HONOR announced the HONOR 50 series for global markets at the end of October 2021. The company only brought the HONOR 50 and HONOR 50 Lite outside mainland China. These handsets debuted with Magic UI 4.2 based on Android 11 with GMS (Google Mobile Services). Months later, the brand now reveals when these smartphones will be updated to the latest software.

According to HONOR, the Android 12 update for the HONOR 50 series in international markets will arrive as Magic UI 6.0. The HONOR 50 will be the first to receive it in Q2 2022, followed by HONOR 50 Lite in Q3 2022.

The timeline shared by the company is lackluster by today’s standards. Considering that these are the only two main phones from the brand for global markets, it is even worse. Hopefully, HONOR improves its software situation sooner than later.

At the same time, it would be great if new HONOR smartphones made their way to international markets a bit earlier. The HONOR 50 series initially debuted in China in June 2021. But it took the company 4 months to announce it for global markets.

Similarly, the HONOR 60 series already went official in the brand’s home country in December. However, there’s still no official word from the company regarding its availability outside mainland China.

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5G has always been touted as the future of wireless communications, with its speed claiming to be 10 times more than its predecessor, 4G. However, the global rollout of 5G has been relatively slow, until 2021, where more and more countries are picking up the pace for their 5G coverage rollout whilst integrating 5G internet into their digital community. In turn, the global demand for 5G devices has skyrocketed in 2021, and smartphone manufacturers are rushing in to fulfill the 5G needs of the consumers.

According to the latest report by Strategy Analytics, the champion of the global 5G smartphone shipments race in Q3 of 2021 is none other than the one trillion market value Cupertino-based tech giant, Apple. It is no surprise that Apple shipped the most 5G smartphones in Q3 2021 granted that it has just released its popular and brand new 5G based iPhone 13 series back in September 2021, as well as offering 100 USD price cuts for its 5G flagship of yesteryear, the iPhone 12 too. These two factors drove up sales of the iPhones, whilst in the process drove up 5G smartphone shipments for Apple as well.

However, Apple only accounts for 25% of all global 5G smartphone shipments in Q3 2021. The other 75% all came from Android phone manufacturers. Topping the Android charts once again is Xiaomi, as Xiaomi has been busy releasing its many 5G devices as of late with its flagship killers, the Poco F3 series and Mi 11T series, and its budget 5G entry-level devices, with the Poco M3 Pro 5G, and Redmi Note 10 5G. But compared to Xiaomi’s last year Q3 performance, its Q3 2021 performance has stalled due to stiffer competition. 

The biggest competitor is the runner-up of the global 5G Android smartphone shipments, Samsung. Assisted by its popular Galaxy Z Flip3 and Fold3 released back in August, and its ever-expanding range of A series smartphones (with the Galaxy A22 5G as the latest and cheapest A series device with 5G support), Samsung has done a lot to make sure it does not fall behind its competitors. In Q3 2021, Samsung has been bridging the gap of overtaking Xiaomi in global 5G smartphone shipments and if the trend continues, Samsung can overtake Xiaomi as soon as the next quarter. 

As for global 5G smartphone shipment growth, the fastest brand to see growth in the market currently is Honor, with a growth of 194% quarter on quarter. Honor was sold by Huawei to a Chinese tech consortium back in early 2021, due to its previous parent company, Huawei facing shortage issues from its suppliers, which include TSMC that manufactured its Kirin chips and Google that provided access to Google Play Services. 

Despite the many challenges Honor faced, Honor made a comeback to the smartphone industry with its Honor 50 series. The Honor 50 series was to fill in the flagship gap left by Huawei since it sported Magic UI in China which was very similar to EMUI developed in China. In addition, the Honor 50 was also equipped with Qualcomm 5G chipsets as compared to Huawei’s current flagships which can only be obtained with Qualcomm 4G chipsets. The most important part is driving Honor’s sales growth globally outside of China is undoubtedly the return of Google Play Services apps on Honor smartphones as it is no longer a part of Huawei, thus not affected by the US sanctions on Huawei.

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The Honor 60 series had just been launched in the Chinese market. After the launch event ended, the company’s CEO, Zhao Ming, accepted an interview in which he talked about the brand’s emphasis on good optimization.

According to MyDrivers report, the senior official said in the interview that only a few smartphone brands have been able to utilize the full potential of existing mobile chipsets. He further added that back in June, the company had launched its Honor 50 series, which was quite successful in the company’s home market of China. The executive stated that the company had even tested various on the smartphone that featured the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC and found that the phone managed to rival and even beat some devices that featured the high end flagship Snapdragon 888 chip.

For those unaware, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 700 series of chips are aimed towards mid range handsets while the Snapdragon 800 series are targeted towards top end premium phones. So, these results did not imply that the 778G was faster than the 888, rather that the company’s optimizations were better than the competition. Zhao Ming said that the overall performance offered from the chipset and its energy efficiency optimizations was poor in some Snapdragon 888 phones from other brands.

In other words, the official said Honor will work with mobile chipmakers to offer various solutions to further improve their SoC offerings. He stated that Honor will jointly work with chipmakers to offer better optimizations that is geared as per the consumer’s needs. This includes any issue in design or the inability to solve customer’s problems that are based around application scenarios. Ming believes that the Honor 50 series’ in depth optimization that offers a great user experience is the reason why the device saw success in China.

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Honor has officially unveiled the Honor 50 smartphone for the European market. The premium smartphone was unveiled alongside the Honor 50 Lite that is making an entrance for the first time.

The Honor 50 was first announced for the Chinese market in July the year and only made its appearance in Malaysia last week. The device arrives in Europe with a starting price tag of 529 Euros (~$614) for the base model with a staggering 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. The 8GB RAM + 256GB storage version comes in at 599 Euros (~$695).

Since Honor is an offshoot of Huawei, the most interesting detail on the models is the presence of Google Mobile Services on this version. It runs Android 11-based Magic UI 4.2.

In terms of specifications, the Honor 50 sports a 6.57-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen which has support for a 120Hz refresh rate. The display comes with ultra-slim bezels on all sides giving it a high screen-to-body ratio. The premium mid-range smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC.

For optics, the Honor 50 packs a dual ring camera module design consisting of two concentric circles on the back. The quad-camera setup includes a 108MP main camera, teaming up with an 8MP ultra-wide-angle, 2MP macro, and a 2MP depth-of-field camera. At the front aspect, there is a 32MP camera on the front.

The device draws its power from a decent 4,300mAh battery with support for 66W fast charging. The brand claims the device can charge from 0 to 70% in 20 minutes while charging to 100% will take just 45 minutes.

HONOR 50 Lite

The Honor 50 Lite features a 6.67-inch FHD+ LCD screen with a resolution of 2376 x 1080 pixels. The display also comes with support for a 120Hz refresh rate. The processor is not known at this time but it is believed to be the Snapdragon 662 chipset paired with 6GB/8GB RAM while there is a 128GB storage option.

The 50 Lite packs a quad-camera setup at the rear consisting of a 64MP main shooter as well as an 8MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.4 aperture, a 2MP depth sensor, and a 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture.

The device is powered by a 4300mAh battery with the same 66W Honor SuperCharge fast charging used in the Honor 50. It runs on Android 11 with Magic UI 4.2 and features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. Other features include a 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, USB-C port.

