With the widest aperture in the market, here’s why the HONOR 20 Pro is second highest in the DxOMark rankings

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You may have heard a thing or two about the upcoming HONOR 20 Pro by now – and one of those things would be that it’s got impressive photography capabilities. With a DxOMark score of 111, it sits at a comfy second on the chart behind joint-top scorers, its cousin the Huawei P30 Pro, and the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G.

The HONOR 20 Pro tweaks several things in its quad camera (48MP main + 8MP telephoto + 16MP Super Wide + 2MP macro) setup to achieve this feat and to offer more than what the regular HONOR 20 could. We pit it against another 2019 flagship device that has the same imaging sensor to see how the HONOR sets itself apart from the rest.

Same, same, but different

The main 48MP lens uses a familiar Sony IMX586 sensor – you’d find this is a host of devices like the Xiaomi Mi9, OPPO Reno and even the regular HONOR 20; what’s different, is that it boasts a wide aperture of f/1.4 – something HONOR claims to be the widest in the industry; you’d typically find something along the lines of f/1.75 nowadays, so the HONOR 20 Pro really takes things up a notch (or down in this case).

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With this, you’ll be able to snap great night-time photos with little effort. We compared the HONOR 20 Pro with another phone that’s equipped with a 48MP lens with the same Sony IMX586 sensor and here are the results. There’s a stark contrast between what you get with an f1.4 aperture compared to f1.75, which was the lowest the other phone could go.

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You get brighter images with little noise – these photos were point-and-shoot images taken using the regular ‘Photo’ mode, you get great quality images automatically. But that also means you can have even better shots if you head into Pro mode and know a thing or two about photography.

Three’s not a crowd here

Besides a great combination of lenses, what makes them better is a combination of three stabilization tech – the HONOR 20 Pro combines (AI Image Stabilization), EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) and 4-axis OIS (Optical Image Stabilization).

Both AIS and EIS can be found in the regular HONOR 20, but with the addition of 4-axis OIS, the HONOR 20 Pro is able to produce images that are just as sharp, if not sharper compared to phones that don’t have the tech. It also excels in night time photography – blurring is non-existent.

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This also applies to videos – EIS plays a big role in reducing hand shaking; and with it, jitters are greatly reduced.

Let there be light

Stabilizing the lenses and having a wider aperture is fine and dandy when you want a good night-time shot, but sometimes circumstances just call for more light – or in this case more light sensitivity.

Simply put, the darker the environment, the higher the ISO needed – but the issue with setting a high ISO is of course image noise. The HONOR 20 Pro offers a whopping 204,800, which it achieves via an algorithm that also helps with minimizing noise – in comparison, our other device could reach a maximum of 25,600; meaning the HONOR 20 Pro offers four times that of a comparable 2019 device.

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Unfortunately, however, we couldn’t find a place dark enough to get the ISO to reach six digits – but we still managed 51,200 at a near pitch-black rooftop area. Notice that the image has minimal noise even with an ISO of over double the maximum of our other smartphone.

The complete package

As a flagship, you’d expect the HONOR 20 Pro’s internals to be up to scratch – and it is. It comes equipped with the latest Kirin 980 chipset which is paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. You’ll also find a big 4,000mAh battery under the hood to give you enough juice for an entire day of snapping photos.

Given HONOR’s reputation for reasonable pricing, we reckon the HONOR 20 Pro to give other flagships a run for their money. The phone is set to arrive in Malaysian shores soon, so head over to HONOR’s website
here
 for more information and updates.

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HONOR 20 Pro will sport a Sony IMX600 sensor, arriving by the end of April

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Rumour has it that HONOR is coming up with a new flagship device that will come with the Sony IMX600 camera sensor, and it’s called HONOR 20 Pro.

The HONOR 20 Pro is expected to be slightly smaller than the View20, but it’ll be equipped with an OLED panel instead of the View20’s LTPS panel. It’ll also come with a water drop notch, and will sport the sixth-generation in-display fingerprint sensor.

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Under the hood, the HONOR 20 Pro is expected to house a Kirin 980 processor paired with 6/8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage. It is not mentioned in the rumour, but we’re definitely expecting it to ship with an EMUI skin based on Android 9 Pie.

The HONOR 20 Pro is said to have a 32MP selfie camera paired with three cameras on its back. It’ll get a 48MP main camera, a 20MP ultra wide sensor, and a 8MP telephoto lens. Its 3,650mAh battery will be chargeable via USB-C port and the phone will support 22.5W fast charging.

The HONOR 20 Pro is expected to come at the price of CNY2,999 with its 6GB + 128GB configuration, and it should be launched some time around April 25.

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The HONOR 30 series is officially launched – the real flagship killers?

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The HONOR 30 series
has
 officially launched; this time with three variants in the fold – the HONOR 30, HONOR 30 Pro, and the HONOR 30 Pro+ – the devices have already appeared on the official Chinese HONOR website and are available to purchase via Huawei’s
Vmall
 in China.

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The vanilla HONOR 30 comes with a 6.53-inch FHD+ display panel that’s curved at the sides. You’ll also find a single 32MP selfie lens housed in a punch hole cutout. The HONOR 30 Pro and HONOR 30 Pro+ come with a larger 6.57-inch OLED screen with a dual selfie array (32MP+8MP) – and here we start to see a resemblance with its cousin, the Huawei P40. The HONOR 30 Pro+ also gets a 90Hz refresh rate display, while the other two models are stuck at the standard 60Hz panel.

Image credit: HONOR China

For imaging, the HONOR 30 comes with a 40MP main shooter alongside an 8MP ultrawide lens, an 8MP telephoto shooter and a 2MP macro lens. The HONOR 30 Pro comes with the same 40MP main shooter with an 8MP telephoto lens and a 16MP ultrawide camera. The HONOR 30 Pro+ takes the cake by replacing the main lens with a 50MP shooter, while retaining the same array as the HONOR 30 Pro. This camera system is exactly the same as the Huawei P40’s so if you’ve gunning for a more affordable version of that phone, the HONOR 30 Pro+ is your bet.

It’s important to note that all three models support 5G connectivity, at least in its native China. The HONOR 30 is powered by a Kirin 985 chipset alongside up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB internal storage. The HONOR 30 Pro and HONOR 30 Pro+ comes with a Kirin 990 chipset, while the former only gets 8GB RAM, and the latter supports up to 12GB of memory.

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In terms of batteries, all three models are equipped with a 4,000mAh battery with 40W of fast charging; meanwhile the HONOR 30 Pro+ also has added support for 27W of wireless charging.

The HONOR 30 series ship with Android 10 with Magic UI 3.1.0 layered on top – as per usual, you will get HMS instead of GMS on all three models.

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The HONOR 30 is priced from 2,999 Yuan (RM1,842) for the base 6GB+128GB model, 3,199 Yuan (RM1,965) for the 8GB+128GB variant, and 3,499 Yuan (RM2,149) for the 8GB+256GB option. The HONOR 30 Pro will start at 3,999 Yuan (RM2,456) for the 8GB+128GB model, 4,399 Yuan (RM2,702) for the 8GB+256GB option.

Lastly, the HONOR 30 Pro+ will be priced from 4,999 Yuan (RM3,071) for the 8GB+128GB version, 5,399 Yuan (RM3,316) for the 8GB+256GB model, and 5,799 Yuan (RM3,562) for the 12GB+256GB variant.

In terms of colours there looks to be a green, purple, white, black and a silver that looks a lot like the Huawei P40’s Silver Frost.

There’s no word on when the phone will officially arrive in Malaysia, but we’ll keep you updated when it does.

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HONOR 30S launched in China with 64MP quad-camera and Kirin 820 5G chipset

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It’s a one-two punch for the Huawei-HONOR siblings – after the launch of the former’s
P40 series
, the latter now introduces the HONOR 30S; officially making it the first of its series.

The device comes with a 6.5-inch FHD+ display with a punch hole camera cut-out. There also looks to have very thin bezels. It’s encased in an
aluminium
-glass chassis.

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You’ll also notice a relatively large camera module which houses a 64MP main lens, an 8MP telephoto camera, an 8MP ultrawide shooter and a 2MP depth sensor. If anything, that’s all the lenses you want and need on a smartphone nowadays.

Under the hood is a Kirin 820 5G chipset, alongside 8GB RAM and up to 256GB internal storage. Powering the device is a 4,000mAh battery that supports 40W of wired fast charging. It will ship with Android 10 with Huawei’s HMS services.

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GSMArena reports of four
colour
 variants, green, pearl white, and black. As HONOR and Huawei both share technology, you can always expect a similar Huawei device available – currently, this is very much the
Huawei Nova 7i
; except the latter has a smaller 6.4” panel and a 48MP quad camera setup instead. It still packs the same Kirin 810 chipset and 8GB RAM. Plus, it also comes in a very similar green
colour
 option.

The HONOR 30S is priced from CNY2,399 (RM1,454) and will be available in China this April 7; there’s no word on its Malaysian availability and pricing yet, but we’ll keep you updated as more information comes.

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HONOR 50 launched in Malaysia: Priced from RM1,699

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The
HONOR 50
 is finally in Malaysia and pre-orders for the phone have begun. You can get the 6GB+128GB model at RM1,699, and the 8GB+256GB at RM1,999.

Pre-orders for the latter will snag you free gifts worth RM550 – think an HONOR Earbuds 2 Lite, HONOR 50 Hand Strap Case, and a 1+1 Extended Warranty. The former will get you the same gifts, but without the earbuds. Pre-orders end this 24
th
 October, 11.59pm.

The initial sales date for the HONOR 50 starts this 25 October and will snag you free gifts such as an HONOR Band 6, and a 1+1 Extended Warranty.

Specs

The HONOR 50 packs an FHD+ 6.57-inch display that supports 120Hz refresh rate, plus DCI-P3 100% colour gamut.

In the imaging department, the phone comes with a 108MP main lens, an 8MP ultrawide shooter, a 2 MP macro lens, and a 2MP depth sensor.

The HONOR 50 is big on vlogging, as it comes with nifty features such as dual view recording, slow motion, and front-to-rear recording.

Under the hood is a Snapdragon 778G chipset along with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The phone also supports Google Mobile Services, meaning you’ll get access to the Google Play Store.

The HONOR 50 packs a 4,300mAh battery, and supports 66W of fast charging.

Visit HONOR’s official online
store

or
Lazada

and
Shopee

pages to make your purchase.

