Honor, the e-brand of Huawei has just announced a new flagship device Honor 9 at an event in China. Honor 9 comes in three variants with the different combination of RAM and internal storage with price starting at 2,299 Yuan for the standard variant.
Honor 9 sports a 5.15-inch full HD 1080p glass display with a pixel density of 428 PPI, powered by Huawei’s own Octa-Core Kirin 960 processor along with 4 GB / 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB / 128 GB of internal storage along with support for expandable storage via microSD cards. It runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) based operating system with Emotion UI 5.1 on top of it.
In terms of camera, it features a dual camera setup with camera sensors of 20 MP (Monochrome) + 12 MP (RGB) with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, 4K video recording and another 8 MP front shooter with f/2.0 aperture. Honor 9 includes Hybrid Dual SIM, Fingerprint sensor at the rear panel and Infrared sensor.
The phone is backed by a battery of 3,200 mAh which supports fast charging. It weighs just 155 grammes.
Honor 9 Specifications
- Display: 5.15-inch Full HD 1080p LTPS display, 428 PPI
- CPU: Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 960 processor
- GPU: Mali G71
- RAM: 4 GB / 6 GB
- Storage: 64 GB / 128 GB, expandable up to 256 GB with microSD
- OS: Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Emotion UI 5.1
- Misc: Hybrid Dual SIM, Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- Camera: 20 MP (Monochrome) + 12 MP (RGB) Dual rear cameras, dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, f/2.2 aperture, 4K video recording and 8 MP front shooter, f/2.0 aperture
- Dimensions:147.3 x70.9 x 7.45 mm
- Weight: 155g
- Connectivity: 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
- Battery: 3200 mAh, support 9V / 2A fast charge
Honor 9 standard variant with 4 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM is priced at 2,299 Yuan (~$340 or Rs. 21,800 ), while the 6 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM variant costs 2,699 Yuan(~$400 or Rs. 25,600 ) and the 6 GB + 128 GB ROM variant costs 2,999 Yuan(~$440 or Rs. 28,400).
