Honor Magic5 tipped to launch with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and 50MP main cam

Qualcomm is expected to announce its flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset at its annual summit that’s taking place between November 15-17 and we expect all the major Android OEMs to bring devices with it soon after. A new series of leaked specs from tipster Digital Chat Station suggest we’ll see the upcoming flagship chipset on the Honor Magic5.

The device will also reportedly feature a curved high refresh rate 6.8-inch display with PWM dimming. In terms of cameras, Magic5 will bring a 50MP main shooter with AI ISP tuning. The flagship will also offer an IP-68 rating for water and dust resistance and blazing-fast 100W wired and 50W wireless charging.

In related spec leaks news, DCS also reports of a new foldable phone from Honor that’s also expected to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and 66W wired charging.

Source 1 • Source 2 (both in Chinese)