Earlier this week Honor began the world rollout of the Honor Magic6 RSR. That is largely related to the Magic6 Final on the within, however the outdoors is the work of Porsche Design.
One factor that places it above the Extremely is the 24GB of RAM on board (paired with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3). There is just one storage possibility and it’s 1TB. As for colours, there are a pair to select from – Frozen Berry (the hero coloration of the 2020 Taycan) and Agate Grey (a traditional paint job of Porsche 911 race automobiles).
Honor Magic6 RSR in: Frozen Berry • Agate Grey
We now have a detailed evaluate if you wish to study extra concerning the RSR mannequin. We put the brand new autofocus and picture stabilization system to the take a look at, that are fascinating as a result of they use a Form Reminiscence Alloy actuator. This mannequin has a extra superior LiDAR autofocusing system than the Professional and is the primary within the business that makes use of 1,200 level array with AF calculations operating at 60fps.
The Magic6 RSR is already obtainable within the UK by way of Honor.com at a value of £1,600. The Final will not be obtainable within the UK, however the Magic6 Professional (12/512GB) is £1,100. The Professional itself is kind of much like the Final and RSR Porsche Design fashions, save for the bespoke designs on these two.
Honor Magic6 RSR highlights
The RSR might be obtainable in mainland Europe quickly too, so we have now to ask – will you really purchase one? First, let’s rapidly flick through some options.
Whereas no well-known design home was concerned with the Xiaomi 14 Extremely, the digicam ring design of the digicam island efficiently conveys what this cellphone is all about. It has a bigger predominant sensor than the Honor (1” sort vs. 1/1.3”) and a extra conventional 3.2x periscope with a 50MP sensor as a substitute of the two.5x 180MP answer that Honor selected for its flagship. The LTPO OLED of the Xiaomi hits 3,000 nits at peak brightness, however the dual-layer OLED of the Honor goes even greater – as much as 5,000 nits. The Xiaomi 14 Extremely is £1,300 for a 16/512GB mannequin.
The place Xiaomi has its partnership with Leica, OnePlus is working with Hasselblad to tune its cameras. The OnePlus 12 is virtually low cost at £900 for the 16/512GB mannequin. It doesn’t want a dual-layer OLED to hit 4,500 nits of peak brightness. The principle sensor is smaller (1/1.43”) and the 3x periscope has a 64MP sensor behind it.
Xiaomi 14 Extremely • OnePlus 12 • Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely • Apple iPhone 15 Professional Max
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely can be an possibility in the event you’re in search of a camera-focused flagship. It begins at £1,250, however the 12/512GB mannequin is £1,350 and there’s a 1TB model for £1,550. Samsung will assist the cellphone for 7 years and given its observe file to date, there’s no purpose to doubt it. Honor is extra conservative and solely presents 4 OS updates and 5 years of patches for its flagships.
The Apple iPhone 15 Professional Max is the opposite flagship that barges into each dialogue about high-end telephones within the West. The bottom mannequin begins at £1,200 (256GB) and costs go as much as £1,400 for 512GB and £1,600 for 1TB. Apple is a trend-setter relating to design and doesn’t want outdoors assist with its telephones. It has among the greatest long-term assist too.
It’s time to forged your vote – would you splurge on this particular version flagship or not?
