Honor To Launch Its First Smartphone In India On Independence Day? It Could Be The Midrange Honor X9a

Once Huawei's sub-brand, Honor is now planning to make a comeback in India after it had quietly exited a few years ago. There have been many speculations about the first smartphone that Honor will launch in India to mark its re-entry.

Madhav Seth has been teasing Honor's reentry into India. The former Realme CEO who recently took over Honor's India operations Tweeted an image, which many reports suggest could indicate Honor is launching the Honor 90 as its first device. However, here's why the brand could launch the Honor X90a.

Which Honor Smartphone Will Launched In India?

Honor India is building hype on social media platforms via Honor Tech and Madhav Sheth's accounts. Both accounts are running a countdown with an unspecified end date.

Honor Tech and Madhav Seth recently posted a cryptic message containing the alphabet "H", followed by the hashtag #TechForIndians and a simple "Hello India" message.

Today, both social media accounts shared the alphabet "O" in a similar pattern, but the message read: "'Optimum Tech is on its way'".

It is quite possible that Honor and its team are merely spelling out the word "HONOR" just to create hype about the brand. If true, Honor may announce that it has officially returned to India on August 14, 2023. And announce its first smartphone after reentering India on India's Independence Day.

While many reports have claimed that the first smartphone Honor will launch in India will be the Honor 90, it is likely the brand will take a measured approach, and launch a smartphone that will have a much wider market. Hence, it is possible that Honor could launch the Honor X9a first, followed by the Honor 90.

Honor X9a Specifications, Features, Expected Indian Pricing

The Honor X9a packs decent hardware but is a feature-packed mid-range Android smartphone. It could be ideal as the first device from Honor because the brand could price it quite aggressively and win market share.

The Honor X9a features a large 6.67-inch Full HD+ OLED curved display and a peak brightness of 800 nits. The 1080p screen has a respectable 120Hz refresh rate and 300Hz touch sampling rate.

Honor has embedded the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chipset inside the Honor X9a. The decent 5G-enabled mid-range chipset is paired with Adreno 619 GPU, up to 8GB RAM, and up to 256GB of internal storage.

The Honor X9a features a triple rear camera setup, headlined by a 64MP primary lens, and accompanied by a 5MP ultra-wide + depth sensor, as well as a dedicated 2MP macro lens. There is a 16MP front-facing camera with 1080p video recording support.

Honor offers features such as night mode, portrait mode, HDR, time-lapse, super macro, and more in the imaging department. Some of the notable features include dual-band Wi-Fi, NFC, USB Type-C port, Bluetooth 5.1, face recognition, GPS, under-display fingerprint scanner, and more.

The Honor X9A packs a large 5,100mAh battery with support for 40W wired fast charging. It runs Magic UI which is based on Android OS.

The Honor X9a is available in Titanium Silver, Emerald Green, and Midnight Black color options. It is currently priced at EUR 260 (approx. ₹24,000).