Honor 8X

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On the 5th of September, the Honor 8X was announced as the latest mid-range offering from Huawei’s sub-brand Honor. Initial availability was, however, limited to China. But today, almost one month later, the company has announced a global release.

At a price of roughly $200, the smartphone brings a variety of features to the tablet including a large 6.5-inch display complete with a relatively small chin down below and a notch up top. This is home to an in-ear speaker grill and the front-facing selfie snapper which boasts a resolution of 16-megapixels. Moving over to the rear, a premium glass build complete with a two-tone design is featured. This is home to a rear-facing fingerprint scanner towards the middle and a dual-camera setup (16 + 2-megapixels) in the corner.

Switching over to the internal side of things, the device is equipped with Huawei’s Kirin 710 and a very respectable 6GB of RAM. Also present is 128GB of non-expandable storage. Completing the Honor 8X’s package is a 3,750mAh battery and Android 8.1 Oreo complete with the EMUI 8.2 overlay on top. However, an update to Android 9 Pie and EMUI 9.0 is to be expected eventually.

Presently, there is limited information regarding the international release of the device – no specific launch dates have been provided. Just like the Honor 7X that precedes it, though, a US release is on the cards. Also, all European markets where Honor operates should receive the smartphone too.
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Sources: - https://www.phonearena.com/news/Honor-8X-release-date-US-global_id109488
- https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_honor_8x-pictures-9313.php
 
Honor officially arrives in South Africa, debuts the swanky 8X

Huawei has a fairly thick smartphone portfolio in South Africa, but on Tuesday night the company introduced its “e-brand” to the country.

Although you could purchase its phones for a good few months already, Honor officially announced its presence in South Africa, and with it, the 8X flagship.

At R5499, it’s an interesting device, with a keen focus on aesthetics, entertainment, and a marketing slant that vehemently targets active, young, flat white-indulging colour-running Millennials.

A vast swathe of Honor’s presentation deck centres on the device’s design cherry-topped by the incredibly shiny rear plate, and two-tone finish. It’s available in black, blue, and a truly dazzling red. The latter wasn’t set to be introduced in South Africa, but there’s a possibility it may just sneak in through the door.

A pink finish won’t however make it into the country.

But blushing aesthetics isn’t enough to win the mid-range smartphone war. Thankfully, the Honor 8X packs a decent spec sheet.

On the surface, the Honor 8X features a notched 6.5 inch LCD screen with a 2430×1080 resolution. It’s also impressive considering the the phone’s almost devoid of visible bezels.

And yes, that screen size is larger than the Mate 20 Pro and Galaxy Note 9, but the device’s overall profile is smaller than the latter, and weighs some 30 grams less.

Internally, it sports the eight-core HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage. There’s a dedicated MicroSD card slot too, along with a dual Nano SIM tray. (SA networks are thrilled.)

A dual camera array — mimicking the layout of hipster cameras — features prominently at the back. A 20MP snapper with a f/1.8 aperture and phase-detection autofocus is supported by a 2MP depth sensor for bokeh and portrait lovers. And yes, it wouldn’t be a Chinese smartphone without AI-supported camera software with scene recognition.

Up front, a 16MP f/2.0 snapper takes care of your vanity.

Other niceties include: a rear mounted fingerprint reader, a 3.5mm headphone jack, 802.11 ac WiFi support, an LTE, Bluetooth 4.2 support, NFC and a generous 3750mAh battery.

There are some notable omissions though.

Honor 8X has no IP rating, which means those who truly live an active Millennial lifestyle surrounded by dust and water may need to look elsewhere. The phone’s also still using a microUSB port for charging, not USB-C. You also won’t find wireless charging over here.

Sure, small blemishes, but the pricing is extremely competitive especially when pitted against the R6499 Samsung Galaxy A6, the R4999 Hisense Infinity H12, and the R5499 Nokia 7 Plus.

As for availability, Honor isn’t quite an e-brand in South Africa. It won’t sell the device on digital channels just yet, but it will be available through retail stores from 26 November.

Source:https://gearburn.com/2018/11/honor-8x-south-africa-price/
 
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