Honor Magic 6 Pro finally launched in India as the brand’s latest and greatest flagship smartphone. It arrives with a premium design and top notch specs and features. But for an exorbitant price tag of 89,999 INR in India, is it really worth it?
1. What do you get for 90K INR?
The 90,000 INR price tag may seem justified at first glance looking at the specs sheet of this device. HTech’s Honor Magic 6 Pro sports a tall 6.8-inch curved LTPO OLED display that offers an FHD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision, HDR, 1 billion colors, and 5000 nits of peak brightness. The smartphone has a glass back or an eco leather panel. It also has an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance.
Under the hood, the Magic 6 Pro is equipped with Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. This chipset is paired with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of internal storage (12GB + 512GB in India). The rear features a triple camera setup that consists of a 50-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel ultra wide angle lens, and a 180-megapixel telephoto shooter (2.5x Optical Zoom). Meanwhile, the front houses a 50-megapixel selfie shooter and a ToF 3D sensor.
A massive 5,600mAh battery pack powers this model, which supports 80W wired fast charging, 66W wireless fast charging, and reverse wireless charging. Other notable features include an under-display fingerprint scanner, Face ID, Bluetooth 5.3, USB 3.2, stereo speakers, and emergency SOS communication via satellite connectivity (messages and calls). Lastly, the Honor Magic 6 Pro runs on the Android 14 OS based MagicOS 8 custom skin out of the box.
2. So why is it a bit difficult to recommend?
Honor’s Magic 6 Pro has been well received in the market (click here to check out our video review). So it’s a great premium offering from the Chinese brand. So is it worth it? Yes, but it depends on where you’re buying this model from. The Magic 6 Pro launched in China for a starting price tag of 5699 Yuan (roughly 793 US Dollars or 66,417 INR), meanwhile, the 16GB + 512GB option costs 6,199 Yuan (roughly 873 US Dollars or 73,117 INR). But in India, it only comes in a lone 12GB + 512GB option that has an 89,999 INR price tag or about 1,075 US Dollars. This is an over 200 US Dollar price difference in the Indian market.
3. Where else can you buy it from & why is it costlier in India?
To avoid paying the imported premium, there are options in other countries that are also cheaper. A great example of this is Dubai (UAE). The same 12GB + 512GB configuration is sold for 3,499 AED or about 953 US Dollars. This is still 120 US Dollars cheaper than the Indian listing. There is also a simple reason why it’s more expensive in India. HTech’s Honor Magic 6 Pro isn’t assembled in the region and is fully imported. So it faces an import duty when it is shipped from overseas.
