Huawei is all set to launch its first 5G smartphone, Huawei Mate 20 X 5G in its home country China later this week on 26th July. Now, it’s sub-brand Honor has also confirmed working on a 5G smartphone.
At the sidelines of the Honor 9X launch event, media asked the company about its plans related to a 5G smartphone. Honor president Zhao Ming confirmed that the Honor 5G smartphone is currently being tested.
He also revealed that the smartphone will be officially launched in the fourth quarter of this year, i.e. Q4 2019. Praising its own upcoming smartphone, he added that the phone will lead the market in terms of design and performance in the 5G era.
Earlier, Zhao Ming had said that 2019 is China’s year for 5G technology and Honor 5G smartphone will soon be unveiled. He added that the phone launching in the fourth quarter this year will support both SA and NSA networks.
As per the reports, the upcoming Honor 5G smartphone could come equipped with the company’s own Balong 500 5G chip which supports 5G multi-mode terminal. It is also touted to be the world’s first single-core and multi-mode 5G baseband. Along with SA and NSA networks, it also comes with support for 4G, 3G, and 2G networks.
From the way that the company’s officials are teasing this upcoming smartphone and the information coming up, it seems that the Honor 5G smartphone is something worth looking forward to. We hope to get more information about this phone in the coming weeks.
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