The device is essentially the mid-level variant of the flagship Honor Play that has also been announced in China today and will also equip the new GPU Turbo graphics acceleration technology through an OTA update that the company has promised will be seeded by the end of the month. Advertisement Alongside the launch of its flagship Honor Play smartphone, Huawei has officially announced the Honor 9i in China as a mid-range smartphone that equips a few of the features that come with Huawei’s flagship devices. The device features a 5.84-inch FHD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19:9 and a notch we’ve come to be familiar with. The 9i smartphone will be available from June 7 in China for a starting price of 1,399 yuan (approx. Rs 14,450). Measuring in at 149.2×71.8×7.7mm, the Honor 9i is flanked by metal edges with 2.5D glass on the front and rear panels, thus weighing at just over 150 grams. The device is powered by the octa-core Kirin 659 processor, unlike the Honor Play which came with a more powerful Kirin 970 chipset. There’s also a single 4GB RAM variant to choose from though users can opt for either 64GB or 128GB onboard storage. Advertisement The camera on the front is a 16MP photosensitive enhanced camera with a large 2.0μm pixel size that will be effective in clicking selfies on low light conditions. In addition to the face unlock feature, the front camera will also include an AR and Beaty mode. At the rear end, the primary camera on the Honor 9i is a dual 13MP + 2MP sensor with dual-tone LED flash, AI scene detection, and PDAF. Huawei has promised that the Honor 9i will soon be able to gain intensive graphics performance with the new GPU Turbo graphics processing acceleration technology, something that comes out of the box with the Honor Play. Nevertheless, the OTA update that will be seeded on June 30 will be able to push graphics on the Honor 9i to newer limits so that users will get to experience smoother gameplay and quicker loading up while playing games on their smartphone. The Honor 9i runs on the not-so-latest Android 8.0 and it’s even more surprising to see it run on the EMUI 8.0 when Honor has already provided the latest EMUI 8.2 update to the Honor Play. The device will be powered by a 3,000mAh battery though it’s unclear as to whether the 9i supports fast charging. The Honor 9i will be available in Black, Purple, Green and Blue colors starting June 7 in China. While the 64GB version can be purchased at 1,399 yuan (approx. Rs 14,450), the 128GB internal storage variant comes in at 1,699 yuan (approx. Rs 17,800).<doc-sep>Huawei brand Honor has unveiled the Honor 9i (2018) in China as the upgrade of the Honor 9i that was launched in India in October last year. The new model comes with a metal frame and has a mirror-finish back. It also includes a dedicated beauty mode to enhance selfies. The smartphone comes in two storage variants - with 64GB and 128GB options. It also has multiple colour options, including Black, Blue, Green, and Purple. Honor 9i (2018) price The Honor 9i (2018) price in China has been set at CNY 1,399 (approximately Rs. 14,600) for the 64GB storage variant, while its 128GB option is available with a price tag of CNY 1,699 (roughly Rs. 17,800). Both variants will go on sale in the country starting June 7. However, they are already available for pre-orders through Huawei Mall. Details about the global price and availability of the Honor 9i (2018) aren't revealed yet. Huawei 9i (2018) specifications The dual-SIM (Nano) Honor 9i (2018) runs Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 8.0 on top and features a 5.84-inch (1080x2280 pixels) full-HD+ IPS display with a 19:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, there is an octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 659 SoC, coupled with Mali T830-MP2 GPU and 4GB of RAM. The smartphone has a dual rear camera setup with a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor, along with an LED flash. The camera also comes with PDAF and supports features such as HDR, time-lapse, and burst mode. On the front, there is a 16-megapixel sensor that works with a beauty mode. Both camera setups support full-HD (1080p) video recording. For storing content, the Honor 9i (2018) has 64GB and 128GB of onboard storage options that both are expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB). The handset has 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, and Micro-USB. It also has a rear-facing fingerprint sensor as well as includes a Face Unlock feature. Besides, the handset packs a 3000mAh Li-Polymer battery and measures 149.2x71.8x7.7mm.<doc-sep>
's sub-brand Honor has launched the 2018 edition of of its mid-range smartphone Honor 9i. The all-new Honor 9i (2018) has been launched in China so far. Honor launched the Honor 9i in India in Octoboer last year. So far, there is no information available about the smartphone's India launch. Honor 9i (2018) specifications Honor 9i comes with a 5.84-inch screen with Full-HD+ IPS display with a resolution of 1080x2280 pixels. The dual-SIM smartphone runs on Huawei's own 659 SoC. It measure 149.2 x 71.8 x 7.7mm, weighs 152gram (approximately) and comes with dazzling mirror-like finish. There's 4GB RAM and it comes in two onboard storage options 64GB and 128GB. For photos, users get 1MP front camera with photosensitive enhanced lens. On the rear there's 13MP + 2MP dual-camera setup with PDAF, dual-tone LED flash and autofocus. The dual-SIM smartphone runs on Android Oreo 8.1 with Huawei's EMUI 8.0 on top. The Honor 9i (2018) smartphone has finger-print sensor at the back and packs 3000mAh Li-Polymer battery. For connectivity, the smartphone boasts of 4G LTE, GPS/ A-GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth. Honor 9i (2018) comes in four colour options: Black, Blue, Green and Purple. Price and availability The all-new Honor 9i has been launched at a price tag of CNY 1,399 for the 64GB storage variant and CNY 1,699 for the 128GB model. The smartphone will go on sale in China starting June 7. So far there is no information available about the smartphone's India launch. The original Honor 9i was the company's first smartphone with four cameras. Launched at a price tag of Rs 17,999, the smartphone boasted of 18:9 aspect ratio and is powered by the same octa-core Kirin 659 SOC. On the front, there's 13MP and 2MP cameras and at the back 16MP primary camera and 2MP secondary camera. Honor 9i 2018 Performance Octa core Display 5.84" (14.83 cm) Storage 64 GB Camera 13 MP Battery 3000 mAh Ram 4 GB see full specifications ❯