Cook is in Beijing. The Android AiPhone is on sale at a price of 4,499 yuan right in your face.

Tim Cook is in Beijing, but Honor has already stolen the show with its AI-powered phones.

Yes, it's incredibly AI-driven. It's even a phone that enables AI to learn independently.

Just now, Honor officially launched the Magic 8 series, with a starting price of 4,499 yuan.

This time, it's not just about stacking hardware. It's a true AI-native phone equipped with the brand-new YOYO Intelligent Agent, which is claimed to be capable of autonomous learning and continuous evolution.

It can even "describe pictures" and easily generate high-quality photos in batches with just a single prompt:

After seeing the new phones, the spokesperson Nic Tse couldn't hide his excitement. He probably thought these phones were really outstanding!

Without further ado, let's take a closer look and see if the Magic 8 series is really that great!

The chip is upgraded, and the Agent is on the "autonomous learning" path

This time, the Magic 8 series comes in two versions: the standard version and the Pro version.

In terms of appearance, to be honest, it's still the familiar style. The iconic "big back" design is still there, and there aren't any major changes in the design.

However, they did put some thought into the color options this time.

The Magic 8 series offers four new color options: gold, black, cyan, and white. It's said that the inspiration comes from the Ru porcelain of the Song Dynasty?

To be honest, after getting used to the uniform business-like "titanium gray + mirror black" in the current mobile phone market, this "Song porcelain aesthetic" actually feels quite refreshing...

Next, let's talk about battery life. After all, a powerful phone is useless if it runs out of battery.

This time, the entire Magic 8 series is equipped with the new-generation Qinghai Lake battery, with a capacity exceeding 7,000 mAh. It's the largest battery in Honor's history. (Key point!)

It also comes with 120W fast charging, so you can put aside your battery life anxiety for now.

What really makes the Magic 8 series stand out is the performance of its chip:

This time, Honor has directly adopted a processor manufactured using TSMC's 3nm process, and the operating system is its own MagicOS 10.0. The entire series is equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Extreme.

Hey, doesn't it sound familiar? You know, Lei Jun's Xiaomi 17 just started using it not long ago. (wink)

Interestingly, the phone's benchmark scores are out even before the product is officially launched.

A few days ago, Li Kun, the product manager of Honor, posted the AnTuTu benchmark score of the Magic 8 Pro on Weibo - over 4.28 million points.

It's said that this score has set a new record in the current smartphone industry. That's amazing...

Now that we've covered the hardware, let's talk about the AI Intelligent Agent - YOYO of the Magic 8 series.

To be honest, people are already tired of hearing about the concept of "intelligent agents." In fact, it's just an AI assistant, and YOYO isn't making its debut for the first time.

What's different this time is that YOYO, which is powered by the Magic Large Model 3.0, has learned to self-evolve.

Simply put, "self-evolution" is like giving the AI a self-learning brain. It learns every time you use it. The more failures it experiences, the more it improves, and the better it gets with each use.

Here's an interesting example. Now, YOYO can add items to your shopping cart, help you claim coupons, and let you shop at the most cost-effective prices.

Even Li Jian, the CEO of Honor, joked, "The money you save by shopping with YOYO is enough to buy another Magic 8."

Wow, doing this during the Double 11 shopping festival. It's really not an exaggeration to say it's been "long-planned," right?

It seems that this agent isn't just about competing in hardware and computing power. Instead, it's about polishing the "understanding" between humans and machines into a kind of tacit understanding.

Hmm... It kind of feels like a cultivation system...

In addition, a thoughtful feature of the Magic 8 series is that it has added a dedicated AI physical button to the side of the phone.

A short press takes you to the camera interface, a long press wakes up the YOYO Intelligent Agent, and a double-click starts shooting. (So thoughtful!)

Great! Now, you don't even need to take out your phone. Just feel for it in your pocket, and the AI will start working.

Major upgrade of the imaging system, solving the problems of poor photo quality and shaky hands

A few days ago, I saw more than one netizen complaining that the camera of the Magic series was a bit disappointing, and a bug had remained unfixed for two years.

I wonder if the product manager read too many negative comments from netizens. This time, the Magic 8 series has really put a lot of effort into the imaging system.

Let's start with the hardware.

The Magic 8 Pro is equipped with a "200-megapixel super-night telephoto lens." Combined with a large sensor, large aperture, and top-notch lens group technology, it can restore details more realistically and clearly in low-light environments.

It can handle everything from telescope-level long-distance shooting to wide-angle panoramic shooting. This time, it's really aiming for "one phone for all focal lengths," and the results are quite good:

In addition, the night shooting ability has also been improved.

Judging from the official sample photos, even in the dim light of the evening, the photo quality of the Magic 8 Pro is comparable to that of the iPhone 17 Pro:

It can even take high-definition photos in dark underwater environments:

Not bad! The darker it gets, the more beautiful the photos are. But I still want to wait for some real sample photos to see if it's really as good as it sounds...

As for the problem of shaky hands when taking photos, the Magic 8 series is equipped with a CIPA 5.5-level anti-shake system:

This system can actively understand the shooting scene, repair details in the noise distribution, and reconstruct the imaging process, thus preserving more texture and color information.

Judging from the function settings, it's really designed for "handheld shooters" and those who don't use tripods...