HONOR 9X Pro with 6.59-inch FHD+ display, Kirin 810 launched in India, available for Rs. 14999 with early access offer


HUAWEI’s HONOR brand just launched the HONOR 9X Pro smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced in China back in June last year, packs a 6.59-inch FHD+ no-notch LCD screen, is powered by Kirin 810 7nm SoC with GPU Turbo 9.0, 6GB RAM, NINE liquid cooling that can bring down the temperature by up to 5°C, run runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMIUI 9.1, but with HUAWEI Mobile Services (HMS), HUAWEI AppGallery app store instead of Google Play Services and Play Store. The company said it has several partnerships to bring range of apps, and is also working to bring Netflix and other streaming apps.

It comes with HUAWEI Browser, HUAWEI Cloud, HUAWEI Video, HUAWEI Music, HUAWEI Themes, and other core applications. It has a 48-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor, 16-megapixel pop-up front camera, side-mounted fingerprint scanner and pack a 4000mAh battery.

HONOR 9X Pro specifications

  • 6.59-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 2.5D curved glass display
  • Octa-Core Kirin 810 7nm (2x 2.27GHz  Cortex-A76 +6 x 1.88GHz Cortex-A55) processor with ARM Mali-G52 MP6 GPU
  • 6GB RAM, 256GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD
  • Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.1.1, HMS, upgradable to Android 10
  • Dual SIM
  • 48MP rear camera with LED flash, 1/2″ sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, 8MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.4 aperture, 2MP depth camera with f/2.4 aperture
  • 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture
  • Dimensions: 163.1×77.2×8.8mm; Weight:206g
  • Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
  • Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 LE, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
  • 4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery, 10W charging

The HONOR 9X Pro comes in Midnight Black and Phantom Purple colors, is priced at Rs. 17,999, but the company is offering Rs. 3000 discount making the price Rs. 14,999 during the first sale.  It will be available for order from Flipkart starting today till 19th May and will go on sale on on 21st and 22nd May.

Launch offers

  • Up to 6 months no cost EMI starting at Rs. 2500 per month
  • One time screen replacement within 3-months

Commenting on the launch, Charles Peng, President, HONOR India said:

We are excited to introduce company’s official AppGallery to India market. Not just that, we have also launched HONOR 9X Pro, a promising addition to brand’s most celebrated X series smartphones. We, at HONOR, believe in bringing new innovation to the fingertips of our users and with HONOR 9X Pro, featuring brand’s self-developed AppGallery, we aim to empower our consumers with a choice to experience new innovation.

The AppGallery has received a promising response globally, and we are confident to replicate our efforts and the success story in India as well. Moreover, we are constantly working with top developers and app companies to make the AppGallery a more robust app distribution platform. We appreciate our consumers support and love towards the brand, which inspires us to further bring new experiences and offerings for them.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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