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HONOR 50 Lite will be available in Malaysia from 25th November!

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Earlier in June, the
HONOR 50
 was released, introducing a selection of camera-centric midrangers. Today, the HONOR 50 Lite was announced in Malaysia, which is HONOR’s option for an affordable device that will be available from the 25
th
 of November.

The HONOR 50 Lite comes in a similar form factor as the HONOR 50 and is available in three colors – Deep Sea Blue, Midnight Black, and Space Silver. It measures just 8.32mm thin and weighs 192 grams, which is slightly heavier than the HONOR 50.

Additionally, the back panel features a round quad-camera design that is equipped with a 64MP main lens, an 8MP ultrawide camera, a 2 MP macro lens, and a 2MP depth sensor.

On the front of the smartphone, it has a rectangle design for the selfie camera that comes in at 16MP.  Furthermore, the device has a 6.57-inch FullView Display with a 1.05mm bezel size.

The hardware of the HONOR 50  Lite comes with a 4300mAh battery and supports for 66W SuperCharge fast charging. Alongside it, the device has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. However, the chipset on the smartphone has not been revealed yet.

The HONOR 50 Lite will be available from 25th November 2021 and is priced at RM999 via
HONOR’s Online store
 and official
Lazada
 and
Shopee
 stores.

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HONOR 50 to launch with 108MP camera in Malaysia on October 18

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After launching in China, the HONOR 50 will be arriving in Malaysian market next – CEO of HONOR Malaysia, Justin Li announced today that it will be launching on October 18 at 8pm.

The HONOR 50 is a 5G device powered by the Snapdragon 778G chip; it is equipped with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage and ships with Android 11 out of the box.

Finally, GMS is back

The good news is this phone will finally come with Google Mobile Services because it’s no longer under HUAWEI. It’ll also have a 4,300mAh battery that supports 66W fast charging.

HONOR 50 to sport impressive display and cameras

Although the HONOR 5G is using an upper-midrange processor, it has a 6.58-inch OLED screen that supports 120Hz refresh rate and 1 billion colours.

It also comes with a 108MP wide lens, an 8MP ultrawide lens, a 2MP macro lens and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, you’ll get a 32MP lens that can shoot up to 1080p at 30fps.

In China, the HONOR 50 is available in Frost Crystal, Emerald Green, Midnight Black and Amber Red. However, the announcement poster did not include the last colour option, so Malaysians will probably get three colours only.

HONOR fans can watch the livestream on
HONOR Malaysia
 and
 HITZ
‘s Facebook page.

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HONOR 50 series launched globally: Google Mobile Services is back

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The HONOR 50 series is official and there are two variants to choose from – the HONOR 50, and HONOR 50 Pro.

Display

The regular HONOR 50 comes with a 6.57-inch panel, while the HONOR 50 Pro packs a larger 6.72-inch screen – both offer a 120Hz refresh rate. On top of that, there’s DCI-P3 100% colour gamut.

Design

The most noteworthy design feature is the large circular ‘ring’ camera bumps at the back – one module sits on top the other creating arguably one of the more eccentric camera bump designs to date.

Both phones are available in Midnight Black, Frost Crystal, Amber Red, and Emerald Green.

Cameras

Both phones come with a 108MP main lens, an 8MP wide-angle camera, a 2MP macro lens, and, 2MP depth sensor.

For selfies, the HONOR 50 Pro comes with a dual front shooter system that consists of a 12MP lens, and a 12MP wide-angle video camera, and a 32MP main lens. HONOR touts the phone as a vlogging-centric device with features like the Wide-Angle Switching tech and Super Night Mode feature. The regular HONOR 50 only has the single 32MP selfie camera.

Other vlogging features come by way of the optimized voice recording feature that uses three microphones to improve audio pick-up.

Hardware and battery

Under the hood, both phones pack the Snapdragon 778G 5G chipset along with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.

For gaming, the phone makes use of a liquid-cooled vapor chamber, along with graphene material to help dissipate heat.

Powering the HONOR 50 is a 4,300mAh battery, and the HONOR 50 Pro a smaller 4,000mAh pack. The former supports 66W of fast charging, while the latter gets 100W of fast charging.

Software

The most important news to come out from today’s launch is that fact that the phones will have access to Google Mobile Services after being sold by former parent company, Huawei. Both devices run on Magic UI 4.2.

Price and availability

The HONOR 50 Pro will be priced from RMB 3,699 (about RM2,380) while the regular HONOR 50 will start at RMB 2,699 (about RM1,738).

HONOR has confirmed that the phones will be available in
Malaysia
, however the date has not yet been confirmed. We’ll be sure to bring more updates down the line as more information comes.

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Honor 5C launched with Kirin 650 processor

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Huawei’s subsidiary, Honor is looking to warm things up before the launch of the Honor V8 on the 10th of May. The company has launched the successor to the Honor 4C, which was launched this month last year. The Honor 5C is another mid-range device which carries quite a load of specs for its price tag.

For starters, the Honor 5C features a 5.2-inch Full HD IPS LCD display. The handset is powered by Huawei’s homemade octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 650, which obviously is mid-range compared to the likes of the Kirin 950 and Kirin 955 found in the Huawei Mate 8 and Huawei P9 respectively. Running alongside the Kirin 650 SoC is 2GB of RAM and it comes with 16GB of internal storage which is expandable via micro SD.

Looks-wise, the Honor 5C can be compared with another mid-range Honor phone – the Honor 5X. Both devices feature similar metal builds, with a protruding camera with a less-rounded fingerprint sensor below it, followed by the Honor branding. One notable difference is the Honor 5C has the Honor branding on the chin of the front panel as well. The Honor 5C sports a 13MP primary camera with f/2.0 aperture and an 8MP selfie shooter on the front. As mentioned earlier, the handset has a fingerprint sensor and it packs a 3,000mAh underneath the hood.

The Honor 5C will be running Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Huawei’s EMUI 4.1 skinned on top. Extra bonuses include an FM radio receiver and dual-SIM support. Oddly, the device is being sold in 3G and 4G variants, obviously with a price difference as well. The 4G variant of the Honor 5C supports Cat.6 LTE speeds and comes at a price of 999 CNY (RM598.37) while the 3G variant goes cheaper at 899 CNY (RM538.47). We should be expecting the Honor 5C to be arriving to Malaysia, but most probably only the 4G variant. Till then, stay tuned!

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Honor 5C review: Yet another perfectly functional mid-range smartphone

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Throughout the time I was using the Honor 5C for review purposes, a voice at the back of my head was nagging me. For the whole week or so, that voice annoyed me constantly whenever I whipped out the phone, and yet I couldn’t for the life of me work out why. It was when I started typing out this review that I’ve finally figured out what was really bugging me about the Honor 5C. I’ll reveal the reason a little later, but for now, let’s talk about the Honor 5C.

Design

As far as design goes, the Honor 5C is a familiar face, considering it looks almost identical to the Honor 5X. The Honor 5C itself is a rather compact phone, mostly thanks to the 5.2″ Full HD IPS display the phone sports.

The back cover of the phone comes with a brushed metal finish with some textured streaks running across the sides, giving it a premium, yet industrial feel to the phone. The rear camera juts out slightly from the back cover, while the fingerprint scanner is located right below it. Couple all this with the rounded edges that the phone has, and the Honor 5C is a decent-looking phone by itself.

Performance

Seeing as the Honor 5C is a smartphone by Huawei, its not surprise then that the phone itself is powered by an octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 650 processor. The processor is joined by 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage that is expandable via microSD cards. The Honor 5C comes with a 3,000mAh, which translates to a day’s worth of use.

For imaging, the Honor 5C comes with a 13MP rear camera with an f/2.0 aperture and an LED flash. On the front, you’ll get a simple 8MP camera for all your selfie needs.

Benchmarks

Usability

Using the Honor 5C is a very uneventful affair as it is pretty much what I expected out of the smartphone. The phone itself runs pretty run under regular usage, although it will choke when you start doing some serious multitasking or gaming with it. The fingerprint sensor is also pretty good. It’s not a “best-in-its-class” sort of deal, but it gets the job done with minimum fuss.

The Honor 5C runs on Android Marshmallow with Huawei’s own Emotion UI skin on it, so those who are familiar with EMUI won’t have any troubles navigating the phone. On the other hand, those who feel that EMUI is subpar will continue to believe so as EMUI has not really change much for a while now.

Battery life is also pretty typical for a mid-range smartphone, lasting up to a day under normal usage. Under heavy use, the Honor 5C will last you three-quarters of a day, just enough for you to last the entire office work hour. One thing to note, is that the Honor 5C does not have fast-charging capabilities, so don’t expect much out of emergency charges.

Camera

Much like everything else on the Honor 5C, the cameras on the phone are very much adequate for your daily needs. The rear camera is capable of capturing images that are clear and crisp with decently accurate colour reproduction. Low light performance may not be the best, but it is good enough for the average joe.

The front camera is also perfectly fine, being able to take selfies of good quality. That said, there is nothing particularly standout about the front camera, so you shouldn’t expect too much out of it.

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honor 5x and honor 7 Enhanced Edition prices in Malaysia revealed

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During this festive season, honor has decided to release the prices of the newly launched honor 5X and honor 7 Enhanced Edition. The honor 5X, which features a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 pixels Full HD display, a frameless second-gen fingerprint reader and an octa-core processor comes in 3 different colors of grey, silver and gold. The price of the honor 5X in grey and silver is at RM 899, while the gold colored honor 5X is priced at RM 939.

As for the honor 7 Enhanced Edition, this device is an update from the previous generation of honor 7, featuring a 32GB internal storage, fast charging, and Android Marshmallow out of the box. This device is priced at RM 1,499, just a RM 100 difference from the base model of honor 7.

Well, if you are not sure if you want to purchase any of these phones, you are in luck right now as honor is offering a trial program where you can register to try the honor 5X for a month before committing to purchasing one. Head over to vmall.my to sign up for this trial program but hurry up as this is limited to only 50 participants, ending in 15 March 2016.

The pre-order event for the honor 5X will be held on 16 February 2016 from 12pm up until 11.59pm, or until stocks last depending on whichever comes first; with orders shipping out on 19 February 2016. Should you want to wait a little longer, then do take note that general sales for both the honor 5X and honor 7 Enhanced Edition will start on 16 February and 23 February respectively on vmall.my, Lazada and DirectD.

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HONOR 60 & 60 Pro live images leaked

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Last week, it was
reported

that the HONOR 60 series will be launching in China on 1 December 2021
.