As for the pricing, the Honor 50 Lite starts at 299 Euros (~$ 247) for the 6GB+128GB variant. The device will be available in Deep Sea Blue, Space Silver, and Midnight
Black colors.

The Honor 50 alongside the 50 Lite will be sold in the UK and in several European markets including France, Germany, Italy, and Spain from November 18th. The device will also make its way to EMEA markets such as Egypt, the UAE, and South Africa.

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This week was a pretty interesting one with key announcements such as the new MacBook Pro computers, the Pixel 6 series, and customizable Galaxy Z Flip3. However, there are still a few launches scheduled for the last week of Techtober. Here is a roundup of the new announcements scheduled for next week:

Honor Play5 Vitality Edition – October 25

The Honor Play5 series will get a new member on October 25. The phone, which will launch as the Honor Play5 Vitality Edition, will be unveiled in China and it has been confirmed it will have dual rear cameras, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and support for 66W fast charging.

Honor 50 and Honor 50 Lite Europe launch – October 26

Following the launch in China, Honor will head to Europe on Tuesday, October 26, for the unveiling of the Honor 50 series. The Honor 50 already made its global debut in Malaysia but when it lands in Europe, it won’t be coming alone. There will also be an Honor 50 Lite but unlike the Honor 50 which is a 5G phone, the lite model will have a 4G chipset.

Palm Earbuds

Palm, the TCL-owned brand, will announce its first pair of wireless earbuds on October 26. The earbuds are expected to have a closed-fit design based on the teaser and will be arriving in a market that is already saturated. It remains to be seen how it will stand out from the competition.

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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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The Honor 50 series has been doing rounds on the internet for months due to one reason – Honor had confirmed that the smartphones will be the first in quite some time to ship with Google’s apps and services, in accordance with Google’s licensing and governance models. Until now, both Huawei and Honor have been dependent on HMS (Huawei Mobile Services) following the Huawei ban, which is in no way a substitute for Google services outside of China.

And now, the Shenzhen-based company took to Twitter to announce that they have succeeded in confirming cooperation with a number of supplier partners in the early stage, thus hinting at its imminent launch.

HONOR has succeeded in confirming cooperation with a number of supplier partners in the early stage. #HONOR50 series will be equipped with Google Mobile Services, which will provide a more comprehensive application environment and extraordinary mobile experience to our customers. pic.twitter.com/rAhByQVAlx

— HONOR (@Honorglobal) October 11, 2021

Further, the tweet emphasized that the Honor 50 series will be equipped with Google Mobile Services (GMS), which will “provide a more comprehensive application environment and extraordinary mobile experience to our customers.”

Of course, most of the apps that are used outside of China still continue to depend on GMS for plenty of their functionality. Take WhatsApp for example which uploads backups to Google Drive. Consumers know of how essential the services are and have thus been hesitant from purchasing Honor devices, despite them being quite compelling in every other way.

But with Honor 50 now coming with the Google Play Store and every other essential Google service once again, it’s clear that they’re set to make a comeback.

Turning to the devices themselves, the Honor 50 and 50 Pro both have an especially eye-catching camera module with two distinct circles, both housing their own set of cameras. Both have four cameras at the rear including a 100-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel wide-angle, a 2-megapixel macro, and a 2-megapixel depth camera. On the front, the Honor 50 Pro has a pair of selfie cameras, combining a 32-megapixel camera with a 12-megapixel ultrawide. The non-Pro variant has a single 32-megapixel camera.

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Last week, we reported that the Honor 50 will be heading to Europe this month. Honor itself has confirmed the launch date and has already put up listings of the phone, excluding the price tag, in some regions. Thankfully, we don’t have to wait until the launch date to know how much the device will cost.

The Honor 50 starts at ¥2699 (~€362) in China and for that price you get a phone with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The listing on the Honor Germany website revealed that the base configuration of the phone sold in Europe will have 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Unfortunately, it won’t cost less just because it has a smaller RAM.

As reported by Winfuture.de, the Honor 50 will be priced at €499 which is about ¥3718 when converted to Chinese Yuan. Honor will also offer the phone in a second configuration that has 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage and this version will sell for €599. In China, it is priced at ¥2999 (~€402).

While it isn’t expected that the Honor 50 will sell for the same price as it goes for in Honor’s home country, the difference is quite significant. Honor will also face stiff competition from other brands such as Motorola whose Edge 20 smartphone is powered by the same Snapdragon 778G chipset. The Edge 20 Pro is priced at €499 for the 8+128GB version and it has an edge (no pun intended) over the Honor 50. Its refresh rate is not only higher at 144Hz compared to the 120Hz of the Honor 50 but it also packs better cameras. Although the Honor 50 has the advantage of packing a bigger battery capacity and supporting a faster charging technology.

Another competing device priced lower is the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE which is priced at €369 for the 6+128GB version and €399 for the 8+128GB version.

The Honor 50 has a 6.57-inch FHD+ 120Hz display with a centered punch hole that houses a 32MP camera. On the back is a 108MP primary sensor along with an 8MP ultrawide angle camera and two 2MP sensors for macro and depth. It has an in-display fingerprint scanner, a 4300mAh battery, and charges at 66W.

When it launches on October 26, long-standing Honor fans who have been longing for an Honor smartphone with Google Mobile Services may overlook its high price tag and choose it over other devices.

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Back in June, Honor 50 was unveiled in the Chinese market with specs like a 120Hz OLED display, 108MP cameras, and a mid-range chipset. Now, Honor is gearing for its global release as today, the company has confirmed its European launch date.

The Honor 50 will be official on October 26 in the European market. The company confirmed that the smartphone will debut in the UK and some European markets. For those who are unaware, the device was seen listed on the Honor German page hinting at its availability in that market.

Now that the smartphone is landing in European markers, we expect the phone to launch in Malaysia and other markets soon.

The Honor 50 starts at CNY 2699(~$419) in China for the base model with an 8GB + 128GB storage variant. We expect the phone to be priced similarly when it arrives in Europe.

Honor 50 Specifications 

The Honor 50 comes with a 6.57-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It has a 32MP selfie camera placed at the top middle of the screen. It features a quadruple-camera system with a 108MP main lens, an 8MP ultra-wide sensor, and two 2MP lenses for macro and depth shots.

Under the hood, it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC with 8GB, 12GB of RAM and 128GB, 256GB of onboard storage. It packs a 4,300mAh battery with 66W fast charging support. The handset runs on MagicUI 4.2 and has Android 11 out of the box. The smartphone is expected to launch with Google Mobiles Services in the European market.

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It has been a long wait for global fans of Honor who have been expecting the Chinese manufacturer to announce its new phones with Google Mobile Services. Now, that wait will come to an end next month as the Honor 50 series makes its way to Europe.

Honor will announce the Honor 50 series on October 27 and it has already sent out invites for the launch event according to the German blog, Winfuture.de. The Honor 50 5G is already listed on the Honor Germany website and the listing reveals the premium mid-range phone will be available in two configurations – 6+128GB and 8+256GB. Buyers will be able to purchase the phone in Midnight Black, Frost Crystal, Emerald Green, and the recently announced HONOR Code colorway. Unfortunately, the prices were not included.

