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general General Info

Manufacturer Honor Honor
Announced June 2017 October 2017
Status Available - June 2017 Available - October 2017
Price Rs. 32,750 ($510.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($276.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Amber Gold, Gray, Black Obsidian Black, Streamer Gold and Aurora Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45 mm
(5.8 × 2.79 × 0.29 in)
156.2 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm
(6.15 x 2.96 x 0.3 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Nano SIM, or Nano SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal and glass Build
- Dual Cameras
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Dual Cameras
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Dual Cameras
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface EMUI 5.1 EMUI 5.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659 [Similar]
GPU Mali-G71 MP8 [Similar] Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar]
RAM 4/6 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Cruved Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 5.15 inches [Similar] 5.99 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 78.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 20 MP + 12 MP [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED flash
Features Phase detection autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Laser AF, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Beauty Mode Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar] Dual 13 MP + 2 MP, LED Flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 3340 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -