Honor 7X launched with dual camera : price, features, specifications and more.

Huawei sub brand Honor launched their Honor 6X in last February which is still the best dual camera smartphone under INR 12,000. Now they have launched  Honor 7X the successor of Honor 6X. The Honor 7X had been spotted on Chinese certification site earlier and now Honor 7X has been launched in China. We don't know if Honor 7X will be launched in India or not but I think it will not be launched very soon in India as Huawei has recently launched Honor 9i with dual rear camera and dual selfie camera.

Honor 7X Features and Specifications

Honor 7X comes with a 5.93 inch Full HD+ LTPS IPS LCD with 18:9 aspect ratio just like Honor 9i. The display is near bezel less like LG Q6 and Q6 Plus. Honor 7X is powered by 2.36 Ghz Octa Core Kirin 659 Chipset which is built on 16 nm architecture. So the device will be very power efficient. The device is powered by 4 GB LPDDR3 RAM. Internal storage is of optional 32/64/128 GB which can be expanded up to 256 GB using 2nd SIM slot. Honor 7X is sailing on EMUI 5.1 based on Android Nougat 7.1.1. Honor 7X will surely get Android Oreo 8.0 update. There are 16MP + 2MP dual rear cameras at the back just like Honor 9i. One 16 MP regular sensor and another 2 MP depth sensor which will help to create shallow depth of field effect in portrait mode. There is a single 8 MP front camera for selfies. Honor 7X is fueled by a 3340 mAh non-removable battery.

Honor 7X Price and Availability

The Honor 7X has been launched in three variants: 4 GB RAM + 32 GB Storage, 4 GB RAM + 64 GB Storage and 4 GB RAM + 128 GB Storage. The 4GB + 32GB variant of Honor 7X has been priced at CNY 1,299 or INR  12,500, the 4GB + 64GB variant of Honor 7X has been priced at CNY 1,699 or INR 16,300 and the 4GB + 128GB variant of Honor 7X has been priced at CNY 1,999 or INR 19,000. Huawei Honor 7X will be available in black, blue and gold color options.

        

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In-depth specifications of Huawei Honor 7X are mentioned below.

Dimensions: 75.3 x 156.5 x 7.6 mm.

Weight: 165g, Metal Unibody.

SIM Type: Dual SIM (Hybrid Slot).

Network: 2G, 3G, 4G, VoLTE.

Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.1, FM Radio, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, 3.5 mm audio jack, DTS audio enhancement, USB 2.0, USB OTG, GPS, A-GPS.

Display: 5.93 inch LTPS IPS LCD with 18:9 aspect ratio, Resolution 1080 x 2160 FHD+, PPI 401.

Display Features: Near bezel less display with 18:9 aspect ratio. Covered by 2.5D curved glass.


Sensors: Proximity, light, accelerometer, compass and rear mounted fingerprint sensor.

Operating System: EMUI 5.1 based on Android Nougat 7.1.1.

CPU: 2.36 GHz 64-bit Octa Core Kirin 659 chipset based on 16 nm architecture.

GPU: Dual Core Mali-T830 MP2.

RAM: 4 GB LPDDR3 Double Channel, 933 MHz.

Storage: 32/64/128 GB, expandable up to 128 GB using 2nd SIM slot.

Primary Camera: 16 MP PDAF Sensor(Pixel Size 1.25 µm) with f/2.2 aperture along with another 2 MP sensor for depth sensing.

Flash: Single LED flash for rear cameras only.

Video Recording: 1080p FHD video recording @ 30 fps, slow motion video at VGA resolution.

Secondary Camera: 8 MP with  f/2.0 aperture.

Video Recording: 1080p FHD @ 30 fps.

Battery: 3340 mAh Li-Poymer non-removable battery.

Fast Charging: 5V~2A.

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 will be launched on October 10 in India.

Xiaomi launched the bezel less Mi Mix 2 in China and now they are planning to launch the MI Mix 2 in India. The launch event of Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 will be held in New Delhi on October 10. The MI Mix 2 has a bezel less 5.99 inch FHD+ display, 12 MP Sony rear canera and 5MP auto focus selfie camera. The first generation Mi Mix had a larger 6.44 inch display. However Xiaomi didn't launch it in India but now Xiaomi Global Vice President and Xiaomi India Head Manu Kumar Jain has confirmed the launch of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 in India. In his tweet on Wednesday, Xiaomi VP Manu Kumar Jain said, "The wait is over.. #MiMIX2 is coming to India! Come Oct 10 and hail the Mi MIX 2." The price and availability of Mi Mix 2 are still unknown.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 design and display

