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It\u2019s no secret that some Android OEMs love to use Apple\u2019s overall design ethos as inspiration when launching new products, whether that be an OS redesign<\/a> or a new piece of hardware<\/a>. Even so, Honor\u2019s latest phone might just score the top spot among unabashed clones, all while falling short of the only metric that makes the iPhone Air appealing in the first place.<\/p>\n Honor\u2019s Magic 8 Pro Air is official, as spotted by GSMArena<\/a>, and at first glance, it sure does look like an iPhone Air knock-off in more than a few crucial ways. Personally, though, I\u2019d go one step further \u2014 Honor\u2019s latest flagship actually manages to look like every current-gen iPhone consolidated into a single device, with very little of its own identity. Place it next to last year\u2019s Magic 8 Pro<\/a> and I\u2019m not sure even the most dedicated Honor fans would confidently claim both devices carry the same brand.<\/p>\n At its core, the Magic 8 Pro Air looks the most like the iPhone Air, featuring a slim build, a wide, pill-shaped camera module, and a large circular casing for its main sensor. Honor has managed to build in a few distinctions between its device and Apple\u2019s though, including two additional sensors (a 64MP periscope telephoto lens and a 50MP ultra-wide) placed in a very Pixel-esque fashion. The Magic 8 Pro also managed to bundle in a 5,500mAh silicon-carbon battery, though it comes at the cost of a bulkier 6.1mm chassis \u2014 a half-millimeter increase from the iPhone Air\u2019s 5.6mm build.<\/p>\n The rest of Honor\u2019s changes, though, all essentially spawn from Apple\u2019s other iPhones. The orange colorway is the most notable example, an obvious play on the iPhone 17 Pro\u2019s marquee hue. Having spent a week walking around CES earlier this month, I can tell you that orange shade is immensely popular this year \u2014 it\u2019s a shame companies like Honor weren\u2019t brave enough to try it out on their own. The flat, matte sides on the Magic 8 Pro Air also appear to pull from the rest of the iPhone 17 series. And honestly, from the front, it looks more like Samsung\u2019s Galaxy S25 Edge than anything Honor\u2019s released in recent years.<\/p>\n \tAdvertisement – scroll for more content<\/p>\n Design aside, its specs sheet appears pretty impressive. A 6.31-inch QHD+ AMOLED display that apparently tops out at a whopping 6,000nits of peak brightness? A main 50MP 1\/1.3-inch f\/1.6 sensor in a device of this size? 80W wired charging paired with 50W wireless? Sign me up for all of this \u2014 maybe just in a package that looks a little less like every iPhone 17 rolled into one device, Katamari Damacy-style. The Honor Magic 8 Pro Air also comes in black, purple, and white, and starts at CNY 4,999 (or about $717). It\u2019ll be available in China starting on January 23rd.<\/p>\n \t\t FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/honor-magic-8-pro-air-2.jpg\")
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