Alongside the Honor 50 5G, Honor is also expected to launch a second phone called the Honor 50 Lite that will have a 64MP primary camera and 4G LTE instead of 5G. In China, the Honor 50 series has three models – the Honor 50 5G, Honor 50 Pro 5G, and the Honor 50 SE which also has 5G.

The Honor 50 was launched in China in June. The phone has a 6.57-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a centered punch hole for a 32MP front-facing camera. The primary rear camera is a 108MP sensor and it sits above an 8MP ultrawide angle camera, a 2MP macro camera, and a 2MP depth sensor.

The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 778G and the Chinese version comes in 8GB RAM and 12GB RAM variants with 128GB or 256GB of storage. The phone also packs a 4300mAh battery, has support for 66W fast charging, and runs Magic UI 4.2 based on Android 11. When it launches in Europe, it should still run Android 11 but come with Google Mobile Services.

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Earlier we reported that Honor would soon launch a new color variant for its Honor 50 in China. Today, the Chinese phone maker has tossed the all-new color named ‘Code’ in the region.

The Honor 50 Code color variant is the fifth color in the palette. The other four colors are Midnight Black, Frost Crystal, Amber Red, and Emerald Green. The Code color brings a unique color variant to the series. It has each letter from the brand’s Honor branding printed on the back of the device.

The new color is priced at CNY 2,699(roughly $417) and will go on sale starting September 3rd in China.

The Honor 50 comes with a 6.57-inch curved display with a Full-HD+ resolution. It has a 120Hz refresh rate and 300Hz touch sampling rate. It has a quad-rear camera system with a 108MP primary lens, an 8MP ultra-wide sensor, a 2MP macro lens, and lastly a 2MP mono sensor. At the front, it has 32MP selfie snapper.

Under the hood, it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC paired with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. It packs a 4,300mAh battery with 66W fast charging technology. Honor claims that it will go from 0% to 70% in just 20 minutes of charging. The smartphone has an under-display fingerprint scanner for security and boots on Android 11 out of the box with Magic UI 4.2 on top of it.

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Honor unveiled the Honor 50 series back in June and the series came with the vanilla Honor 50 and the Honor 50 Pro.  The two models were made available in four different color schemes – snow crystal, summer amber, black jade green, and bright black. Looks like Honor is now set to release a new color option for the series.

The Huawei spin-off company shared a promotional video on Weibo pointing to the unveiling of a new color option for the Honor 50 series on Monday, August 30, 2021. The teaser suggests that the new color scheme will reflect the artistic outline of the present color options and will be fashion-themed.

We’ll have to wait till Monday to find out what Honor is cooking. Whatever it is, we expect the new model to retain the configuration of the current models including the Snapdragon 778G chipset, a 6.57-inch OLED curved screen that supports a 120Hz screen refresh rate, and 300Hz touch sampling rate. The Honor 50 series also packs a 4000mAh battery that supports a 66W fast charge while the Honor 50 Pro supports a 100W super fast charge.

In addition, the Honor 50 and 50 Pro models are equipped with four rear cameras, including a 100-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the front side, there’s a 32-megapixel snapper for taking selfies. The phone runs Magic UI 4.2 based on Android 11.

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Honor has finally launched its first true premium high-end flagship smartphone lineup after splitting up from Huawei earlier this year. The Honor Magic3 series has been launched in the company’s home country China.

After the launch event, during an interview, Honor CEO George Zhao talked about the global launch of Honor smartphones. He said that the company will now focus on resuming business operations in over 50 countries around the world.

He added that the company is now preparing to launch the Honor 50 series smartphones globally in about 30 countries. For those who are unaware, the lineup was launched in China a couple of months back in June. The newly launched Honor Magic3 series will also be launched globally but there’s no timeline revealed by the Chinese company.

The Honor-branded smartphones launching globally will be equipped with Google Mobile Services (GMS). As per the recent report, Honor is currently undergoing Google’s Play Protect Security Review and Compatibility Testing to ensure that GMS applications can run on its smartphones.

Honor was forced to ditch GMS on its devices when the company was a sub-brand of Huawei given that the United States has imposed sanctions on the Chinese tech giant, barring it from using Google or any technology made by an American firm.

George Zhao has also acknowledged that the company’s market share in the overseas market has declined to almost zero. He adds that the brand’s focus is now on the recovery of its business in about 50 countries where it has established operations.

With the support of Google Mobile Services and the new promising devices launched in the market, Honor is hoping to make a V-shaped recovery, to become among the leading smartphone brands. It remains to be seen if the company can manage to achieve its goal.

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Now that Huawei‘s dominance in the global market has diminished significantly, Honor is eyeing to take its place internationally. Ever since it broke up with Huawei, Honor has been trying to make it big outside China.

Today, Honor confirmed its Global conference is scheduled for August 12. Considering the aggressive leaks of the Honor Magic 3, we can expect the phone to debut at the August event in the global market.

Now that a global press conference is scheduled, a major question that arrives is will the upcoming Honor phones come with Google Play Store and play services pre-installed? Well, Honor recently confirmed that the Honor 50 and the upcoming Honor Magic phones (Honor Magic 3) will come with Google Play store out of the box.

The Honor Magic 3 is confirmed to feature the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ chipset. The Snapdragon 888+ is a more advanced version of the current 888 model with improvements in performance.

Some previous rumors also revealed that there will be two Honor Magic phones, the Magic 3 and a foldable Magic model. Currently, the details of the Honor Magic Fold are unavailable but considering the launch is official, we could also see the leaks about the phone soon.

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Last month, Honor — the smartphone brand that became independent from Huawei earlier this year — launched its flagship Honor 50 series smartphones. It announced three devices under the lineup — Honor 50, 50 Pro, and 50 SE.

The smartphones went on sale in China a couple of weeks ago and the company and during the first sale of the series, the company claimed that it managed to sell units worth more than 500 million yuan (approx. $77 million) within a minute.

Now, the company has confirmed on Weibo that the 12GB RAM model of the Honor 50 will be available for purchase in China from 16th July. It will be priced at 3,399 yuan which roughly converts to $525. For reference, 8GB +128GB model costs 2,699 yuan (~$417) while the 8GB + 256GB model is priced at 2,999 yuan (~$463).

Coming to the specifications, the Honor 50 features a 6.57-inch OLED curved screen that supports a 120Hz screen refresh rate and 300Hz touch sampling rate. Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G mobile platform, which uses 6nm process technology and a Kryo 670 architecture.

The CPU is made up of a single 2.4GHz super core, three 2.2GHz large cores, and four 1.9GHz small cores. For graphics, the 5G-enabled processor integrates the Adreno 642L GPU. It also comes with Honor’s GPU Turbo X and Link Turbo technologies.

In the camera department, the phone features a 100-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the front side, there’s a 32-megapixel snapper for taking selfies.

The smartphone is running the Android 11 operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own Magic UI 4.2 custom interface. The device is powered by a 4,300mAh battery that supports 66W fast charging technology.

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Honor recently launched the first phones after the separation from Huawei. The Honor 50 series is currently composed of three models: Honor 50, Honor 50 Pro, and Honor 50 SE. They are the first after the ban which will come in the global market with Google Mobile Services and Play Store out of the box since Honor is no longer under Huawei. Despite there is a Pro version in the trio, all of these devices are mid-rangers. That is why there is a lot of confusion around their specifications. This comparison between the new devices will hopefully make things clear.

