Honor has officially launched the Honor Smart Screen X3 and Smart Screen X3i series of Smart TVs in the Chinese market as a successor to last year’s Honor Smart Screen X2.

The newly announced Honor Smart Screen X3 comes in two different screen sizes of 55-inch and 65-inch. The device has a starting price of 1,999 yuan (~$295) and will go on sale in China from 1st August.

The 55-inch model is priced at 2,299 yuan (~$340) but will be available at a discounted price of 1,999 yuan (~$295), while the 65-inch model costs 2,999 yuan (~$443) but will be available at a discounted price of 2,699 yuan (~$399).

The company has also introduced Honor Smart Screen X3i models available in three sizes — 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch, costing 1,999 yuan (~$295), 2,699 yuan (~$399), and 3,999 yuan (~$591), respectively. They will go on sale from 25th July at a discounted price of 1,699 yuan (~$251), 2,399 yuan (~$355), and 3,599 yuan (~$532) respectively.

The Honor Smart Screen X3 comes with a display that supports a screen resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels and a brightness of 200-300 nits. It also has DC Dimming and packs NdFeB speakers, which are claimed to be made of the same material as high-grade HIFI speakers.

Under the hood, the device is powered by a quad-core processor that has Cortex-A53 cores. In the memory department, it packs 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage.

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Huawei has officially announced that it would launch a new smart screen product on December 21. The company released a teaser poster which shows that the smart screen will among other things, usher in the ability to change the channel without the remote control.

Previous rumors had hinted that the Chinese tech giant was planning to announce a smart screen before the end of the month. A tipster also added that the product to be released in an entry-level device dubbed Huawei Smart Screen S series. The product is said to feature a 55-inch display size with a 60Hz refresh rate. The smart TV will also have 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage onboard.

In April this year, Huawei released a new smart screen V55i, equipped with AI smart eyes, support for Huawei Share smart multi-screen, Huawei Sound smart audio, and other functions. After that, in May, Honor released the Honor Smart Screen series, offering three versions of 65-inch, 55-inch, and 50-inch. We believe the new Smart Screen S series will also be available in different sizes.

Huawei also disclosed at the end of September that the Huawei Smart Screen will be the first batch of terminal products to upgrade to the new HarmonyOS 2.0. In October this year, Huawei’s smart screen series started to recruit for the new version of smart screen UX 2.0.

It is reported that the UX 2.0 user interface will bring functions similar to the operating system of smartphones to smart screen products, such as the pull-down notification center, which can more conveniently set some functions and parameters of the TV. UX 2.0 will also add multi-tasking and multi-device control.

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Honor has scheduled an event on 18th May where the company is expected to launch multiple products related to smarter living experience. While not much is known about devices getting launched during that event, the company’s president might have just hinted a couple of products.

Zhao Ming, President of Honor has released a new photo of his office on Weibo which seems to have teased the launch of at least two new products coming next week — a new tablet and a smart screen.

Honor Smart Screen, as the company prefers to call its smart TV, is clearly visible in the shared image. This hints at the arrival of a new Honor Smart Screen model in the market. Along with that, a tablet is also visible in the image if we zoom behind the flower pot.

While there’s no clear indication from the company about the launch of these two products, it certainly seems like Zhao Ming is teasing them for the upcoming launch event. However, we’d advise you to take this with a pinch of salt as currently it’s just a speculation.

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As mentioned, the company has announced a launch event on 18th May in China named Honor Smart Life where the company is expected to majorly focus on Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

While it remains to be seen what the company is planning to launch at this upcoming Honor event, it’s certain that the Chinese company will continue with its “1+8+n” strategy for the new products and will continue to have smartphone as a core or bridge between smart products to link each other.

Apart from the launch event on 18th May, the company has scheduled another launch event on 20th May where it’ll be launching the Honor X10 5G smartphone in China which is expected to be the cheapest 5G offering from the company so far.

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Honor is all set to launch a new product line at the Huawei Developers Conference 2019 on 10th August — Honor Smart Screen, which is basically a smart TV line. Now, ahead of the launch, the company has revealed it has received more than 100,000 reservations online for the upcoming product.

The Honor Smart Screen’s product reservation page on JD.com had revealed that it will be available in two variants — a standard variant and a Pro variant. Both of these smart screens will feature a 55-inch panel.

