Pop-up life with the new Kirin 810
Honor has officially taken the wraps off of their new mid-range smartphones today in China. The Honor 9X and the pro version, the 9X Pro replaces the company’s venerable 8X smartphone in their lineup.
The new phones have notch-less display, thanks to the pop-up camera that adorns the tops of most mid-range phones nowadays.
The main differentiator between the 9X and the 9X Pro are the cameras: the Pro model has a triple camera module with a 48-megapixel main camera, 8-megapixel wide-angle lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The regular version does away with the wide-angle camera which results in a dual-camera module.
RAM and storage also differentiate the two models: the regular 9X comes with 4GB/6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of storage, while the 9X Pro comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB of storage.
Whatever version you pick, you get a 6.6-inch full HD LCD display, 16-megapixel front camera, 4000mAh battery and Huawei’s newest mid-range processor, the HiSilicon Kirin 810.
Honor 9X Pro Specs
- 2.27GHz HiSilicon Kirin 810 octa-core processor
- Mali-G52 MP6 GPU
- 8GB of RAM
- 6.59-inch Full HD+ AMOLED LCD display; 1080 x 2310 resolution
- 128GB/256GB of expandable storage (up to 256GB via microSD)
- Triple rear cameras: 48-megapixel f/1.8 main camera; 8-megapixel f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle camera; 2-megapixel f/2.4 depth sensor; with EIS, PDAF, LED Flash
- 16-megapixel f/2.2 pop-up front camera
- 4G, LTE (Dual SIM, Hybrid Tray)
- WiFi, Bluetooth
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
- Side-mounted Fingerprint scanner, Facial Recognition, USB-C
- Android Pie 9 with EMUI 9
- 4000mAh Battery
Honor 9X Specs
- 2.27GHz HiSilicon Kirin 810 octa-core processor
- Mali-G52 MP6 GPU
- 6GB/8GB of RAM
- 6.59-inch Full HD+ AMOLED LCD display; 1080 x 2310 resolution
- 64GB/128GB of expandable storage (up to 256GB via microSD)
- Dual rear cameras: 48-megapixel f/1.8 main camera; 2-megapixel f/2.4 depth sensor; with EIS, PDAF, LED Flash
- 16-megapixel f/2.2 pop-up front camera
- 4G, LTE (Dual SIM, Hybrid Tray)
- WiFi, Bluetooth
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
- Side-mounted Fingerprint scanner, Facial Recognition, USB-C
- Android Pie 9 with EMUI 9
Prices for the Honor 9X starts at RMB 1399 or around 10.3K for the 4GB/64GB variant and goes all the way up to RMB 1899 or Php 14.1K for the 6GB/128GB variant. The Honor 9X Pro starts at 2199 RMB or Php 16.3K for the 8GB/128GB variant, with the 8GB/256GB variant priced at RMB 2399 or Php 17.8K.