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Honor 9N with 19:9 display and Kirin 659 SoC to go on sale in India tomorrow for the first time

Jeet — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 19:40:21 +0000

Last week, Honor launched its latest budget smartphone in the Indian market — Honor 9N, which is the rebranded version of the Honor 9i (2018) launched in China last month. The smartphone will go on sale in India tomorrow for the first time and will be available for purchase via flash sales exclusively on Flipkart and HiHonor website.

The 3GB RAM + 32GB storage model is priced at Rs. 11,999, which roughly converts to $175. The 4GB RAM and 64GB storage model costs Rs. 13,999 (approx. $204) while the 4GB RAM and 128GB storage version is priced at 17,999 (approximately $262).

However, only two models with 4GB RAM will be available tomorrow on Flipkart and HiHonorStore at 12:00 PM IST, in two color options — Midnight Black and Sapphire Blue. As for the launch offers, there’s a Reliance Jio cashback worth Rs. 2,200 and 100GB additional data, along with up to Rs. 1,200 Myntra voucher.

The Honor 9N boasts a 5.84-inch Full HD+ display with screen resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels, 2.5D curved glass, and 19:9 aspect ratio. As is the current trend, the device features a notch on top of the display. Under the hood, the device will be powered by the company’s own Kirin 659 octa-core processor with Mali T830-MP2 graphics processor.

The 3GB RAM model has 32GB of internal storage while the 4GB RAM variant comes in two options for onboard storage — 64GB and 128GB. There’s also a microSD card slot that enables users to further expand the storage capacity up to 256GB. The smartphone will be powered by a 3,000mAh battery.

In terms of optics, the smartphone features a dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. Both of them have an aperture of f/2.2 and supports phase detection autofocus. On the front side, there’s also a 16-megapixel snapper for taking selfies.

There’s a fingerprint sensor on the back panel and the phone also supports Direct Face Unlock. It also has Game Suite that enables users to play games without interruptions of notifications and calls. The device has Quick Payments support via Paytm and the Party Mode is coming through a new update that enables to sync music with up to 7 devices.

The phone runs on Android 8.0 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box and with a layer of the company’s own custom interface EMUI 8.0. The company has also promised to roll out GPU Turbo to the smartphone in the future through an over-the-air update.

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Honor 9N with 19:9 display and dual rear cameras launched in India, price starts at Rs. 11,999 ($174)

Jeet — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 07:21:26 +0000

As promised, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has today launched its new smartphone in the Indian market — Honor 9N, which the rebranded model of the Honor 9i (2018) that was recently launched in China.

The Honor 9N comes in four color options — Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Lavender Purple and Robin Egg Blue. The smartphone will be available for purchase in India from 31st July exclusively through online marketplace Flipkart and Honor official store.

The smartphone comes with a 5.84-inch Full HD+ display with screen resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels, 2.5D curved glass, and 19:9 aspect ratio. As is the current trend, the device features a notch on top of the display. Under the hood, the device will be powered by the company’s own Kirin 659 octa-core processor with Mali T830-MP2 graphics processor.

In the camera department, the phone features a dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. Both of them have an aperture of f/2.2 and supports phase detection autofocus. On the front side, there’s also a 16-megapixel snapper for taking selfies.

It comes with Direct Face Unlock as well as a fingerprint sensor on the back that can be used to take photos, answer calls, stop the alarm, show notifications tray, etc. There’s a notification privacy feature that shows notifications only to the owner of the phone.

It also has Game Suite that enables users to play games without interruptions of notifications and calls. It also has Quick Payments support via Paytm and the Party Mode is coming through a new update that enables to sync music with up to 7 devices.

The device runs on Android 8.0 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box and with a layer of the company’s own custom interface EMUI 8.0 on top. The company has also promised to roll out GPU Turbo to the smartphone in the future through an over-the-air update.

The GPU Turbo technology, which was recently unveiled by Huawei, promises double-digit gains in performance and efficiency. The company claims that the technology provides 60 percent better graphics performance and 30 percent better SoC power consumption.

The 3GB RAM model of the Honor 9N is priced at Rs. 11,999 (approximately $174) while the 4GB RAM model is priced at Rs. 13,999, which roughly converts to $203. The 4GB RAM and 128GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 17,999, roughly $261. At this price range, the smartphone will be up against Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro, Oppo’s Realme 1, and Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1.

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Honor 9N launching in India on July 24 will be exclusively available via Flipkart

Jeet — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 12:10:14 +0000

Huawei’s sub-brand Honor is launching a new smartphone in the Indian market on July 24th. The company is bringing the Honor 9N, which is the rebranded version of the Honor 9i (2018) launched in China last month. Earlier, the phone was reported to come to India as Honor 9X.

The company has already sent out media invites for the launch of Honor 9N in India on July 24th. Now, the Chinese company has also confirmed that the smartphone will be available for purchase exclusively through online marketplace Flipkart.

Commenting on this, P Sanjeev, Vice-President Sales, Huawei India-Consumer Business Group, said:

We are delighted to announce that Flipkart will be our exclusive online sale partner for Honor 9N, our new smartphone. Accessibility to consumer is one of the most important aspect that we consider while launching a new product and this strategic partnership with Flipkart assures us of that.

Ayyappan Rajagopal, Senior Director, Mobiles at Flipkart, said:

We are thrilled to partner yet again with Honor to exclusively launch their latest smartphone, Honor 9N in India. This phone will definitely be a game changer in terms of the extraordinary design that it offers in the price segment.

The smartphone is expected to come with a 5.84-inch Full HD+ display with 2.5D curved glass and 19:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, the device will be powered by the company’s own Kirin 659 octa-core processor with Mali T830-MP2 graphics processor.

It will pack 4GB RAM and will be offered in two internal storage variants — 64GB and 128GB. There’s also a microSD card slot that enables users to further expand the storage capacity up to 256GB. In terms of optics, there’ll be a 13MP + 2MP dual rear cameras and a 16MP front-facing snapper for taking selfies.

The device will run Android Oreo operating system out-of-the-box and with a layer of company’s own custom interface EMUI 8.0. It will also come with fingerprint sensor on the back and support for Face Unlock. The smartphone will be powered by a 3,000mAh battery.

The Honor 9N is expected to be available in four color options — Black, Blue, Green, and Purple. In China, the Honor 9i (2018) starts at 1399 yuan (approximately $218) and we are expecting similar pricing in India as well. We’ll know the phone’s pricing and availability details when the device gets launched in India on 26th July.

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