Despite the launch happening tomorrow, live images of the phone have already appeared online. The pictures were revealed on Weibo by user
看山的叔叔

who states that both phones will have a body that’s made out of glass.

Previous reports mentioned that the HONOR 60 will be equipped with a dual-ring camera and this seems to be true from the leaked image that was shared.

Image Credit: 看山的叔叔 via Weibo

As you can see in the picture below, the Pro variant will be slightly taller than its vanilla model, sporting curved top and bottom edges. Moreover, both phones will be equipped with the same punch-hole camera in the center.

Image Credit: 看山的叔叔 via Weibo

The launch event of the HONOR 60 series will be happening tomorrow so stay tuned as we bring you more updates.

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HONOR 60 and 60 Pro revealed: They both have 120Hz OLED displays!

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Last month, the
HONOR 50 Lite
 was launched and it became the newest addition to HONOR’s line-up of phones, and now HONOR has finally announced the HONOR 60 and the HONOR 60 Pro with all their key specs and details revealed.

The HONOR 60 and 60 Pro have the exact same designs on the back panel that resembles the HONOR 50 smartphone, but now it has two bigger cameras and one smaller lens in between that makes up the triple-camera system. In terms of their form factor, the HONOR 60 Pro measures 8.2mm thin and weighs 192 grams, and the HONOR 60 measures 8mm thin and weighs 179 grams.

The triple camera system on the HONOR 60 Pro you are getting a 108MP main shooter, a whopping 50MP ultrawide lens, and a 2MP macro lens, while on the HONOR 60 you have a 108MP main camera, 8MP ultrawide lens, and 2MP macro lens. On the front of the HONOR 60 Pro, you have a 50MP selfie camera and on the HONOR 60, you get a 32MP selfie camera.

Both of the phones also include OLED displays that pushes a 120 Hz refresh rate, but the Honor 60 Pro has a 6.78-inch quad curved FHD+ display, while the HONOR 60 has a 6.67-inch FHD display that curves only on the sides.

As for the internal specifications of the phone, the HONOR 60 Pro uses a Snapdragon 778G+ 5G SoC and comes with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage, while the HONOR 60 has a Snapdragon 778 5G SoC and comes with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, both of which are powered by 4800 mAh battery that supports 66W charging.

Currently, the
HONOR 60

is priced at CNY 2,700 (roughly RM1790) for the 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage variant, CNY 3,000 (roughly RM1989) for the 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage option, and CNY3,300 (roughly RM2188) for the 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage variant.

Meanwhile, the
HONOR 60 Pro
 starts at CNY 3700 (roughly RM2453) for the base model that gives you 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, and costs CNY4,000 (roughly RM2652) for the upgraded model that gives you 12GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage.

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HONOR 60 Series to launch next week in China

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Despite the
HONOR 50 Lite
 not being available in Malaysia yet, news has already surfaced announcing the launch of the HONOR 60 series. The brand has confirmed via
Weibo

that its new smartphone series will be launching in China on 1 December 2021.

Based on the teaser video, we know that these phones are cosmic-themed and they will maintain the use of a curved display, similar to that of
 the
HONOR 50
.

Just like the previous series, three models will be released in this launch
– the vanilla HONOR 60, 60 Pro, and 60 SE.

Leakster
WHYLAB

has unveiled a poster of the HONOR 60 and if true, we can expect the phone to sport a dual-ring camera design and 5G support. It is also mentioned that the HONOR 60 and 60 Pro will provide support for 66W fast-charging whereas the 60 SE will have 40W fast-charging.

Not a lot is known about the series except the launch date but we will continue providing you with any updates so stay tuned.

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Honor 6A Pro is now available in Malaysia for only RM699

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Honor introduces the Honor 6A Pro to the Malaysian market, ap hone that comes with 8.22 mm arched curved metal body and multifunctional fingerprint technology for a great user experience.

The phone comes equipped with a 5-inch HD display, an 8-core Qualcomm processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage expandable to 128GB via microSD card. Honor also boast that the 6A Pro will be able to unlock the phone in just 0.5 seconds when using the fingerprint sensor. In addition to that, the fingerprint sensor can also do things like taking a photo, answering calls, stopping alarms and more with just a tap. In the photo taking department, the phone comes with a 13MP rear camera which supports an autofocus speed of just 0.5 seconds and the 5MP camera on the front comes with intelligent screen lighting technology and Beauty Mode 3.0 to produce great selfies.

All of this is powered by a 3020 mAh battery which allows up to 12 hours of HD video playback, 57 hours of music listening and 10 hours of 4G web surfing. The Honor 6A Pro will run on EMUI 5.1 with Android 7.0 out-of-the-box and comes with a price tag of RM699 for the Gold and Gray colours.

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Honor 6A Pro Review: One Of The Better Budget Phones

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When we talk about cheap or budget phones, a lot of people have the perception that they are phones that will probably not perform well or will give a lot of issues to its owner, but recently we have seen phones that have broken that stereotype and offers us performance that can sometimes shock us, even phones that go below the price range of RM1000. It is a beautiful time because this allows more people to venture away from the old cell phones and into the world of smartphones. One such phone is the Honor 6A Pro, a phone that will only cost you RM699 and performs slightly better than expected.

Design

Usually, cheap phones will come with a sacrifice in build quality, not the 6A Pro tho, as it comes with a full metal body on the back and I must say it feels really rugged which is really rare to find in a cheap smartphone. This makes the experience better as it helps when it comes to holding the phone, we seen so many phones made from glass or metals that are slippery, not this phone as the aluminium on it is not just a design but feels like it was made to add to the grip on the phone. On the back, you will also find the fingerprint sensor, which now comes to the issue I have with the front of the phone.

The top part has a very nice utilization of space but on the bottom, there seem to be so much of space and rather than slapping on the Honor logo, perhaps that space could be utilized for the fingerprint sensor as the back already has the Honor logo. There are even no capacitive buttons where they made the decision to place all the navigation buttons on at the bottom of the screen.

Performance

With a phone at this price, we should not expect awesome flagship specs, but what is under the hood definitely feels like its worth the amount that is asked for this phone. Inside is a Snapdragon 430 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of Storage with the option of expansion and a 5-inch HD IPS LCD panel. The screen is not the best out there in the market, colours are slightly dull and it does seem like some sort of calibrations still need to be done on this phone but its still nice to know that for this price range, they managed to put an IPS panel in it which makes it one of the better screens for phones that are in this price range.

There are lags and slowdowns in the phone when it comes to browsing Facebook and even opening up Whatsapp, however, this is something that I have expected coming into this phone, with the lower-end processor and 3GB of RAM it did still manage to perform well when starting up these apps. Slowdowns and lags are only present when I go too far down in my Newsfeed or opening up a Whatsapp conversation that been going on for awhile or group text.

With it using a Snapdragon 430 processor, it will not be the gaming powerhouse you might expect it to be, games with the likes of Mobile Legends and AOV will be showing some lags and slowdowns but if you going for something more simple and less graphically intense then it would be fine.

EMUI 5.1 is powering the phone which is honestly one of the better custom launchers that I have experienced in phones, there is, of course, some bloatware that they have included in the phone and sadly there is no option to remove them. But what is nice is that it comes with Android 7.0 out-of-the-box which is always a welcoming sight for budget phones. That also means that you get access to Google Assistant, which really adds more value to the phone.

Battery

The battery on this phone is really impressive, for a phone that has 3020mAh battery, it is very efficient device as I can easily get 2 days worth of battery with my usage of browsing the Internet, social media and watching videos on YouTube. I once forgot to turn off the hotspot on the phone and it was connected to my second phone and laptop for roughly 5 hours, to which it still had 41% of battery from 95%

Camera

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When you think about a camera on a budget phone like this, you would expect that it would take horrible shots, but to be honest and taking into account that the phone is RM699, it can actually take pretty nice shots with the 13MP rear sensors. The colour reproduction is not terrible but its not good either, but it is satisfactory even if the colours don’t pop out but they are not washed out either, but there is a lost in details in the shots so it might not be so ideal if you are capturing a scene with a lot of elements in it.
The 5MP front camera can take nice shots, the colours seem more washed out compared to the rear camera to the point that it might make you look slightly pale. There is a beautifying effect but as you know already, I am not a fan of that feature on any phone and that’s no different here.

The camera software, on the other hand, is decent as they have the options of Pro Mode where you can reduce the ISO to bring down the noise, but the photo becomes too dark. There is also a Slow-mo mode and time-lapse if you are into those things.

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Honor 6X goes on sale in Malaysia starting from RM1199

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If you have watched our Honor 6X review and want to get hold of one, you can finally do so as Honor Malaysia has finally made this premium mid-range device available for purchase, the Honor 6X is a mid-range smartphone that has a number of decent features such as a dual 12-megapixel + 2-megapixel main camera and is powered by a Kirin 655 Octa-Core processor, which the latter is a rather decent silicon that offers great mid-range performance and power efficiency. The Honor 6X is also expecting an Android Nougat update next monthn, hence it is definitely worth considering if you want to enjoy the latest version of Android without breaking the bank.

The Honor 6X will be available in color options of Grey, Silver and Gold, while two storage variants of the phone will be available as well, which is either in 3GB RAM + 32GB storage Capacity or 4GB RAM + 64GB storage capacity, they will retail at RM1,199 and RM1,399 respectively. Honor is currently accepting pre-orders from February 14-16 via DirectD retail shops and Lazada, the first 50 users to preorder the 3GB RAM model will be entitled to receive an Honor turbine earphone, Honor casing, and petrol voucher of RM100. If you miss those dates, the Honor 6X will be available for purchase starting February 17 onwards at VMall Malaysia, Lazada and other retail partners such as DirectD, SenHeng Malaysia and Honor’s Concept Store at Plaza Low Yat.

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Honor 6X scores epic fails in durability test

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The Honor 6X was one of the few phones that managed to retain its hype after CES 2017 last month at Las Vegas. The Huawei sub brand handset sports decently impressive specs at a very reasonable price tag. On top of that, the phone features a secondary camera on its rear panel, forming a dual camera configuration, an upgrade from the Honor 5X. However, the Honor 6X appears to be a cheaply built phone, according to a series of durability tests.

JerryRigEverything, a well known figure on the tech side of YouTube, is famous for giving new phones a beating of his own, before concluding whether or not a smartphone is worthy to be considered durable. The Honor 6X is the latest device to suffer Jerry’s wrath, and it did not turn out pretty. The mid range handset has been added to what Jerry calls the Shelf of Shame, greatly failing scratch and bend tests.

