Prior to its 2020 split with Huawei, Honor was mostly known as a firm that produced well-priced mid-rangers alongside the more capable devices made by its parent company.
Since going it alone, the firm has rapidly taken a Samsung-style approach, with a broad smattering of devices across different price ranges. Alongside its more experimental foldable, the Honor Magic Vs (reviewed last month), the Magic5 Pro attempts to wow in all areas that a flagship phone should.
First impressions are positive: solid build quality with a gentle tapering of both the display and the glass back that meet the aluminium frame in the middle. While its display is attractive enough - taking up the front of the device with minimal bezel - the massive camera sensor on the back could be divisive.
At its MWC-reveal, Honor made quite a song-and-dance about the “Gaudi-inspired...