The Honor brand welcomes several new
products – the MagicBook Pro (2020) laptop, a new tablet, the Vision X1 TV and
now a few more things to use around the house (or outside it). We’ll start with
the latest additions, but there are a couple of important updates for the
tablet and laptop.
The Honor Router 3 is an affordable way to
upgrade your home network to Wi-Fi 6. It will cost CNY 220 (US$ 31/€ 28) when it
launches globally in July. It has four external antennas (that can fold nicely
if you need to move the router) as well as four gigabit Ethernet ports (one of
which can accept a WAN connection).
The router promises a total of 3,000Mbps
transfer speeds on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. Smart home functionality is built
in and you can manage the router’s functions through the HiLink app. The device
is powered by a Gigahome dual-core processor (1.2GHz) with 128MB RAM and 128MB
flash storage.
The Honor Magic Earbuds feature active
noise cancellation, which is pretty great, but they cost € 100. The Honor X1 TWS
earbuds offer a more accessible alternative – they may not have ANC, but they
are only CNY 170 (US$ 24/€ 22). And they have great battery life too, up to 24
hours.
Honor also introduced an artist edition of
the MagicWatch 2 that features colorful accents on the wrist straps and a
wallpaper for the screen to match. Laptop sleeves for the MagicBook Pro are
also available sporting these artist-created designs.
The Honor V6 tablet (aka ViewPad 6) will
become available in global markets some time in June. The price is still not
clear, but the pricing for China will be announced between June 6 and 13. The
MagicBook Pro laptop will launch in Russia in September. Honor will also bring
a variety of other appliances for the home – from vacuums and toothbrushes to
smart kettles and air multipliers.