Honor 50 vs Honor 50 SE vs Honor 50 Pro

Design

The Honor 50 Pro (on the left) is the handset with the highest screen-to-body ratio and the most beautiful one. It has an amazing finish for the rear side which you can rarely find on midrange phones. The pill-shaped dual punch hole is not the max in terms of beauty, but for the rest, the Pro variant is definitely more attractive. With the vanilla Honor 50, you can get a more compact design, as well as a thinner and lighter body. That is why it remains very interesting.

Display

The best displays belong to the vanilla Honor 50 and its Pro variant. We are talking about OLED panels which can show up to one billion colors with a 120 Hz refresh rate and a Full HD+ resolution. The only important difference between these two panels is the diagonal: the vanilla version is 6.57 inches, while the Pro version is 6.72 inches. The Honor 50 SE has an even wider 6.78-inch display, but it is an IPS panel that is way inferior compared to its two internal rivals.

Hardware/Software

The Honor 50 and the Honor 50 Pro come with the same hardware department including a Snapdragon 778G mobile platform, up to 256 GB of internal storage, and up to 8 GB of RAM. It is an upper-midrange hardware department which is great for every scenario, but it is still far from flagships. Honor 50 SE is an upper-midrange phone too, but its Dimensity 900 chipset is slightly inferior to the Snapdragon 778G. The memory configurations are the same. The phones run Android 11 customized by Magic UI with Google Mobile Services out of the box for the global market.

Camera

Honor 50, 50 Pro, and 50 SE all come with a 108 MP main camera paired with an 8 MP ultrawide sensor and a 2 MP macro camera. With the Honor 50 and 50 Pro, you also get an additional 2 MP depth sensor which is not present on the SE variant. They are midrange camera phones. The Honor 50 Pro has a better front camera department including a 32 MP main camera and an ultrawide sensor with a 12 MP resolution: the front department is the reason why it wins the camera comparison.

Battery

With the vanilla Honor 50, you can get a bigger battery with a 4300 mAh capacity and a longer battery life, while Honor 50 Pro supports faster charging with a power of 100W.

Honor 50 vs Honor 50 SE vs Honor 50 Pro: Price

For now, the Honor 50 series is only available in Asia. The vanilla version starts at about $555/€470, Honor 50 SE begins at $369/€310, and Honor 50 Pro costs $689/€580 in its base variant. There are only marginal differences between Honor 50 and 50 Pro: despite the latter has faster charging and better front cameras, I would go for the vanilla version due to its bigger battery. Which one would you pick?

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Honor 50 vs Honor 50 SE vs Honor 50 Pro: PRO and CONS

Honor 50

PROS

• Good quality-price ratio
• Nice hardware
• OLED display
• Bigger battery
• More compact

CONS

• Nothing particular

Honor 50 SE

PROS

• More affordable
• Still good cameras
• Wider display

CONS

• IPS display

Honor 50 Pro

PROS

• OLED display
• Dual ultrawide front camera
• 100W fast charging
• Wide display

CONS

• Price

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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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Windows 11 leaked before its launch, OnePlus’ merger with OPPO, Apple’s new Beats earbuds for Android, and more are among the top stories from last week. Here’s your chance to get up to speed.

Beats Studio Buds – Apple’s earbuds for Android

Apple-owned Beats announced a new pair of wireless earbuds last week and they are practically targeted at Android users. The spanking new Beats Studio Earbuds with ANC are not only smaller and more affordable than its last pair of earbuds, the Powerbeats Pro, they also pack more Android features than any of Apple’s other earbuds.

Windows 11 leaks before its official launch

Microsoft is announcing a new version of Windows in a few days but just a week before the launch, it gets leaked as an ISO file available for users to download and install on their PCs. It is called Windows 11 and it brings a revamped visual interface among other upgrades.

In related news, Microsoft has also confirmed that it will be ending support for Windows 10 four years from now.

Realme GT lands in Europe alongside Realme’s first robot vacuum cleaner

The Realme GT 5G is now available in Europe, months after its launch in China. With a starting price of €449, the flagship killer does have a lot going for it. Realme also announced new smartwatches and its very first robot vacuum cleaner.

Realme has also confirmed that it has plans to launch its first tablet and laptop soon.

Honor 50 series unveiled in China, coming to global markets with GMS

The Honor 50 series launched in China last week. The Honor 50 Pro and Honor 50 marked the global debut of the Snapdragon 778G while the Honor 50 SE launched with a Dimensity 900 chipset. Honor has confirmed that the Honor 50 series will have Google Mobile Services when they launch outside China.

The manufacturer also announced a new pair of wireless earbuds, the Honor Earbuds 2 SE with ANC and a 32-hour battery life.

North America gets budget OnePlus Nord N200 with 5G support

After launching the Nord CE 5G in Europe and India almost a fortnight ago, OnePlus announced the more affordable Nord N200 for the North American market. This 5G phone is priced at $240, has a Snapdragon 480 5G processor, and packs a 5000mAh battery. It will go on sale this week.

OnePlus announced merger with sister company, OPPO

OnePlus announced last week that it has now integrated its teams with that of OPPO. While the OnePlus brand still exists, the integration is supposed to grant it access to more resources to create better products.

Chinese brands come together for a unified fast-charging standard

Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo, Huawei, Honor, Rockchip, and some other Chinese companies have come together to develop a unified fast-charging standard, one that works across brands. The group’s aim is to eliminate incompatibility issues and reduce the e-waste caused by the multiple accessories buyers own/have to purchase when switching between brands.

Motorola has a new rugged phone not made by Lenovo

Motorola launched its first rugged smartphone, the Motorola Defy, last week. However, unlike other Motorola smartphones, this is not made by Lenovo but by the Bullitt Group. The mid-range phone has a Gorilla Glass Victus-protected display, triple cameras, and a 4G processor.

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Honor yesterday unveiled the Honor 50 series made up of the Honor 50, Honor 50 Pro, and the more affordable Honor 50 SE. Now, the Honor 50 series is the first flagship developed after Honor became an independent company from Huawei. What this means is that the product design and product weren’t handled by Huawei.

Chinese electronics manufacturer BYD Electronic has released a document that reveals that the Honor 50 series was completely assembled by it. This happens to be the first smartphone model BYD will be assembling. The company was responsible for the entire processing and production of the Honor 50 mobile phones, including SMT, assembly, testing, and packaging.

This isn’t the first phone BYD would be manufacturing, though, and also not the first Honor model. The company was responsible for the manufacture of the Honor 7, Honor 8, Honor 9, Honor X10, Honor V30, V40, and a few others.

Recall that the Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro are powered by a Snapdragon 778 processor while the Honor 20 SE packs a Dimensity 900 SoC. The models pack a unique circular camera module with a 100MP main sensor on the three models. Their screen sizes and design differs, though. The Honor 50 features a 6.57-inch curved screen with a centralized single punch-hole on top of the display while the Honor 50 Pro sports a 6.72-inch curved screen with a dual punch-hole located at the top left corner of the screen. The Honor 50 SE, on the other hand, sports a 6.78-inch flat screen with a single punch-hole design.

