Looks like the Honor 9 will be getting a whole new set of colour options soon and they are going to be attractive. That is if the leaked photos of the Honor flagship in different colour options which have appeared severally on Weibo are real. The Honor 9 was launched about a month ago and was officially available in four colour variants –  Sea Blue, Amber Gold, Black and Seagull Gray colour, with the Black variant only becoming available a couple of weeks back.

The Honor 9 proved to be a popular smartphone and reportedly sold more than one million units in just 28 days globally. which is a record for the Honor brand. Huawei is perhaps trying to consolidate on the strong outing the device is enjoying in the market with the addition of three more variants. The colours are likely shades of green, orange and pink and obviously, they are targeted at the female folks who are more attracted to bright colours.

Read More: Rumor: Bezel-less Honor Note 9 To Use Kirin 670 Based on 12nm Process

As far as the specs go, the Honor 9 features a 5.15-inch  1080p display and is powered by a Krin 960 chip. The processor is backed by either a 4GB RAM or 6 GB RAM. It also comes with a 64GB or 128GB storage variant. On the camera end, the Huawei Honor 9 comes with a 20MP + 12MP dual camera setup at the rear while there is an 8MP shooter up front. The device gets its power from a 3200mAh battery and runs EMUI 5.1 based on Android Nougat

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Huawei’s Honor brand is proving to be a very lucrative cash cow for the company. It has been from one success story to the other for the Honor brand and the Honor 9 which was launched about a month ago has joined the winning party. Honor’s President of its Business unit has revealed via a Weibo video post that the company has been able to sell up to 1 million units of the flagship model in less than a month.

According to the Weibo post, the Honor 9 shipment surpassed 1 million units in just 28 days. The Honor president also disclosed in his post that the number of patronages was far beyond their expectations, thus leading to regular shortages of the model. He also disclosed that they would increase productivity while sticking to the high quality the brand is known for. This figure is only for the Honor 9 shipment in China and does not include the sales in Europe which is also ongoing.

Read More: The Huawei Honor 9 Is Now Available in Europe

The Honor 9 offers a lot of what the high-end flagship phones do right now, but for a much lower price. The model comes with a great design, fantastic performance and lots of nice touches which make it an impressive and affordable phone. As a reminder, the Huawei Honor 9 features a  5.15-inch 1080p display and is powered by a Hisilicon Kirin 960 chip with 4GB /6GB RAM as well as 64GB /128GB storage versions. The device also packs a 3200mAh battery and a dual 20MP + 12MP camera similar to the Mate 9 and Huawei P10’s but without the Leica branding while at the front, there is an 8MP sensor. Apart from  The Honor 9 comes in Sea Blue, Amber Gold, Black and Seagull Gray colours and starts at 2299 Yuan (∼$338).

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Huawei Honor 8 turned out to be a successful upper mid-range smartphone for the brand and it was important for its next generation model, the Honor 9 to continue its success. Considering this, the new model has retained the basic design and features of the Honor 8 and added a few extra elements to make it a bit special.

For example, in the design department, the Honor 9 comes with a 3D curved back made out of glass. The frame is made out of metal to keep the phone sturdy. One of the highlights of the Honor 8 was the reflective back and the same continues in the new generation model.

The curved glass is not the only change at the back. The Honor 9 makes subtle changes in the arrangement of the dual tone LED flash as well as laser focus, as now they are stacked one above the other. Also, the fingerprint sensor is moved to the front, integrated into the home button just like the Huawei P10. Despite these changes, the basic form factor of the phone remains the same and you’ll easily recognize that the phone is from the Honor family by just looking at its design.

The phone comes in multiple color options, including black, amber gold and the popular sea blue. However, the brand has added a new color option for the Honor 9 this year — Seagull Gray and it looks beautiful. As you can see in the Honor 9 hands on images, we have got the Seagull Gray model with us.

The display is vibrant and the touch is responsive. The bezels on the sides are thin and even the black borders (which we all hate) are super thin, thereby not interfering with your display experience.  You can actually check out the quality of the display in our Honor 9 hands on video added below.

The phone has similar dimensions as the Honor 8 — 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.5 mm and it still is lightweight at 155 grams. The curved back helps in the ergonomics and the 5.15-inch compact display ensures that it’ll be easy to use the phone one handed.

