Lots of Honor fans are looking forward to the global launch of the Honor 50. Initially thought to be launching first in Europe later this month, the phone has gotten a surprise launch in Malaysia first.
The Honor 50 is the first Honor phone to launch with Google Mobile Services since the company was acquired from Huawei last year. Fans of the Honor brand who had to hold on to their old phones or switch to another brand when Honor was still owned by Huawei can now pick up the new phone without worrying about not having Google services pre-installed.
With a starting price of RM1699, the Honor 50 has a 6.57-inch FHD+ curved OLED display with a centered punch hole for a 32MP front-facing camera. The screen has a 120Hz refresh rate and is capable of displaying up to 1.07 billion colors.
There is a Snapdragon 778G processor powering it and it is paired with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of non-expandable storage. The Honor 50 has four rear cameras spread between its two circular camera housing. The primary sensor is a 108MP f/1.9 camera that sits at the top and below it is an 8MP ultrawide angle camera, a 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth camera.
The Honor 50 packs a 4300mAh battery and has support for 66W fast charging, allowing users to refill the phone from empty to 70% in 20 minutes. It also has an in-display fingerprint scanner, NFC, Bluetooth 5.2, and Wi-Fi 6. It runs Magic UI 4.2 based on Android 11 out of the box.
Honor 50 Price and Availability
The Honor 50 is available in two configurations 6+128GB and 8+256GB priced at RM1699 (~$407) and RM1999 (~$431) respectively. Buyers will be able to pick the 6GB RAM version in HONOR Code and Midnight Black while the 8GB RAM version is available in the diamond-like Frost Crystal, Emerald Green, and Midnight Black.
It is already available for pre-order on the HiHonor website and those who pre-order the base model get an Honor 50 Hand Strap Case and extended warranty while those who pre-order the 8+256GB model get a free pair of the Honor Earbuds 2 Lite alongside the case and extended warranty.
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