Honor 80 Series Roundup: Specs, Design and Pricing

Leo Wong De Quan — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 16:31:12 +0000

Honor is holding a major launch event for its highly anticipated Honor 80 series of affordable flagship smartphones in China on November 23th (Wednesday). These premium devices are successors to the Honor 70 series released earlier this year, and are leaked to consist of 3 models: the Honor 80 Pro, the Honor 80 SE and the standard Honor 80.

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Here at Gizmochina, our writers have rounded up all the official teasers and rumours in this simple article that you should know about the upcoming Honor 80 series.

Honor 80 Pro

The Honor 80 Pro Plus will be the company’s first flagship to feature Qualcomm’s highly regarded Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 mobile SoC. Built on TSMC 4nm fabrication process, the chipset promises up to 30% better performance, and up to 30% better power efficiency than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 on Samsung 4nm node last year. The SoC also brings support for 5G, WiFi 6E, as well as a stunning ISP for those amazing stills and videos.

Besides the fast SoC, the device is also said to support fast charging via a 100W wired connection, alongside a 5000 mAh battery. The device will also flaunt the industry’s first 160MP primary sensor among its flagship triple camera setup. The camera island will feature a prominent ‘8’ around the sides to signify that the device is Honor’s 8th generation of its flagship killer series.

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Meanwhile, the front of Honor 80 Pro is a curved 120Hz AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1.5K for better power efficiency, and a centred pill-shaped cutout at the top of the screen, featuring a set dual front-facing 50MP selfie cameras.

The device will launch with Honor’s latest MagicOS user interface, with up to 12GB of RAM, and 512GB of internal storage. It is expected to launch from under 4500 RMB (632 USD) onwards.

Honor 80

The standard Honor 80 meanwhile will also sport the same curved 120Hz AMOLED screen design as its more premium sibling, with more midrange internals inside the device.

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The Honor 80 will instead sport Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 782G SoC, with support for only 66W fast wired charging. It is rumoured to be available with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage, and a rear Sony flagship primary sensor instead of the 160MP Samsung sensor found on the Pro. The front camera setup remains unknown, but it is expected to feature the same 50MP dual selfie lens like its Pro sibling.

The pricing of the Honor 80 is expected to start under 3000 RMB (422 USD) onwards.

Honor 80 SE
The most affordable bunch of the Honor 80 series is the Honor 80 SE. It will feature the recently announced Dimensity 1080 SoC found on other competing mid-rangers such as the Redmi Note 12 Pro and Realme 10 Pro+.

The device will come with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, alongside support for 66W wired fast charging. The front display will be flat a 120Hz AMOLED display, but its front camera specifications and rear camera setup are yet to be known. The design also not been teased nor announced by Honor at the time of writing this article.

The pricing of the Honor 80 SE is expected to start from 1700 RMB (239 USD) onwards.

For more details regarding the launch of the upcoming Honor 80 series, stay tuned to our coverage of the launch event here at Gizmochina on November 23rd this Wednesday!

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Upcoming Smartphones: Vivo X90 Series, Oppo Reno 9 Series, and More

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 09:40:26 +0000

There weren’t many smartphone launches for about a month. This is going to change in the next few days. Three are going to be three prominent events next week.

Chinese major brands Vivo, Honor, and Oppo have scheduled press conferences for the next week. They have confirmed to announce multiple phones at these events.

These products will be made official in China. They are expected to make their way to other markets later.

Let’s take a look at these handsets one by one.

Upcoming Smartphones Next Week

Vivo X90 Series

The Vivo X90 series launch event is scheduled for November 22 (Tuesday). It will begin at 7 PM GMT+8 and will be live-streamed on popular Chinese video streaming platforms and social media.

The lineup is expected to include three models, namely Vivo X90, Vivo X90 Pro, and Vivo X90 Pro Plus. The former two are said to be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9200 SoC, while the latter will house a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 underneath it.

All three phones are expected to come with a dedicated Vivo V2 ISP chip. Though they will have different camera setups, all of them will feature Zeiss T* coating lenses and software Zeiss image processing.

The Vivo X90 series is said to boot OriginOS 3 based on Android 13 and will carry support for 120W fast wired charging.

Honor 80 Series and Honor Magic Vs

Honor’s launch conference is planned for November 23 (Wednesday). It will start at 2:30 PM GMT+8. The event will be live-streamed on Chinese social media and video streaming platforms.

Honor has confirmed to unveil the Honor 80 series and Honor Magic Vs. The former is a lineup of upper mid-range smartphones, whereas the latter is a foldable phone.

At least two Honor 80 models are expected, such as Honor 80 and Honor 80 Pro. There could be a third one called Honor 80 Pro Plus. The former two are said to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 782G (unannounced) and Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen1 chipsets, respectively.

The Honor 80 Pro or Pro Plus is expected to feature dual 50MP front-facing cameras and a 160MP primary camera. On the other hand, the Honor Magic Vs will be a refreshed Honor Magic V with some spec upgrades.

Oppo Reno 9 Series

The Oppo Reno 9 series is scheduled to launch in China on November 24 (Thursday). The conference will be live-streamed on leading Chinese video streaming platforms and social media from 2:30 PM GMT+8.

The Oppo Reno 9 series is tipped to consist of three handsets, namely Oppo Reno 9, Oppo Reno 9 Pro, and Oppo Reno 9 Pro Plus. These three phones are said to be powered by Snapdragon 778G, Dimensity 8100-Max, and Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chips, respectively.

The vanilla and Pro variants will be backed by a 4,500mAh battery with support for 67W fast wired charging. While the Pro Plus model will house a 4,700mAh battery and carry support for 80W fast wired charging.

All three of them will flaunt a curved 120Hz display. However, only the Pro versions will come with the MariSilicon X ISP chip.

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