flagship-grade phone thanks to its Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip, but it’s a slightly underclocked version. Both phones let you choose between 256 GB/512 GB storage and 8 to 12 GB RAM options.
Honor 80 Pro and Honor 80 are powered by Magic OS 7.0 based on Android 12.
The Honor 80 Pro and the Honor 80 have the same 160MP primary camera. This 1/1.56-inch sensor with an f/1.8 aperture supports 16-in-1 binning with 2.24μm pixels. The Honor image engine has been enhanced to provide better scene processing, skin texture detection, and AI RAW algorithms.
Both phones also have a 2MP depth camera, but the ultrawide unit on the Honor 80 is limited to 8MP, while the Honor 80 Pro’s goes up to 50MP.
There is a 32MP selfie camera residing in the Honor 80’s punch-hole cutout.
The two selfie cameras on the Honor 80 Pro include A 50MP main unit accompanied by a secondary 2MP depth module
Both phones have a 4,800 mAh battery with support for 66W wired charging and 5W reverse charging.
The Honor 80 Pro is available in two configurations, starting at $490 for the 8 GB/256 GB model and going up to $573 for the 12/512 GB version.
The Honor 80 begins at $377 for the 8/256 GB trim, while the 12/512 GB version is $460.
| Honor 80 | Honor 80 Pro | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 |
| CPU | Octa-core (1×2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | Octa-core (1×3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) |
| GPU | Adreno 642L | Adreno 730 |
| OS | Android 12, Magic UI 7 | Android 12, Magic UI 7 |
| Supported Networks | 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G | 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G |
| Display | 6.67″ OLED, 1080 x 2400 pixels, 120Hz, 1000 nits, 1B colors | 6.78″ OLED, 1224 x 2700 pixels, 120Hz, 1000 nits, 1B colors, HDR |
| RAM | 8 GB, 12 GB | 8 GB, 12 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB, 512 GB | 256 GB, 512 GB |
| Card Slot | No | No |
| Main Camera | 160 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56″, 0.75µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), AF 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) | 160 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56″, 0.75µm, PDAF 50 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide), AF 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
| Front Camera | 32 MP, f/2.4, (wide) | 50 MP, f/2.4, 100˚, (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) |
| Colors | Black, Green, Blue, Pink | Black, Green, Blue, Pink |
| Battery | 4,800 mAh, 66W wired charging, 5W reverse wired | 4,800 mAh, 66W wired charging, 5W reverse wired |
| Price | $377 | $490 |