Honor 9X with 16MP pop-up selfie camera, Kirin 710 processor launched in India

ZHuawei sub-brand Honor has launched as many as three products in India on Tuesday afternoon - Honor 9X smartphone, Honor Magic Watch 2 and Honor Band 5i - starting 2020 with a bang, after a relatively silent second half of 2019. All the products were launched during an event in New Delhi with Honor 9X leading the line up. The smartphone was launched in China in July last year and has taken a while before arriving in India, largely due to the Google ban on Huawei.

Honor 9X Prices in India

4GB + 128GB - Rs 13,999 - available for Rs 12,999 as early offer 

6GB + 128GB - Rs 16,999

In China, the smartphone was launched at CNY 1,399 (roughly R. 14,400) for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage option. The 6GB RAM + 64GB storage model was priced at CNY 1,599 (roughly Rs 16,400) and the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant was priced at CNY 1,899 (roughly Rs 19,500).

Honor 9X specifications, features

The Honor 9X features a 6.59-inch full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and is powered by Kirin 710F processor, Notably, in China, it was launched with Kirin 810 chipset. The phone comes with up to 6GB of RAM and runs Android Pie with EMUI 9.1 on top.

For optics, it has a dual rear camera with a  48-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.8 lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the front, you get a 32MP selfie shooter with an f/2.2 lens. The phone packs a 4,000mAh battery and houses a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.