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Honor Play 8T With MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC, 6,000mAh Battery Launched: Price, Specifications

Honor Play 8T has been launched in China as the latest budget handset from the brand. The new Honor Play series smartphone comes with upgrades over the Honor Play 7T and runs on a MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC, coupled with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of inbuilt storage. The Honor Play 8T flaunts a dual rear camera unit, led by a 50-megapixel primary sensor and is backed by a 6,000mAh battery with 35W fast charging support. It is offered in three colour options and features a 6.8-inch LCD display with 90Hz refresh rate.

Honor Play 8T price, availability

Price of Honor Play 8T is set at CNY 1,099 (roughly Rs. 12,500) for the base 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant. The top-end 12GB RAM + 256GB storage model is priced at CNY 1,299 (roughly Rs. 14,700). It is currently available for purchase in China in Fantasy Night Black, Ink Jade Green, and Streaming Silver (translated from Chinese) colour options via the Honor Mall store.

Details about the availability of Honor Play 8T in other markets, including India, are yet to be confirmed.

Honor Play 8T specifications

The dual-SIM (Nano) Honor Play 8T runs on Android 13-based MagicOS 7.2 and sports a 6.8-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,412 pixels) TFT LCD display with up to 90Hz refresh rate, 850 nits of peak brightness, and 20:09 aspect ratio. The screen has a centrally aligned hole punch cutout to house the selfie shooter. The new Play series smartphone runs on an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 6080 SoC, paired with up to 12GB of RAM and Mali-G57 GPU. The inbuilt memory can be virtually extended to an additional 8GB by utilising unused storage.

For optics, the Honor Play 8T carries a dual rear camera setup, comprising a 50-megapixel main camera sensor with an f/1.8 aperture lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with an f/2.4 aperture lens. The rear camera unit supports 1080-pixel video recording and is rated to deliver 10x digital zoom. For selfies and video chats, Honor has packed an 8-megapixel camera on the front with f/2.0 aperture lens.

The Honor Play 8T packs up to 256GB of onboard storage. Connectivity options on the smartphone include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 1, GPS, AGPS, OTG, Beidou, Glonass, and USB Type-C port. Sensors onboard include an ambient light sensor, compass, gravity sensor, and proximity light sensor. It features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for authentication as well. The handset has stereo dual speakers with Hi-Res audio.

The Honor Play 8T houses a 6,000mAh battery with support for 35W fast charging. It measures 166.7×76.5×8.24mm and weighs 199 grams.

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Honor Play 8T Launch Date Tipped for October 18: Expected Specifications, Features

Honor Play 8T could be launched this week in China. There’s still no word from the Chinese tech brand on an official date for the handset, but an alleged official poster has now surfaced online, hinting at the smartphone’s launch date, design and few of its specifications. The Honor Play 8T is shown to sport a hole punch display design. It is tipped to feature a dual rear camera unit, led by a 50-megapixel primary camera and is said to pack a 6,000mAh battery.

As per a purported teaser poster leaked by a Weibo user, the launch of Honor Play 8T will take place in China on October 18. The poster suggests that the handset will be equipped with a display that has a hole punch cutout for the selfie camera and a dual rear camera unit. The poster also mentions a couple of the phone’s specifications.

The poster states that the phone will feature a 6,000mAh battery. It is also tipped to feature a 50-megapixel primary rear camera. The Honor Play 8T could ship with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. The display of the smartphone is listed to support up to 850 nits of peak brightness.

The Honor Play 8T appears to be a rebranded version of the Honor Play 50 Plus. The latter was announced earlier this month in China with a price tag of CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 15,000). As of now, Honor has not shared any information on the specifications of the phone or its release date, including via its official Weibo channel.

The Honor Play 8T could debut as a successor to the Honor Play 7T. It was introduced in March at CNY 1,099 (roughly Rs. 13,100) for the base variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

The Honor Play 7T has a 6.74-inch TFT LCD display with 90Hz refresh rate. It runs on an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 6020 SoC paired with 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of inbuilt storage. It has a dual rear camera unit, comprising a 50-megapixel primary rear camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. For selfies and video calls, the handset features a 5-megapixel front camera. It is backed by a 6,000mAh battery with support for 22.5W wired charging.

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Honor Magic Vs 2 With 7.92-Inch OLED Inner Display, 66W Super Charging Launched: Price, Specifications

Honor Magic Vs 2 was launched in China on October 12. The foldable smartphone with a triple rear camera unit comes in two storage options. The phone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm chipset and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery. It succeeds the Honor Magic Vs, which was unveiled in February at the Mobile World Congress 2023, and comes with similar SoC and battery specifications.

Honor Magic Vs 2 price

Offered in Glacier Blue, Midnight Black, and Violet Coral colour options, the Honor Magic Vs 2 starts at CNY 6,999 for its 12GB + 256GB variant. It is also available in a 16GB + 512GB storage option. The official website says that the phone will start shipping from October 17.

