Huawei alongside the Huawei Mate Xs foldable smartphone also announced the Honor 9X Pro and Honor View 30 Pro globally at the same online event. The Honor 9X Pro comes with the Kirin 810 SoC and features a bezel-less and notch-less display. On the other hand, the Honor View 30 Pro 5G is the same flagship that the company introduced as Honor V30 Pro in China last November.
Due to Huawei’s presence in the U.S. Entity list, neither the Honor 9X Pro nor the Honor View 30 Pro includes the Google Play Services and Play Store. Instead, these are the company’s first devices to feature its self-developed Huawei Mobile Services and Huawei AppGallery – the alternative to the Google Play Store.
Honor 9X Pro – Specifications
Honor 9X Pro sports a 6.59-inch full HD+ display with 2,340 x 1,080 pixels resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 2.5D curved glass on top. It is powered by the Kirin 810 AI SoC coupled with ARM Mali-G52 MP6 GPU, 6GB RAM and 256GB storage that is further expandable up to 512GB via microSD card.
In terms of optics, the Honor 9X Pro features a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 48-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. There is also a 16MP pop-up selfie camera on the front.
The device runs on Android 9.0 Pie-based EMUI 9.1.1, measures 163.1 x 77.2 x 8.8mm, and weighs 206g. The connectivity options includes the Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 LE, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C. A 4000mAh battery provides juice to the device.
Honor View 30 Pro – Specifications
The Honor View 30 Pro offers a 6.57-inch Ful HD+ LCD 2.5D curved glass display with a screen resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels. It has a 91.46 percent screen-to-body ratio and 400ppi pixel density. The flagship is powered by the Kirin 990 SoC coupled with ARM Mali-G76MP16 GPU and 8GB of RAM. It comes in 128GB and 256GB storage variants without any further memory expansion options.
For taking pictures, the Honor View 30 Pro sports a triple rear camera setup including a 40MP main camera with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP telephoto shooter with an f/2.4 lens, and a 12MP wide-angle camera with an f/2.2 aperture. On the back, there is a 32MP selfie camera paired with an 8MP telephoto lens with an f/2.2 aperture.
The device runs on Android 10 with Magic UI 3.0.1, features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and is just 8.8mm thick. It is backed by a 4100mAh battery with 40W super-fast charging, 27W wireless charging, and 7.5W wireless reverse charging support.
Price and Availability:
The Honor View 30 Pro comes in Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Icelandic Frost, and Sunrise Orange colors, and will roll out in starting from Russia in March 2020. No word on the pricing yet. The China variant is priced starting at CNY 3,899 (roughly Rs. 39,000) for the base 8GB + 128GB variant. We expect the phone to be priced in a similar range, with the addition of taxes and duties charges.
The HONOR 9X Pro comes in Midnight Black and Phantom Purple colors, is priced at 249 Euros (US$ 270 / Rs. 19,490 approx.) and will be available in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Egypt, KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and Malaysia from March 2020.
