A couple of days back, Honor announced its latest smartphone in its home country China, dubbed Honor x50i. As the name indicates, the phone is a successor to the Honor x40i which was launched last year.

The Honor x50i is now available for purchase in the Chinese market. The base model with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage is priced at 1,399 yuan (~$203) while the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage model costs 1,699 yuan (~$245).

Honor X50i
Honor X50i

The Honor X50i features a 6.73-inch IPS LCD panel with a punch-hole cutout on the top center of the screen. The display comes with support for a Full HD+ resolution of 2388 x 1080 pixels, a refresh rate of 90Hz, and a 93.6 percent screen-to-body ratio.

Under the hood, the device is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 6020 processor, coupled with up to 12 GB of LPDDR4x RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 2.2 storage. It also supports up to 7 GB of virtual RAM and is equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for security.

In the camera department, the phone has a dual-camera setup on the back that includes a 100-megapixel primary camera sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the front side, there’s an 8-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

The Honor x50i smartphone runs the Android 13 operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own Magic UI 6.1 on top. It is powered by a 4,500mAh battery that supports 35W fast charging.

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