Huawei’s Honor brand sent out invites for
the launch of a new smartphone in India on July 24th. It was expected to be the
successor of last year’s Honor 9i and to be called as Honor 9X. Now the company
has confirmed that that it will be called the Honor 9N. The Honor 9i (2018) was
introduced in China last month.
Honor 9N / 9i 2018 specifications
- 5.84-inch (1080 x 2280 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display
- Octa-Core Kirin 659 processor (4 xA53 at 2.36GHz + 4 x A53 at 1.7GHz) with MaliT830-MP2 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 64GB / 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera
- 16MP front-facing camera
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 149.2×71.8×7.7mm; Weight: 152g
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS / GLONASS
- 3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (Minimum) battery
The Honor 9N is expected to come in Black, Blue,
Green and Purple colors. The Honor 9i (2018) was introduced starting at 1399
yuan (US$ 218).