Honor Magic 10 will reportedly get an iPhone 18 Pro-inspired camera feature

It’s happening once again. After the iPhone 18 Pro launched with a variable aperture camera, it was almost inevitable that other brands would do the same, but it appears things will happen very quickly this time. A new rumor suggests that Honor may be the first company to follow the trend with its next flagships.

The Magic 10 series will reportedly bring back variable aperture to Honor phones

Honor may add a camera with variable aperture to at least some of its upcoming flagship phones. According to a report (source in Chinese) from Weibo leaker Smart Pikachu, the company is testing such a mechanism for its upcoming Magic 10 series.

While the leaker hasn’t provided details about the specific devices that may get the feature, it’s most likely to be limited to the top-tier model. If the company follows the pattern of the Magic 9 series, with the flagship in it being the Magic 9 Pro Max, this will likely be the Magic 10 Pro Max.

This won’t be the first Honor phone to have a camera with a variable aperture

It’s difficult to argue that the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max didn’t influence Honor’s plans, even though the company had already offered variable aperture on its devices. This feature was first introduced on the Magic 6 Pro, but my colleague Mariyan thought it didn’t add much to the shooting experience.

The variable aperture returned on the Magic 7 Pro, but it then disappeared from last year’s Magic 8 Pro, and it’s nowhere to be seen on this year’s Magic 9 series phones. Manufacturers like Samsung, Huawei, and Motorola also used to offer the feature on their phones years before Apple introduced it to its flagship phones.

Just like its implementation in older flagships, the variable aperture on the iPhone 18 Pro didn’t exactly revolutionize mobile photography. The consensus among Reddit users is that, on such a small sensor, the feature is not a big deal, and it could benefit mostly people shooting video. 

Thanks for the useless trend, Apple

I’ve said it for the iPhone 18 Pro, and I’ll repeat it for the Honor Magic 10 and any other phone that adds variable aperture to its camera—it's not worth the effort. I’d much rather get a larger sensor that can take more light than this, and I hope brands will arrive at the same conclusion sooner rather than later.

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