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HONOR confirmed yesterday that a new Porsche Design smartphone is coming. That phone was said to accompany the Porsche Design HONOR Magic V2 RSR, the company’s premium foldable offering. We assumed that the Porsche Design HONOR Magic6 RSR is the upcoming device, and that was kind of confirmed.
The HONOR Magic6 RSR is the upcoming Porsche Design smartphone
HONOR still didn’t officially confirm it, but the device did get certified, as revealed by Huawei Central. It appeared on the MIIT certification in China. The certification reveals the Magic6 RSR device with a model number BAL-AN20.
In China, the phone will support satellite connectivity and dual-SIM 5G connectivity as well. That’s what this certification reveals and nothing more, basically. The HONOR Magic6 RSR will basically be the HONOR Magic6 Pro with a different look on the back. That will almost certainly be the case. The same was the case with the Porsche Design HONOR Magic V2 RSR.
The design of the phone did surface in the past, as you can see in the image below. From the front, it looks basically the same as the HONOR Magic6 Pro. From the back, not so much. It has a different-looking camera island, and a different backplate too.
HONOR will likely use vegan leather on the back, and change up the back-facing design
Vegan leather seems to have been used here, as on some other HONOR Magic6 Pro models, but the shape is different. There’s a vertical protrusion in the middle of the phone’s backplate, which makes for an interesting look, and will probably help with grip too.
In regards to the camera island, it has an entirely different shape, not to mention it’s curved on the sides. We’re still not sure this design is the real deal, but it’s possible it is, we’ll have to wait and see.
The HONOR Magic6 Pro has already launched in China, while its global variant will drop at MWC 2024 later this month. It’s expected to be basically the same phone as in China, but without some China-focused features, and with global software.