Honor to make 7,000 mAh batteries standard on future flagships, 8,000 mAh for mid-rangers
Honor X70 features an 8,300mAh silicon-carbon battery
As per the new DCS post, Honor's 2025 flagships will offer at least 7,000mAh cells while its midrangers are set to pack cells in the 8,000mAh range and above. That's a notable increase for Honor's midrangers as last year's Honor X60 shipped with a 5,880mAh cell while the X60 Pro featured a 6,600mAh capacity.
Honor Magic7 Pro
Honor's flagship Magic7 series ranged between 5,650 and 5,850mAh cells, so 7,000+mAh on the upcoming Magic8 series would be a solid improvement. DCS also suggests that future Honor flagships will offer a maximum of 100W wired charging speeds. It remains to be seen if Honor phones outside of China will also receive the added battery capacity boost.
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