The Honor 6X uses a glass panel that is very prone to scratching. Most phones that Jerry has tested only started to scratch at level 6, whereas the Honor 6X started having scratches from level 4. Hence it is likely that Huawei isn’t using Gorilla Glass for this particular device. The Honor 6X fails even greater when it faced Jerry’s bend test. It appears that only a few plastic clips holds the metal backing of the Honor 6X together, which definitely sounds flimsy. Consequently, the metal back popped out right after the phone started bending, and the display panel on the front damaged almost instantaneously as well.

Looks like the Honor 6X is a pretty cheap phone in terms of design quality. Will you still be considering the Honor 6X? Let us know at the comments section below.

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Honor 7 crashes the Malaysian market with its RM1399 price tag

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Honor, a subsidiary of Huawei has always been releasing competitively priced smartphones when compared to its competitors due to its high end hardware, the company has finally unveiled the
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in Malaysia after its London launch back then, the successor to the highly praised Honor 6 plus has gotten a new range of hardware upgrades while maintaining its affordability.
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A8, retailing at a mere RM1399, Honor Malaysia is taking preorders over at VMall.my today and early birds will get a RM50 voucher and a 6-month accidental damage 1-to-1 swap warranty, that’s a pretty good deal for those who are looking to purchase a new phone but afraid of damaging your phone in a short term, head on to VMall.my to place an order now.

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Honor 7 receiving Marshmallow by the next two weeks

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Good news for Huawei’s Honor 7 users as they’ll be running Android Marshmallow on their devices real soon. Honor has announced the rollout on their HonorEU Twitter account that Honor 7 users will be receiving the OTA update within the next two weeks.

Some Honor 7 users who are beta testers have been running Marshmallow on their handsets for a while now. According to another tweet by HonorEU, beta testers will be receiving the final build via OTA in stages before the rollout to the rest of the users.

The Huawei Honor 7 was released July last year. The device runs on a HiSilicon Kirin 935 SoC and 3GB of RAM. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop at the time of the release with Huawei’s own Emotion UI 3.1 on top. The Chinese OEM has been making quite the headlines, collaborating with Google in the manufacturing of the Nexus 6P and recently, the release of the massive Huawei Mate 8.

Honor 7 users, keep watch as the rollout will be arriving to your devices before you know it.

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Honor 7 Unboxing and First Look (Video)

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Ever since my encounter of the Honor 3c last year, I’ve been impressed about it over Xiaomi’s entry-level Redmi 1s as it simply delivers better usability than its competition, we then have the
Honor 6 Plus
 which was reviewed by our very own Aaron and he has been glued to the device and dreaded the day he needs to return the phone to the team as it was a phone that’s too good that you’ll need to experience it to believe it. Fast forward today, the Honor 7 is the new hero device that continues to deliver flagship features without breaking the bank and we are just in great timing to give it our unboxing treatment.

Honor 7 Hardware Specifications

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RAM/ROM:
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 5.2-inch Full HD (1920×1080)
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Connectivity:
  WiFi 802.11ac Dual Band, Bluetooth 4.1, IR Blaster, Fingerprint Scanner
Networks:
 4G LTE Cat 6, Dual SIM Standby
Battery:
 3100mAh

The Honor 7’s packaging comes with the standard accessories you would expect from a new smartphone, while it doesn’t come with a protective case like some other Chinese phone makers, the Honor 7 fortunately has its screen protector preinstalled and that actually saves some trouble in getting your screen scratched if you are not in time to get one, I’m also glad that the Honor 7 still comes with a pair of in-ear headset which some folks will still require.

We’ll be working on the final review of the Honor 7 itself and perform comparisons with some other devices that we have on hand, so stay tuned on this space while we work hard on it and enjoy the video.

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Honor 70 Icelandic Frost with limited edition Enhanced Touch ‘n Go card to go on sale on 28th October

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The Honor 70 is getting a new color called the Icelandic Frost in Malaysia, and to sweeten the deal Honor has even partnered with Touch ‘n Go to bundle the phone with a limited-edition Enhanced Touch ‘n Go card, which comes in a separate box within the package that includes the card itself, a RFID self-fitment kit and a customized TPU-case with a card slot on the back.

Priced at RM1999, the Honor 70 is one of the best sub-RM2000 phones that we have reviewed, and it is powered by a Snapdragon 778G Plus processor paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage, it features a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED curved display that refreshes at 120Hz, a triple camera comprising the world’s first 54MP Sony IMX800 sensor that’s suported by a 50MP ultrawide and a 2MP depth sensor, it also has a large 4800mAh battery that supports 66W Honor SuperCharge.

The Icelandic Frost color is essentially a fancier name for the aurora color we have seen on smartphones previously, and Honor says it is inspired by the aurora effects in Iceland, which has a blue-pink gradient effect when in contact with light.

The Honor 70 Icelandic Frost and Touch ‘n Go Limited Gift set will be available on October 28th onwards at Honor Experience Stores nationwide, head
here
 to find out the list of stores near you.

Watch our hands on of the Enhanced Touch ‘n Go card

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Honor 70 launches in Malaysia for RM1,999

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The Honor 70 has officially launched in Malaysia, it succeeds the Honor 50 that was unveiled after its break up from parent company Huawei last year and comes with several notable upgrades, especially in the imaging department where Honor has significantly upgraded the camera system, while it is commendable that Honor Malaysia has maintained the same retail price at RM1,999.

In terms of performance, the Honor 70 is powered by the Snapdragon 778G+ processor along with 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage, the phone’s processor has been commonly found on recent devices such as the Nothing phone (1), which offers a marginal performance improvement over the Snapdragon 778G that was present on the Honor 50.

The phone’s display is slightly larger than its predecessor at 6.67-inches and refreshes at 120Hz with over 1.07 billion color support and has the 1920Hz PWM Dimming technology from the flagship Magic 4 Pro, battery life has also been  bumped to 4800mAh from 4300mAh previously and supports Honor’s 66W fast charging, though sadly the phone isn’t IP68 rated against water and dust.

Camera wise, the Honor 70 may only come with a triple camera as opposed to four cameras on the Honor 50, the main and ultrawide sensors are a step above its predecessor, the main camera is a 54MP Sony IMX800 sensor which delivers better low light shots with better brightness and detail, while the ultrawide is a 50MP sensor that captures up to a 122-degree wide angle and serves as a macro as well, the third camera however is a paltry 2MP depth sensor for portrait shots.

The Honor 70 ships with Magic UI 6.1 running on top of Android 12, it is Google Mobile Services certified which you get full access to Google services, available in color options of Crystal Silver, Emerald Green and Midnight Black, preorders have begun today and customers will receive free gifts up to RM597, which includes an Honor Earbuds 2 Lite, Honor 70 phone case and a 1-year extended warranty, customers can also own the phone from as low as RM166.60/month with 12 months 0% interest installment when they check out at
HIHONOR.com
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Honor 7A phone is going for RM429 in-conjunction with their flash sales

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Looking for a new Honor phone? Well, the company is doing a flash sale on their Honor 7A phone which will be going cheaper than its official retail price of RM479.

The Honor 7A comes with a Snapdragon 430 processor, 5.7-inch 18:9 display, 2GB RAM, 16GB of expandable storage and it comes with Android 8.0 out of the box. As for photography, it comes with a single 13MP camera on the back and the front houses an 8MP sensor. Powering the device is a decently sized 3,000mAh battery which is more than enough to give you days worth of use. It also comes with features seen on higher-end phones like face unlock and really powerful speakers.

If you are looking to get your self a decent entry level phone, it will be retailing for RM429 during the flash sale which is happening on Thursday, 21 June 2018  on their HiHonor website and their official store on Shopee, a deal you don’t want to miss.

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Honor 7S will go on sale 27 June in Malaysia for a price of RM379

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Honor has just announced the official date and pricing of the upcoming Honor 7S phone. The entry-level phone brings features like the FullView Display, Super Receiver Mode for amplified hearing and is powered by a 3020mAh battery.

The Honor 7S comes with a 5.45-inch 18:9 aspect ratio screen with support for HD+ resolutions. Honor has also said that thanks to the screen ratio and narrow frame, the 7S is made for single hand usage. It also has a blue light filter technology which will lessen the damage to your eyes when using it in the dark. The phone is also equipped with a selfie toning flash which adapts to the lighting around the subject and the 13MP+5MP setup on the back will be able to capture selfies even under low light, while the HDR mode adds more dynamic range and image detail.

Super Reciever Mode can be activated by pressing the volume up button, exceeding the normal volume range when making a call. This enables clearer sound even in noisy environments.

If you are interested in picking up Honor’s newest entry-level phone you will be happy to know that the first 500 buyers will receive a tripod selfie stick from hihonor or a 32GB microSD card from Lazada. The phone will go on sale starting 27 June 2018 for a retail price of RM379.

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Honor 7X beanchmarks leaked, comes with Kirin 659 processor

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Just days before its launch, the Honor 7X has had its benchmarks leaked on Geekbench. The phone had a leak last month on TENAA showing how the front of the phone will look like and now we have more details of the internals of the phone.

Based on the benchmarks, the phone will be powered by the Kirin 659 processor which contradicts the previous leak that the phone will be running on the Kirin 670 processor. Other than that, it will come with 4GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB storage options. Camera wise, it will come with 12MP dual rear cameras as we can see with the dual-camera direction of all the current Honor and Huawei phones. On the display department, it will come with a 5.5-inch FHD screen with an aspect ratio of 18:9 similar to what other full body display smartphones are running.

It will come with Android 7.1, although the benchmarks show that it is running on Android 7.0, and the latest EMUI 5.1 interface, it will also come with a 3.5mm jack. The Phone is expected to retail between RMB1,500 (RM957.98) to RMB 1,800 (RM1149.57). We will know more on the phone when it launches on October 11.

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The Honor 7X goes Fullview display with dual cameras

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The latter feature shouldn’t be much of a surprise to most of us, as most of Honor’s recent devices feature dual camera setups. Besides, the Honor 6X from last year too sported dual rear cameras, but Huawei subsidiary Honor is bringing yet another sought after feature to its latest mid range device, the Honor 7X. In 2017, it’s more about the screen.

