HONOR Series Explained is exactly what you need standing in a Lazada listing at 11pm, phone screen cracked, staring at names like X7d, X9c Smart 5G, and Magic8 Pro Air that read less like product names and more like error codes from a printer about to jam.

You scroll past three phones that all start with the same letter, priced ₱10,000 apart, and none of the listings explain why. Somewhere in a Viber group chat, someone confidently tells you “the e is newer than the d,” and you nod along without knowing if that’s true across every HONOR line or only the one they happened to buy.

It’s true for some lines. Not all of them move the same way, and that’s the part nobody explains, so here’s the entire lineup, laid out clean.

The Problem: HONOR Runs Three Different Naming Systems, Not One

Most people assume HONOR runs one consistent numbering scheme. It runs three, and each family ages on its own clock.

The X Series covers five separate sub-lines (X5, X6, X7, X8, X9), each climbing its own ladder of letters. The Number Series, what longtime fans still call the N Series, skips around in big jumps, going from 400 straight to 600 with no 500 in between. The Magic Series splits into a yearly numbered flagship and a completely separate foldable line under the Magic V name.

Treating all three like one system is exactly how buyers end up comparing an X7e to a Magic7 Pro and wondering why the price gap is ₱45,000 for phones that sound like siblings.

HONOR X Series: Five Ladders, Five Different Jobs

X5 line: X5 → X5b → X5b Plus → X5c Plus (current). These are HONOR’s entry-level phones, built around battery life over anything flashy. The earlier X5, X5b, and X5b Plus generations are several years old and have aged out of active retail.

HONOR X5c Plus

The tightest budget option in the entire family. If your priority is a phone that survives three days without charging and doesn’t ask questions, this is it.

Specs:

  • Battery: 5,260mAh + 15W wired charging
  • Display: 6.74-inch TFT LCD, 90Hz refresh rate
  • Chipset: MediaTek Helio G81
  • RAM: 4GB + 4GB RAM Turbo (runs like 8GB)
  • Camera: 50MP main + 13MP + 5MP front
  • Storage: 128GB, expandable to 1TB via microSD
  • OS: MagicOS 9.0
  • Colors: Ocean Cyan, Meteor Silver
  • Price: ₱6,999 SRP (promo pricing as low as ₱4,999 during Shopee sale events)

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X6 line: X6 → X6a → X6b → X6c (current, confirmed for sale) → X6d (spec sheets exist online, but no confirmed Philippine retail launch as of this writing). The X6 was HONOR’s original budget 5G play back in 2022, and it’s gone through three full letter upgrades since.

HONOR X6c

The current confirmed model in HONOR’s X6 line, sitting at the entry point of the X Series with 5G connectivity built in.

Specs:

  • Price: ₱4,699 to ₱6,499 depending on storage configuration
  • Positioning: Budget 5G, entry-level X Series

Note: HONOR’s official X6c product page has the full display, chipset, and camera breakdown. Worth pulling before publishing if you want the complete spec table, since only pricing and positioning came back verified in this round of research.

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X7 line: X7 → X7a → X7b → X7c → X7d → X7e (current). This is the line with the most letters, and the newest release in HONOR’s entire Philippine catalog.

HONOR X7e

The newest release in the entire lineup, launched July 7, 2026. Built for people whose day looks like six hours of Viber group chats, GCash transfers between errands, and a commute that eats a phone’s battery before lunch even starts. This is HONOR’s answer to “sasabog na battery ko bago pa mag-tanghali.”

Specs:

  • Battery: 7,500mAh + 45W HONOR SuperCharge
  • Display: 6.61-inch HD+, 120Hz refresh rate
  • Chipset: MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra
  • Camera: 50MP rear, 5MP front
  • Storage: 6GB+128GB / 6GB+256GB / 8GB+256GB
  • Durability: SGS 5-Star drop and crush resistance, IP64 dust and water resistance
  • OS: MagicOS 10.0, Android 16
  • Colors: Sunrise Orange, Light Blue, Midnight Black
  • Price: ₱14,999 SRP (₱9,999 promo during the 7.7 sale)

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X8 line: X8 → X8a → X8b → X8c → X8d (current). The earlier letters in this line are older mid-range models HONOR has since replaced.

Related: HONOR X7e Philippines Price Drops to ₱9,999 for the 7.7 Rainy Season Sale

HONOR X8d

Style-focused entry in the X Series, built around an ultra-slim body for buyers who want a phone that doesn’t feel like a brick in skinny jeans.

Specs:

  • Battery: 7,000mAh
  • Build: 7.5mm ultra-thin, lightweight design
  • Colors: Light Blue, Velvet Black, Velvet Grey
  • Price: ₱15,999 SRP
  • Launched: March 19, 2026

Note: display, chipset, and camera specs weren’t part of what came back verified this round. HONOR PH’s official X8d spec page has the full breakdown before this goes live.

