Honor re-enters PH Market with Google-powered Smartphones and Smartwatches
We may know HONOR as a sub-brand of Huawei, but the brand is now developing its own smartphones. Unlike those of Huawei, these devices feature Google’s suite of pre-installed apps and services.
On September 27, 2022, global technology brand HONOR introduced the HONOR Magic4 Pro, which features a powerful Quad-Camera system and the world’s first Ultra Fusion Photography innovation, vastly improving photography and video capture experiences.
Alongside the flagship device, Honor Philippines also launched mid-range devices X7, X8, and X9.
Honor is not only in the business of smartphones but they want a piece of the pie in the wearables. During the grand launch, they also introduced HONOR Watch GS3 and Band 6.
“HONOR Philippines is ready to Go Beyond 2022 with our brand having over 100+ markets and 200 channel partners, 11,000+ employees with 55% from our R&D department. Our strong Research and Development capabilities led to creation of 6 R&D centers and over 100 innovative labs focusing on performance, structure, design, camera, telecommunications, and charging technologies in order to create innovative products for everyone to enjoy,” said Stephen Cheng, Vice President of Marketing for HONOR Philippines.
HONOR Magic4 Pro
The HONOR Magic4 Pro has a powerful and versatile camera system.
50MP Wide Camera with 7P Lens 50MP Ultra-Wide Camera 64MP Periscope Telephoto Camera Flicker Sensor.
Its 12MP Ultra Wide Camera with a HONOR X Series: With eXtra Power, Performance, and Vision100-degree Field of View captures more vibrant and realistic selfies and groupies.
The 50MP Wide Camera’s 1/1.12-inch sensor and f/1.6 aperture deliver improved light-sensing capabilities than 1-inch sensors and f/1.8 apertures. HONOR Magic4 Ultimate takes brighter, more vibrant night pictures and low-light photographs with fewer visual artifacts. The 7P Lens improves center sharpness by 8% and edge sharpness by 25%, creating detailed photographs and videos when zoomed in.
The 50MP Ultra-Wide Camera captures 100° of everything from parties to metropolis. With anti-flare coating, the HONOR Magic4 Ultimate can take clear images and videos.
The 64MP Periscope Telescope Camera with optical stabilization and fusion computational photography offers 3.5x Optical Zoom and up to 100x Digital Zoom for faraway scenes.
At the heart of the system, a new custom-made image processor supports faster and more efficient AI computations to take Ultra Fusion Photography to new heights, enabling one of the industry’s strongest 4K Night Mode video capture and real-time preview, allowing shooting bright, clear, and vibrant videos in extreme darkness.
The HONOR Magic4 Pro’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 5G Mobile Platform combines blazing fast performance and exceptional battery economy. HONOR optimized this chipset’s fluency, power consumption, heat, and latency for a better user experience.
Next-generation 6.81-inch LTPO Display offers fluid, bright graphics with variable refresh rates to save power. The display features 1920Hz Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) dimming for comfortable viewing in low light.
HONOR Magic4 Pro runs Magic UI 6.0 on Android 12 and supports smart life features.
The gadget is compatible with HONOR laptops, tablets, and select Huawei devices for multi-screen collaboration and smooth interconnectivity.
The HONOR Magic4 Pro costs P52,990 and comes with a free HONOR Watch GS 3 (worth P11,990) to early buyers while supplies last.
HONOR X Series: With eXtra Power, Performance, and Vision
The SuperCharge function is exclusive to the X series. For All-Day Connectivity and Productivity, the HONOR X7 and X8 offer a 5000mAh High-Capacity Battery with 22.5W HONOR SuperCharge. Meanwhile, the HONOR X9 has a 4600 mAh battery with 66W Supercharge that can charge it to 50% capacity in 15 minutes.
All of the X series phones have a large screen that provides a better display, especially the HONOR X9, which has a refresh rate of 90hz and a screen-to-body ratio of 94%. Meanwhile, the X8 features a huge 93.6% screen display, while the X7 has 90.07%. Users benefit from larger screens because they provide a better viewing experience. The 90Hz refresh rate improves display quality by allowing users to enjoy fluid, realistic graphics on the screen without stuttering, as well as a seamless scrolling experience.
The HONOR X series provides a more comfortable reading and viewing experience, especially in low light conditions, with sophisticated eye protection features such as TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification, eBook Mode, and Dark Mode.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and HONOR RAM Turbo, a 6nm advanced octa-core CPU engineered to give a higher performance while conserving battery, power the 3 X series phones. The X series, like the Magic4 Pro, introduces intriguing camera functionality for mobile photography and filming. The HONOR X7 has a 48MP main camera, while the HONOR X8 and HONOR X9 both have 64MP cameras. All come with wide and closeup lenses as well as bokeh effects.
In addition to eXtra camera functions, the HONOR X series provides eXtra storage. HONOR kindly innovated all models with 128GB ROM. In terms of RAM, the X7 has 4GB, the X8 has 6GB, and the X9 has 8GB.
Pricing & Availability
The HONOR X7 costs P9,990 in Midnight Black, Ocean Blue, and Titanium Silver, while the HONOR X8 costs P12,990. Meanwhile, the HONOR X9 is available in Midnight Black and Ocean Blue for P14,990. Until stocks last, the HONOR X8 will come with a free HONOR Band 6 valued P1,990.
Honor Wearables
In addition to smartphones, HONOR has introduced wearables for fitness enthusiasts and newcomers alike. The Watch GS3 is the first in the range, having a glass front and a stainless steel frame. This fashionable smartwatch has heart rate, SpO2, sleep, and stress trackers, as well as over 100 fitness modes and GPS. It also claims a 14-day battery life under normal usage conditions.
The HONOR Band 6 is a smaller fitness tracker with a 1.47-inch AMOLED screen, blood oxygen, heart rate, and sleep monitor, 95 training programs, and on-screen alerts. It has a 14-day battery life, just like the GS3.
The HONOR Band 6 retails for P1,990, while the Watch GS3 costs P11,990.
