Honor launched the Honor 9X smartphone, the Honor Magic 2 smartwatch, and the Honor Band 5i, Honor’s very own fitness band at a launch event on January 14, 2020 in India.
Honor 9X: Specifications, Price and Availability
The Honor 9X has a 6.59-inch full-HD+ display and runs Android 9 Pie with custom EMUI 9.1 skin. The device is powered by a HiSilicon Kirin 710F processor and has RAM of 4GB and 6GB according to the variant. The phone is equipped with a 4,000 mAh battery and has support for 10W charging.
The phone has a triple camera set-up with a 48MP primary sensor, with an 8MP wide-angle camera and a 2MP depth sensor. The front display has a pop-up 16MP camera sensor. The smartphone offers 128GB internal storage that can be expanded through a microSD card and comes in two variants of 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM. The phone offers connectivity through 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, A-GPS, and GLONASS. The phone also comes equipped with a range of sensors.
The base variant of 4GB will be priced at Rs 13,999 and the 6GB variant will be priced at Rs 16,999. The phone will be available in two colour variants of Midnight Black and Sapphire Blue, and will be available on Flipkart from January 19 in India.
Customers can also avail limited time offers after the smartphone goes on sale. 10% off scheme on ICICI credit card is also available.
Honor Magic Watch 2: Specifications, Price and Availability
The Honor Magic Watch 2 will be available in two variants of 42mm and 46mm. The 42mm variant has a 1.2-inch AMOLED display while the 46MM version has a 1.39-inch AMOLED panel. The Honor Magic Watch 2 supports a long battery life, with the 42mm version offering 7 days of continuous battery life and the 46mm variant offering 14 days on a full charge,
The Honor Magic Watch 2 offers users 8 outdoor modes, 7 indoor sports, a virtual pace-setter and a heart rate monitor. The device offers 5ATM water resistance and supports Huawei TruSleep 2.0 technology, which can help diagnose 6 types of common sleep disorders and can also monitor stress with the Huawei TruRelax feature. The 46mm model starts at a price of Rs 12,999 for a Charcoal Black variant with a Flax Brown variant is available for Rs 14,999. The 42mm model is priced at Rs 11,999 for the Agate black version while the Sakura gold version will cost Rs 14,999. The watches will be available to Amazon Prime members for purchase from January 18 and will be open for the public from 19 January.
Early buyers of the Honor Magic Watch 2 can choose from a multitude of offers available to certain bank users including discounts from credit card merchants.
Honor Band 5i: Specifications, Price and Availability
The Honor Band 5i has a 0.96-inch touch-responsive colour display and comes equipped with a 91mAh battery promising users’ life of up to 9 days on a single charge. The device has a 3-axis inertial sensor, an optical heart rate sensor and an infrared light wearing detection sensor. The fitness band offers connectivity through Bluetooth 4.2 and has 5ATM water resistance.
The device comes set with 9 sport modes and the ability to directly plug into USB ports without special apparatus. The smartband charges is said to charge fully in an hour and a half. The Honor Band 5i can pair with devices running on Android 4.4 and above, and iOS 9.0 and later devices. The Honor Band 5i is priced at Rs 1,999 and will be available a day earlier for Amazon Prime members from January 18 while other non-prime customers can buy the band from January 19 on Amazon.
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