Honor 8X launch on October 16, will compete Redmi Note 5 Pro, Realme 2 Pro

New Delhi : Honor will launch its mid-range smartphone on October 16. The upcoming Honor 8X is the successor to last year’s Honor 7X which is a cheapest smartphones with 18:9 display and dual rear camera.

Honor 8X was launched in China in September and the company will launch it in India soon. After its launch, it will become the first smartphone from Huawei’s e-brand with new Kirin 710 SoC in India. 

After the launch, Honor 8X will be launched in Malaysia on October 9 followed by a launch in Russia on October 10. The smartphone will be then launched in Czech Republic on October 11, India on October 16, and Bangkok on October 24. 

Honor 8X Specifications

Honor 8X features a 6.5-inch display with a Full HD+ resolution of 2340×1080 pixels, and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The smartphone gets octa-core Kirin 710 SoC coupled with Mali-G51 MP4 GPU. The Honor 8X was launched in three storage variants: 4GB RAM model with 64GB storage and 6GB RAM variant with either 64GB or 128GB internal storage.

In terms of optics, there is a dual rear camera setup comprising of a 20-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture, and phase detection autofocus. There is also a secondary 2-megapixel depth sensor that aids with the portrait mode effects. At the front, the Honor 8X is equipped with a 16-megapixel selfie shooter with f/2.0 aperture, support for HDR and 1080p video recording.

The Honor 8X has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and it supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and 4G LTE. It runs EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1 Oreo, and is upgradable to EMUI 9 based on Android 9 Pie. It packs a 3,750mAh battery and will be available in black, blue, red and pink color.

Honor 8X price in India, expected

Prices for the Honor 8X in China starts at RMB 1,399, around Rs 14,900 for the 4GB RAM variant, while the model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage is priced at RMB 1,899, around Rs 20,200.