Announced in China earlier today, the Honor 7X is made to kill off the existing mid range competition. First of all, it joins the bandwagon of full screen smartphones with a 5.93-inch Full HD+ display with an 18:9 display aspect ratio. The bezels aren’t as trimmed as current flagships out there, but they still look significantly lesser than on an ordinary handset. Underneath the hood sits Huawei’s own Kirin 659 chipset with 4GB of RAM and storage options of 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. The Honor 7X also comes with expandable storage via the micro SD slot.

The dual camera setup of the Honor 7X consists of a 16MP sensor and a secondary 2MP sensor for all those sweet bokeh shots with blurred background effects. The selfie game of course has to be maintained as well, with the phone equipped with an 8MP front facing shooter. The Honor 7X packs a 3,340mAh battery, and it is IP67 rated for water and dust resistance, a plus for a mid range smartphone.

The Honor 7X will remain a China exclusive device before being launched globally soon. The phone carries an affordable price tag starting at 1,299 CNY (RM 830.96). What do you think?

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The Honor 7X looks an awful lot like the Honor 8 Pro

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Huawei’s subsidiary Honor has finally launched the Honor 7X, around a year after the unveiling of the budget dual camera Honor 6X. The Honor 6X opened the gateway for a range of new affordable dual camera devices, being one itself. This is the Honor 7X, and it looks eerily similar to one of Honor’s previous flagships,

First things first, the Honor 7X features a 5.93-inch display on the front in Full HD+ resolution. The display is flanked by very minimal bezels, and is likely to be of a similar size compared to its predecessor. The full screen display definitely makes it a more attractive device in general. Underneath the hood, the Honor 7X is powered by Huawei’s Kirin 659 chipset, the same one that powers the Huawei Nova 2i. The processor is backed up by 4GB of RAM, and comes in storage options of 32GB or 64GB.

Moving on to the back of device, it clearly reminds us of the Honor 8 Pro flagship, which isn’t exactly a bad thing. In fact, it makes the Honor 7X look like a premium high end device, though the metal body would mean the absence of wireless charging. The dual camera setup consists of 16MP + 2MP sensors, which will enable features such as blurred background shots and portrait mode. The front facing camera of 8 megapixels should do selfies justice as well. Below the camera setup sits the rear fingerprint sensor. The Honor 7X packs a decently sized 3,340mAh battery.

No pricing information has been revealed just yet. What we do know is the phone will be available for purchase via Amazon India. The global availability of the Honor 7X will likely be in December or early 2018.

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Honor 7X set for an October 11 launch

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Huawei’s Honor sub brand has been thriving really well just like its parent company. Honor’s recently launched devices have been affordable and far from disappointing at the same time. The Honor 7X has been mistakenly rumored for the Honor V9 Mini, or the Honor 8 Pro Mini outside of China, and it has been confirmed to launch next month.

Due to its resemblance to the Honor V9/Honor 8 Pro, the Honor 7X has always been assumed as the Honor V9 Mini, until recently. Nevertheless, Honor has posted up a teaser along with the October launch event date of the upcoming Honor 7X. As pointed out earlier, the Honor 7X will look similar to the Honor V9/Honor 8 Pro, just a tad smaller.

Rumor also has it that the Honor 7X will feature a full screen design on the front, while retaining a mid range spec sheet. If that is true, the Honor 7X will join the ranks of the Honor Nova 2i and the Vivo V7+, mid range full screen handsets. Furthermore, the Honor 7X will sport a dual rear camera setup as well, which has been a norm for Huawei and Honor smartphones lately.

Other than the details mentioned above, everything else are still very much uncertain and vague at best. Let’s see what Honor has to offer when it launches the Honor 7X next month.

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Honor 8 lookalike Meizu M3X launched in China

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Smartphone manufacturers these days play copycat among each other. Chinese manufacturers in particular are often accused of deliberately taking design elements directly from a fellow manufacturer. Meizu, a company that has been thriving well in China is known for the copy and paste phenomenon has launch yet another smartphone which take design cues from Huawei this time. The Meizu M3X looks very much like Huawei’s Honor 8 in terms of looks, but its internals are a whole new different story.

Based on the image above. you can tell that the Meizu M3X comes in a similar blue color option like that of the Honor 8. The former also features a rear glass panel like the latter. Basically, that’s all there is to it for a Meizu copy paste tactic. The M3X sports a 5.5-inch LCD display at Full HD resolution. The phone is powered by a MediaTek Helio P20 processor clocked at 2.3 GHz. It comes in two memory configurations – 3GB of RAM with 32GB of storage and 4GB of RAM with 64GB of storage.

In terms of its camera, the Meizu M3X features the same 12MP Sony IMX386 sensor as the rear camera like seen on the Meizu Pro 6 Plus, but with lesser additional features. On the front is a selfie shooter of 5 megapixels with f/2.0 aperture. The handset packs a 3,200mAh battery that sounds just about sufficient to provide good battery life. It also supports fast charging.

The Meizu M3X will set you back 1,699 CNY for the 3GB RAM/32GB variant and 1,999 CNY for the higher end 4GB RAM/64GB variant. What do you think of this Honor 8 lookalike handset?

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Honor 8 Pro has a confirmed price and is available for pre-order now

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We have all been waiting for it and now it’s finally here, the Honor 8 Pro is now available for pre-order from Huawei and Honor stores in IOI City Mall for a price of RM2099 as seen from their Facebook post
here
. There will be more freebies for early birds that pre-order the phone.

The Honor 8 Pro comes equipped with a Kirin 960 processor clocked at 2.4GHz, with an internal storage of 64GB expandable up to 256GB, 6GB RAM, a whopping 4000mAh battery, 5.7 inch IPS LCD screen, dual 12MP rear cameras and an 8MP front facing camera. It will come shipped with Android 7.0 and EMUI 5.1 preinstalled and will be available in 3 colours, Pearl White, Midnight Black and Navy Blue.

If this is the phone you have been looking for, then head on over to the Huawei and Honor stores in IOI City Mall and book your phone now. What colour will you be getting, let us know down below!

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The Honor 8 Pro is now officially available in Malaysia

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You heard the news for a long time that Honor is releasing the 8 Pro, an upgrade to the already popular Honor 8, and now it’s finally here in Malaysia. The improvements on phone can be seen in the bigger battery, more powerful processor, 5.7-inch Quad HD screen and dual-lens camera that is fit into a slim 6.97mm body.

The phone was engineered for high-performance usage with the eight core Kirin 960 processor made for resource demanding applications and games. Thanks to these upgrades, single-core performance is upgraded by 10% and multi-core by 18%. The Mali-G71 supports Vulkan graphics and compute API, boosting graphics performance by 400%. Accompanied by the new EMUI 5.1, the new system uses machine learning from your behaviours and habits to minimise lag and ensure applications load smoothly. The new system will also anticipate your needs to pre-load applications to make the experience even better.

Despite the slim form factor, the phone’s 4,000mAh battery will provide you with 2 days of battery life and 1.5 days of high usage, not to mention the advanced power-saving feature that will keep your worries of the phone dying at bay. The Smart Power 5.0 technology helps to maximise battery life by automatically identifying and killing apps that draw too much power from the phone and minimising power consumption of background running applications.

The Quad HD screen will make games and multimedia content pop with the highest levels of colour accuracy and detail. The display features a high resolution of 515ppi, 16700K colours and 94.5% coverage of NTSC colour gamut. The Honor 8 Pro is also VR-Ready, with a bundled cardboard viewer and pre-installed Jaunt VR app.

A lot of thought was put into the 12MP dual-camera on the back, where one camera will capture the image in black-and-white and the other will capture in RGB, offering a vivid colour reproduction. Combining with the camera software, pictures produced can rival the DSLR camera quality. With the new EMUI which is co-developed with GoPro, it can intelligently organise your photos by category and automatically generate video stories that are easily customizable.

The Honor 8 Pro is available in Malaysia now with a retail price of RM1,999. The officially licensed e-store for Honor and HUAWEI, vMall, will be the first platform to offer the phone, followed by Honor Experience Stores and Display Zones on 12 July. First 100 customers that purchase the phone via vMall and share their purchase via a Facebook post will be able to redeem a powerbank worth RM128. To buy the phone, head over to
vMall’s official website
 and for more information, visit Honor’s official website
here
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Honor 8 Pro receives Oreo software with EMUI 8.0

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The Honor 8 Pro is probably one of the most underrated phones of 2017. Released by Huawei’s sub brand Honor earlier this year in April, the phone has now gotten the Android Oreo treatment in beta form, topped with Huawei’s own EMUI 8.0. Honor 8 Pro users are welcome to test out the Android Oreo beta software before it gets released to the general public.

Just to recap, the Honor 8 Pro packs some serious specs and fire power. It is powered by the same Kirin 960 chipset that is seen underneath the hoods of Huawei’s Mate 9 and P10 flagships, along with a staggering 6GB of RAM. Not only that, it takes things up a notch with a sharp QHD display at 5.7-inches. The phone sports a dual rear camera setup of 12MP + 12MP and an 8MP shooter on the front for selfies. The Honor 8 Pro might have aged a little, but it is definitely a good steal for its new price tag of RM 1,799.

The Android Oreo beta software for the Honor 8 Pro will include the usual suspects that come with Google’s latest OS – Picture-in-picture support, notification dots and more. If you’re an Honor 8 Pro user, click here to download the Friendly User Beta app from Huawei. You will need to login with your Huawei ID on the app before downloading the beta software. Let us know after you’ve tested Android Oreo on your Honor 8 Pro!

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Honor 8 promised to receive Android Nougat update in February 2017

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More and more handsets are marching into Android Nougat territory from Marshmallow, and manufacturers worldwide have been constantly pushing updates to phones that haven’t gotten their share of Nougat. Chinese company Huawei has promised Honor 8 users that they will be getting their handsets updated to Android Nougat with EMUI 5.0 as early as a little over a month from now in February 2017.

The Android Nougat beta software for the Honor 8 has been rolled out a month ago, and Huawei plans to wrap things up and eventually get the official build of Android Nougat software rolling out to the Honor 8 units worldwide. Not only will Android Nougat bring changes with some added features, EMUI 5.0 has its own set of improvements as well. For instance, App Lock that allows users to secure apps individually, being able to run different profiles in parallel, and also smarter power management which creates more efficiency in terms of battery consumption.

As for the chunks of features that come with Android Nougat, users will be getting multi-window support for apps, Doze on the Go, quick app switching and a many more. Let’s hope Huawei sticks to its promise with the Honor 8’s future software update to Android Nougat. What do you think?

