As expected, Huawei‘s sub-brand Honor launched its two new budget smartphones in the Indian market — Honor 7C and Honor 7A. The Honor 7C was originally launched in China in March while the Honor 7A was launched in China last month.

Both the smartphones — Honor 7A and Honor 7C are quite similar to each other, having minor differences in terms of display and the processor. While the Honor 7C features a 5.99-inch HD+ IPS LCD display, the Honor 7A sports 5.7-inch HD+ IPS LCD display. Both devices feature a full-screen display with 720 x 1440 pixels screen resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio.

Under the hood, the 7A is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor coupled with 3GB RAM. There’s also a 2GB RAM variant of the phone, but the company has not launched it in India. On the other hand, the 7C is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor and comes in two models — 3GB RAM and 4GB RAM.

The phones come with 32GB of internal storage, except for the 4GB RAM variant of 7C, which packs 64GB storage. However, all models come with a dedicated microSD card slot, enabling users to further expand the phone’s storage capacity.

The Honor 7C and Honor 7A, both smartphone feature same cameras on the back as well as the front. There’s a dual camera setup on the back, consisting a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. On the front side, the devices bear an 8-megapixel camera with a f/2.2 aperture and a soft selfie light.

Connectivity options on both smartphones include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with hotspot, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, Micro-USB, and 3.5mm headphone jack. Further, both devices feature a fingerprint sensor on the back panel and come with Face Unlock feature to added security.

As of the software, both 7C and 7A run on EMUI 8.0 based on Android 8.0 Oreo operating system out of the box and powered by the same 3,000mAh capacity battery.

In India, the Honor 7A is priced at Rs. 8,999 and will be available for purchase exclusively through online marketplace Flipkart from 29th May. On the other hand, the Honor 7C costs Rs. 9,999 for the 3GB RAM variant while the 4GB RAM model is priced at Rs. 11,999. It will be available exclusively through Amazon India from 31st May 31.

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Both the smartphones will be available in three color options — Black, Gold, and Blue. Apart from Flipkart and Amazon, both devices will also be available through the company’s official HiHonor online store.

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Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has officially introduced the Honor 7A smartphone. The budget phone comes with a full screen design, dual rear cameras and a starting price of 999 Yuan.

Honor 7A Specifications and Features

The Honor 7A has a compact body as it measures 152.4 x 73 x 7.8mm and it weighs 150 grams. It has a plastic and metal combination rear panel and it also features a metallic frame. The dual rear cameras and fingerprint reader reside on the rear panel of the Honor 7A. It can be availed in three colors like Aurora Blue, Midnight Black and Platinum Gold.

The Honor 7A is fitted with an IPS LCD screen of 5.7 inches that offers an aspect ratio of 18:9. The screen delivers an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels. The screen is place under a layer of 2.5D curved glass.

The base model that does not feature a fingerprint scanner includes of 2 GB of RAM and an internal storage of 32 GB. On the other side, the higher comes with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage. It features a dedicated slot for adding a microSD card.

Both the variants of the Honor 7A are driven by Snapdragon 430 chipset. It is fueled by 3,000mAh battery with intelligent power management feature.

The backside of the Honor 7A features 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual camera setup. However, the base model only features a single rear camera of 13-megapixel. The Honor 7A offers photography modes such as bokeh effect, beauty mode, aperture mode, watermark mode, smile capture and AR stickers. The frontside of the Honor 7A features f/2.0 aperture 8-megapixel selfie camera with LED flash. The front camera is also enabled with support for face detection that unlock the phone by identifying 1,024 facial features.

Honor 7A is built to deliver impressive audio performance as it is equipped with an extra-large speaker and smart power amplifier chip that can produce an audio output of 88 decibels. The other audio features of the Honor 7A include Histen 3D audio by Huawei and Party Mode that allow multiple users of 7A phones to connect via NFC to play the same music. The other features of the Honor 7A include 3.5mm audio jack, microUSB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-SIM support, 4G VoLTE, GPS and GLONASS. The handset is running on EMU 8.0, a customized version of Android 8.0 Oreo.

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Honor 7A Pricing and Availability

The Honor 7A standard edition featuring 2 GB RAM + 32 GB of storage is priced at 799 Yuan (~$127). The higher variant with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage carries a pricing of 999 (~$159) Yuan. The official sales of the Honor 7A will begin at 10:08 AM in China through various channels like Huawei Mall, Lynx, Jingdong, Suning, Vipshop and Gome.

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Huawei has officially confirmed that the Honor 7A will be officially showcased on April 2 through an official teaser published online. At the same time, new renders have surfaced on Slashleaks: they reveal the complete design of the new device, so we won’t have to wait until April 2 to know it perfectly. Huawei Honor 7A has a similar design to Honor 8 Pro with a full metal body, but, unlike its older brother, it sports an 18:9 display with narrower bezels on the upper and lower part of the front panel.

On the other hand, bezels at the sides do not seem to be so narrow. Above the display, we can clearly see a dual front camera equipped with a front-facing LED flash. On the rear side, there is a single camera with a LED flash. There is no fingerprint reader on this device, and that is why it will be a very affordable handset. According to reports, Honor 7A measures 152.4 x 73 x 7.8 mm and it boasts a 5.7-inch display with an HD resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels.

On the hardware side, it should have an octa-core Snapdragon 430 chipset by Qualcomm, 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. The front camera should have resolutions of 13 and 2 MP, while the rear camera will likely be a single sensor with a 13 MP resolution. At last, the battery should come with a capacity of 3000 mAh. According to the official teaser, the smartphone will sport stereo speakers and it will also support facial recognition for authentication. Given that there is a face with glasses in the photo, there is a chance that AR may play an important role among the features of the Honor 7A.

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Honor has officially confirmed that the Honor 7A (Honor Play 7A) will launch on April 2. The successor to the Honor 6A (6A Pro Europe) will come with big upgrades with respect to the design and specs.

An official poster hints at features like dual rear cameras, face unlock, and stereo speakers. Stereo speakers is a big deal since the Honor 7A is expected to be an affordable phone. The phone may also have AR features.

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The Honor 7A will come with an 18:9 display but the rest of the specs are still unknown. There are rumors it will have a 5.7” display, keep the Snapdragon 430 from the 6A, and have a 3,00mAh battery. It is also expected to come with an 8MP front facing camera and a 13MP + 2MP dual rear cameras.

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On March 21, Huawei had launched the 899 Yuan priced Honor 7C smartphone in China. It seems that the company is gearing up to introduce yet another budget-friendly phone as it has confirmed that it will be announcing a new phone with full screen design on March 26. It is speculated that Huawei’s sub-brand may launch the Honor 7A smartphone next Monday.

The following teasers have been shared by Honor on its official Weibo account. The Weibo post that accompanies it states that the handset would be priced under 1,000 Yuan. The presence of the letter A in the teaser suggest that the company launch the Honor 7A smartphone soon.

Some of the features of the rumored Honor 7A have been already leaked through the above teasers. The images reveal that the handset will be equipped with dual rear cameras, fingerprint scanner, Bluetooth, Face unlock, dual-SIM support, support for up to 256 GB microSD card and Android 8.0 Oreo OS.

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Apart from these features, no other information on the specs of the alleged Honor 7A have appeared through the rumor mill. Since the Honor 7C is selling with a pricing of 899 Yuan (~$142), the Honor 7A may cost 999 Yuan (~$158).

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