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X9 line: X9 → X9a 5G → X9b 5G → X9c 5G/Smart 5G → X9d 5G (current). This is the top of the entire X Series, built for durability bragging rights.

HONOR X9d 5G

The most durable phone in HONOR’s mid-range lineup, holding a Guinness World Record for surviving the highest smartphone drop test.

Specs:

  • Battery: 8,300mAh Si/C battery, 66W HONOR SuperCharge
  • RAM: 24GB Dynamic RAM (12GB physical + 12GB virtual)
  • Storage: 256GB
  • Camera: 108MP OIS Ultra-Clear AI camera
  • Durability: SGS Triple Resistant Premium Performance Certification, IP69K, 2.3-meter drop resistance, Guinness World Record for highest smartphone drop
  • Price: ₱18,999 SRP (₱17,999 promo)

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HONOR Number Series: The Camera-First Line That Skips Numbers

70 → 90 → 200 → 200 Pro → 400 → 400 Pro → 400 Lite → 600 → 600 Pro (current).

The HONOR 70 launched in the Philippines back in June 2022 at around ₱26,990, HONOR’s first real push into premium mid-range camera phones here. The HONOR 90 followed in August 2023 at ₱24,990, built around a 200MP main camera that punched above its price. Both are old enough now to have fully rotated out of retail.

The HONOR 200 series arrived in July 2024, introducing HONOR’s collaboration with Studio Harcourt on AI portrait photography, priced at ₱24,999 for the base model and ₱29,999 for the Pro. The 400 series followed in 2025 with the 400, 400 Pro, and 400 Lite, focused on AI photo editing tools and Google Gemini integration. All of these are previous generations now, sold through resellers rather than HONOR’s active push.

The current generation is the HONOR 600 and 600 Pro, launched May 2026, skipping a “500” generation entirely.

HONOR 600

HONOR’s camera-first flagship for people who care more about how a photo looks than what chip is running underneath. Built for the small business owner whose entire product catalog lives on Facebook Marketplace.

Specs:

  • Display: 6.57-inch AMOLED, 120Hz, up to 8,000 nits peak brightness
  • Chipset: Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
  • Camera: 200MP main sensor, 12MP ultrawide, 50MP selfie camera
  • Storage: 8GB+256GB, 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB configurations
  • Price: ₱28,999 SRP for 8GB+256GB (₱25,999 promo), ₱32,999 for 12GB+256GB, ₱37,999 for 12GB+512GB

Buy Now: 🛒 Shop on Shopee | 🛒 Shop on Lazada

HONOR 600 Pro

Same camera-first DNA as the standard 600, upgraded to flagship-class performance for buyers who want the Number Series look with Magic Series muscle underneath.

Specs:

  • Display: 6.57-inch AMOLED, 120Hz, up to 8,000 nits peak brightness
  • Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite
  • Camera: 200MP main sensor, 12MP ultrawide, 50MP selfie camera
  • Storage: 12GB+512GB
  • Price: ₱49,999 SRP

Buy Now: 🛒 Shop on Shopee | 🛒 Shop on Lazada

Related: HONOR 600 Review: A Well-Balanced Midrange Phone with Practical AI Features (2026)

HONOR Magic Series: One Flagship a Year, Plus a Foldable Side Story

Magic4 → Magic5 → Magic6 → Magic7 → Magic7 Pro (current, PH-confirmed) → Magic8 → Magic8 Pro → Magic8 Pro Air → Magic8 RSR → Magic8 Lite (global, PH launch unconfirmed).

Magic4 launched back in March 2022 with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, already four generations behind today’s flagship. Magic5 followed in 2023 at ₱59,990. Magic6 Pro arrived in May 2024 at ₱59,999, briefly holding the top spot in DxOMark’s global camera rankings. All three are past generations now, no longer part of HONOR’s active retail lineup.

HONOR Magic7 Pro

The confirmed flagship of the entire HONOR Philippines lineup, for someone who wants the best of everything without a second thought about the price tag.

Specs:

  • Display: 6.8-inch Quad-Curved LTPO OLED, 120Hz, 5,000 nits peak brightness, HDR10+
  • Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite
  • RAM: 12GB / 16GB
  • Battery: 5,850mAh, 100W wired + 80W wireless charging
  • Camera: 50MP main + 200MP periscope telephoto (3x optical zoom, up to 100x AI SuperZoom) + 50MP ultrawide, 50MP front camera with 3D depth sensing
  • Durability: IP68 + IP69 dust and water resistance
  • OS: MagicOS 9.0, 7 years of Android updates and security patches
  • Colors: Lunar Shadow Grey, Breeze Blue, Black
  • Price: ₱59,999 SRP

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Globally, HONOR has already moved on to the Magic8 generation (Magic8, Magic8 Pro, Magic8 Pro Air, Magic8 RSR, Magic8 Lite), which launched in China in October 2025 and has started reaching Malaysia and Singapore. As of this writing, there’s no confirmed official Philippine SRP or launch event for any Magic8 model, so no buy link goes here yet. Anyone offering one locally at a “special price” deserves a second look before checkout.

