Honor’s Magic 9 Pro Max has a big camera and a bigger battery

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="This mossy green looks great, but the 9 Pro Max is also launching in black and silver. | Image: Honor" data-portal-copyright="Image: Honor" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/honor-magic-9-pro-3.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> This mossy green looks great, but the 9 Pro Max is also launching in black and silver. | Image: Honor </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Honor launches its new Magic 9 flagship phones in China today, and the 9 Pro Max features a design revamp, a capable camera, and a colossal battery.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This is Honor's first flagship launch - <a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/978314/honor-robot-phone-hands-on-impressions-test-gimbal-camera">Robot Phone</a> aside - since it <a href="https://www.honor.com/global/news/honor-and-arri-collaboration/">announced its collaboration</a> with camera company Arri. The initial impact is twofold. The <a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/991908/honors-magic-9-series-gets-an-apple-green-camera-plateau">new camera island</a> is Arri-inspired, drawing from the "three-lens turret" design first introduced in 1937's Arriflex 35, complete with a knurled texture around the main lens.</p> <img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/20260909-143532.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" alt="" title="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="&lt;em&gt;Arri used variants of this three-lens turret design across most of its film cameras.&lt;/em&gt; | Image: Honor" data-portal-copyright="Image: Honor"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Arri has played a part in the camera itself, contributing the ability to shoot in Arri LogC3, together with 14 preset Arri Look LUTs, access to Arri's wider library o …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1001219/honor-magic-9-pro-max-arri-cameras-snapdragon-battery-design-china">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>