The Honor 9X, MagicWatch 2 and Band 5i are Honor’s latest products for India. Interestingly, the Honor 9X launched in India is the global variant of the phone and has different specifications than the Chinese model. The company has also announced Honor Sport Pro and Honor Sport Bluetooth earphones at the event. The products are priced at Rs 3,999 and Rs 1,999, respectively.
Honor 9X features a 6.59-inch (2340 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 2.5D curved glass display. It is powered by the Kirin 710F chipset, paired with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU. The smartphone comes equipped with 4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 512GB with a microSD card.
On the optics front, Honor 9X sports a triple rear camera setup: a 48MP camera with 1/2″ sensor, 0.8μm pixel size and f/1.8 aperture + an 8MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.4 aperture + a 2MP depth camera with f/2.4 aperture. On the front lies a 16MP selfie shooter housed in the pop-up camera module.
The smartphone comes with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. It packs a 4000mAh battery with 10W charging support. It runs EMUI 9.1.1 based on Android 9 Pie.
Honor 9X price in India starts at Rs 13,999 for the base 4GB + 128GB variant. The higher-end 6GB RAM + 128GB storage model will cost Rs 16,999. It will be made available in Midnight Black and Sapphire Blue colour options January 20 onwards on Flipkart.
Honor MagicWatch 2 has a 1.2-inch circular AMOLED display on its 42mm variant. On the other hand, 46mm model comes equipped with a 1.39-inch display. It is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin A1 SoC paired with 4GB of onboard storage. It also comes with 5ATM water resistance and includes a heart rate monitor as well as GPS support. The company promises up to 14 days of battery life with the watch.
The latest Honor smartwatch comes with eight outdoor modes, seven indoor sports, virtual pace-setter, and heart rate monitoring. It also has Huawei TruSleep 2.0 technology for diagnosing six common types of sleep disorders and Huawei TruSeen 3.5 technology for 24×7 heart-rate monitoring. Moreover, Honor MagicWatch 2 comes with stress monitoring capabilities as well.
Honor MagicWatch 2 price in India starts at Rs 11,999 for the 42mm model’s Agate Black colour option. On the other hand, Sakura Gold version will cost users Rs 14,999. The 46mm model starts at Rs 12,999 for the Charcoal Black variant, while the Flax Brown colour option will be up for grabs at Rs 14,999.
Honor MagicWatch 2 will be made available through Amazon India website. It will go on sale 12 PM onwards on January 18 for Amazon Prime members, and January 19 onwards for regular buyers. The company is offering free Honor AM61 Bluetooth earphones with the purchase of MagicWatch 2.
Honor Band 5i features a 0.96-inch (160×80 pixels) touchscreen display. The band packs a 91mAh battery. The company claims it can last for up to nine days. It has nine sports modes. Honor Band 5i comes with Bluetooth v4.2 connectivity as well as a 3-axis inertial sensor and a heart rate sensor. The band weighs roughly 24 grams.
Honor Band 5i is said to take 1.5 hours to fully charge. It can pair with phones running on Android 4.4 and above, or iOS 9.0 and later.
Honor Band 5i is priced at Rs 1,999. It will go on sale at 12 PM on January 18 for Amazon Prime members, and January 19 for non-Prime customers. It comes in black, while the bands can be swapped to a variety of colour options.