Honor Magic Vs 2 specifications

The inner display of the Honor Magic Vs 2 has a 7.92-inch OLED panel with a resolution of 2,344 x 2,156 pixels, a peak brightness level of 1,600 nits, and an aspect ratio of 9.78:9. The 6.43-inch OLED cover screen comes with a resolution of 2,376 x 1,060 pixels, a peak brightness level of 2,500 nits, and an aspect ratio of 20:9.

Honor’s latest book-style foldable is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC paired with an Adreno 730 GPU, up to 16GB of RAM, and up to 512GB of inbuilt storage. The Honor Magic Vs 2 ships with Android 13-based Magic OS 7.2.

The triple rear camera unit of the Magic Vs 2 is equipped with a 50-megapixel sensor with a wide-angle lens, a 20-megapixel sensor with a telephoto lens, and a 12-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens. The cameras come with optical image stabilisation and electronic image stabilisation support. The front camera of the phone has a 16-megapixel sensor.

Honor Magic Vs 2 packs a 5,000mAh battery with 66W wired Super Charging support. For security, the phone is equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. It also supports 5G, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC, Bluetooth 5.2, and USB Type-C connectivity.

While unfolded, the Honor Magic Vs 2 measures 157.5mm x 146.2mm x 5.1mm and when folded, it measures 157.5mm x 74.4mm x 10.7mm. The handset, including the battery, weighs 229 grams.

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HTech to Launch New Handset in India by Year End, Foldable Phone Coming in Early 2024: CEO Madhav Sheth

Honor, a former subsidiary of Huawei, marked its return to the Indian market in September with the launch of Honor 90 5G via Madhav Sheth’s HTech. Now, HTech is looking to expand its product portfolio in India. In a recent media interview, the company’s CEO Madhav Sheth revealed Honor’s intentions to launch a foldable phone in the first half of next year. He also reportedly stated that the next Honor smartphone launch will likely launch by the end of this year.

In an interview with Financial Express, Madhav Sheth revealed that HTech’s next smartphone launch will take place probably before the end of this year. He also confirmed that the company is expecting to bring at least one foldable handset to India by the first half of 2024. Further, Sheth said that HTech aims to start local manufacturing internally by early next year and move a majority of the company’s portfolio to India manufacturing. He added that HTech is in talks with three partners and contracts will be signed soon.

Honor’s book-style foldable smartphones like Honor Magic Vs and Honor Magic V2 have mostly been limited to China. The launch of Honor’s foldable handset will give fresh competition to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 5, Oppo Find N3 Flip, Google Pixel Fold, and Tecno Phantom V Flip among others in India.

The launch of Honor 90 last month marked the re-entry of Honor into the smartphone segment in India after a hiatus of three years. Honor withdrew its operations from India in 2020.

Price of Honor 90 5G in India starts at Rs. 37,999 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant, while the 12GB RAM + 512GB storage model costs Rs. 39,999. It is offered in Diamond Silver, Emerald Green, and Midnight Black colours.

The Honor 90 5G features a 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,200 x 2,664 pixels) AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC Accelerated Edition paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 inbuilt storage. It has a triple rear camera unit, comprising a 200-megapixel primary sensor, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide and macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. For selfies and video calls, it has a 50-megapixel sensor. It packs a 5,000mAh battery with support for 66W wired fast charging.

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Honor Magic Vs 2, Honor Watch 4 Pro Launch Date Set For October 12: All Details

Honor Magic Vs 2 foldable phone was recently reported to have been listed on China’s 3C certification site. The foldable is expected to succeed the Honor Magic Vs, which was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 in Barcelona, Spain earlier this year in February. Honor has now announced the launch date of the Honor Magic Vs 2. The company has also confirmed the release of the Honor Watch 4 Pro on the same day. The smart wearable is said to join the Honor Watch 4, which was introduced in China in July and may soon launch in India.

According to a Weibo post shared by Honor, the Honor Magic Vs 2 and the Honor Watch 4 Pro will launch in China on October 12. The firm has not yet revealed any more details about the products and about their global launch. We may learn more about them in the days leading up to the launch.

Meanwhile, in a recent Geekbench listing, an Honor handset with the model number VER-AN00, speculated to be the Magic Vs 2, was spotted with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC with 16GB of RAM. In an earlier 3C certification website listing, the phone was spotted with a similar model number of VCA-AN00. The phone is said to ship with Android 13.

The teaser image shared by Honor suggests that the Magic Vs 2 will sport a 50-megapixel primary rear camera. The phone may also pack a secondary 50-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide lens and an 8-megapixel 3x telephoto camera like the Honor Magic Vs. The company claims that the Magic Vs 2 will be thinner and lighter than the preceding model.