Magic V line: Magic V3 → Magic V5 (current, PH-confirmed). HONOR’s foldable line, running on its own separate numbering track. The Magic V3 that came before the V5 is a full generation behind now.

HONOR Magic V5

HONOR’s foldable flagship, and currently one of the thinnest inward-folding phones sold anywhere. Built for the professional who wants a laptop-sized screen in a pocket-sized phone, or the OFW family shopping for something that will still feel premium three years from now.

Specs:

  • Display: 7.95-inch LTPO OLED inner screen, 6.43-inch LTPO OLED outer screen, both 120Hz, 5,000 nits peak brightness
  • Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite
  • RAM/Storage: up to 16GB / 1TB
  • Battery: 5,820mAh, 66W wired + 50W wireless charging
  • Camera: 50MP main + 50MP ultrawide + 64MP periscope telephoto (3x optical zoom)
  • Durability: IP58 + IP59 dust and water resistance
  • Build: 8.8mm folded, 217g
  • OS: MagicOS 9.0, Google Gemini AI integration built in
  • Price: ₱89,999 SRP, also available through Globe postpaid plans

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The Impact: Why Knowing the Generation Saves You Money

Buying an older letter thinking it’s the newest one costs money twice: once by overpaying for a phone that’s already been replaced, and again when it can’t keep up with what a current-generation phone at the same price would deliver.

Knowing which letter is current, and which series moves fast versus which one barely changes year to year, means the difference between buying a phone that’s new and buying someone else’s old inventory at new-phone prices.

Tech Patrol Insight

HONOR’s naming system reflects three different product strategies running on three different clocks. The X Series iterates fast because it’s fighting for shelf space against realme, Infinix, and TECNO in a price bracket where a battery upgrade every few months matters. The Number Series moves in bigger jumps because it’s positioning itself as the camera-first upgrade tier, where a full year between meaningful hardware jumps makes more sense. The Magic Series holds to a strict yearly flagship cadence, matching the Snapdragon chip cycle the whole premium smartphone industry runs on.

This matters more in the Philippines than in a lot of other markets, because so much of local buying happens through installment plans (SPayLater, LazPayLater, telco postpaid bundles) where a shopper commits to paying off a phone over 12 to 24 months. Locking into an already-superseded generation on a two-year plan is a worse outcome here than in markets where phones get paid off in full at checkout.

Final Thoughts

The letter after the number isn’t a decoration. It’s HONOR quietly telling you how many upgrades ago this exact phone was the newest thing on the shelf. Once you know which sub-line moves fast (X Series) and which one holds steady for a year at a time (Magic Series), the whole catalog stops looking like a printer error code and starts looking like five separate product decisions, made on three separate clocks.

You don’t need to memorize the ladder. You need to know where today sits on it.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the letter after HONOR’s model numbers mean? The letter (a, b, c, d, e) marks a generation upgrade within the same sub-line, usually a battery, camera, or durability improvement, while keeping the phone in the same price bracket. A later letter means a newer release within that specific line.

Why does the HONOR Number Series skip from 400 to 600? HONOR skipped a “500” generation in its Number Series entirely, moving straight from the 400 series in 2025 to the 600 series in 2026. This was a full generational jump in branding, not a mid-cycle refresh.

Is the HONOR Magic7 Pro still HONOR’s current flagship in the Philippines? Yes, as of mid-2026, the Magic7 Pro remains HONOR’s confirmed current flagship in the Philippines at ₱59,999. The newer Magic8 series has launched in China and nearby markets but doesn’t have a confirmed official Philippine release yet.

Which HONOR phone is the newest release as of July 2026? The HONOR X7e, launched July 7, 2026, is the newest confirmed model across the entire HONOR Philippines catalog.

Where can I buy the current HONOR models online? Every current model, HONOR X5c Plus, X6c, X7e, X8d, X9d 5G, HONOR 600, HONOR 600 Pro, Magic7 Pro, and Magic V5, is available through HONOR’s official Shopee and Lazada stores.

Sources

  1. HONOR X7e Philippines Price Drops to ₱9,999 (Tech Patrol)
  2. HONOR 90 5G to Launch in the Philippines (Tech Patrol)
  3. HONOR Magic6 Pro Flagship Launched at ₱59,999 (Rappler)

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