Huawei’s sub-brand Honor announced Honor 9, it’s latest flagship smartphone at an event in China. It is pretty much the same to what Huawei has released this year; Huawei P10, with Honor branding and without Leica branded lenses.
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Honor 9; The Next Flagship
It has a 5.15-inch display with curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-core Huawei Kirin 960, paired with 6GB RAM, runs on Android Nougat with EMUI 5.1, a 20-megapixel rear camera, and 12-megapixel camera for 2X hybrid zoom and laser autofocus for quick focus.
The Honor 9 has a 3D metal and glass body, has a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button, AKM Hi-Fi audio chip for enhanced audio and all this is backed by a 3200mAh battery with fast charging support.
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Honor 9 Specifications
- 5.15-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D Curved Glass Display
- Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 960 (4 x 2.4 GHz A73+ 4 x 1.8 GHz A53) Processor + i6 Co-Processor
- Mali G71 Octa-core GPU
- 4GB RAM / 6GB RAM
- 64GB / 128GB Storage + Expandable Via MicroSD
- 20MP (Monochrome) + 12MP (RGB) Dual Rear Cameras With f/2.2 Aperture, Dual-Tone LED Flash, Laser AF, PDAF, CAF, 4K Video Recording
- 8MP Front-Facing Camera With f/2.0 Aperture
- Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.1
- 3200mAh With Fast Charging Support
- Dual SIM (Hybrid), Fingerprint Sensor
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC, USB-C
- Dimensions: 147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45mm; Weight: 155g
The Honor 9 comes in Blue, Amber Gold, Gray and Black colors and is priced at 2299 Yuan (Rs 21,806 / US$338 approx) for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage, 2699 Yuan (Rs 25,600 / US$397 approx.) for the 6GB RAM + 64GB storage and the top-end 6GB RAM + 128GB storage is priced at 2999 Yuan (roughly Rs 28,445 / US$441). It will be available for the pre-order starting today and goes on sale on June 16th.
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