The EMUI 5.1 based on Android 7 running on the Honor 9 is snappy, without any lag. The fluid experience is also due to the powerful Kirin 960 that powers the phone along with 6GB of RAM inside. There are two storage options for the 6GB variant, 64GB and 128GB. There’s another 4GB RAM model with 64GB of storage. Storage on the phone shouldn’t be an issue since it comes with hybrid SIM card slot that uses SIM2 as MicroSD card slot whenever needed.

The sound quality of the phone is also supposed to be excellent as the Hi-Fi chip is said to be tuned by Rainer Maillard. The quality was good but we haven’t tested out the sound output in detail, so we’ll reserve our judgement for our detailed review.

The speakers, USB Type-C, and the headphone jack are all located at the bottom of the phone. You can take a look at the Mi 6 for comparison, lying on top on the Honor 9.

As for the dual cameras, the Huawei Honor 9 comes with the same setup as the Huawei P10 — 12MP main RGB camera along with a 20MP monochrome sensor. However, the Honor model lacks the Leica branding. But you get a lot of features in the camera department like moving picture mode (similar to live photos on iPhone) and portrait mode (for bokeh effect on portraits). There’s also hybrid zoom (as clearly mentioned at the back of the phone) for clear, lossless zoom.

Other features of the phone include NFC, IR port on top, and 3200mAh battery.

The phone starts at 2299 Yuan ($338) for the 4GB model and 2699 Yuan ($397) for the 6GB + 64GB model in China. You can get it for an extra premium price at several resellers online.

So, what do you think about the phone’s design?

Meanwhile, check out some bonus Huawei Honor 9 vs Xiaomi Mi 6 photos below.

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Huawei‘s elite Honor brand yesterday launched the Honor 9 flagship in China and immediately the device opened for reservation on Jingdong. Barely 2 hours after, the Honor 9 reservation is almost getting to 400,00, pegged at 365,066 as at the time we grabbed the screen shot from Jingdong. In a few minutes, the figure had reached 367,349.

Apart from Jingdong, the Honor 9 would also go on sale via Huawei Mall (Vmall), Lynx, Suning and on Amazon.cn  but the data is just for Jingdong alone. What this implies is that the Honor 9 reservation may just be over 1 million presently. Thankfully, Huawei hinted that the Honor 9’s release was delayed in order for the company to increase the produced stock before its launch. So, even though the reservations may not translate into sales or demand but the figures show the demand would be high and there is just a good deal of stock to satisfy the demand. The Honor 9 is still expected to be sold out in seconds, though, when it goes on sale.

Read Also: The Honor 9 is Official: 3D Glass Back, Kirin 960, Hi-Fi Audio & Dual Cameras

As a reminder, the Huawei Honor 9 features a  5.15-inch 1080p display and is powered by a Hisilicon Kirin 960 chip with 4GB /6GB RAM as well as 64GB /128GB storage versions. The device also packs a 3200mAh battery and a dual 20MP + 12MP camera similar to the Mate 9 and Huawei P10’s but without the Leica branding. Up front is an 8MP sensor. The Honor 9 comes in Sea Blue, Amber Gold, Black and Seagull Gray colours and starts at 2299 Yuan (∼$338).

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Almost  year ago, Huawei released the Honor 8 to worldwide acclaim. It received positive reviews in the West for its combination of an impressive build quality, flagship performance and affordable price tag. Today, the Honor 8 gets a worthy successor in form of the Honor 9

Honor 9 Design

The Honor 9 improves greatly on the design of its predecessor. It still maintains that beautiful mixture of metal and glass but its now curvier. Thanks to the 3D glass back that replaced the 2.5D glass on the Honor 8.

The reflective back makes a comeback on the Honor 9 too. The design became popular with the Honor 8 and has been adopted by Xiaomi fr the Mi 6 and by HTC for the U 11 this year. Though HTC takes it to another level and calls it Liquid Surface.

Honor 9 Specs

The Honor 9 has a 5.15-inch Full HD display. It is powered by the Kirin 960 and comes with 6GB of RAM and either 64B or 128GB of storage. There is also a 4GB RAM + 64GB model.