In the meantime, the Honor Watch 4 Pro is said to offer a combination of “classics and technology” (translated from Chinese). This will join the Watch 4, which may launch in India soon.

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Honor 90 5G to Be Available Under Rs. 27,000 During Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale

Honor 90 5G launched in India in September. The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset and packs a 5,000mAh battery. It is available for purchase in the country in two storage options and three colourways. The model is set to be offered at a discounted price during the upcoming Amazon Great India Festival sale which starts on October 8. This sale coincides with Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale. Aside from smartphones, both these e-commerce sales will offer discounts on a wide range of electronics and non-electronic items as well.

Honor 90 5G Amazon Great Indian Festival sale price

The 8GB + 256GB variant of the Honor 90 5G will be up for sale at a price of Rs. 26,999 during the Amazon Great Indian Festival. The 12GB + 512GB option can be bought at Rs. 29,999. These prices include both the sale discount and bank discounts. The handset is offered in Diamond Silver, Emerald Green, and Midnight Black colourways.

Honor 90 5G specifications

The Honor 90 5G comes with a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1.5K (2664 x 1200 pixels), a refresh rate of up to 120Hz, and a peak brightness level of 1,600 nits. It is powered by a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC and ships with Android 13-based Magic OS 7.1.

In the camera department, the Honor 90 5G includes a 200-megapixel primary sensor with Honor Image Engine support, a 12-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2-megapixel sensor with a macro lens alongside an LED flash unit at the back. It also has a 50-megapixel sensor in the front for selfies and video calls.

The phone is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging support. Connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, GPS and USB Type-C. For security, the phone is equipped with a fingerprint sensor. Weighing 183 grams, the handset measures 161.9mm x 74.1mm x 7.8mm in size.

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Honor V Purse Outward Foldable Smartphone With 7.71-Inch Display Launched: Price, Specifications

Honor V Purse was launched in China on Tuesday. The phone is currently available as part of a limited pre-sale offer. It is an outward foldable smartphone which the company released in three colour options. It comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC and a 4,500mAh battery with 35W wired fast charging support. The phone was unveiled for the first time at the IFA 2023 trade show in Berlin. Honor showcased the prototype and said that the handset would not be released to the public.

Honor V Purse price, availability

Offered in Black, Blue and Golden colour options, the Honor V Purse is seen with an attached chain that allows users to carry it like a purse. Currently, it is available in China as part of a limited pre-sale offer.

The 16GB + 256GB and the 16GB + 512GB variants of the foldable smartphone from Honor are listed at CNY 5,999 (roughly Rs. 68,400) and CNY 6,599 (roughly Rs. 75,300), respectively. The company has not yet confirmed a global launch for the handset.

Honor V Purse specifications, features

The outward folding smartphone sports a 7.71-inch outer OLED display with a resolution of 2,348 x 2,016 pixels and a 10.5:9 aspect ratio. When folded, the display becomes a 6.45-inch panel with a resolution of 2,348 x 1,088 pixels and a 19.4:9 aspect ratio. The display has a refresh rate of 90Hz, a PWM dimming rate of 2,160Hz and a peak brightness level of 1,600 nits.

It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC paired with 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of inbuilt storage. It ships with Android 13-based MagicOS 7.2. 

For optics, the Honor V Purse is equipped with a 50-megapixel primary sensor and a 12-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens. The front camera has a 9-megapixel sensor.

It packs a 4,500mAh battery with 35W wired fast charging support via USB Type-C. The Always-On outer display can also be customised to match the outfit of the users. When folded, the Honor V purse measures 156.5mm x 74.7mm x 8.6mm and weighs 214 grams. Unfolded, it measures 156.5mm x 135.6mm x 4.33mm.

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Honor 90 5G Key Specifications Revealed Ahead of September 14 India Launch

Honor 90 5G is set to launch in India on September 14. The handset was released in China in May. HTech India, the company selling the phone in India, has now confirmed the key specifications of the Indian variant. Like its Chinese counterpart, it will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC and will pack a 5,000mAh battery with 66W fast charging support. The product page of the phone on the official Indian website is live, which also lists other key details.

A listing on the Honor India confirms that the phone could be available in Diamond Silver, Emerald Green, Midnight Black, and Peacock Blue colour options. Meanwhile, an Amazon microsite of the Indian variant of the Honor 90 claims that it will be available in India with up to 19GB RAM and 512GB inbuilt storage. It is also listed with 8GB + 256GB, 12GB + 256GB, and 12GB + 512GB variants. The listing suggests that the handset will support a vRAM expansion of 7GB.

Confirmed to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC, the Honor 90 5G India variant will run Android 13-based Magic OS 7.1 out-of-the-box. The phone will sport a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1.5K (2664 x 1200 pixels), a refresh rate of up to 120Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness level of 1,600 nits.

