As expected, Huawei introduced the latest Honor series smartphone – the Honor 9 at a scheduled event in China today. The high-end device is the successor to last year’s dual camera Honor 8 and basically the Huawei P10 with Honor branding and without Leica branded lenses.
The metal-claded (with 3D Glass) smartphone features a 5.15-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved display with DCI-P3 colour space, fingerprint sensor (home button), AKM Hi-Fi audio chip, 3,200mAh battery with fast charging, and Android 7.0 Nougat OS with EMUI 5.1.
The Honor 9 also sports rear 20MP (monochrome) + 12MP (RGB) cameras and supports the company’s mobile payment solution – Huawei Pay. It is powered by the Kirin 960 processor (the same found on the Huawei P10 and Mate 9) and packs 6GB of RAM and either 64GB/128GB built-in storage. There is also a cheaper version with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage space.
Huawei Honor 9 Specifications
| Specifications | Honor 9 |
| Dimensions | 147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45 mm |
| Weight | 155 grams |
| Operating System | Android 7.0 Nougat OS with EMUI 5.1 |
| SIM | Hybird Dual SIM (nano SIM + nano SIM / microSD) |
| Display | 5.15-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass, DCI-P3 colour space |
| Processor | Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 960 (4 x 2.4 GHz A73+ 4 x 1.8 GHz A53) processor + i6 co-processor |
| Graphics | Mali G71 Octa-core GPU |
| Memory | 4GB, 6GB RAM |
| Storage | 64GB, 128GB storage + microSD card slot |
| Main Camera | 20MP (Monochrome) + 12MP (RGB) Dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash, Laser AF, PDAF, CAF, f/2.2 aperture, 4K video recording |
| Front Camera | 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture |
| Connectivity | 4G VoLTE, Dual Band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C |
| Battery | 3200mAh battery with fast charging |
| Others | Fingerprint Sensor, Huawei Pay |
Pricing and Availability
The Honor 9 will go on sale on June 16th in China via Vmall, JD.com, Tmall.com, and other websites.The 4GB + 64GB version sells for CNY 2,299 (US$ 338); the 6GB + 64GB for CNY 2,699 (US$ 397) and the top-end 6GB + 128GB for CNY 2,999 (US$ 441). Amber Gold, Black, Blue, and Gray are available colour options.
