Honor has announced that the 4GB RAM/64GB internal storage variant of their Honor 7X will now be available via offline channels in India. Now, alongside Amazon, the smartphone can also be purchased through physical retail stores across the country. The Honor 7X will be available from the company’s authorised stores and resellers starting February 9 and will be priced at Rs 15,999.
“Honor 7X has set a benchmark when it comes to rich smartphone experience, photography delight at a very pocket-friendly price point. We are excited to announce that consumers will now be able to get their hands on our superstar smartphone across and have the pleasure of owning one of the best dual camera budget smartphones. Honor 7X will be available at Honor authorized stores and resellers across India starting 9th February. “said P Sanjeev, Vice-President, Sales, Huawei Consumer Business Group.
The smartphone was launched in December last year in Gold, Black and Blue colour models. It sports a thin-bezel design and comes with a dual rear camera setup. The device is powered by the company’s own Kirin 659 chipset and comes with 4GB RAM with 32GB and 64GB internal storage options. It features a 5.93-inch LCD display with 2160 x 1080p resolution.
Coming to optics, the Honor 7X is equipped with 16MP and 2MP dual rear camera sensors and an 8MP front-facing camera. It runs EMUI 5.1 on top of Android 7.0 Nougat and sports a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The device is backed by a 3340 mAh battery and sports a micro USB port for charging.
The company recently launched the Honor 9 Lite in India. Similar to the Honor 7X, it is powered by the Kirin 659 processor, but differs with a 5.65-inch full-HD+ IPS display with a taller 18:9 aspect ratio. It runs on EMUI 8.0 layered atop Android Oreo and is powered by a 3000mAh battery. The smartphone features a quad camera setup with 13MP+2MP sensors on both the front and rear. The rear camera is supplemented with an LED flash and comes with PDAF support. The Honor 9 Lite costs Rs 10,999 for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB ROM model and Rs 14,999 for the 4GB/ 64GB storage variant. As one would notice, the Honor 9 Lite competes with the Honor 7X in terms of specifications. You can read our comparison of the Honor 9 Lite, Honor 7X and the Honor 9i here.