The three models also score another first as they are Honor’s first model to ship with GMS after severing ties with Huawei. We expect the company to announce the global rollout schedule soon.

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Honor today (June 16) held a launch conference where it unveiled a number of products which include the Honor 50, Honor 50 Pro, Honor 50 SE, and the Honor Earbuds 2 SE. No doubt, the Honor 50 and 50 Pro are the star products among the lot. Apart from packing premium designs, the two models are designed specifically for high performance.

The Honor 50 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. On the other hand, the Honor 50 Pro sports a 6.72-inch display but it has a dual punch-hole design on the top left corner of the screen. Other aspects are the same as the Honor 50.

The back design of the Honor 50 series is inspired by Rollei’s double-reflex cameras. The lens module adopts a dual-lens layout and uses a Cartier-like ring design around the main lens. In terms of performance, the camera focuses on one-stop Vlog video shooting, and the mobile phone supports six multi-lens video shooting modes including “fast-slow motion resuming” and “single and double lens resuming”.

The Honor 50 Pro dual front camera setup consists of a 12-megapixel video lens and a 32-megapixel selfie lens. The selfie camera setup supports 100° ultra-wide-angle video shooting and Selfie super night scene functions. The Honor 50 features a 32-megapixel selfie lens. At the rear aspect, both models pack a similar camera configuration. The rear setup is a 100-megapixel quad-camera setup of which the main camera is a 100-megapixel main camera teaming up with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, a 2-megapixel macro, and another 2-megapixel depth-of-field lens.

The Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro are both powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G mobile platform, which uses 6nm process technology and a Kryo 670 architecture. The CPU is made up of a single 2.4GHz super core, three 2.2GHz large cores, and four 1.9GHz small cores. For graphics, the 5G-enabled processor integrates the Adreno 642L GPU. Compared with the previous generation, the Snapdragon 778’s performance and graphics rendering speed are improved by 45%. In addition, Honor’s GPU Turbo X and Link Turbo technologies are also adapted to the Snapdragon platform.

In other respects, the Honor 50 Pro is equipped with a 4000mAh battery that supports 100W wired fast charging. The Honor 50 is equipped with a slightly bigger 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 color options, the Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro come in four colors: first snow crystal, summer amber, black jade green, and bright black.

In terms of price, the Honor 50 8GB+128GB is priced at 2699 yuan (~$422), the 8GB+256GB is priced at 2999 yuan (~$469), and the 12GB+256GB is priced at 3399 yuan (~$531). On the other hand, the Honor 50 Pro 8GB+256GB is priced at 3699 yuan (~$578), 12GB+256GB is priced at 3999 yuan (~$625). The models are expected to go on sale on June 25.

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The Honor 50 SE that has a model number of JLH-AN00 has appeared on the Geekbench benchmarking site today. Moreover, another unknown Honor phone with model number NTH-AN00 has also appeared on Geekbench (via). Both phones have were spotted at China’s 3C and TENAA certification sites in the recent past.

The TENAA listings of phones have not revealed any information on their specs. However, their 3C listings have revealed that they carry support for 5G connectivity, and they may debut a 66W charger. The Geekbench listing of both phones has revealed that they are equipped with 8 GB of RAM and Android 11 OS.

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MediaTek’s MT6877V/ZA chip that fuels the JLH-AN00 phone is the Dimensity 900 chip, but there is no word on the chip that powers the NTH-AN00. A recent leak by tipster Ishan Agarwal revealed that the Honor 50 SE is driven by the Dimensity 900 chipset. Hence, it can be said that the NTH-AN00 smartphone is the Honor 50 SE. It is unclear whether JLH-AN00 is the Honor 50 phone or the rumored Honor X20, which is expected to debut a few weeks after the Honor 50 series.

The Honor 50 SE is speculated to arrive with a 6.78-inch FHD+ LCD screen, a 4,000mAh battery, a 16-megapixel front camera, and 100-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple rear cameras. The Honor 50 series that includes the Honor 50, 50 SE, and 50 Pro will be made official tomorrow through a launch event in China.

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Next week is a big one for Honor as it will take the wraps off the much-awaited Honor 50 series. But the former Huawei-owned subsidiary is no the only one with a launch event scheduled for the coming week. Realme has a global event and it has some exciting products planned.

Here are the key announcements for the third week of June.

Realme Global Launch Event – June 15

Realme has scheduled Monday, 15th of June, for the global launch of the Realme GT flagship phone. The device, which launched first in China a few months ago, is now heading to the old continent and it is bringing a few friends along. It has been reported that the Chinese manufacturer will unveil its very first laptop, tablet, as well as a robot vacuum cleaner on that day too.

Honor 50 series – June 16

The Honor 50 series will be announced on June 16 in China. The series will include three phones – the Honor 50 Pro, Honor 50, and Honor 50 SE. The first two will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 778G processor while the SE model will come with MediaTek’s Dimensity 900 processor. Ahead of the launch on Wednesday, the full specifications of all three devices have been leaked.

A new TicWatch – June 16

Mobvoi, the Google-invested company known for its TicWatch line of smartwatches will launch a new watch on June 16. There are speculations that the new watch is the TicWatch E3, a Snapdragon Wear 4100-powered wearable running Wear OS.

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On June 16, Honor will be announcing the much-awaited Honor 50 series of smartphones. A new leak by 91mobiles with reliable tipster Ishan Agarwal as the source has revealed the entire specs of the Honor 50 lineup. Since the leak has no information on the rumored Snapdragon 888 powered Honor 50 Pro+, it seems that the company may not launch it on June 16.

Honor 50 5G and Honor 50 Pro 5G specifications

The new leak reveals that the Honor 50 5G has a 6.57-inch OLED FHD+ display with a 32-megapixel front-facing camera. On the other side, the Honor 50 Pro has a larger 6.72-inch OLED FHD+ screen with a cutout for a 32-megapixel + 12-megapixel dual selfie camera system. The Honor 50 measures 159.96 x 73.76 x 7.78mm and weighs 175gs, while the Honor 50 Pro 5G’s dimensions 163.46 x 74.66 x 8.05mm, and it weighs 187 grams.

The Honor 50 and 50 Pro are powered by the Snapdragon 778G SoC. The vanilla model has a 4,300mAh battery that supports 66W rapid charging, whereas the Pro model gets a smaller 4,000mAh battery with 100W fast charge support. The leak claims that it takes only 25 minutes to fully charge the Pro model. Both phones feature the same quad-camera system, which comprises of a 108-megapixel main lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.

Honor 50 SE 5G specifications

The Honor 50 SE has a 6.78-inch LCD FHD+ screen with a 16-megapixel front-facing camera. The rear camera setup of the phone has a 100-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a 2-megapixel macro camera. It features the Dimensity 900 chip and a 4,000mAh battery that supports 66W rapid charging. The Honor 50 trio is loaded with Magic UI 4.2 and possibly Android 11 OS.

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The Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro will be launching on June 16 in China. A new leak tipster Ishan Agarwal has revealed the design and color variants of the Pro model.

The renders show that the Honor 50 Pro’s display is curved towards the left and right edges. At the upper-left corner of the screen is a pill-shaped cutout, which suggests that it will be fitted with a dual selfie camera system.

