Honor 7C with 5.99-inch 18:9 FullView display, Snapdragon 450, dual rear cameras launching in India on May 22 [Update: Honor 7A as well exclusively on Flipkart]


Flipkart has confirmed that Honor 7A will also launch in India alongside the Honor 7C next Tuesday. It was introduced in China last month at 799 yuan (US$ 126 / Rs. 8,250 approx.) for the 2GB RAM with 32GB storage version with single rear camera and 999 yuan (US$ 158 / Rs. 10,315 approx.) for the 3GB RAM with 32GB version with dual rear cameras. We should know the pricing for India in a couple of days. Check out the specifications below.

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Honor 7A  specifications

  • 5.7-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display
  • Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 ( 4 x 1.2 GHz Cortex A53 + 4 x 1.5 GHz Cortex A53) 64-bit Mobile Platform with Adreno 505 GPU
  • 2GB / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
  • Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 2MP rear camera (in high-end model)
  • 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Dimensions: 152.4×73×7.8mm; Weight: 150g
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
  • 3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (minimum) built-in battery

Earlier: Huawei’s Honor brand is all set to introduce the Honor 10 smartphone globally at an event in London tomorrow, and the company already said that the phone will go on sale in India on May 16th. Now Honor India has sent out invite for the launch of its budget Honor 7C smartphone in India on May 22nd. Even though the invite doesn’t mention the name of the phone, the teaser image clearly shows the design and the dual rear cameras of the phone. User manual of both the Honor 7C and Honor 7A were uploaded to Honor India site recently, so we might see both the phones

The phone is a direct competitor to the Redmi 5 that was launched earlier this year starting at Rs. 7999. Since the Honor 7X is exclusively to Amazon.in the 7C might go the same route.

Honor 7C specifications

  • 5.99-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display
  • 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
  • 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
  • Android 8.0 (Oreo) with EMUI 8.0
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
  • 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 2MP camera
  • 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Dimensions: 158.3 x 76.7 x 7.8mm; Weight: 164g
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
  • 3000mAh (typical) / 2900mAh (minimum) built-in battery

The Honor 7C comes in Black, Red, Gold and Blue colors and was introduced starting at 899 yuan (US$ 142 / Rs. 9,235 approx.) in China. We should know the price of the phone in India when it launches next Tuesday.


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