Honor's smartphone 'Magic 6 Pro' scheduled to be equipped with AI eye tracking function begins global rollout



Honor, a smartphone brand that was born as a sub-brand of Huawei and later sold to Shenzhen Jixin New Information Technology Co., Ltd. to avoid US regulations, has announced that it will globally roll out

the Magic 6 Pro . The product is equipped with an AI function that links multiple apps, and it is said that AI eye tracking function that opens related apps just by looking without tapping will be added in the future.

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Magic 6 Pro was a product that was announced for China in January 2024, but it was revealed at MWC, a mobile related trade show held in Spain in February 2024, that the product would be rolled out globally. Ta.

Magic 6 Pro is a device equipped with 12GB/16GB of RAM and 256GB/512GB/1TB of storage, and the SoC uses Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 announced in October 2023. The main body dimensions are 162.5 mm long x 75.8 wide x 8.9 mm thick, the weight is 225 g, the display size is 6.8 inches, the resolution is 2800 x 1280 pixels, and the refresh rate is up to 120Hz. The battery capacity is 5600mAh and supports 80W wired charging and 66W wireless charging.

The OS is equipped with MagicOS 8.0 based on Android 14. The number of pixels on the front camera is 50MP, and the triple camera on the back is 50MP for the main camera, 180MP for the periscope zoom camera, and 50MP for the ultra-wide-angle camera. In terms of connectivity, it supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, infrared, etc. There is also a mid-range product called `` Magic 6 '', but it does not seem to be available globally.



According to technology media Android Police, which reviewed the Magic 6 Pro, the product has a leather-like texture on the back, giving it a luxurious feel while also being good at hiding fingerprints, and offering better grip than slippery glass. It seems that it has a certain finish. Also, the screen scrolling on the LTPO OLED display, which achieves up to 120Hz, is said to be very smooth.

Magic 6 Pro focuses on AI functionality. It seems that it is equipped with ``Magic Portal'' that extracts details such as events and addresses listed in messages and reflects them on maps and calendars, but Android Police says ``The device I got has the same function in China. We were unable to test it well because it only worked in the app.'

In addition to this, Honor says it plans to add eye tracking functionality using AI. According to Honor, the camera notch at the top of the display (Honor says it's a 'Magic Capsule') will track when you're looking at notifications and open the associated app without having to physically tap it. In addition, AI video generation from text and photos using Honor's MagicLM technology is also planned to be added.



Magic 6 Pro will be released on March 1, 2024, and the price starts from 1299 euros (about 211,000 yen). At the time of article creation, the sales page is only available for the EU area.

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