The AnTuTu listing of the phone revealed that the device supports a screen resolution of 2676 x 1236 pixels and a 120Hz refresh rate. Hence, it seems that the Honor 50 Pro could be featuring the same 6.72-inch OLED display that was made available on the Honor V40 5G earlier this year.

The Honor 50 Pro’s back panel has two camera rings that house the main camera in the top one. The second camera ring has three auxiliary cameras and an LED flash. It is speculated that the handset is equipped with a 108-megapixel primary camera.

There is no information available on the battery capacity of the Honor 50 Pro, but its 3C certification has revealed that it may ship with a 100W fast charger. The new leak further reveals that the Honor 50 Pro will come in four exciting colors such as Bright Black, Summer Amber, First Snow Crystal, and Jade Blue.

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Last week, the Honor 50 Pro that has a model number of RNA-AN00/TN00 was seen at the Geekbench benchmarking platform. Ahead of the June 16 launch date, the Honor 50 Pro has appeared on the AnTuTu benchmarking site with some of its key specs.

The Snapdragon 778G-powered Honor 50 Pro has scored 525,904 points at AnTuTu. This score is a total of the CPU, GPU, UX, and memory tests in which it scored 159,545, 157,046, 84,097, and 125,216 points, respectively.

The listing further reveals that its display supports a 2676 x 1236 pixels resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It appears that the handset could be featuring the same 6.72-inch AMOLED display with a pill-shaped cutout, which was made available on the Honor V40 5G. Hence, it may sport a dual selfie camera system.

The Snapdragon 778G SoC will be accompanied by 8 GB of LPDDR4. It has 256 GB of UFS 2.x storage and runs on Android 11 OS. The benchmarking platform claims that it has a 100-megapixel camera, which indicates that it could the 108-megapixel camera phone that had recently in a leaked shot (shown below).

There is no word on the battery capacity of the Honor 50 Pro. However, its 3C listing has revealed that it may ship with a 100W charger. The other details of the phone are under wraps.

Past reports have revealed that the Honor 50 may sport a 50-megapixel main camera and it may carry support for 66W rapid charging. Probably, it could be powered by the same Snapdragon 778G chip. The Honor 50 Pro+ is said to be powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC, but it is not clear whether it will break cover on June 16.

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Honor, the company that became independent from Huawei earlier this year, has scheduled a launch event in China on 16th June to announce its flagship smartphone lineup in the form of the Honor 50 series.

The brand is expected to launch the Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro along with the Honor 50SE, Honor X20SE, and Honor Play 20. Now, ahead of the launch, the phones have been listed on JD.com, revealing the design.

Based on the renders surfaced online, the Honor 50 will come with a punch-hole cutout in the center of the screen to house the front-facing camera. On the other hand, the Honor 50 Pro features a pill-shaped cutout in the top-left corner of the screen that is likely to pack two camera sensors.

Recently, Honor shared an official render of the Honor 50 series, showcasing the back panel which confirms that the devices will come in four color options — Black, Green, Pink, and Silver. Along with that, the company also confirmed Chinese actor and model Gong Jun as the brand ambassador for the Honor 50 series in China.

Both the upcoming smartphones, the Honor 50 and the Pro variant will come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G chipset. The standard model is likely to have a 50-megapixel primary camera and have 66W fast charging while the Pro model will pack a 100-megapixel primary snapper in the quad-camera configuration and come with support for 100W fast charging technology.

Honor is also expected to announce the Honor 50 Pro+ powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset and Honor 50SE but it is not yet confirmed if these phones will be launched at the event on 16th June or at a later date.

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Earlier today, we got a look at the rear design of the Honor 50 series via official renders released by the manufacturer. Now a leaker has revealed renders that show what the front of the Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro and they are different.

The Honor 50 will have a centered punch hole as seen in the render below shared on Weibo by Digital Chat Station. The second image is of the Honor 50 Pro and its own punch hole is not only larger as a result of being home to two cameras but is positioned at the top left corner of the screen just like that of the Honor V40.

At the moment, we do not know if the second front-facing camera is an ultrawide angle camera or a color temperature sensor like that of the Honor V40

The image also shows that the Honor 50 has a speaker grille at the top, a feature missing on the pro model. Both displays are curved and both devices have their power and volume control buttons on the right side.

The Honor 50 series will launch with a Snapdragon 778G processor and run Magic UI 5 based on Android 11 out of the box. There will be a third model called the Honor 50 SE but we don’t know the chipset that powers it. It has also been reported that the Honor 50 will have support for 66W fast charging while the Honor 50 Pro will support 100W fast charging.

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Honor will be announcing the Honor 50 series of smartphones on June 16 in China. Today, the company released a new poster to reveal the rear design of the smartphone. At the same time, a tipster from China shared a Geekbench listing of the device.

As seen in the poster, a popular Chinese actor and model named Gong Jun will endorse the Honor 50 series in China. Another poster, which showcases the color variants of the Honor 50 series is now doing rounds on social platforms. It reveals that the lineup will be available in black, green, pink, and silver colors.

The poster also reveals that the Honor 50 lineup will come with a 100-megapixel camera. It will also feature a curved screen and support for 100W fast charging.

The handset has appeared with its RNA-AN00 model number on the Geekbench benchmarking site. The listing reveals that it runs on Android 11 OS, and it is equipped with 8 GB of RAM as well as a Qualcomm chip that has a base frequency of 1.80GHz. While the listing does not explicitly mention the name of the chip, the tipster claimed that it is fuelled by the Snapdragon 778G SoC.

Speculations have it that the Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro will be equipped with Snapdragon 778G. The former may come with a 50-megapixel main camera and 66W charging, while the latter may come with a 100-megapixel camera and 100W charging. The lineup is also expected to include two more phones such as Honor 50 SE and Honor 50 Pro+. The latter is said to be powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC, but it is not clear whether it will be announced on June 16.

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Earlier today (4th June 2021), it was officially announced that the company’s new spokesperson for the Honor 50 series will be revealed next week on Monday, which is 7th June 2021, with the company also sharing a slight teaser video as well.

On the company’s official Weibo account, a Chinese microblogging website, a short video teaser was shared. This video showcased the upcoming device’s silhouette along with the brand’s new spokesperson. As of right now, it is unknown who the new spokesperson will be, but many netizens have speculated that this person will be the Chinese actor, Gong Jun, who also recently starred in a popular drama in the region. The actor was also ranked among the top 50 in the May 2021 New Artist list in China, arriving second in the list.

Furthermore, the upcoming series will feature the company’s latest flagship and is set for a launch date of 16th June 2021. In the lineup, the Chinese tech giant will be launching the base Honor 50, which will feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC, along with the Pro variant that offers the top end Snapdragon 888 processor. So stay tuned for more, as we will be covering the upcoming launch conference and offering updates when additional information is available regarding this matter.

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Honor is all set to announce the Honor 50 series of smartphones in China on June 16. Reports have revealed that the series will offer three devices such as the Honor 50 SE, Honor 50, and Honor 50 Pro. GSMArena has shared high-resolution renders of the Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro to showcase the rear appearance of both smartphones.

