HONOR has released a new smartphone with a name we haven’t heard from them before, the HONOR X9c Smart.
The HONOR X9c Smart is powered by a new MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra processor, albeit not many details are available on this chip. What we know is that it has the same 2.5GHz clock speed and IMG BXM-8-256 GPU as the non-Ultra chip.
As for the design, it has the same ring camera layout on the back as the X9b and X9a and comes in Ocean Cyan and Moonlight White colorways. HONOR also brags how it is only 7.8mm thick and only weighs 193g.
It also received an SGS 5-star comprehensive reliability rating for having a 2-meter drop resistance. It’s not clear if it received an official ingress protection rating, but HONOR claims it’s waterproof and will work even with greasy hands.
The camera island holds a sharp 108-megapixel main camera but only a 5-megapixel ultra-wide lens. A 16-megapixel selfie camera is on the front, on top of the large 6.8-inch FHD+ display.
There’s a large 5,800mAh battery that can last for up to 19.8 hours of online video streaming. It will come with a 35W charging adapter and, sadly, still Android 14-based MagicOS 8.0 instead of the newer version.
The HONOR X9c Smart is now listed on HONOR Malaysia’s website with the price yet to be revealed.
HONOR X9c Smart
- Android 14, MagicOS 8
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.8-inch FHD+ IPS display, 2412 x 1080 pixel resolution, ~389ppi
- 120Hz refresh rate
- 2.5GHz MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra octa-core processor
- 8GB RAM
- IMG BXM-8-256 GPU
- 256GB internal storage, non-expandable
- 16-megapixel front camera
- 108-megapixel (f/1.8, PDAF) + 5-megapixel (ultra-wide) rear cameras, LED flash
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
- Single loudspeaker
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.3
- GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- NFC
- USB-C
- Dimensions: 166 x 75.8 x 7.9mm
- Weight: 193g
- Colors: Moonlight White, Ocean Cyan
- 5,800mAh non-removable battery, 35W fast charging