The rear mounted-fingerprint scanner has been moved to the front, doubling as a home button beneath the display. The Honor 9 also has a Hi-Fi audio chip tuned by Grammy Award winner, Rainer Mailard. Honor says listening to audio files is like listening to a live performance. There is NFC, an audio jack and a 3200mAh battery on board.

The phone runs Huawei’s EMUI 5.1 which is based on Android 7 and features a bunch of intelligent features such as resource allocation management and smart prediction.

Honor 9 Cameras

The Honor 9′  rear cameras are configured the same way as the Huawei P10 but lack the Leica branding. It is a combination of a 20MP monochrome sensor and a 12MP RGB sensor. The cameras have what is called hybrid zoom which lets you zoom in on objects and not lose details. There is a dual LED flash and a laser focus module right beside the cameras.

Honor says night shots will be superb thanks to the monochrome sensor that takes in more light. The Honor 9 will also be able to shoot images in portrait mode but not out of the box. The feature will come as a OTA update. The front camera is an 8MP f/2.0 sensor.

READ MORE: Huawei Unveils Y7 Prime with 4000mAh Battery and Snapdragon 435

Honor 9 Price and Availability

The Honor 9 will come in Sea Blue, Amber Gold, Black and a new Seagull Gray color. The 4GB RAM variant will be priced at ¥2299 (∼$338), the 6GB RAM + 64GB ROM model will go for ¥2699 (∼$397), and the 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM version will sell for ¥2999 (∼$441).

Pre-orders will start tomorrow and close on June 15 while official sale begins on June 16. Honor says the device will be available in sufficient quantities.

The 4GB version is already listed on Vmall and Honor says it will be available on Amazon.cn on July 11 and on the official Honor site and Suning on July 12.

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Huawei’s Honor brand had confirmed that it would be launching the  Honor 9 on June 12 in China. Ahead of that launch, the Honor 9 has reportedly appeared on Chinamobile’s website, open for booking or registration. The registration page also reveals some of the configuration of the Honor 9.

The listed specification is entirely similar with those that have featured in several leaks and the on TENAA too when the device was certified. Among the deails is the use of a 3D curved glass at the rear and we already know there is a 2.5D curved glass on the front. The camera specs is revealed as a 12MP + 20MP dual setup and rightly, a Hisilicon Kirin 960 chip will provide the firepower. The ChinaMobile listing also shows the presence of 6GB of RAM on the upcoming device. The TENAA listing reveals he presence of two RAM sizes of 4GB and 6GB.

Read More: Honor 9 Dual Camera Photo Leaked

In other specs, the Honor 9 comes with a 5.15-inch display with a resolution of 1980 x 1080p. The device comes with 64GB storage on both the 4GB and 6GB RAM models as no 128GB storage version is listed. The Honor was thought to run on the new EMUI 5.0, which is based on Android 7.0 Nougat but a new leak has revealed that at least one of the three main variants of the upcoming Honor 9 will be running the company’s proprietary UI based on artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Magic Live version 1.0.533.

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Huawei recently revealed that it would hold an event on June 12 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports centre where the Honor brand  is expected to release the Honor 9. The theme of the conference is beautiful and colorful and in that regard, the company had shared on Weibo a teaser a few days back which suggested that the Honor 9 would be launched in an array of beautiful colors.

Before now, we have gotten a few details of the Honor 9 and yet more are coming out. A Weibo user has now revealed that the Honor 9 would come with a glass body and a metal fuselage. The leaked details clearly show that the Honor model would be strikingly different from the Honor 8. The glass back is also expected to have some level of curvature

The Honor 9 is expected to pack a dual camera setup which had been revealed to be a 12MP + 20MP camera setup just like on the Mate 9 and Huawei P10, only that the camera won’t come with the Leica badge. The device’s appearance on TENAA also afforded us the opportunity to see its real photos and to get more detail of its specs. Te Honor 9 is expected to have two different models, one packing a 4GB RAM and another with 6GB of RAM. In terms of appearance, the Honor 9 comes with a 2.5D curved glass while the back is made with a curvier 3D glass design. It presents with a dimension of 147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45mm, weighing in at 155g.