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Droid Life

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Honor 80 series goes official with 160MP camera

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Alongside the Honor Magic Vs, Honor has also introduced the Honor 80 series on the stage, which will undoubtedly be introduced in Malaysia to succeed the Honor 70 though we are unsure which variant will be made available here.

The standard Honor 80 features the same 6.67-inch OLED display from its predecessor and refreshes at 120Hz, its processing power has been bumped up to a new Snapdragon 782G chipset mated up to 12GB RAM and 512GB of storage.

In terms of cameras, the Honor 80’s triple camera houses a primary 160MP lens that takes a 16-in-1 binned photos, an 8MP ultrawide lens and 2MP macro lens, while selfies are taken care by a 32MP camera.

If you require more power and better cameras, the Honor 80 Pro will most definitely pique your interest as it is powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset with up to 12GB RAM and 512GB storage, you also get a bigger 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a pill-shaped cut out and refreshes at 120Hz.

The Honor 80 Pro’s camera setup is slightly different, though it has the same 160MP main sensor as the standard variant, it is complemented by a higher 50MP ultrawide lens with macro support and a depth lens, while the front camera gets a resolution bump to 50MP with support for 4K video recording and is supported by a secondary depth lens.

Last but not least, the Honor 80 SE is the entry model of the series and despite that, it is no slouch as it is powered by a Mediatek Dimensity 900 chipset while maintaining a curved 6.67-inch 120Hz OLED display, it comes with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB of storage, while it also supports 66W Honor SuperCharge on its 4600mAh battery.

Camera wise, the Honor 80 SE would receive a lower resolution 64MP main sensor and is assisted by a 5MP ultrawide and 2MP macro sensor, the selfie camera is still a 32MP sensor from the standard Honor 80 in a punch-hole cutout form.

The Honor 80 series will go on sale in China starting on 9 December 2022, the Honor 80 starts at CNY2,699 (RM1,724), while the Pro and SE will start at CNY3,499 (RM2,236) and CNY2,399 (RM1,533) respectively.

We definitely hope to see Honor Malaysia bring in all of the variants here soon.

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HONOR 8A with Android 9 Pie is set to launch on 8 January in China

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The HONOR 10 Lite is about to launch in Malaysia on the 8 January, but that won’t be the only new smartphone HONOR is revealing. This is because HONOR will also be launching the HONOR 8A on 8 January in China.

The HONOR 8A is a successor to the HONOR 7A that was launched in mid-2018, and now renders are suggesting how the HONOR 8A will look like.

Design wise, the HONOR 8A is pretty similar to its predecessor, except that it now comes with a waterdrop notch. That aside, the chin is still rather thick like the HONOR 7A but the screen size has increased as it will be coming with a 6.09-inch LCD panel with HD+ display.

As this is an entry level series, the HONOR 8A will be sporting a MediaTek Helio P35 processor, but it will come with EMUI 9.0 based on the latest Android 9 Pie. It is also expected to come with a single option of 3GB RAM, but users can choose between 32GB storage and 64GB storage which can be expanded with a microSD card.

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What’s surprising is that the HONOR 8A seems to be getting a downgrade in terms of camera. Instead of the dual rear camera that is seen in HONOR 7A, the HONOR 8A will only come with a single 13MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture. The front camera is expected to be similar to the HONOR 7A’s 8MP camera with f/2.0 aperture.

The HONOR 8A is also expected to house a 3020mAh battery which makes the difference so insignificant because the HONOR 7A comes with a 3000mAh battery.

Only by 8 January will we know if all the information regarding the HONOR 8A is true, but let’s hope that the company is not really removing the secondary camera.

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Honor 8X benchmarks spotted on Geekbench, comes with 6GB of RAM and 5000mAh battery

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We knew that Honor is about to release the Honor 8X but there was no leaks or rumours on the phone until today. MySmartPrice has spotted the benchmarks on Geekbench of the upcoming phone along with some of its specs.

Specs wise, the Honor 8X will come with an octa-core 1.71GHz chip which points towards the Kirin 710, 6GB of RAM and storage choice of 64GB or 128GB of storage. It will come with Android 8.1 and EMUI 8.1 out of the box. Other rumours and leaks have mentioned that the phone will come with a 7.12-inch 18:9 display with an FHD+ resolution. On the rear, there is a 16MP+2MP sensor while the front houses an 8MP sensor. Powering all the hardware is a 5000mAh battery which sounds very impressive to power up the phone. The Honor 8X has managed to score 1584 points in the single-core test and 5600 for the multi-core test which looks pretty decent.

The Honor 8X and the Honor 8X Max will be unveiled in China on September 5, but there is no mention of an international release.


Honor 8X is restocked and has a one-day sale

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Honor 8X was launched recently and sold out in less than a month due to its popularity and affordability.

As a token of gratitude, Honor announced that tomorrow will be the day for customers to once again purchase the smartphone with some freebies. Purchasers can still get the free Honor Band 3 along with RM 50 hihonor voucher or RM 50 Shopee coins, depending on where they purchase the device. Unfortunately, the one-day sale does not include the special gift box and Honor 8X case that were previously given.

Customers should also note that only the first 500 purchasers will receive the free gifts, and the sale starts 9am onwards on hihonor and Shopee hence if you missed your chance to purchase the Honor 8X, this is the best time to get it before it sells out again.

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HONOR 9.9 Mega Campaign: Get RM200 rebate on the MagicBook 14

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The HONOR 9.9 Mega Campaign is here and from September 8 to September 18, HONOR fans will be able to enjoy great savings and freebies when they purchase HONOR products.

RM200 off the MagicBook 14 during HONOR 9.9 Mega Campaign

Those who have been eyeing the
HONOR MagicBook 14
 will get to purchase it for RM2,299 from September 8 to September 10. Apart from the RM200 discount, buyers will also get a free HONOR backpack, an HONOR mouse and a Band 5i. During the three-day period, consumers can also get the HONOR Magic Watch, HONOR 8X Max and HONOR Magic Earbuds at discounted prices.

HONOR 20 Pro in Icelandic Frost is back in stock

The
HONOR 20 Pro
 in Icelandic Frost will also return during the three-day period due to popular demand. It features a 48MP quad camera, a Kirin 980 chipset and a hefty 4,000mAh battery — all these for the price of RM1,599.

However, during the campaign period, you can also get different discounts on other HONOR products. This includes the HONOR Watch 2, the HONOR Sport Pro, the HONOR Band 5 and more. There are even vouchers that can be claimed daily to get earn more savings.

For more information, check out HONOR’s
Facebook page
.

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Honor 9 confirmed for 12 June launch

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Huawei’s sub brand Honor is gearing up to get the party started again with the unveiling of the Honor 9. Honor has posted up a teaser with the phone’s launch date on Chinese micro blogging site Weibo, confirming the rumored launch date that emerged not too long ago.

It is official! The Honor 9 will be making its appearance at Honor’s launch event in Shanghai, China on the 12th of June, which is only less than two weeks from today. The launch of the Honor 9 comes approximately two months after the unveiling of the Honor 8 Pro, although the latter was released in China last year under the “Honor V9” title.

The change isn’t too revolutionary this time, as the Honor 9 is predicted to retain the same glass design like its predecessor. The display however, is tipped to be of 3D curved glass this time round, measuring a 5.15-inches in 1080p resolution. Underneath the hood, the Honor 9 will reportedly sport a Kirin 960 processor, the same chipset seen in the Huawei Mate 9 and Huawei P10 flagship devices. The phone will feature 4GB of RAM, with a rumored 6GB RAM variant, along with 64GB internal storage.

Like the Honor 8/8 Pro, the Honor 9 will have a dual camera setup as well – 20MP + 12MP rear sensors respectively, plus a selfie camera of 8 megapixels. The handset is suggested to pack a 3,100mAh battery.

We only have 11 days left till the Honor 9 graces the stage in China. What do you think of the phone’s rumored specs so far?

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Honor 9 launches with polished similar design

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Huawei’s subsidiary company Honor has finally launched its flagship for this year, as a refresh for the Honor 8 that was launched last year. The Honor 8 sported an attractive design with a glass build, and that design has been retained with this year’s Honor 9, with the latter phone looking more refined than its predecessor. This time, featuring a slightly curved glass back.

Based on the Honor 9’s spec sheet, the phone sounds pretty much like a Huawei P10. It has a 5.15-inch Full HD display on the front. One thing to note is that the fingerprint sensor now sits below the display instead  Underneath the hood lies Huawei’s home grown Kirin 960 processor, the same one powering both the Huawei Mate 9 and Huawei P10. The Honor 9 comes in two storage and memory variants – 4GB RAM with 64GB of storage and 6GB RAM with either 64GB or 128GB of storage. Storage can also be further expanded for an extra 256GB via the micro SD card slot.

The Honor 9 sports a camera setup similar to that of the Huawei P10, without the Leica branding. This means that the setup consists of a 20MP monochrome sensor and a 12MP RGB sensor, which should be capable of 2X optical zoom plus blurred background and bokeh effects when capturing images. The front facing camera on the other hand is of 8 megapixels, with an f/2.0 aperture. The phone packs a 3,200mAh battery, which is also of the same capacity as the Huawei P10’s battery.

The Honor 9 carries a pretty affordable price tag, beginning at CNY 2,299 (RM 1,441.25) for the base model. If you’re willing to look past the absence of the Leica branded cameras, the Honor 9 is an affordable version of the Huawei P10. As usual, the phone will be exclusively available to the Chinese market for the time being. What do you think?

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Honor 9 Lite is available for purchase in Malaysia for only RM749

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Honor has introduced the new Honor 9 Lite phone to the Malaysian market today, a phone that comes with four cameras which is priced below RM1000. At the same time, Honor has partnered with Shopee to bring some exciting deals and an early purchase offer for all its fans and customers.

The highlight of the Honor 9 Lite is its dual-cameras on the front and back, both the cameras come with a 13MP+2MP which allows for clear images, allowing customers to customize the in-depth beautification features and hardware-level bokeh effect for the selfie enthusiast.

Other than that, the Honor 9 Lite comes with a 5.56-inch FullView HD display with a mirror-like glass finish and a high screen-to-body ratio offering an overall premium feel. Specs wise, it comes with a Kirin 659 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage expandable up to 256GB. Powering the device is a 3,000mAh battery, easily offering a days use.

