Honor details the development and testing of the Magic5 Pro camera

Honor’s Magic5 Pro is one of the main flagship smartphones launched this year and we were really impressed with its feature-packed functionality during our review process. Its 50MP triple-camera setup delivered great captures in all shooting scenarios during our testing and now the brand is sharing some behind-the-scenes details about the Magic5 Pro’s camera platform development process and how it came about. been tested in Honor’s R&D labs.

Honor’s dedicated camera lab can test different shooting scenes, including lighting conditions, shutter speed and distance. Honor has embarked on an 18-month development process for its Honor Picture Engine, which includes new source code and algorithm optimizations for the Magic5 Pro’s cameras. Honor has also worked closely with Qualcomm to take advantage of the chipmaker’s Snapdragon AI engine, which has resulted in longer data cache intervals.

Honor trained its AI network with over 270,000 images in tandem with enhanced algorithms for motion detection, object recognition, and scene recognition. Honor’s press release also boasts of the increase in autofocus speed on Magic5 Pro, which increased by 245% compared to last year’s Magic4 Pro.

Honor also prioritized eye protection when developing Magic5 Pro, earning the first TÜV Rheinland Circadian Friendly certification for blue light filtering and color temperature adjustment. Magic5 Pro also features a new dynamic dimming feature developed with data from over 10,000 users. Additionally, Honor has spent over $20 million on in-house quality test equipment for over 200 certification test standards.