Honor 6X from Huawei has launched in India today starting at Rs 12,999 and will be Amazon exclusive.
Huawei Honor 6X smartphone has launched in India today. The phone was announced at the company’s event at CES 2017, and follows in the footsteps of the Honor 8 and Huawei P9 – which also feature the dual rear camera setup.
The 4G LTE capable smartphone will be made in India and supports 14 regional languages. Honor 6X will be available in India at Rs 12,999 for the 3GB variant and Rs 15,999 for the 4GB variant. The 3GB variant will be sold as an Amazon exclusive. The phone will be available in three colours – Gold, Silver and Grey. Honor 6X (3GB RAM version) registrations open today at 11.59 pm till January 31, and flash sale will take place on February 2, 2017 at 2 pm.
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The phones will available with partner offers like additional 10% cashback with SBI Credit Card and Airtel 14 GB additional data on purchase of every 1GB with the Honor 6X.
Honor 6X comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS LCD display with a 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and 403ppi pixel density. It is powered by the company’s own Octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 655 processor coupled with a Mali-T830MP2 GPU. Honor 6X comes in two variants 3GB RAM /32GB storage and 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage.
The back of the device sports a dual 12MP + 2MP rear camera that comes with phase detection auto-focus and LED flash. The front sports an 8MP selfie shooter. Honor 6X is powered by a 3,340 mAh battery with fast charging and comes with micro USB connectivity. It weighs 162 grams, with 150.9 x 76.2 x 8.2mm dimensions. The fingerprint scanner is mounted on the back of the device.
“Honor 6X has been designed for consumers who would not compromise on performance, Honor 6X is a device engineered with uncompromising excellence,” said Peter Zhai, President, Huawei India Consumer Business Group. “The Honor 6X has been launched to represent dual benefits of great price point coupled withbest in class features. Also, we have designed Honor 6X,keepingin mind the youth of India and their discerning needs. The phone is equipped to fill the position of a phone with flagship features in the budget segment and will help our consumers to share, explore, and enjoy life to the fullest.”
Honor 6X will be running EMUI 4.1 (based on Android 6 Marshmallow) out of the box, but the company will be bringing Android Nougat (EMUI 5.0) to the device at a later date. This update will be made available in Q2, 2017, according to Huawei.
In our first impressions of the device, we found the phone mimics the design of the Mate 8 and Mate 9. Honor 6X seems to be a novel attempt to make affordable dual rear camera smartphones a reality.
Anuj Bhatia is a personal technology writer at indianexpress.com who has been covering smartphones, personal computers, gaming, apps, and lifestyle tech actively since 2011. He specialises in writing longer-form feature articles and explainers on trending tech topics. His unique interests encompass delving into vintage tech, retro gaming and composing in-depth narratives on the intersection of history, technology, and popular culture. He covers major international tech conferences and product launches from the world's biggest and most valuable tech brands including Apple, Google and others. At the same time, he also extensively covers indie, home-grown tech startups. Prior to joining The Indian Express in late 2016, he served as a senior tech writer at My Mobile magazine and previously held roles as a reviewer and tech writer at Gizbot. Anuj holds a postgraduate degree from Banaras Hindu University. You can find Anuj on Linkedin.
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