The Honor 50 has a gradient blue-colored back features a 50-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture. The black model that has a 108-megapixel camera is the Honor 50 Pro with an f/1.8 aperture.

Both phones have two cameras in the second ring. Unfortunately, there is no word on their configurations. In the previous month, live images of an alleged Honor 50 series phone had appeared online. It featured the main camera in the first ring and its second ring had a periscope zoom lens along with another camera. There is a possibility that those images could be fake, or they may belong to the Honor 50 Pro+ handset.

The publication claims that the Honor 50 lineup will focus on vlogging. Hence, it is expected to offer top-notch videography features. As far as specs are concerned, the rumor mill is yet to share any information about the Honor 50 series.

Probably, the Honor 50 will debut as the world’s first phone powered by the Snapdragon 778G mobile platform. Recently, two Honor phones with model numbers NTH-AN00, JLH-AN00, and RNA-AN00/RNA-TN00 were recently seen at the 3C certification site of China. The RNA model was seen with a 100W charger, whereas the other two models were spotted with a 66W charger. These handsets may belong to the Honor 50 series.

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The Honor 50 series will launch on June 16 in China. Prior to this announcement, we have heard that there will be two devices – the Honor 50 and the Honor 50 Pro. It turns out there is a third model called the Honor 50 SE.

The info comes from Teme (@RODENT950), who is known for his Huawei and Honor-related leaks. A tweet posted earlier today revealed that the Honor 50 series will include the Honor 50 SE, the Honor 50, and the Honor 50 Pro.

Honor 50 series is coming,
Honor 50 SE
Honor 50
Honor 50 Pro #Honor50 pic.twitter.com/UbUXNALiiz

— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) June 1, 2021

Unfortunately, the specs of the device are not known nor do we have an idea of what it will look like. However, the Honor 50 SE should be a sort of Lite model priced under the Honor 50.

The Honor 50 Pro will come with a Snapdragon 778G processor while the Honor 50 is expected to come with a Dimensity 1200 processor. There is a possibility that the SE model will have a MediaTek chipset too. All three phones should run Magic UI 5.0 based on Android 11 out of the box.

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Honor, the smartphone maker which went independent earlier this year, has confirmed that its upcoming device, the Honor 50 series, will be officially launched in China on 16th June.

Earlier, the company had confirmed that the Honor 50 will come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC. We expect the Pro variant of the smartphone to pack the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset.

The smartphone brand has also received permission to start using Google Mobile Services on its devices and a recent tweet by Honor Germany confirmed that the Honor 50 series will have support for GMS, paving way for the global debut of the device.

Based on the leaks so far, it appears that the phone features a large pill-shaped camera module in the top-left corner that holds two large circles. The top circle packs a single camera sensor — the primary one while the bottom circle has a periscope zoom lens and a third camera sensor.

As per the leaks, the smartphone will be made available in three color options — Yellow, Blue, and Purple. There could be a few more colors but we will know about it when the phones go official. The Honor branding on the back is also much smaller than its predecessors.

Soon after splitting from Huawei, Honor started talks with other companies and suppliers as it could source components from companies that were banned to do so when Honor was a part of Huawei. The company has received a nod to do business with Qualcomm, Intel, AMD, Google, and more, which is still not possible for Huawei due to the U.S. sanctions.

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Following Honor’s split from Huawei, we expected there will be changes in the former’s business model. Now those changes have come, as a new leak from a reliable source has revealed that Honor has revamped its product lineup.

The source of the info is Teme (特米) who goes by @RODENT950 on Twitter. He is known for his Huawei and Honor-related leaks and has a great track record so far. Nevertheless, we advise that until there is an official confirmation, you should take the info with a pinch of salt.

According to the leaker, Honor will only have one flagship line now, a reduction from the three it had before. For those who don’t know, the three Honor flagship lines are the Honor Magic series, Honor V series, and the Honor Numerical series (Honor 10, Honor 20, Honor 30 series).

Honor is revamping its phone series and now it has only 1 premium flagship series instead of the previous 3.
Premium high end series is Magic
Premium mid-range is Digital
Mid-range is X
Low end is Play
V series is discontinued such as Note. #Honor pic.twitter.com/iDD3sQ5J67

— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) May 24, 2021

Going forward, the Magic series will be its only premium/high-end/flagship line. We already know Honor has two Magic phones planned for this year – the Honor Magic 3 and a foldable Magic phone that has been reported will launch as the Magic X.

The Honor Numerical (Digital) series such as the upcoming Honor 50 series will be its premium mid-range line while the Honor X series (Honor X10) will remain its mid-range line. The Honor Play line will now be its budget/low-end/entry-level line. We have already seen that the Honor Play series is no longer a premium mid-range line with phones like the Honor Play 20 and the Honor Play 5T, though the Honor Play5 is a proper mid-range device with its OLED display, 66W fast charging support, and 64MP quad cameras.

The Honor V series which is sold outside China as the Honor View series is said to have been discontinued like the Honor Note series. This means the Honor V40 and Honor V40 Lite are the last of the V series.

What do you think of the new lineup? Let us know in the comment box below.

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The Honor 50 series is highly anticipated especially for international fans of the Honor brand. Last week, the manufacturer confirmed that the upcoming smartphone series will be powered by the newly announced Snapdragon 778G processor. Now, it has also confirmed that the phones will have Google Mobile Services.

The info was confirmed by the official Honor Germany Twitter account as a reply to a question asking if the Honor 50 series will have Google Mobile Services. This is definitely good news for Honor fans across the globe. Also, considering the original tweet was about the Honor 50 series, it is safe to say that the phones will be announced in Germany.

Ja, das können wir bestätigen. Aber pssst, soll noch eine Überraschung werden

— HonorDE (@HonorGermany) May 21, 2021

Last year, Huawei sold Honor to Zhixin New Information Technology Co. Ltd, a consortium formed by agents and dealers of the Honor brand and Shenzhen Smart City Development Group Co. Ltd. Following the transfer of the brand to new owners, Honor has been in talks with American companies it was previously banned from conducting business with when it was still owned by Huawei. Some of those companies include Qualcomm and Google – the former for its chipset, and the latter for its mobile services for devices sold outside China.

With the recent announcements, we now know the talks went well and Honor can now do business with these companies and others that it was previously barred from by the U.S. government.

The Honor 50 series is yet to get a launch date but we are sure the launch will happen soon, rather than later.

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The HONOR 50 series is coming soon and it has been confirmed that the series will be powered by the Snapdragon 778G processor. Ahead of the launch date which is yet to be announced, alleged live photos of the phone have been posted on the internet.

The renders were shared on Weibo by @菊厂影业Fans and they show the phone in three color variants including a yellow one that has a bit of green. While none of the images show the front of the device, we get a good look at the rear which is curved and is home to an unusual camera design.

HONOR has dropped the rectangular camera housing of the HONOR 30 for a large pill-shaped one that holds two large circles. Inside the top circle is a single large camera sensor, this should be the primary camera; while the bottom one houses a periscope zoom lens and a third camera sensor. The area around the camera housing has a glistening finish that matches the color of the phone.

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The HONOR 50 will be available in Yellow, Blue, and Purple and we are glad the Honor branding on the back is much smaller than the humongous one that graced the back of its predecessor.

