On July 23, Honor had launched the Honor 9X and
Honor 9X Pro smartphones in China. As promised, the sales of the Honor 9X began
on July 30. At the unveil event, the Chinese firm had also stated the Honor 9X
Pro will be available for buying in China from Aug. 9. The day has arrived, and
the first sale of the phone have started in the home market.
The Honor 9X Pro comes in two models such as 8 GB
RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. Both models are
respectively priced at 2,199 Yuan (US$ 312) and 2,399 Yuan (US$ 340). The
smartphone can be availed in two color options such as Magic Night Black and
Phantom Purple. Compared to it, the Honor 9X that includes slightly weaker
specs is a cheaper phone that is priced between 1,399 Yuan (US$ 195) and 1,899
Yuan (US$ 269).
The Honor 9X Pro that comes with a metal and glass
combination chassis measures 163.1 x 77.2 x 8.8mm and it weighs 206 grams. The
smartphone is fitted with an LTPS IPS LCD display of 6.59 inches. The
notch-less display offers full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and an
aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The EMUI 9.1 based Android 9 Pie OS comes preloaded on
the device.
The Honor 9X Pro receives power to perform from the
7nm Kirin 810 chipset that includes 2.27GHzz octa-core processor. The
smartphone comes with up to 8 GB of RAM and a native storage of up to 256 GB. A
microSD card slot is available on the device for expanding its storage.
The rear shell of the phone that features a
marvelous ‘X’ pattern has a triple camera unit. It includes an f/1.8 aperture
48-megapixel primary lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens with f/2.4 aperture,
and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. It also features a pop-up
selfie camera of 16-megapixel. The front camera is optimized to capture
impressive selfie shots in low-light conditions.
The Honor 9X Pro houses a 4,000mAh battery with 10W
charging. The connectivity features of the smartphone include dual 4G VoLTE,
Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB-C and 3.5mm audio jack. It is also
equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint reader.