Read More: Huawei Teaser Confirms The Honor 9 Launches on June 12 Alongside The Honor Band 3

Further, the Honor 9 comes with a 5.15-inch display with a resolution of 1980 x 1080p. The device is powered by an Octa-core 2.4GHz processor which is believed to be a Kirin 960 chip. The device comes with 64GB storage on both the 4GB and 6GB RAM models as no 128GB storage version is listed.The Honor phone is expected in six different attractive colors namely Gray, Yellow, Black, Silver, Blue and Purple. There are rumors of more color options such as Gold, Green and Pink joining the party as well.

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Huawei’s Honor 9 is expected as the company’s next “big thing” for this year. Huawei sure seems to have got a busy itinerary lined up for this year, obviously in its bid to retain its top 3 positions globally and perhaps, surpass the duo of Samsung and Apple who both occupy the first and second spot respectively. That is a tall order but they seem to be on course with the launch of the P10, P10 Plus, Honor V9 and Honor 8 Lite. There are talks of the Huawei Honor 9 joining the list soon as the company is rumored as planning to release the Honor 9 on June 27 in a conference billed to take place in Berlin, Germany.

While we cannot account for the veracity of the claim, the Honor 9 continues to edge towards a possible release as it has reportedly gotten network license certification by China’s telecoms certification agency, TENAA. Three new Huawei models with model numbers STF-AL10, STF-AL00 and STF-TL10 were recently revealed to have gotten network approval and they are believed to be the Honor 9 models.

This joins earlier rumors that the Honor 9 has also gotten radio transmission approval and had also been 3C certified. The 3C certification shows the device will have support for 9V/2A fast charge. Also, Huawei’s Honor president Zhao Ming George seems to have debunked rumors that the Honor 9 will not have a 3.5mm audio jack. The Honor president’s latest comments, coupled with an earlier one also on Weibo, thus means the Honor 9 will likely feature a 3.5mm audio jack after all.

Read Also: Huawei Honor 9 Arriving with 20MP + 12MP Dual Rear Cameras Like Mate 9, May Launch at June End

The Honor 9 is said to come with a double glass design on top of a metal body. The device is also expected with a Kirin 960 chip as well as a dual camera setup which is said to be a 12MP + 20MP combination but not with the Leica badge. other likely features include a 4GB/ 6GB RAM, 64GB/128GB storage models, two-color warm flash, laser focus and a 3200mAh battery.

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With up to two flagship devices in its kitty at the moment, Huawei still has no intention of calling it quit or slowing down in its race to a strong finish at the end of the year. The company’s soon-to-be bride is likely the Honor 9 which has been the subject of a couple of leaks and rumours.

The latest rumor surrounding the Huawei Honor 9 borders on its launch date. Latest rumour from some internet users in China is that the Honor 9 would be launched specifically on June 21 with some saying June 20. Before now we’ve heard rumors of the Honor 9 launching towards the end of June with no specific date set but the launch date is  featured on this latest rumor. Now, we cannot be so sure about the rumored launch date as Huawei is yet to issue an official statement on that.

The Honor 9 is expected with the same 12MP+20MP dual camera setup just as the Mate 9 packs but the Leica badge won’t likely feature on this model. In addition, the Honor 9 is said to be tailored to the Xiaomi Mi 6’s design and specs. The leaked images of the device show a striking similarity between the two and the specs seems to align as well. The Huawei Honor 9 is expected with a 5.2 inches display and will be powered by a Kirin 960 backed by 6GB of RAM.

Read More: Alleged Honor 9 Renders Surface Online, Looks Like the Mi 6

The Honor 9 had also appeared on China’s 3C for certification. From the 3C appearance, the Honor 9 is suspected to be the models STF-AL10, STF-AL00, STF-TL10 which would likely come with support for 5VDC / 2A or 9VDC / 2A charge output. The flagship is also expected with a front fingerprint sensor instead of the rear-mounted stock. The Honor 9 is also rumoured to come priced at 2499 Yuan for the base model. Why do I have a feeling the Honor 8 will be up to take on the Xiaomi Mi 6? We, apart from the specs that almost match each other,  except for a difference in processor type, the Mi 6 and Honor 9 are said to have similar designs. We can’t be so sure about that, though.

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