Huawei often launches Honor smartphones under the
brand of the parent company and now we have another example of rebranding. The globally available Honor 20 that sports a model
number YAL-L21 was just certified in Thailand under the moniker Huawei nova 5T,
which would also be the first nova 5 smartphone appearing outside of China.
The Honor 20 was initially announced with four
cameras on the back and a punch-hole design for the selfie shooter. It is
slightly different than the Honor 20 Pro, but still comes with the high-end
Kirin 980 chipset. When it was introduced back in May, the launch date was missing,
since Huawei was in the middle of a flame war between the United States and
China.
Eventually a month later, the phone was introduced
on the global scene, including markets in Europe, Eurasia, and the Middle East
under the well-known name Honor 20. While the phone costs around US$ 500/€ 500, in
Malaysia, a country neighboring Thailand, it starts from MYR 1,699, which is
about US$ 410.
We are yet to see if the more impressive Honor 20
Pro will also arrive with a new name and whether the region will see the device
get launched at all.