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Qualcomm has a 2-day 5G summit that kicks off today. It is expected to announce new developments and also new partnerships, one of which is with the former Huawei subsidiary, HONOR.

A tweet posted by the official Qualcomm account has said that its collaboration with HONOR will be announced at the 5G Summit. The tweet was also retweeted by the official HONOR account.

Stay tuned for more #Qualcomm #HONOR #GoBeyond https://t.co/dhqF0XoTGc

— HONOR (@Honorglobal) May 19, 2021

While we wait for that announcement, the phone maker has confirmed that its upcoming HONOR 50 series will be powered by the Snapdragon 778G. XDA-Developers reports that the news was announced by Fang Fei, the president of the product line department, HONOR Device Co., Ltd.

“Through close collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, the Snapdragon 778G Mobile Platform will power our brand-new HONOR 50 series, which will set a new design benchmark for HONOR, and deliver a transformative experience for our users.”

Although the above statement says that the HONOR 50 series will be powered by the chipset, there is a chance not all of the models will have this processor. A leak from last month had said that the HONOR 50 will have a Dimensity 1200 processor while the HONOR 50 Pro will have a Snapdragon processor.

The same source revealed that the HONOR 50 will launch this month while the pro version will be announced in July. Until there is an official announcement, it is best to take these dates with a pinch of salt.

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The HONOR 50 series is in the news for quite a while now. Ahead of the lineup’s launch, its features have started to emerge on the internet via leaks and certifications. But we are yet to learn more about these smartphones. That said, earlier today, a reliable tipster revealed one of the chipsets powering the HONOR 50 series.

The HONOR 50 series is rumored to include three devices, namely HONOR 50, HONOR 50 Pro, and HONOR 50 Pro+. But some reports say there will not be a Pro+ model. However, the entire specs of this handset have already been exposed by Master Lu, a popular Chinese benchmark platform.

Anyway, talking about the new leak by Digital Chat Station, one of the smartphones in the HONOR 50 series will be powered by an unreleased Qualcomm Snapdragon SM7325 platform. As per him, the chipset will debut first on this lineup. Unfortunately, he did not specifically mention the model that will be housing this SoC.

For those unaware, this is not the first time we are hearing about SM7325. According to Roland Quandt (popular leaker), this SoC will be a toned-down version of the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 775G. 

As per the leakster, this SoC will include a tri-cluster octa-core CPU consisting of a prime core, three performance cores, and four power-efficiency cores clocked at 2.7GHz, 2.4GHz, and 1.8GHz respectively.  This chipset will support up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM but Qualcomm already has test platforms with up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage.

According to previous reports, two of the HONOR 50 series handsets will bear the model numbers NTH-AN00 and NRA-AN00 respectively. The former will support 66W fast charging, whereas the latter will have 100W fast charging support. 

Lastly, the vanilla HONOR 50 is said to feature a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC. On the other hand, the HONOR 50 Pro is tipped to house a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC. But going by the leak, both may come with Qualcomm chipset.

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The HONOR 50 series is expected to launch soon. Ahead of its release, the features of these phones have begun to pop on the internet. Their design as well as some specs leaked in the past few days. Now, these handsets have started receiving essential certifications as well.

According to popular leakster Digital Chat Station, two HONOR 5G smartphones have been certified by China’s 3C. As per the listings, these phones bear the model numbers NTH-AN00 and NRA-AN00 respectively.

Interestingly, the tipster does not call these devices the HONOR 50 series. But for some reason, other publications believe them to be HONOR 50 and HONOR 50 Pro respectively.

Anyway, the listings say that NTH-AN00 (possible HONOR 50) will ship with an HW-110600C00 66W charger. This is the same power adapter that comes bundled with the HONOR V40 series. In other words, the HONOR 50 will support 66W fast charging.

On the other hand, NRA-AN00 (possible HONOR 50 Pro) will come with an all-new HN-200500C00 100W charger. Hence, the HONOR 50 Pro could be the first smartphone from the brand to support 100W fast charging. 

As per another tipster, the 100W charging on the HONOR 50 Pro could be based on Qualcomm Quick Charge 5. However, there’s no concrete proof for this claim.

That said, according to previous reports, the HONOR 50 series will sport two circular modules for rear cameras. The vanilla HONOR 50 is expected to feature a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC, whereas the HONOR 50 Pro is said to powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC.

Last but not least, some alleged specs of mysterious HONOR 50 Pro+ have leaked too.

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The HONOR 50 series in the news for quite a while now. This new smartphone lineup from the former HUAWEI sub-brand is said to feature a new design. This design even got leaked in April. Now, weeks later, yet another render of the HONOR 50 series appears with more details.

A report from April exposed the design of the upcoming HONOR 50 series. The lineup is expected to include two giant circular modules for its rear cameras. This camera layout will be similar to the one present on the HONOR V40 series and the HUAWEI nova 8 series.

Now, a new render shared by ZEALER on Weibo sheds more light on the design of the HONOR 50 series. The lineup is said to include three handsets, namely HONOR 50, HONOR 50 Pro, and HONOR 50 Pro+. But unfortunately, the exact phone in the render is a mystery.

Anyway, as per the render, this device will feature three cameras. The large primary sensor will be housed inside the top circle, whereas a secondary periscope zoom camera and a tertiary sensor will be nested inside the bottom circle.

Lastly, according to the Weibo account that posted this render, this color variant of the phone will be called ‘Jifeng Blue’ (translated).

As per previous reports, the vanilla HONOR 50 will be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC. On the other hand, the HONOR 50 Pro will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset. Additionally, alleged specs of HONOR 50 Pro+ leaked late last month.

The leaked specifications of the HONOR 50 Pro+ suggest a quad-camera setup. Hence, the handset in this new render could be either the HONOR 50 or the HONOR 50 Pro.

Last but not least, there’s no concrete launch timeline for the HONOR 50 series yet.

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Earlier this year, the Honor V40 series was launched, which arrives as the company’s first flagship handset since its independence from its former parent firm Huawei. Now, a new leak has revealed the supposed specifications for an upcoming premium grade device from the brand that is the Honor 50 Pro+.

According to a new leak from Master Lu on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website, the device will arrive with top notch specifications. On the social media post, multiple images of a supposed spec sheet was shared. This revealed that the device will arrives with a 6.79 inch display that supports 2K resolution and 120Hz high refresh rate. On the front, a dual punch hole selfie camera would also be found. Under the hood, the Honor 50 Pro+ features LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage.

This smartphone will be powered by a large 4,400mAh battery pack that supports 66W fast charging and 50W wireless charging. This device will also arrive with IP68 water and dust proof. Furthermore, the handset will also feature Qualcomm’s high end Snapdragon 888 processor as well. For photography, the high end Honor 50 series smartphone will feature a quad camera module on the read, with a 50 megapixel primary sensor paired with a 13 megapixel ultra wide angle lens, 8 megapixel telephoto camera and another ToF lens

On the front, the dual punch hole camera will house a 32 megapixel primary selfie shooter and another 8 megapixel sensor as well. Unfortunately, this is still an unconfirmed report so take it with a pinch of salt for now. The upcoming flagship series is set to be announced in May 2021. So stay tuned for more, as we will be providing updates when additional information is available or when other leaks surface.

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