Yesterday, it was officially confirmed that the Honor 9X will be announced on July 23. Prior to the announcement of the release date, alleged specs of the phone already leaked. Now a new set of leaks have surfaced. One shows what the phone will look like and another is a new set of specifications while a third mentions a new feature.
According to the newly leaked specs by Sudhanshu Ambhore, the Honor 9X will have a 6.15-inch AMOLED display with a 2240 x 1080 resolution. The display is smaller than that of the Honor 8X but fans of the series will be excited to see that Honor is switching to AMOLED. However, that may also mean the phone will be priced higher.
It is a bit unusual that Honor will use an AMOLED display on its mid-range phones when its latest flagships, the Honor 20 and Honor 20 Pro have LCD displays. But it is understandable as the Honor 20 phones had to settle for punch hole LCD displays since Samsung is the only manufacturer with phones that have punch hole AMOLED displays.
These specs are of #Honor9X.https://t.co/LDxSVXClzG
— Sudhanshu Ambhore (@Sudhanshu1414) July 2, 2019
The leak says the phone will have an octa-core processor but doesn’t specify which one it is. Previous leaks have revealed it will be powered by the new 7nm Kirin 810 chipset that launched with the Nova 5. The SoC will be paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
The Honor 9X will have a 20MP selfie camera and dual rear cameras (20MP + 16MP). It will also have support for 10W charging via a USB-C port. That seems slow for a phone that packs an AMOLED display and a 7nm chipset.
The source of the second leak is Evan Blass (@evleaks) who tweeted a diagram of the phone with the caption “Honor 9X”. The image is said to be from the phone’s user manual.
The image shows the Honor 9X will have a display that nearly covers the entire front of the phone. The bezels have been trimmed down but the chin is slightly thicker than the rest.
The phone doesn’t have a punch hole or notch too. Instead, it rocks a pop-up selfie camera just like the Huawei P Smart Z and Huawei Y9 Prime 2019. Going by the leaked specs above, the selfie camera is a 20MP sensor.
The image also shows the rear of the phone which is home to dual rear cameras. The cameras and the LED flash share the same housing and are positioned on the left side of the phone. The first leaked specs actually said the phone will have triple rear cameras but this image shows otherwise. The new leaked specs also states the phone will have dual rear cameras.
There is no fingerprint scanner on the rear of the Honor 9X but seeing as the phone will be coming with an AMOLED display, that means there should be one under the panel.
The phone’s retail box also surfaced in a video shared by @RODENT950. The box is white at the top with blue sides and there is “9X” and “Honor” inscribed on it.
#Honor9X pic.twitter.com/nek8GQGm9J
— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) July 2, 2019
In another tweet, he says the Honor 9X will support a new gamepad shown below. The gamepad a directional keys and a joystick on one side and action buttons and another joystick on the opposite side. There are some extra buttons too on each side.
Honor 9X have USB C connection features and support this new gamepad, so Honor not release Honor Play successor this year or ever because X series takes its place🤔 #Honor9X pic.twitter.com/zi56d78Zf4
— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) July 2, 2019
He adds that the Honor Play will not be getting a successor this year or ever, so the X-series will be taking its place which explains why it is getting a gaming accessory.
The Honor 9X should run EMUI 9 based on Android Pie out of the box. It is also expected to come along with a Pro model.
