At an event in China today, Huawei's sub-brand unveiled two new upper mid-range handsets, the Honor 9X and 9X Pro. They both feature pop-up front cameras, as well as the Kirin 810 SoC and a 48MP main camera sensor on the back. In view of their name, they sport a dazzling 3D gradient X -shaped finish on the back.

We'd usually expect some major differences between Pro and standard version of such a device, but there is little to tell these two phones apart. The 6.59-inch 1080p LCD display is the same, the processor is the same, the 4,000mAh battery is the same, and both have side-mounted fingerprint scanners like the Honor 20 Pro. The only differences are in the camera setup and storage/RAM configurations.

SPECS

SoC

Kirin 810

RAM

4GB, 6GB, or 8GB

Storage

64GB, 128GB, or 256GB (microSD expandable up 512GB)

Display

6.59-inch LCD (2340x1080) 19.5:9

Rear cameras

48MP + 2MP depth sensor (+ 8MP ultrawide in the Pro)

Front camera

16MP pop-up

Battery

4,000mAh

Software

EMUI 9 (Android 9 Pie)

Headphone jack

Yep

Other

Side-mounted fingerprint scanner,

Dimensions

163.1 x 77.2 x 8.8mm

Weight

206g

Both the 9X and 9X Pro have the same 16MP front pop-up camera with a 48MP main sensor on the back and a 2MP depth sensor. The Pro model has an additional 8MP ultrawide snapper. In terms of RAM and storage, the 9X comes in 4/64GB, 6/64GB, and 6/128GB variants costing between RMB 1,399 and 1,899 (around $200-275). Pricing for the Pro variant is RMB 2,199 (around $320) for the 8/128GB model and RMB 2,399 (about $350) for the same RAM but double the storage.

Blue, red, and black color options are available for the 9X, with black and purple (see top image) for the 9X Pro. Sales in China start today, and both phones will come to other markets in due course. At the same event, Honor took the wraps off an updated Honor Band 5 fitness tracker and MagicBook PRO notebook, plus a new Icelandic White color option for the Honor 20 Pro was shown off.

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