Honor Unveils Magic7 Series with Autopilot AI and Snapdragon 8 Elite at Qualcomm Summit

HONOR showcases Magic7 Series with Autopilot AI Agent and gaming-focused NPU graphics at Snapdragon Summit 2024

HONOR today announced that its upcoming Magic7 Series will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform from Qualcomm Technologies. At the Snapdragon Summit 2024, HONOR shared its vision of creating an AI-first ecosystem, revealing innovative AI features set to debut in the Magic7 Series. On stage, HONOR provided a sneak peek of the Magic7 flagship, showcasing two major AI advancements: the industry's first on-device AI Agent for an open ecosystem and real-time NPU graphics rendering for mobile gaming. HONOR announced that the Magic7 Series will be the first to feature an AI Agent for an open ecosystem. This agent can perform tasks such as ordering takeout from a simple text or voice prompt. With user consent, it learns personal habits -- such as preferring coffee with coconut milk -- and makes intelligent decisions accordingly. It also simplifies complex tasks, including finding and canceling unwanted subscriptions across different apps with a single command. The AI Agent can assist with travel planning, booking tickets, managing calendars, organizing notifications, and even transferring files across apps. Integrated into MagicOS 9.0 on the HONOR Magic7 Series, this feature introduces a new level of convenience, marking the beginning of Autopilot AI. The Magic7 Series will introduce on-device generative AI for gaming, utilizing NPU (neural processing unit) computing. For the first time, mobile gaming will benefit from real-time AI graphics rendering, which reduces GPU workload, keeps device temperatures lower, and enhances overall gaming performance with improved image quality. HONOR also highlighted its collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies to redefine the AI-first ecosystem. The MagicRing technology will allow users to experience seamless AI across multiple devices, apps, and services. For instance, MagicRing ensures a secure and smooth flow of services between devices. Users can create intricate artwork on Windows through Cocreator by starting with a simple drawing on their HONOR MagicPad 2 and then switch effortlessly between devices to refine it. MagicRing also enables features like AI Eraser on the HONOR Magic V3 and HONOR MagicBook Art 14, showcasing how AI integrates across devices for an intuitive, multi-device experience. HONOR has already announced that the Magic7 Series will launch in China on October 30, 2024. Notably, HONOR MagicOS 9.0 will be announced on October 23 (Wednesday). Speaking at the event, Dr. Ray Guo, CMO of HONOR Device Co., Ltd., said, Openness and collaboration are at the core of our values. Through our partnership with Qualcomm Technologies, we are shaping the AI-first ecosystem and transforming user experiences for the AI era. We're excited to introduce the industry's first AI Agent for an open ecosystem, and to bring on-device generative AI to gaming, powered by NPU computing for the first time. This marks the beginning of the Autopilot AI era for mobile. Chris Patrick, SVP and GM of Mobile Handsets at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., added,

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Qualcomm's newest flagship chip - the Snapdragon 8 Elite - is finally here, and it represents new upgrades in terms of smartphone capabilities, including improvements to overall performance and gaming, computational photography. With that said, it also comes with enhancements to on-device AI, a tech trend that's seen a continuous rise in the past couple of years. READ: Snapdragon 8 Elite benchmarks blow the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 out of the water Speaking of the latter, Honor recently announced that its upcoming Magic7 series phones will come with Autopilot AI, a software-based approach that combines on-device AI with the capabilities of the Snapdragon 8 Elite to provide users with what it refers to as "the industry's first on-device AI Agent for an open ecosystem." Ray Guo, CMO at Honor comments: Openness and collaboration are in our DNA... With this collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, we are defining the AI-first ecosystem and revolutionizing user experiences for the AI era. We are thrilled to introduce the industry's first AI Agent for an open ecosystem, and bring on-device generative AI to gaming powered by NPU computing for the first time. Welcome to the era of Autopilot AI for mobile. With Autopilot AI, Honor says that the Magic7 handsets will be capable of various tasks which use generative AI, including adapting to a user's preferences for recipes for examples, and can even handle mundane everyday tasks such as booking and scheduling tickets, cancelling subscriptions and more, all with a simple voice prompt. For gaming, the Magic7 phones will also support on-device generative AI, which works around NPU computing. Honor describes this as a real-time AI graphics rendering solution for mobile games, and reduces GPU load for better thermal management and performance overall. We can expect the Honor Magic7 series to make its debut in China on October 30.

Honor Magic 7 Series to Arrive With Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip, AI Features

The smartphones will offer support for Honor's Autopilot AI agents Honor Magic 7 series was teased on Monday at Snapdragon Summit 2024, Qualcomm's annual launch event for its next-generation flagship mobile chipset. The smartphone maker has confirmed that the Honor Magic 7 lineup will be equipped with the new Snapdragon 8 Elite processor that was unveiled by the chipmaker. Honor has also revealed some of the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities of its upcoming smartphone, including an open ecosystem enabled by an on-device AI agent, and improved mobile gaming that uses the NPU for rendering graphics. At the ongoing Snapdragon Summit 2024, the smartphone maker announced that the Honor Magic 7 series will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, which is equipped with second-generation custom Oryon CPU cores from Qualcomm, along with a dedicated Hexagon neural processing unit (NPU) and an upgraded AI image signal processor (ISP). The chipset will also power smartphones from Asus, iQOO, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Samsung, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Honor Magic 7 series will offer support for on-device AI functionality Photo Credit: Qualcomm While the company didn't reveal any other specifications of the Honor Magic 7 series, its upcoming handsets appear to be designed to utilise the AI-related performance improvements on the new Snapdragon chipset. According to Honor, the Magic 7 series will offer access to an open ecosystem that uses an on-device AI agent dubbed Autopilot AI that can perform simple or complex tasks, such as placing an order with a restaurant, booking tickets, organising notifications, or automatically unsubscribing a user from various services -- the company says that users will be able to trigger these actions using a voice command. For users who play resource intensive games on their smartphones, the Honor Magic 7 series will offer support for real time AI graphics rendering, which is claimed to offer better image quality, while lowering the load on the phone's GPU. The Honor Magic 7 series will be launched in China on October 30, and we will learn more details about the smartphone and the AI features it has to offer on that date. There's no word from the company on plans to launch the Magic 7 lineup in other markets, including India.