Recently, at an event, Honor’s President, George Zhao had confirmed that Honor’s new smart screen will be powered by Honghu 818 chipset, which is developed by Huawei’s Hisilicon in partnership with Baidu. This is different from the Kirin lineup that powers Huawei and Honor smartphones and looks to be optimized specifically for smart screen products.

The Honghu 818’s computing power and decoding capability will ensure that Honor’s new smart screen offers excellent picture and sound quality. The new chipset supports HDR, super-resolution (SR), noise-reduction (NR), dynamic contrast improvement (DCI), automatic color management (ACM) and motion estimation motion compensation (MEMC) technologies to offer a high-end video experience.

It also integrates Huawei’s Histen sound quality optimization technology which is found on the company’s smartphones as well. The Honghu 818 also supports 8K@30fps and 4K@120fps video decoding and up to 64MP image decoding.

The Honor smart screen also features a pop-up camera which is likely going be used to capture pictures and make video calls. However, what makes it even more interesting is that it supports facial recognition, which could be one of the ways to secure the device.

It has already been confirmed that the Honor Smart Screen devices will be the first products to be powered by the HongMeng OS. Recently, we also got the first sneak peek at the user interface of the Honor Smart Screen powered by the HongMeng OS.

As per the company’s claims, the 55-inch Honor Smart Screen will be more than a regular TV. Zhao has said that Honor does not want to release a traditional TV and instead, it wants to accelerate the evolution of the TV industry with the help of innovation.

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Huawei has scheduled its annual developer’s conference, HDC 2019 in China this week where the company is expected to make a few big announcements, including the launch of its sub-brands new product lineup.

Honor Smart Screen, which is basically Smart TVs are all set to get launched on 10th August. As the launch date nears, more and more leaks related to the upcoming product keeps surfacing online. In the latest leak, we get a look at its user interface.

An image has been leaked online which shows the bottom half of television, which is believed to be the upcoming Honor Smart Screen. It also showcases the device’s welcome screen, giving us a sneak peek at its user interface.

This is also the first sneak peek at the Huawei’s upcoming HongMeng OS, which is developed in-house. It has already been confirmed that the Honor Smart Screen devices will be the first products to be powered by the HongMeng OS.

In the leaked image, we can see several functions listed on the left pane, including display settings, sound settings, connected devices, account management, about section, etc. On the right pane, there’s a section that checks for software updates.

A few users, who have already experienced this user interface claims that the upcoming Honor product is quite smart thanks to the AI Camera feature and the user experience is like never seen before.

Honor’s President, George Zhao has confirmed that Honor’s new smart screen will be powered by Honghu 818 chipset, developed by Huawei’s Hisilicon in partnership with Baidu. This is different from the Kirin lineup that powers Huawei and Honor smartphones and looks to be optimized specifically for smart screen products.

The Honghu 818’s computing power and decoding capability will ensure that Honor’s new smart screen offers excellent picture and sound quality. The new chipset supports HDR, super-resolution (SR), noise-reduction (NR), dynamic contrast improvement (DCI), automatic color management (ACM) and motion estimation motion compensation (MEMC) technologies to offer a high-end video experience.

The Honor smart screen also features a pop-up camera which is likely going be used to capture pictures and make video calls. However, what makes it even more interesting is that it supports facial recognition, which could be one of the ways to secure the device.

As per the company’s claims, the 55-inch Honor Smart Screen will be more than a regular TV. Zhao has said that Honor does not want to release a traditional TV and instead, it wants to accelerate the evolution of the TV industry with the help of innovation.

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Honor is entering into the TV market but it doesn’t want you to call it a TV but a smart screen because this is a display for much more than watching your favorite shows.

The Huawei sub-brand had a media briefing last week where it revealed a few details about the smart screen. Zhao Ming, who is the president of the company said at the event that the Honor Smart Screen is the “future of TV” and it will perform multiple functions including providing entertainment, serving as an information center, and a control hub, etc.

New info has surfaced today about the Honor Smart Screen. A report by local Chinese media said they have been informed by trusted sources that the Honor Smart Screen will have a camera.

This doesn’t come as much of a surprise since the device will be performing several functions including serving as a communications hub. The camera will certainly come in handy for video calls but may have other nifty tricks too.

We can’t wait to see what the Honor smart screen can do. There is no release date yet but the head of Honor India said it will launch soon in India (of course after its China debut).

Are you okay with having an extra device with a camera in your home? Let us know what you think in the comment box below.

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