Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has gained a reputation for making very good low cost Android phones with good performance and build quality. Their last flagships, the Honor 6 and Honor 6+ went on sale for $320 and $415 respectively. So imagine how surprised I was when I saw that the leaked price for the Honor 7 was $599, completely going against Honor’s normal modus operandi.
If this is true, then this will completely change Honor’s pricing strategy and put them in direct competition with other high-end manufacturers like Oppo, ZTE, Samsung and even Huawei itself. Then again, as this is still leaked information, there is still a chance that the Honor 7 will be priced at a much more affordable price point. If the price is right however, this could signify a large change in how we view Honor as a smartphone manufacturer.
In terms of specifications, the Honor 7 is believed to have a 5 or 5.5-inch 1080p display, and will run Huawei’s EMUI 3.1 based on Android 5.1 Lollipop, with possibly 4GB of RAM, 64GB internal storage and a Kirin 935 chipset. The device will also have a metal build and supports dual sim, as well as 4G LTE.
What do you think about this leaked pricing? Is it just a fake leak, or is this the sign of big changes to come?
600 bucks…seriously??
Wasn’t the whole point of the Honor series to offer lower cost models (compared to the regular Huawei flagships) in Europe/West? Countries where the Huawei name is not good. Why would I pay $600 for a phone that offers specs available on $200 phones?