The Honor 20S has
launched in Russia and it greatly differs from the one sold in China. First,
there is no LCD display with a punch-hole rather you get one with a waterdrop
notch. The fingerprint scanner which is mounted on the side on the China model
is placed on the back on the European version. However, the biggest difference
is in the processor which is not the new and more powerful Kirin 810 but the
Kirin 710.
The Honor 20S
(MAR-LX1H) has a 6.15-inch FHD+ screen with a certified eye comfort mode by TÜV
Rheinland. The Kirin 710 processor is paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of
storage. A MicroSD card slot will let you add up to an additional 512GB of
storage space.
Just like the Chinese
model, there are three rear cameras on the back of the phone. The primary
sensor is a 48MP f/1.8 camera and it is paired with an 8MP f/2.4 ultrawide
wide-angle and a 2MP f/2.4 Macro camera. The cameras are housed together, and
right underneath the sensors is an LED flash.
The Honor 20S comes
with a 24MP f/2.0 selfie camera which has its own Night Mode for brighter
selfies in low-light. The phone boasts several camera features including up to
22 different scene recognition categories and an AI beauty mode.
The phone packs a
3340mAh battery with support for Honor SuperCharge 18W fast charge. There is a
USB 2.0 Type-C port at the bottom and it is flanked by the audio jack on the
left and the speaker grille on the right.
Honor ships the phone
with Magic UI 2.1.0 based on Android 9 Pie. It comes with features such as GPU
Turbo 3.0 and the ability to set a video as your ringtone. Owners will be able
to choose a specific video of their choice for each of their contacts. The
Honor 20S also has dual SIM support (nano-only), Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, FM radio,
and support for LTE Band 20.
The phone is available
in Midnight Black, Ice White, and Blue-Violet. It has a price tag of 21,990
Rubles (US$ 342) and will go on sale on November 15 save for the Ice White
variant which will be available on November 22. All orders will ship with a
free pair of Honor Sports Pro AM66 Wireless Bluetooth Headphones which costs
4,990 Rubles (US$ 77).
