Just like its parent Huawei, Honor is
trying its best to adapt to the current unfavorable situation where it has to
live without Google Mobile Services. Global, in this particular case, means
that the Chinese specific default apps are gone, to be replaced by Huawei's own
HMS (Huawei Mobile Services). The intent is clear - develop a Google
alternative on the back-end, user side as well as the cloud. That's a daunting
task, if we ever saw one and even if executed flawlessly would still require
some getting used to by both users and developers.
From a hardware standpoint, both the new
Honor View 30 Pro and the 9X Pro global versions are identical to their Chinese
counterparts. Starting with the more budget-friendly 9X Pro, it comes packing a
6.59-inch, FHD+ IPS display. Notch-free, thanks to the periscope design for the
16MP, f/2.2 selfie camera. Under the hood - a Kirin 810 chipset, 8GB of RAM and
128GB or 256GB of expandable storage.
The main camera has a 48MP sensor and
f/1.8 lens, and it's joined by an 8MP f/2.4 ultrawide unit and a 2MP depth
sensor. A 4,000 mAh battery powers the phone, which comes with a 3.5mm jack, FM
Radio receiver and side-mounted fingerprint reader.
The Honor 9X Pro will be available in
France, Germany, the Netherlands, Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and
Malaysia, starting March 2020, with an MSRP of € 249.