The triple rear camera unit of the Honor 90 5G will include a 200-megapixel primary sensor with Honor Image Engine support, a 12-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2-megapixel sensor with a macro lens. Housed in the centre-aligned hole-punch slot at the top of the display, the front camera is equipped with a 50-megapixel sensor.

Lastly, the Indian variant of the Honor 90 5G will pack a 5,000mAh battery with 66W wired fast charging support via USB Type-C port. Honor claims that the phone could run 20 hours worth of local 720p videos. It will also support 5G, 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, and GPS connectivity.

Previously, the Honor 90 5G has been tipped to be priced at around Rs. 35,000 in India.

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Honor 90 5G to Launch in India on September 14: Expected Price, Specifications

Honor 90 5G is all set to hit the Indian market next week. The HTech company, via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday (September 7), has confirmed the launch of the new handset in the country. It is teased to come with a 200-megapixel triple rear camera setup. The Honor 90 5G is confirmed to pack 3840Hz of PWM dimming. The handset made its debut in the Chinese market in May alongside the Honor 90 Pro. 

The Honor 90 5G will be launched in India on September 14. The launch event will begin at 12:30pm IST. The HTech brand has also started sending media invites for the launch. The smartphone is confirmed to go on sale through Amazon.

Honor 90 5G specifications (expected)

HTech is actively teasing the arrival of a new handset via X. It is teased to come equipped with a 1.5K resolution TUV Rheinland-certified display with up to 1600 nits peak brightness, 435ppi pixel density, and 3840Hz PWM (pulse-width modulation) dimming.

Further, Amazon India’s website carries a microsite revealing the specifications of the Honor 90 5G. It is confirmed to run on Android 13-based MagicOS 7.1. Like the Chinese counterpart, it will be equipped with a triple camera setup, comprising of a 200-megapixel primary camera. For selfies and video chats, the handset will pack a 50-megapixel front camera.

The Chinese variant of the Honor 90 5G has a 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,200 x 2,664 pixels) curved OLED display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. It runs on a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC, paired with up to 16GB RAM and a maximum of 512GB onboard storage. It is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 66W wired fast charging.

Honor 90 5G price in India (expected)

The Honor 90 5G was launched in China in May with an initial price tag of CNY 2,499 (roughly Rs. 29,000) for the base 12GB + 256GB variant. The 16GB + 256GB and 16GB + 512GB variants are priced at CNY 2,799 (roughly Rs. 32,680) and CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs. 35,017), respectively. India pricing of the handset could be in line with this. As per a past leak, it could be priced at around Rs. 35,000 in India.

Honor withdrew its operations from India in 2020. Madhav Sheth, former Realme Vice President for Business and Corporate Strategy, will lead HTech’s operations in India.

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Honor 90 to Get Google Apps, No Bloatware, and Offer 2 Years of Software Updates in India: Madhav Sheth

Honor 90 is confirmed to launch in India soon although the date has not yet been set. The handset was released in China earlier this year in May alongside the Honor 90 Pro. Madhav Sheth, previously associated with Realme India and the current HonorTech CEO has said that the Indian variant of the Honor 90, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC and backed by a 5,000mAh battery with 66W wired fast charging support, will launch with bloatware-free software.

In an official Honor YouTube interaction called AskMadhav 2.0, the company CEO said that the awaited Honor 90 will be released in India with pre-installed Google applications, but only the ones that users use and are truly productive like Google Maps, Google Drive, etc. He added that the phone will come with a “smooth, stable, and non-intrusive” UI, essentially ensuring bloatware-free software.

Sheth confirmed that the phone will ship with Android 13-based MagicOS 7.1 user interface. He also stated that the Honor 90 India variant will feature a durable, quad-curved AMOLED floating screen but went no further into revealing the specifications. He added that the company will provide two years of Android upgrades and three years of security updates. The executive reassured that the model will be released in India soon, but did not announce a particular date.

Expected to compete with other smartphones in the market like the OnePlus Nord 3 5G, iQoo Neo 7 Pro, and Poco F5 5G, the Honor 90 has been tipped to launch in India at around Rs. 35,000. Offered in Diamond Silver, Emerald Green, Midnight Black and Peacock Blue colour options, with availability varying in regions, the handset launched in China starting at CNY 2,499 (roughly Rs. 29,160) for the 12GB + 256GB storage variant.

Sporting a 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,200 x 2,664 pixels) curved OLED display, the Chinese variant of the Honor 90 comes with a refresh rate of 120Hz and a peak brightness level of 1,600 nits. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC paired with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of inbuilt storage.

The triple rear camera unit of the Honor 90 handset launched in China includes a 200-megapixel primary sensor, a 12-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide angle lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It is accompanied by a 50-megapixel front camera sensor placed in a centre-aligned hole-punch slot at the top of the panel. It packs a 5,000mAh battery with 66W wired fast charging support.

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