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Here’s How to Watch Honor 80 Series, Magic Vs Launch Event Live

Anurag — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:27:53 +0000

Honor is gearing up to launch the new Honor 80 series in China. The lineup will likely include Honor 80 Pro, the Honor 80 SE, and the standard Honor 80. Alongside the affordable flagships, the company will also be launching the new Honor Magic Vs foldable.

The launch event of the upcoming Honor 80 series as well as the Magic Vs foldable is scheduled to take place in China on 23 November. The company will live-stream the event on popular Chinese video streaming and social media platforms like Weibo. Readers will be able to watch the event live on Honor’s official Weibo handle by clicking here.

As mentioned, the Honor 80 series will include three handsets. The higher-end Honor 80 Pro is said to debut as the company’s first Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1-equipped smartphone. It is also expected to support 100W fast charging and pack a 5000 mAh battery. One of the device’s triple cameras may feature the industry’s first 160MP primary sensor.

The standard Honor 80 could be equipped with a Snapdragon 782G SoC and may support only 66W fast charging. It may feature a main camera equipped with a Sony sensor instead of the 160MP Samsung sensor found on the pro phone.

Affordable Honor 80 SE will likely have the Dimensity 1080 Soc at the helm. It will flaunt a 120Hz AMOLED display. The handset may arrive with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage, along with support for 66W wired fast charging.

Moving to the Honor Magic Vs foldable, it is expected to have almost the same design as its predecessor. It may get the same 6.45-inch outer display with a 21:9 aspect ratio and a 120Hz refresh rate. On the inside, it could sport a 7.9-inch OLED panel with 2272 x 1984 pixels of resolution, 381 PPI pixel density, and a 90Hz or 120Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, it will likely feature the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. Check out our Honor Magic Vs roundup for more details.

Honor 80 To Be Powered by a New Snapdragon 782G Soc, Pro Model Will Be Equipped With Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Viraj Gawde — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:24:55 +0000

Honor 80 series is confirmed to debut on November 23rd in China. The lineup is expected to comprise three devices. The brand will also announce the Honor Magic Vs foldable phone at the same event. Yesterday, Honor teased the front and rear design of the upcoming 80 series. The smartphone’s key specifications have surfaced in leaks and rumours in the past. The Honor 80 series will arrive as the successor to the Honor 70 series that debuted earlier this year.

Now in a new poster, Honor has confirmed the processor details of the Honor 80 and 80 Pro. The information is quite different compared to the past leaks. The regular model is teased to feature a new unannounced Snapdragon 782G processor. It is likely to go official at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit. Meanwhile, the Honor 80 Pro is confirmed to be powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC under the hood. It’s speculated that Honor will also announce the Honor 80 SE powered by Dimensity 1080 chipset.

The Honor 80 series is teased to come with a curved display featuring a pill-shaped camera cutout in the centre. The smartphones will retain the same pill-like camera module on the back panel along with water ripples pattern.

The Honor 80 series is tipped to feature 160MP primary camera on the back and 50MP dual front-facing snappers. It remains to be seen which among the three devices in the lineup will come with the rumoured lenses. The regular and SE models are expected to feature 66W charging whereas the Pro model will reportedly support 100W speed.

Honor announces flagship product launch event on November 23rd, Honor 80 series, Magic V2 expected

Viraj Gawde — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:21:20 +0000

Honor has officially announced that it is conducting a flagship product launch in China. The event is set to take place at 2:30 pm local time on November 23rd. Honor hasn’t explicitly revealed what it plans to launch at the upcoming event. We expect the brand to start sharing teasers in the coming days leading up to the launch event.

Reports suggest that Honor may unveil the Honor 80 series smartphones along with the Magic V2 foldable phone. The brand is also expected to announce Magic UI 7.0 at the event. Popular tipster Digital Chat Station also revealed that these will be three announcements at the upcoming event. To recall, the Honor 70 series and Honor Magic V debuted earlier this year.

As per rumours, the Honor Magic V2 is tipped to be a thinner and lighter device compared to its predecessor. It may be powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor and be backed by a 5,000mAh battery life. Apart from this, the device may not pack any major upgrades.

Coming to the Honor 80 series, it will comprise regular, Pro and Pro+ models. The design is said to be the key highlight of the upcoming offering. The standard variant is expected to be equipped with a Dimensity 1080 SoC whereas the Pro model will be powered by a Snapdragon 778G. The Honor 80 and 80 Pro are tipped to feature 64MP and 108MP primary camera sensors respectively. The Honor 80 lineup will also reportedly include a Pro+ model that is said to come with a 1.5K flexible curved AMOLED display, 200MP main lens, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, and 200W fast charging.