Earlier today (25th June 2021), the Honor 50 series was available for purchase for the first time. This included the Honor 50 and 50 Pro, which went on sale and crossed 500 million Yuan (roughly 77 million US Dollars) in just 1 minute.
The smartphone maker shared this achievement today and announced that the new lineup crossed 500 million Yuan during its first sale. Talking about the newly launched smartphones, the base model features a 6.57 inch OLED curved screen that supports a 120Hz screen refresh rate and 300Hz touch sampling rate. The display utilizes a single punch hole design located centrally at the top of the screen. Meanwhile, the Pro variant sports a 6.72 inch display but it has a dual punch hole design on the top left corner of the screen.
Both handsets are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G mobile platform, which uses 6nm process technology and a Kryo 670 architecture. For graphics, the 5G enabled processor integrates the Adreno 642L GPU. The Pro variant houses a 4000mAh battery that supports 100W wired fast charging. On the other hand, Honor 50 is equipped with a slightly larger 4300mAh battery that supports 66W wired fast charging. Both models run on Magic UI 4.2 based on Android 11 and feature support for NFC.
In terms of pricing, the Honor 50 8GB + 128GB is available for 2699 yuan (roughly 422 US Dollars), the 8GB + 256GB is priced at 2999 yuan (roughly 469 US Dollars), and the 12GB + 256GB is priced at 3399 yuan (roughly 531 US Dollars). On the other hand, the Honor 50 Pro 8GB + 256GB is priced at 3699 yuan (roughly 578 US Dollars), 12GB + 256GB is priced at 3999 yuan (roughly 625 US Dollars).
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