Honor updates MagicBook Pro 14 with new Intel silicon – I got an early look

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The Honor MagicBook Pro 14 is better than a MacBook Pro in every respect. Or at least, that’s what Honor would have you believe, if the slides of its MWC presentation are anything to go by. The Chinese tech brand shed a little more light on this year’s MagicBook Pro 14 at a packed auditorium in Barcelona this weekend; Apple’s dominant laptop was a constant presence, as Honor systematically explained why iPhone and Apple Watch users should ditch their MacBook. 

I got a quick look at the new MagicBook Pro 14 at the event – and I mean quick: Honor was busy showing off its new Magic V6 foldable, the MagicPad 4 tablet and the adorable but slightly bizarre Robot Phone. Here’s what I found out.

What’s new?

The only new addition this year is Intel’s new Core Ultra X9 (388H), which sits beneath the MagicBook Pro 14’s pleasingly tactile keyboard. From the Panther Lake-H family of chips, the Ultra X9 is primed for AI and has integrated Arc B390 graphics. I mention this because it’s a selling point: this iGPU is recording strong results in tests, and Honor mentioned some appealing-sounding refresh rates in its presentation (a comfortable 60fps in Black Myth: Wukong is nothing to sniff at). 

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Another boon of the Ultra X9 is improved efficiency. The MagicBook Pro 14 2026 has a quoted battery life of 15 hours and 30 mins under a heavy workload, which beats Apple’s latest MacBook Pro and last year’s MagicBook Pro 14 by a comfortable few hours. We’ll be putting that marketing number to the test once we lay our hands on a review sample, so check in soon.

What are the key specs?

Unfortunately, that’s about all that’s new this year. The MagicBook Pro 14 2026 uses the same 14.6in 3,120 x 2,080 OLED panel as its predecessor, with the same 700 nits peak brightness and the same 120Hz refresh rate. It’s identical to look at too, although that’s not a bad thing: I’ve not physically played with the MagicBook Pro 14 2025, and I was immediately impressed with how lightweight yet solid this year’s model felt. It weighs the same as last year’s model, and has the same lovely keyboard and slim-bezelled screen. 

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The battery has the same 92Wh capacity as 2025’s model, and you’ll find the same storage and RAM options here too – 1TB of the former, and 24GB or 32GB of the latter.

When can you buy it, and how much is it?

Unfortunately, Honor has been cagey about these details, and as a result I’m not sure when the Honor MagicBook Pro 14 2026 will launch or how much it will cost. I’ll update this page as soon as I find out.

And there you have it: a thoroughly unexciting upgrade to a thoroughly impressive laptop. We’ll be sure to put the new Honor MagicBook Pro 14 through the ringer as soon as we can, so don’t miss our full review.

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Will Georgiadis Managing Editor

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