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Honor's Magic8 series will become official between October and December, most likely in mid-October if rumors are to be believed, and we've already seen the Magic8 Pro's huge AnTuTu score.
Today, it's seemingly run Geekbench too - a prototype, at least. This has the model number BKQ-AN90, which has been rumored to belong to the Magic8 Pro. Unsurprisingly, the upcoming device is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC, which was made official one week ago.
The prototype that ran the benc
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