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 has a beautiful design made of aluminum alloy and ceramic materials combination. There is one more special ceramic edition which is fully made of ceramic body. It is 7.7 mm thick and weighs 185g. Mi Mix 2 bears a bezel less 5.99 inch full HD Plus IPS LCD with an aspect ratio of 18:9. The screen to body ratio of the device is 90%. The speakers are hidden under the display and Xiaomi is using ultrasonic proximity sensor on the MI Mix 2.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 performance

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Chipset. This is a 2.45 GHz 64-bit Octa Core processor built on 10 nm architecture. Due to the 10 nm architecture the MI Mix 2 will be very power efficient and the battery backup will be better.The Snapdragon 835 SOC has 8 custom Kryo cores: 4 Kryo cores run at 2.45 GHz and the rest 4 Kryo cores run at 1.9 GHz. There are 6/8 GB double channel LPDDR4X RAM and 64/128/256 GB of native storage present on this device. The storage can not be expanded as the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 doesn't have any memory expansion slot.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 software and other features

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 is sailing on MIUI 9 based on Android Nougat 7.1.1 which is upgradable up to Android Oreo 8.0 or above. Mi Mix 2 does not have 3.5 mm audio jack and FM radio.

Xioami Mi Mix 2 Camera

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 sports a single rear camera unlike the dual rear camera found on MI 6, OnePlus 5 and Samsung Galaxy Note 8. Mi Mix 2 has a 12.19 MP Sony IMX 386 PDAF sensor with f/2.0 aperture at rear side. Mi Mix 2 does have 4-axis Optical Image Stabilization feature just like MI 6. The rear camera can record 4K videos at 39 fps. There is a 5 MP auto focus front camera for better selfies.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 battery

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 is  fueled by a smaller 3400 mAh non-removable battery as compared to previous Mi Mix. The Mi Mix 2 also supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 for faster charging.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 price and availability

Xiaomi has launched the Mi Mix 2 in 4 variants.

1. 6 GB RAM + 64 GB Storage.
2. 6 GB RAM + 128 GB Storage.
3. 6 GB RAM + 256 GB Storage.
4. 8 GB RAM + 128 GB Storage with ceramic body.(Special Edition).

The 6GB + 64GB variant of Mi Mix 2 has been priced at CNY 3299 or INR 32,000, the 6GB + 128GB variant of Mi Mix 2 has been priced at CNY 3599 or INR 35,000, the 6GB + 256GB variant of Mi Mix 2 has been priced at CNY 3999 or INR 39,000 and the ceramic edition of Mi Mix 2 with 8GB RAM + 128GB Storage has been priced at CNY 4699 or INR 46,000. Xiaomi launched Mi Mix 2 in black color only however the ceramic edition has been launched in black and white color combination. It is uncertain which variant of Mi Mix 2 will be launched in India. I can surely say that Xiaomi will not launch the ceramic edition of the MI Mix 2 in India.

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In-depth specifications of Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 are mentioned below.

Dimensions: 75.5 x 151.8 x 7.7 mm.

Weight: 185g, Metal & Ceramic combination/Complete ceramic body.

SIM Type: Dual Sim.

Network: 2G, 3G, 4G, VoLTE.

Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, 3.5 mm audio jack, USB 3.0 Type~C, USB OTG, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS.

Display: 5.99 inch IPS LCD, 1080p Full HD, Aspect ratio 18:9, PPI 403.

Display Features: Bezel less infinity display, contrast ratio 1500:1, scratch resistant.

Sensors: Proximity, light, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, ultrasonic, hall & rear mounted fingerprint sensor.

Operating System: MIUI 9 based on Android Nougat 7.1.1 upgradable to Android Oreo 8.0 or above.

CPU: 2.45 GHz Octa Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset based on 10 nm architecture.

GPU: Qualcomm Adreno 540.

GPU Frequency: 710 MHz.

RAM: 6 GB LPDDR4X Double Channel.

RAM Frequency: 1866 MHz.

Storage: 64/128/256 GB UFS 2.1 type, non-expandalble.

Primary Camera: 12.19 MP Sony IMX 386 PDAF Sensor(Pixel Size 1.25 µm) with f/2.0 aperture and 4-axis Optical Image Stabilization.

Flash: Dual LED flash for rear camera only.

Video Recording: 2160p 4K video recording @ 30 fps, slow motion video 720P @ 240 fps.

Secondary Camera: 5.04 MP camera with f/2.0 aperture.

Video Recording: 1080p Full HD @ 30 fps.

Battery: 3400 mAh, Li-Polymer, non-removable.

Fast Charging: Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0.

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