HONOR Magic7 Series to Introduce Autopilot AI for Mobile

HONOR Defines AI-First Ecosystem by collaborating with Qualcomm at Snapdragon Summit 2024 MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii, Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global technology brand HONOR today announced that its upcoming Magic7 Series will be powered by the revolutionary Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile Platform from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. At Snapdragon Summit 2024, HONOR revealed its plans to develop an AI-first ecosystem. On stage, HONOR showcased groundbreaking AI features coming to the Magic7 Series, including the industry's first on-device AI Agent for an open ecosystem, and the first real-time NPU graphics rendering for mobile gaming. The company also gave a sneak peak of what its new flagship will look like. "Openness and collaboration are in our DNA," commented Dr. Ray Guo, CMO of HONOR Device Co., Ltd. "With this collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, we are defining the AI-first ecosystem and revolutionizing user experiences for the AI era. We are thrilled to introduce the industry's first AI Agent for an open ecosystem, and bring on-device generative AI to gaming powered by NPU computing for the first time. Welcome to the era of Autopilot AI for mobile." "We are excited to work with HONOR to shape the future of AI and redefine how people interact with technology," commented Chris Patrick, SVP and GM of Mobile Handsets, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "Together, we're poised to push the boundaries of AI and create truly transformative experiences." Autopilot AI for Mobile: Industry's first AI Agent for an open ecosystem The HONOR Magic7 Series will debut the industry's first on-device AI Agent for an open ecosystem. From a simple text or voice prompt, the AI Agent can order takeout on the user's behalf. With consent, it can learn from users' habits to make intelligent decisions, for example it can understand if the user prefers their coffee with coconut milk, and order accordingly. It can also find and cancel unwanted subscriptions across different apps with just a simple command, breaking boundaries between apps and services. The AI Agent can assist across a wide range of uses including travel planning, ticket booking, calendar scheduling, notification management, cross-app file transfer, and more. Set to launch on MagicOS 9.0 on the HONOR Magic7 Series, the AI Agent provides unparalleled convenience and ushers in the era of Autopilot AI. AI-empowered Hardware: On-device generative AI in gaming powered by NPU computing for the first time The upcoming Magic7 Series smartphone will bring on-device generative AI to gaming powered by NPU computing for the first time. The new series will introduce the industry's first real-time AI graphics rendering for mobile gaming. Compared to other smartphones, HONOR's solution reduces GPU load, leading to lower device temperatures and a better gaming experience with higher image quality. Seamless AI: MagicRing empowering the Snapdragon ecosystem Throughout the show, HONOR demonstrated how it is working together with Qualcomm Technologies to define the AI-first ecosystem, aimed to revolutionize user experiences in connectivity, interaction and performance. HONOR showed how its MagicRing technology is empowering the ecosystem across a range of products, apps, and services. MagicRing makes the multi-device AI experience easier, with its secure and smooth flow of services and information across devices. For example, when using Windows on Snapdragon, Cocreator allows users to produce detailed artwork from simple drawings. Powered by MagicRing, users can seamlessly access Cocreator on their HONOR MagicPad 2, drawing AI masterpieces with their Magic Pencil. They can also use the HONOR Magic V3's AI Eraser on the HONOR MagicBook Art 14 to experience the convenience of mobile AI across all their devices. Empowered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite and MagicOS 9.0, the HONOR Magic7 Series is set to usher in a new era of Autopilot AI with its intuitive AI Agent. The upcoming device will bring on-device generative AI to gaming powered by NPU computing for the first time. Stay tuned for more information at the HONOR Magic7 Series China launch event on 30th October 2024. About HONOR HONOR is a leading global provider of smart devices. It is dedicated to becoming a global iconic technology brand and creating a new intelligent world for everyone through its powerful products and services. With an unwavering focus on R&D, it is committed to developing technology that empowers people around the globe to go beyond, giving them the freedom to achieve and do more. Offering a range of high-quality smartphones, tablets, laptops and wearables to suit every budget, HONOR's portfolio of innovative, premium and reliable products enable people to become a better version of themselves. 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Snapdragon Summit 2024: Autopilot AI teased, Honor Magic 7 Series set to launch with Snapdragon 8 Elite and More

At the Snapdragon Summit 2024, Honor teased its upcoming Magic 7 series, set to launch on October 30 in China. The highly anticipated lineup will be powered by Qualcomm's newly unveiled Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, positioning the Magic 7 series among the first smartphones to feature this next-generation chipset. Along with the announcement, Honor also revealed some exciting AI capabilities that are expected to define the Magic 7 series, including an AI agent called Autopilot AI.