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Honor Magic8 Pro Appears on Geekbench With Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Prototype scores hint at strong performance ahead of an expected mid‑October launch.

Overview

  • A device labeled BKQ‑AN90, reportedly a Magic8 Pro prototype, posted 3,634 single‑core and 10,813 multi‑core in Geekbench 6.4 with 16GB of RAM running Android 16.
  • Honor has confirmed the flagship will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and ship with MagicOS 10 featuring on‑device AI agents across thousands of scenarios.
  • The company announced Low‑Bit Quantization and Next‑Generation Hybrid Retrieval for on‑device models, with claimed gains of up to 15% computing, 20% lower consumption, and 30% less storage versus its previous device.
  • Honor touts a Hyper‑Fusion Core Architecture and GPU‑NPU heterogeneous AI super sampling designed to lift demanding games from 60fps to 120fps at 1080p.
  • Official images show a light teal finish, a squarer frame with an extra right‑side button, and a 200MP periscope telephoto camera rated at 85mm f/2.6, while the series is rumored to debut in mid‑October.