The Honor 9 Lite comes in two colours, Sapphire Blue and Glacier Gray and comes with an affordable price of only RM749. To celebrate the partnership between Shopee and Honor, Shopee will be having a Flash Deal for the phone retailing it at only RM699 on 9 March 2018. The first 150 people who purchase the Honor 9 Lite will receive the latest selfie-worthy makeup from Maybelline New York worth RM50. If you want to pick up the phone, head over to
Honor’s online store
 on Shopee.

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Honor 9 Lite set for December 21 launch

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Chinese media have received yet another invite to an Honor launch event, just barely after the launch of the flagship Honor V10. This time round, Huawei’s sub brand Honor will be launching a mid ranger – the Honor 9 Lite, and it will happen this 21st of December before 2017 draws to a close.

Based on images by My Drivers, the folks at Honor have put some thought into the invitation package for the launch. This includes a pair of glasses to hint at the Honor 9 Lite’s dual camera setup. The invitation card also teases the upcoming phone’s AI capabilities as well.

That goes without saying that rumors have been circulating regarding the Honor 9 Lite and that it also appeared on the TENAA certification website with specs revealed. The handset will feature an 18:9 display at Full HD+ resolution, measuring at 5.65-inches. Underneath the hood, the Honor 9 Lite will pack Huawei’s Kirin 659 processor with 3GB and 4GB RAM variants. It is tipped to have a 13MP + 20MP dual rear camera setup.

We can’t be certain as to whether the Honor 9 Lite will make way to Malaysian shores after its launch next week, but it will likely remain as a China exclusive device for a couple of months.

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Honor 9 teased to launch in Malaysia

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The Honor 9 is the next anticipated phone by Huawei’s sub brand to look forward to. The company recently unveiled the impressive Honor 8 Pro, also known as the Honor V9 in China. Honor has also updated its mid range lineup with the dual camera Honor 6X, though its build quality might have been compromised. The Honor 9 is slated to be unveiled on the 12th of June, and chances are that we will see its appearance in Malaysia pretty soon.

A new press release by Honor has hinted at an Honor phone that will be making its way to Malaysian shores. It is highly likely that the phone mentioned is the Honor 9. The handset is said to feature “next-generation technology, improved speed, and an inspired design.” It is also promised to standout from the rest in the same smartphone category.

The Honor 9 has rumored to sport a 5.15-inch 1080p display, a Kirin 960 processor, 4GB of RAM and possibly a 6GB RAM variant, plus 64GB of internal storage. The camera department is rumored to consist of a 20MP and a 12MP sensor, along with an 8MP shooter on the front. All of that supported by the power of a 3,100mAh battery.

We’re almost sure that the Honor phone that has been teased is indeed the Honor 9. The Honor 8 featured a rather attractive glass design compared to its predecessors. What will you expect from the Honor 9?

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Honor 90 series launches in Malaysia from RM1,799

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Honor Malaysia has officially taken the wraps off the Honor 90, while at the same time, the company also launched two other devices as reported a few days back – the Honor 90 Lite and Honor Pad X9 LTE.

Watch Honor 90 Video Review

Sporting a 6.7-inch 1.5K OLED 120Hz display that sports an impressive 3840Hz PWM Dimming, the Honor 90’s display has been certified by TUV Rheinland as a risk-free display for the human eye for low brightness viewing, it has an under screen optical fingerprint reader and continues to feature a premium metallic design that differentiates itself from the segment.

The Honor 90 is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition chipset paired with 12GB RAM and up to 512GB of storage, making this a direct competitor to the
realme 11 Pro+ 5G
 that is also announced today, and also one of the few phones within the segment that comes with large internal storage, the phone also happens to feature a 200-megapixel main camera and assisted by 2-megapixel ultrawide and 2-megapixel depth cameras, and it one upped its competition with a front 50-megapixel camera that’s capable of capturing 4K videos.

Juiced by a 5000mAh battery, the Honor 90 supports 66W Honor SuperCharge fast charging.

The Honor 90 Lite is a specced down version of the Honor 90, though having a similar 6.7-inch display size, it uses an IPS panel that pushes 1080p resolution at 90Hz, it is also powered by a lower end Mediatek Dimensity 6020 chipset with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, but the phone is thankfully still 5G capable.

Camera wise, the Honor 90 Lite has a 100-megapixel main camera that’s assisted by 5-megapixel and 2-megapixel macro cameras, which isn’t too shabby, the front camera still takes rather high-resolution photos at 16-megapixel, while its 5000mAh battery will charge much slower at 22.5W.

In a surprising move, the Honor Pad X9 tablet introduced is a 4G LTE model, which means you can pop in a SIM card and always stay connected, this 11.5-inch tablet features a 120Hz display and is powered by an efficient Snapdragon 685 processor with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage, which should overall make this a really good mid-range tablet for media consumption and casual productivity tasks.

On top of that, Honor has also added a new 8GB+256GB storage variant for the outgoing Honor Pad 8 tablet.

These new Honor devices will be available for purchase starting 22 July 2023 onwards, the Honor 90 comes in two storage variants of 12GB+256GB and 12GB+512GB, they will retail for RM1,799 and RM2,099 respectively.

The Honor 90 Lite and Honor Pad X9 both retail for RM1,099.

The Honor Pad 8 with 8GB+256GB storage retails for RM1,499.

They can all be purchased at all Honor Stores, authorized dealers, HiHonor.com,
Lazada
 and
Shopee
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HONOR 9A: New budget phone with huge 5,000mAh battery launches at RM549

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HONOR
 has announced the
HONOR 9A
 today, a new budget smartphone that comes with a 5,000mAh battery.

Internal specs

The HONOR 9A comes with a 6.3-inch FullView display and houses an 8MP camera on its dewdrop notch. It is powered by the MediaTek Helio P22 chipset and comes with 3GB RAM and 64GB storage, but can be expanded up to 512GB through a microSD card.

This HONOR device ships with Magic UI 3.1 on top of Android 10 and uses HUAWEI AppGallery. As mentioned above, it has a 5,000mAh battery that charges via microUSB. Equipped with triple camera setup, the HONOR phone has a 13MP main lens and is capable of taking wide-angle shots with its 5MP lens and portrait shots with its 2MP depth sensor.

HONOR 9A availability and price

The HONOR 9A is available at RM549 in two colours — Midnight Black and Phantom Blue. It can be preordered from June 26 to July 5 at any HONOR Experience Store and selected partner stores. However, those who want to get it earlier can purchase the phone online from HiHonor and also HONOR’s official
Lazada
 and
Shopee
 store from June 26, 12PM onwards.

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HONOR 9A Review: A subpar device with a huge battery

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HONOR recently launched the
HONOR 9A
 with a hefty 5,000mAh battery at RM549. But aside from having a long-lasting battery, is this entry-level phone worth its value?

Display

Let’s begin with its display; the HONOR 9A has a 6.3-inch FullView display which is pretty good for those who prefer bigger screens. Despite only supporting HD resolution on its LCD display, this budget device has vibrant colours with good contrast and clarity. I’ve also noticed that the reds are slightly saturated, but it’s not too extreme.

Design

Personally, I’d never go without phone cases because I’m a clumsy potato and it just irks me to see fingerprints at the back of the phone. Unfortunately, the HONOR 9A is one of those phones that needs a phone case, or you’ll be seeing dust and fingerprints more often than you think. But aside from that, the pixelated effect with a shiny finish is quite appealing — just use a transparent case so you can show off this phone without the ugly fingerprints. It’s also nice that the HONOR 9A has no camera bump so it lays perfectly flat when you put it down on surfaces.

Performance

Under the hood, the HONOR 9A is powered by a MediaTek Helio P22 chipset paired with 3GB RAM and 64GB storage. The Helio P22 has been around for quite some time and is an entry-level processor; naturally, that means the HONOR 9A is not made for games with heavy graphics like PUBG and Call of Duty. It can be a good secondary phone to perform basic tasks, but not a primary driver — especially since it doesn’t have
Google Mobile Services
. This will really hinder those who are heavy users of Gmail, YouTube and Google Drive because you won’t get any of that on the HONOR 9A unless you use the browser.

Camera (Rear)

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The cameras on the HONOR 9A are somewhat disappointing, even for a budget phone. It has a 13MP lens paired with a 5MP ultra-wide lens and another 2MP depth sensor. When there is a sufficient amount of lighting, the photos taken are bright and sharp, but the dynamic range is limited and the colours are slightly artificial. When the HDR mode is turned on, the highlights and shadows are more balanced, but the photos sometimes look over-processed.

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Interestingly, portrait shots look better than expected. Albeit a slightly redder skin tone, the pictures look vibrant and show details, plus I get to adjust the aperture for the right bokeh intensity. I’d suggest going with f/4.0 or f/7.1 because the lower numbers (f/2.4 and f/0.95) will sometimes blur out the edges of my hair.

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The ultra-wide camera is the main reason why I think the cameras need to be vastly improved. The distortion is very obvious and the picture loses quality — sharpness, details and brightness are compromised.

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The same goes for shooting at night; night shots taken with this phone show bad details and under darker situations, pictures look blurry. When I switch to the ultra-wide mode, it worsens.

Camera (Front)

Overall, the 8MP front camera takes good selfies. Paired with its beauty mode, you can take Insta-worthy selfies — just remember to get good lighting. That being said, if your surrounding is too bright, your face can look washed out, so minor editing is needed before posting.

Battery

Now, the main highlight of the HONOR 9A is its 5,000mAh battery and that’s what makes it a good secondary phone. I can last two to three days using this phone for simple tasks like scrolling through social media and watching videos, and for those who needed a second phone for battery-consuming tasks like sharing hotspot, the HONOR 9A is a great device for that. Unfortunately, HONOR took a step back by using a microUSB port for this phone and because it only supports up to 10W charging, I needed three hours to fully charge it.

Verdict

At the price of RM549, the
HONOR 9A
 is not the best choice out there for those looking for a daily driver. It will, however, suit those who don’t need a high-end phone and prioritises battery life — perhaps the elderly who just need a phone to connect with their family.

The Good

Huge battery

Huge display

No camera bump

The Not So Good

Distorted and low-quality ultra-wide photos

Bad lowlight photography

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HONOR 9A now only RM499 after discount

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The
HONOR 9A
 that was launched just months ago is now on sale until the end of August, retailing at RM499 instead of RM549.

Discounted price for online purchase only

This price discount is exclusive for online purchase of the HONOR 9A in which customers can buy it online via HONOR’s
official site
 and pick up the device at selected HONOR stores.

