Honor Malaysia has started teasing the arrival of its new flagship smartphone, the Honor Magic 9 Pro Max.
The device has already made its debut in China and Hong Kong, featuring a dual 200MP camera system co-engineered with ARRI and it runs on Qualcomm’s latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip.
Unlike the regular Magic flagship series, the Magic 9 Pro Max puts a greater emphasis on photography and videography, offering professional camera features, cinematic colour profiles and dedicated filmmaking accessories.
Honor Malaysia teases Magic 9 Pro Max
Honor Malaysia has put up a dedicated teaser page for the Magic 9 Pro Max. As part of the teaser campaign, Honor is inviting Malaysians to answer a question and subscribe to its newsletter via email or WhatsApp to unlock rewards.
According to the official campaign terms and conditions, five lucky participants will receive an Honor Choice Watch 2 Epic, worth RM499 each.
Those who successfully complete the subscription will also receive a 2x Points Boost Voucher, which doubles the redemption value of Honor Points when purchasing the Magic 9 Pro Max.
The subscription campaign runs until 17 November 2026 at 11:59pm, while the five winners will be announced on 18 November 2026.
At the moment, Honor has not revealed the Malaysian launch date for the Magic 9 Pro Max but based on the campaign, it could be happening in the next couple of weeks.
Honor was also recently named as the official cinematic imaging smartphone partner of the 35th Festival Filem Malaysia (FFM).
Honor Magic 9 Pro Max Specs
The Honor Magic 9 Pro Max is currently their top-of-the-line model in the Magic 9 series, which focuses on mobile filmmaking. One of its biggest highlights is its camera system co-engineered with ARRI, the German company known for its professional cinema cameras used in film production.
The flagship smartphone has just launched in Hong Kong. Based on their spec sheet, the Magic 9 Pro Max features a 6.8-inch OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, peak brightness of 10,000 nits and up to 4320Hz PWM dimming.
Under the hood, the device runs on Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset.
The biggest highlight is its ARRI co-engineered camera system, featuring dual 200MP rear cameras. The primary camera uses a 1/1.28-inch sensor with an f/1.57 aperture and gimbal-level optical image stabilisation. This is accompanied by a 200MP periscope telephoto camera with a 1/1.4-inch sensor, f/2.6 aperture and 3.5x optical zoom.
There’s also a 50MP f/2.0 ultra-wide-angle camera, while the front gets a 55MP selfie camera.
Beyond the camera hardware, Honor has worked with ARRI to bring its cinema colour science to the Magic 9 Pro Max. This includes an ARRI LogC3 video processing pipeline, which aims to deliver smoother highlight roll-off, more detailed shadows and natural colour transitions.
The phone also offers 87 official ARRI Looks, allowing users to apply different cinematic colour treatments to their footage. There’s also a cinematic Live Photo feature which captures three-second clips in 4K resolution, with support for an ultra-wide 2.39:1 cinematic aspect ratio.
To support its imaging capabilities, Honor has equipped the device with a dedicated H1 imaging chip built on a 6nm process. The chip handles RAW-domain noise reduction to preserve more image details, particularly in challenging lighting conditions.
For audio recording, the Magic 9 Pro Max comes with a built-in directional microphone system which Honor claims can capture sounds from up to 20 metres away. It combines directional and omnidirectional microphones to improve audio pickup when recording videos.
If you want to take your zooming further, Honor also offers optional G200 and G500 teleconverter lenses, providing equivalent focal lengths of 200mm and 500mm respectively. There’s also a professional video cage developed with SmallRig for mounting filmmaking accessories.
In the battery department, the Hong Kong version of the Magic 9 Pro Max packs an 8,000mAh silicon-carbon battery which supports 100W wired and 80W wireless fast charging. As a comparison, the Honor Magic 9 Pro Max in mainland China comes with a larger 8,800mAh unit.
The device also features Honor’s C3 RF enhancement chip for improved connectivity, stereo speakers, and IP68, IP69 and IP69K ratings for dust and water resistance. On the software front, the phone also offers Honor Connect for transferring files and connecting with supported Apple devices.
In Hong Kong, the Honor Magic 9 Pro Max is offered in two RAM and storage configurations:
- 12GB RAM + 512GB storage – HKD 10,999 (about RM5,673)
- 16GB RAM + 1TB storage – HKD 14,999 (about RM7,736)
The smartphone is available in three colours: Moss Green, Glacier Silver and Shadow Black.
Stay tuned as Honor Malaysia will be dropping more clues as we get closer to the local launch.
