Honor is holding a major launch event for its highly anticipated Honor 80 series of affordable flagship smartphones in China on November 23th (Wednesday). These premium devices are successors to the Honor 70 series released earlier this year, and are leaked to consist of 3 models: the Honor 80 Pro, the Honor 80 SE and the standard Honor 80.
Here at Gizmochina, our writers have rounded up all the official teasers and rumours in this simple article that you should know about the upcoming Honor 80 series.
Honor 80 Pro
The Honor 80 Pro Plus will be the company’s first flagship to feature Qualcomm’s highly regarded Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 mobile SoC. Built on TSMC 4nm fabrication process, the chipset promises up to 30% better performance, and up to 30% better power efficiency than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 on Samsung 4nm node last year. The SoC also brings support for 5G, WiFi 6E, as well as a stunning ISP for those amazing stills and videos.
Besides the fast SoC, the device is also said to support fast charging via a 100W wired connection, alongside a 5000 mAh battery. The device will also flaunt the industry’s first 160MP primary sensor among its flagship triple camera setup. The camera island will feature a prominent ‘8’ around the sides to signify that the device is Honor’s 8th generation of its flagship killer series.
Meanwhile, the front of Honor 80 Pro is a curved 120Hz AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1.5K for better power efficiency, and a centred pill-shaped cutout at the top of the screen, featuring a set dual front-facing 50MP selfie cameras.
The device will launch with Honor’s latest MagicOS user interface, with up to 12GB of RAM, and 512GB of internal storage. It is expected to launch from under 4500 RMB (632 USD) onwards.
Honor 80
The standard Honor 80 meanwhile will also sport the same curved 120Hz AMOLED screen design as its more premium sibling, with more midrange internals inside the device.
The Honor 80 will instead sport Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 782G SoC, with support for only 66W fast wired charging. It is rumoured to be available with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage, and a rear Sony flagship primary sensor instead of the 160MP Samsung sensor found on the Pro. The front camera setup remains unknown, but it is expected to feature the same 50MP dual selfie lens like its Pro sibling.
The pricing of the Honor 80 is expected to start under 3000 RMB (422 USD) onwards.
Honor 80 SE
The most affordable bunch of the Honor 80 series is the Honor 80 SE. It will feature the recently announced Dimensity 1080 SoC found on other competing mid-rangers such as the Redmi Note 12 Pro and Realme 10 Pro+.
The device will come with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, alongside support for 66W wired fast charging. The front display will be flat a 120Hz AMOLED display, but its front camera specifications and rear camera setup are yet to be known. The design also not been teased nor announced by Honor at the time of writing this article.
The pricing of the Honor 80 SE is expected to start from 1700 RMB (239 USD) onwards.
For more details regarding the launch of the upcoming Honor 80 series, stay tuned to our coverage of the launch event here at Gizmochina on November 23rd this Wednesday!
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