Honor launches 6X at ₹12,999 with dual rear cameras on Amazon India

Chinese handset-maker Huawei’s subsidiary brand Honor is expected to launch its next mid-range smartphone that comes with dual cameras -- the Honor 6X on Amazon.

Chinese handset-maker Huawei’s subsidiary brand Honor is expected to launch its next mid-range smartphone that comes with dual cameras -- the Honor 6X on Amazon.

Chinese handset-maker Huawei's subsidiary brand Honor launched its next mid-range smartphone that comes with dual cameras -- the Honor 6X on Amazon at a starting price of ₹12,999.

Huawei and Honor has led the dual-camera race with the Chinese phone-maker releasing the feature even before Apple iPhone 7 Plus.

The company launched two variants -- 3GB/32GB memory option at ₹12,999 and 4GB/64GB option at ₹15,999.

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First launched in China in the month of October in 2016, the Honor 6X comes in three variants -- 3GB RAM/32GB inbuilt storage, 4GB RAM/32GB inbuilt storage option and lastly the 4GB/64GB storage option. The three variants are priced at CNY 999 (roughly ₹ 9,900), CNY 1,299 (roughly ₹ 12,900), and CNY 1,599 (roughly ₹ 15,800) respectively.

The 6X was launched in in Gold, Silver, Grey, Blue, and Rose Gold colour variants. The Honor 6X is a hybrid dual-SIM (Nano-SIM) smartphone that runs EMUI 4.1 OS based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It features a fingerprint sensor on the rear panel.

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The Honor 6X sports a 5.5-inch (1080x1920 pixels) full-HD IPS display with 2.5D curved glass protection, and is powered by a Kirin 655 octa-core (4 cores at 2.1GHz + 4 cores at 1.7GHz) SoC.

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In terms of optics, the Honor 6X features a dual rear camera setup with one 12-megapixel sensor that supports PDAF and an additional 2-megapixel sensor right below it. It bears an 8-megapixel front camera. The inbuilt storage is expandable via microSD (up to 128GB).

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The Honor 6X connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.1. The 6X is powered by a 3,340mAh battery that supports fast charging.