As expected, Honor has today launched the Honor 10 Lite smartphone in the Indian market. The phone was first launched in China last year as a toned-down variant of the Honor 10 and successor to the Honor 9 Lite.

In line with our previous report, the Honor 10 Lite will be available for purchase in India exclusively through online marketplace Flipkart and Honor’s official website. In India, the smartphone will be available in three color options –Sapphire Blue, Sky Blue, and Midnight Black.

The 4GB RAM model is priced at Rs. 13,999 which roughly converts to $197 while the top-end model with 6GB RAM is priced at Rs. 17,999 which is approximately $253. The phone will go on sale from 20th January at 12:00 midnight.

The Honor 10 Lite features a 6.21-inch IPS LCD Full HD+ display with screen resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels and 19:9 aspect ratio and about 90 percent screen-to-body ratio. Under the hood, the device is powered by the company’s own Kirin 710 chipset. It is Huawei’s first 12nm chipset that is claimed to offer significant improvement in power consumption and performance compared to the 16nm Kirin 659.

The phone comes in two variants — 4GB RAM with 64GB of internal storage and 6GB RAM with 128GB of internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot which enables you to further expand the phone’s storage capacity. The device also features a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor for added protection.

For photography, the device comes equipped with a dual camera setup on the back, featuring a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor stacked vertically. It has several AI-based features, including scene recognition, partition optimization, among others. There’s also a 24-megapixel front camera with artificial intelligence technology.

Connectivity options on the device include Dual SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Bluetooth v5.0 LE, and micro-USB 2.0 port. The phone runs Android 9 Pie operating system out of the box with the company’s own custom interface EMUI 9 on top.

Honor says that the company has made changes in the operating system to make it more suitable to the Indian users. It also comes with HiVision feature which is similar to Google Lens.

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Additionally, it also comes with GPU Turbo technology that enhances GPU performance significantly by increasing graphics processing efficiency up to 60 percent. The device is powered by a 3,400mAh battery which should be enough to last through the entire day on a single charge.

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Honor 10 Lite is Huawei’s latest addition to the popular Honor line of smartphones. While the Honor 10 Lite is the Chinese company’s latest offering in the midrange segment, the device is loaded with high-end specs and exceptional features that we usually associated with a steeply priced handset.
Much to the delight of those who fancy watching videos and playing games on a big-screen mobile device, the Honor 10 Lite sports a mammoth 6.21-inch IPS LCD waterdrop notch screen FHD+ display with 2340×1080 pixels resolution. This eye-catching display is further augmented with a slim body that easily fits in your hand.

It packs a powerful Hisilicon Kirin 710 AI processor along with a competent Mali-G51 MP4 GPU, under the hood. Moreover, the phone ships with 4GB/6GB RAM, and 64GB/128GB onboard storage options. You can use the microSD card slot in order to expand the storage on the handset.

On the photography front, the Honor 10 Lite smartphone houses a 13.0MP+2.0MP dual-camera module on the back. Up front, there’s a 24.0MP camera for self-portraits and face-to-face video chatting.
Moreover, the phone runs on EMUI 9.0 based Android 9 Pie OS and draws its juices from a robust 3400mAh battery that offers an Ultra Power Saving mode. The Honor 10 Lite smartphone is packed with useful sensors including an accelerometer, proximity, compass, and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.

If the Honor 10 Lite smartphone has grabbed your attention, it might interest you to know that the feature-laden phone from Huawei has gone up for pre-order on Giztop. The 4GB RAM+64GB ROM model comes in three color versions including gradient blue, gradient red and midnight black and it will set you back $239.

If you’re willing to spend an extra $100, you can go for the slightly larger 6GB RAM+128GB ROM model that is currently up for pre-order bearing a $339 price tag on Giztop. This model comes in gradient blue, gradient red, and midnight black color versions.

You can use Thanksgiving coupon code ‘THANKS’ and get an extra 5% off at the time of checking out. It is worth noting that the aforesaid coupon is slated to expire on November 30th.

The 6GB RAM+64GB ROM variant, on the other hand, carries a $289 price tag on Giztop. This model is also available in three color versions including gradient blue, gradient red, and midnight black.

You can visit this link if you’re interested in pre-ordering this recently announced smartphone. Note that the estimated delivery of the phone is from next month.

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At a launch event in China, Huawei‘s sub-brand announced a new smartphone — Honor 10 Lite. As the name suggests, the newly introduced smartphone is a toned-down variant of the Honor 10 launched earlier this year.

The Honor 10 Lite is priced at 1,399 Yuan (~$202) for the base model with 4GB RAM while the 6GB RAM model with 64GB storage costs 1,699 Yuan (approx. $245). On the other hand, the 6GB RAM model with 128GB internal storage is priced at 1,899 Yuan (approximately $274).

The phone comes in four color options — Gradient Red, Gradient Blue, Magic Night Black, and Lily Valley White. It will be available for purchase in China from 27th November.

The Honor 10 Lite aka Honor 10 Youth Edition features a 6.21-inch IPS LCD Full HD+ display with screen resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels and 19:9 aspect ratio and about 90 percent screen-to-body ratio. Under the hood, the device is powered by the company’s own Kirin 710 chipset.

The Kirin 710 is Huawei’s first 12nm chipset that offers significant improvement in power consumption and performance when compared to the 16nm Kirin 659. In terms of performance, the Kirin 710’s single-core performance is said to be 75% higher than that of the Kirin 659 while for multi-core performance, it offers a 68% increase in performance.

It comes in either 4GB or 6GB of RAM, along with 64GB or 128GB of internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot which enables you to further expand the phone’s storage capacity. It also features a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor for added protection.

For photography, the device comes equipped with a dual camera setup on the back, featuring a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor stacked vertically. It has several AI-based features, including scene recognition, partition optimization, among others. There’s also a 24-megapixel front camera with artificial intelligence technology.

Connectivity options on the device include Dual SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Bluetooth v5.0 LE, and microUSB 2.0. The phone runs Android 9 Pie operating system out of the box with the company’s own custom interface EMUI 9 on top.

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It also comes with GPU Turbo technology that enhances GPU performance significantly by increasing graphics processing efficiency up to 60 percent. The device is powered by a 3,400mAh battery which should be enough to last a whole day on a single charge.

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