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Honor Magic 4 Pro

Honor Magic 4 Pro
R8,000
SKU: 3258
Brand: Honor
Category: Mobiles
Available
  • CPU: Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
  • RAM: 8GB/12GB
  • Storage: 256GB/512GB
  • Display: LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (peak)
  • Camera: 64MP
  • OS: Android 12, Magic UI 6

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

6
  • Display 6 / 10
  • Camera 6 / 10
  • Performance 6 / 10
  • Battery 6 / 10

PROS

  1. Good build quality.
  2. Large battery with fast charging.
  3. Huge storage and RAM.
  4. Large display with Best camera.

CONS

  1. Over priced.
  2. Limited variant.

The HONOR Magic 4 Pro remains an absolute titan in the premium smartphone arena, heavily celebrated for introducing flagship innovations like symmetrical curvature designs and blazing-fast wireless charging. While a starting price of ZAR 8,000 represents mind-blowing value for an elite flagship of this caliber—frequently seen during major retail warehouse clearances, trade-in specials, or certified refurbished promotions—the standard brand-new market price typically sits higher due to its premium hardware tier.

Whether you are looking to pay cash upfront or split the cost over time, your final in-store price will naturally fluctuate based on localized provincial store promotions, specific carrier upgrade tiers, and remaining regional stock levels.

Where to Buy the HONOR Magic 4 Pro in South Africa

HONOR’s premium distribution footprint ensures that you can track down this flagship contender through several distinct physical and digital shopping networks:

1. Specialized Tech Hubs & Online Powerhouses

For immediate nationwide doorstep delivery, competitive pricing comparisons, and dedicated technical assistance, check out these channels first:

  • Takealot: South Africa’s premier e-commerce platform is an excellent spot to hunt for the Magic 4 Pro, where competing third-party tech sellers often run aggressive clearance discounts or targeted voucher price-cuts.

  • HiFi Corp & Hi Online: Standard stockists for HONOR’s upper-tier devices, frequently hosting flexible, structured finance plans or bundling the hardware with promotional lifestyle gifts.

  • Cellucity & 4U: Independent cellular specialists that are ideal if you want face-to-face assistance, immediate high-tier device insurance registration, or personalized data migration support.

2. Traditional Department Stores & Hypermarkets

If you want to view the device physically before buying or leverage existing store cards and flexible interest-free payment solutions (like PayJustNow), these nationwide retailers have you covered:

  • Makro & Game: Highly popular destinations for secure upfront cash purchases, mass-market electronic discounts, and seasonal weekend tech promotions.

  • Foschini: Ideal if you intend to buy the phone using an integrated fashion and retail group account to comfortably spread your payments over several months.

  • Mr Price (MRP Cellular), PEP, & Ackermans: While these hyper-accessible neighborhood outlets focus primarily on entry-level models, their flagship metropolitan branches occasionally stock premium tiers on specialized prepaid structures.

3. Mobile Network Operators (Contracts & Upgrades)

If you prefer to split the cost of an elite device over a 24-month or 36-month timeline rather than paying a large lump sum upfront, look to the major networks:

  • MTN & Chatz Connect: As primary mobile network partners, they feature HONOR’s high-tier models across multiple contract brackets. These packages integrate the hardware fee with monthly allocations of anytime data, streaming internet, and all-network calling minutes.

What Makes the HONOR Magic 4 Pro an Elite Choice?

Rather than navigating a dense block of raw technical specifications, here is exactly what this smartphone brings to your daily routine where it actually counts:

Industry-First Cinematic Camera Matrix: The iconic circular “Eye of Muse” camera module isn’t just for show. It houses an advanced triple-lens array featuring a massive 50MP main sensor, a 50MP ultra-wide lens, and a 64MP periscope telephoto camera capable of a massive 100x digital zoom. It delivers breathtaking detail, crisp low-light imagery, and log-format cinematic video recording.

  • Ultra-Premium LTPO OLED Display: It sports a gorgeous 6.81-inch quad-curved display that flows seamlessly into your hands. Utilizing advanced LTPO technology, the refresh rate dynamically scales between 1Hz and 120Hz to preserve battery life while guaranteeing smooth scrolling and vibrant color depth.

  • 100W Wireless & Wired SuperCharge: Built to eliminate battery anxiety, this device features incredibly fast charging solutions. Using either a wired connection or a compatible HONOR wireless charging dock, you can blast the battery up to 100% in roughly 30 minutes.

  • Flagship Processing & Enhanced Privacy: Powered by a high-tier Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the device breezes through demanding productivity applications, heavy multitasking, and 5G streaming. It also features an AI Privacy Call function that prevents sound leakage, ensuring your conversations remain private in crowded spaces.

  • Pro-Grade Dust & Water Resistance: Carrying a certified IP68 water and dust resistance rating, the Magic 4 Pro provides absolute peace of mind, built to survive accidental submersions or unexpected downpours without breaking a sweat.

Full Specifications

General

Brand Honor
Model Honor Magic 4 Pro
Announced 28 February, 2022
Released 09 April, 2022
Status Available
Price ZAR 8,000

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. Bar
Dimensions 163.6 x 74.7 x 9.1 mm or 9.2 mm
Weight 209 g / 215 g (7.37 oz)
Protection IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors Black, White, Cyan, Gold, Orange

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (peak)
Size 6.81 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~93.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1312 x 2848 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio No
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF
50 MP, f/2.2, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", AF
64 MP, f/3.5, 90mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
TOF 3D (depth)
Camera Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera 12 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide), 1.22µm
TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Camera Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. Android 12
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. Magic UI 6

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. Adreno 730
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. 8GB/12GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. 256GB/512GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a)
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. Li-Po 4600 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. 100W wired, 100% in 30 min (advertised)
100W wireless, 50% in 15 min (advertised)
Reverse wireless
5W reverse wired

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