Honor X9c Could Launch Soon as Company Teases New ‘Toughest’ Smartphone

Honor teased the launch of an upcoming smartphone in Malaysia. The purported handset has been dubbed as its “hardest”, hinting {that a} potential successor to the Honor X9b may very well be on the playing cards. Whereas particulars concerning the system weren’t revealed, the Chinese language smartphone maker teased the letter ‘C’ which may very well be a part of its moniker. Notably, Honor X9b launched in India in February, geared up with an Extremely-Bounce Anti Drop show expertise that was designed to soak up as much as 1.2 instances drop affect.

Honor X9c Launch Teased

According to Honor Malaysia, its purported “hardest” smartphone might be initially out there by way of the Beta Experiencer Program. The handset could also be dubbed Honor X9c, as teased by the corporate. Notably, that is the first-ever point out of the smartphone from the corporate.

Whereas its launch has been teased, no specs of the smartphone have been revealed as of now. It’s speculated to construct upon the options of Honor X9b.

Honor X9b Specs

Honor X9b comes with a 6.78-inch 1.5K curved AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh charge and a decision of 1,200×2,652 pixels. It will get an Extremely-Bounce Anti Drop show which is claimed to have as much as 1.5m drop resistance. The smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset, paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage.

For optics, it’s geared up with a triple rear digital camera setup comprising a 108-megapixel major digital camera, a 5-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 2-megapixel macro digital camera. It has a 16-megapixel digital camera for selfies. The handset additionally presents an in-display fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication.

The handset is backed by a 5,800mAh battery with 35W wired quick charging assist. By way of connectivity, it helps 5G, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, and a USB Kind-C port. Honor X9b comes with an IP53 ranking towards mud and water ingress. It’s out there in two colourways: Midnight Black and Dawn Orange.