Save RM50 and get free gifts

Not only will customers save RM50, but they’ll also get to a free gift along the new HONOR 9A — a music lamp. However, do note that the price discount is only available on weekends, so you’ll only have three weekends to get your hands on this phone.

The HONOR 9A is an entry-level phone that comes with a triple camera setup and a huge 5,000mAh battery. It also has a large 6.3-inch

FullView display with an 8MP selfie camera. For more information, check out HONOR’s
Facebook page
.

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The Honor 9i is Honor’s version of the Huawei Nova 2i

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Just recently, Huawei unveiled its first ever smartphone that comes with dual cameras both on the rear and front sides. The Huawei Nova 2i made its debut in Malaysia, in contention for one of the best mid range smartphones with a full screen display on the front. In conjunction with Huawei subsidiary Honor’s third anniversary in India, the company has launched the Nova 2i under its own branding in the country.

Meet the Honor 9i, another full screen mid range device that has entered the tightly contested mid range market in India. It is the exact same device as the Huawei Nova 2i, with the only difference being the Honor branding on the back panel of the device. The display is of Full HD+ resolution, measuring at 5.9-inches, with minimal bezels surrounding it.

The rest of the specs remain the same like the Huawei Nova 2i. The Honor 9i features Huawei’s own octa core Kirin 659 processor underneath the hood with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The interesting bit comes into play when you look at the Honor 9i’s cameras. The dual rear camera setup consists of 16MP + 2MP sensors while the front facing camera setup sports two cameras as well at 13MP + 2MP. Both dual camera setups are made to capture images with blurred background effects. The Honor 9i packs a 3,340mAh battery, which should be sufficient for its power consumption.

The Honor 9i will be sold in India through Flipkart beginning October 14. The mid range goes with a price tag of INR 17,999 (RM 1,168.44).

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HONOR 9S budget smartphone launched: Priced at RM359 and available this September 28

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Just three months after introducing the
HONOR 9A
, HONOR is launching another budget smartphone in the Honor 9S. It costs a wallet-friendly RM359 and launches with freebies such as 15GB Huawei Cloud Storage service, a water tumbler, and an RM10 Tien
Tien
 Yogurt voucher.

The phone ships with a 5.45-inch FullView Display screen that pushes a resolution of 1440x720p. The display is TUV
Rheinland
-certified too for blue-light protection.

When it comes to imaging, the phone sports a single 8MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture. Over on the front is a 5MP camera that also works with HONOR’s Beauty Mode for selfie beautification.

HONOR Malaysia hasn’t confirmed the chipset that comes with the phone, but we can see on HONOR
Global’s
 listing that the phone packs a MediaTek Helio P22 chip. You get 2GB RAM and up to 32GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 512GB via a microSD card.

Powering the device is a 3,020mAh battery which HONOR claims cam last up to 17 hours of video playback time. The HONOR 9S ships with the Magic UI
3.1, based
 on Android 10.

There are three
colour
 options to choose from – Black, Blue, and Red; you can purchase the phone on September 28 onward via HONOR’s
Lazada
 and
Shopee
 pages here, as well as via HONOR’s online
shop
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Here’s how you can get the HONOR 9X ahead of its launch

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The HONOR X series is one of HONOR’s more popular series and to celebrate the soon-to-arrive HONOR 9X, HONOR is launching an Early Access Program for HONOR fans.

Basically, fans from HONOR Club will have shown their loyalty and continuous support to the brand will be invited to join the HONOR Club Early Access Program, where two members will be the first in Malaysia to get the all-new HONOR 9X before its official launch in Malaysia. In return, their feedback and review of the HONOR 9X will be taken into account for future improvements.

To be eligible for the HONOR Club Early Access Program, you’ll first have to be an HONOR smartphone user that have been contributing to the HONOR Club Platform. Therefore, you’ll need an HONOR Club profile where you can share or post your review about any HONOR products in the comments section of
this link
 from 15 October to 31 October.

There will only be a single entry for each account and two winner will be chosen by HONOR on 7 November. There’s no specific date of launch of the HONOR 9X yet, but we’re guessing it’s sometime in early November.

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HONOR 9X and 9X Pro render leaks confirming camera setup and colour options

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With HONOR Malaysia teasing the arrival of the HONOR 20 Pro in the country, it leaves many Malaysians excited for what’s to come, considering the 20 Pro’s camera is only bested by the Huawei P30 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10 5G (according to DxOMark).

With the trade ban now somewhat lifted, HONOR and Huawei have a new-found confidence in pushing their devices – and the former will be adding to the excitement with the introduction of the HONOR 9X and 9X Pro.

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We recently reported of the mid-range device’s appearance on TEENA – but now we have more concrete evidence of its existence with leaked renders of the phone. The renders show that the HONOR 9X will come with a dual camera setup while the 9X Pro will come with three lenses at the back. Both devices will sport a 16MP pop-up selfie camera.

The phones will also be available in a range of colours such as black, gradient blue, purple and even red.

We’ve reported on the possible specs for the phones before, but here’s a little refresher on what you can expect – the HONOR 9X will come with a Kirin 980 chipset, a 6.59-inch display, up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage, a 4,000mAh battery and a 48MP + 2MP back camera setup.

The HONOR 9X Pro will sport the same chipset and screen, but will be offered with 8GB RAM and up to 256GB internal storage. You can expect a 48MP + 2MP + 8MP camera setup as well as a 4000mAh battery.

We can expect the phones to ship with Android 9 with EMUI 9.1 on top – not Magic UI 2.1.

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The HONOR 9X Lite, Magic Earbuds and Scale 2 now available in Malaysia

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HONOR revealed three new products in Malaysia today — the HONOR 9X Lite, the HONOR Magic Earbuds and the HONOR Scale 2.

HONOR 9X Lite

The 9X Lite is the newest model to the HONOR 9X series; it’s also the younger sibling to the HONOR 9X and 9X Pro. It’s almost as large as the other two phones, sporting a 6.5-inch FullView display. However, it doesn’t have a pop-up camera like its siblings; instead, the 9X Lite comes with a conventional notch that houses an 8MP camera while its rear comes with a 48MP main camera paired with a 2MP depth sensor.

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Under the hood, the phone is powered by a Kirin 710F chipset that is paired with GPU Turbo technology, but unfortunately it ships with EMUI 9.1 just like the HONOR 9X that was launched last year. It also has a 3,750mAh battery which supports 10W charging.

The
HONOR 9X Lite
 is only available in one storage configuration — 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. You can get in Midnight Black or Emerald Green for RM699 at HONOR Experience Stores,
Hihonor
 or even HONOR’s official store on
Shopee
.

HONOR Magic Earbuds

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The HONOR Magic Earbuds are also launched alongside HONOR’s new phone today, featuring Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Technology and comfortable in-ear design. It also has dual external microphones to cancel out surrounding noises and an internal microphone to capture sounds from your inner ear.

When it comes to battery life, these earbuds can last you up to 3.5 hours of music playback, similar to the OPPO Enco W31. It can support up to 14.5 hours of music playback if you don’t activate the hybrid ANC, but if you do, you’ll reduce the battery life to 12 hours.

The
HONOR Magic Earbuds
 in Pearl White has an introductory price of RM399 on
Hihonor
,
Shopee
,
SenQ
 and
Senheng
.

HONOR Scale 2

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Brands are continuously trying to add values into their products; this includes HONOR’s latest Scale 2 that offer different health information apart from just your weight. The HONOR Scale 2 comes with a built-in LED display and can record up to 50 different user data.

From your weight, BMI to your bone mineral content and total body water, the HONOR Scale 2 provides extensive information so you can know your body better. It is priced at RM99 now, but if you purchase the HONOR Magic Earbuds, you’ll also get a free
HONOR Scale 2
.

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Poster confirms the HONOR 9X Lite to come with a 48MP dual camera setup

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The lite version of the HONOR 9X is reported to be launching soon and most importantly, it’ll still be integrated with Google Mobile Services (GMS).

The new promotional poster that is all over the Internet has already revealed several pieces of information regarding the HONOR 9X Lite — the biggest difference being its lack of a third lens in its camera setup. Our guess is that HONOR is removing the ultrawide lens in this case, leaving the phone with a 48MP sensor paired with a 2MP depth sensor.

The poster also shows the upcoming phone with a fingerprint sensor on its back — an unsurprising feature since the original version also has one. Though there’s no knowing how many colors this phone will come in, the poster confirms that there will at least be a turquoise-like option.

Now, HUAWEI has been banned from using GMS on its newer devices, so shouldn’t it be the same for HONOR? That’s apparently not the case since the HONOR 9X also came with GMS when it was launched in Malaysia. This can be a major deciding factor for many of us who have been very dependent on apps like Gmail, Google Play Store, Google Drive and more.

Right now, the only way to find out more about the HONOR 9X Lite is to patiently wait for the company to release more information or to scout for new leaks every now and then.

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The HONOR 9X goes official in Malaysia for RM999

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The HONOR 9X has arrived in Malaysia with quite a few upgrades over its predecessor.

The HONOR 9X comes with a 6.59-inch FullView display and has really narrow bezels, similar to the HONOR 8X. However, it no longer has a notch; it is now replaced with a pop-up mechanism. At the bottom, you’ll also find a USB-C port right next to its audio jack and the speaker grill. The SIM card tray is now located at the top and supports dual SIM.

Under the hood, the HONOR 9X is powered by a Kirin 710F chipset paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. It also ships with EMUI 9.1 based on Android 9. Battery wise, HONOR has increased the battery capacity to 4,000mAh but sadly, the phone only support 10W charging.

Nevertheless, the HONOR 9X has gotten an extra lens this time, making it a device with triple camera setup. It comes with a 48MP main lens which is accompanied by an 8MP super-wide angle lens and a 2MP depth sensor, while its pop-up mechanism holds a 16MP front camera.

The HONOR 9X is available in Midnight Black and Sapphire Blue and can be purchased at RM999. You can start pre-ordering the device from November 22 onwards on
Hihonor
 and
Lazada
, while its official sale will start on November 28 on HONOR’s official stores on its online site, Lazada and Shopee. It will also be available in store on November 29.

In addition to that, HONOR will be offering a exclusive deals to customers who pre-order the HONOR 9X on Hihonor and Lazada from November 22 to November 27. You can either get a free HONOR Band 5 Sport and a gift box or top up RM0.99 and get an HONOR Sport PRO Headphones.

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