Huawei’s Honor brand has launched the Honor 7X smartphone in India. The successor to Honor 6X now boasts of a 5.93 inch edge-to-edge, bezel-less 18:9 “FullView Display” with 2.5D curved glass.
The Honor 7X comes powered by Huawei’s own octa-core Hi-Silicon Kirin 659 processor clocked at 2.36GHz and comes equipped with 4GB RAM. It comes in two storage variants 4G RAM + 32GB storage or 4GB RAM + 64GB storage.
In addition to bezel-less screen, the Honor 7X features a dual-lens (16MP + 2MP) rear camera with “Phase Detection Auto Focus” (PDAF) and fast focusing as fast as 0.18 seconds. The front has with an 8-megapixel Selfie camera. It runs Android 7.0 Nougat OS based EMUI 5.1 out-of-the-box.
Commenting on the launch, George Zhao, President, Honor, said, “The Honor 7X is the leading choice for users who want to enjoy rich functionality with the benefits of a bezel-less phone, while on a limited budget. Additionally, Honor is immensely proud of the quality control it undertakes in producing every phone – Honor 7X was dropped over 4,800 times in the lab in testing – so users can be assured that better value for money doesn’t compromise our high-end quality.”
Honor 7X full specifications
- 4G VoLTE dual-SIM, Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.1, Fingerprint sensor
- 5.93-inch full-HD+ (1080 x 2160 pixels) 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
- Huawei’s octa-core Kirin 659 processor
- 4GB RAM, 32GB/ 64GB internal storage, expandable up to 256GB
- 16MP + 2MP rear camera with LED flash
- 8MP front-facing camera
- 3340mAh battery
Launched in India in 2014, Honor started manufacturing in the country from 2016 in partnership with the leading global electronics manufacturer Flex Telecom at a facility in Chennai.
The Honor 7X comes in Black, Blue and Gold colour options. The 4GB+32GB variant is is priced at Rs. 12,999, where as the 4GB+64GB version costs Rs. 15,999. It will be available exclusively on Amazon via flash sales starting December 7 at 12PM.