Honor unveils the 9C, 9A and 9S entry-level smartphones without GMS

In Russia, Huawei officially introduced three budget smartphones: Honor 9C, Honor 9S and Honor 9A. All models are inexpensive and offer Huawei mobile services instead of the Google software package. Between themselves, the models differ in price, screens, performance and camera capabilities.

Honor 9C

Honor 9C is a budget, but still a camera phone with a triple camera (48 megapixels + wide-angle 120-degree lens with a resolution of 8 megapixels + 2 megapixels module for blurring the background). The phone received a large 6.39” display and an old Kirin 710A processor. The fingerprint scanner is located at the rear. The Battery capacity is 4000mAh. The smartphone will cost 12,990 rubles ($176).

• SoC: Kirin 710A Octa-core 4 x Cortex-A73 2.0 GHz + 4 × Cortex-A53 1.7
• Display : 6.39 “IPS LCD with HD + resolution (1560×720 pixels), 269ppi
• Memory :
  • 4GB of RAM
  • 64 GB of storage memory expandable via microSD slot up to 512GB
• Camera :
  • Triple rear: 48 + 8 + 2 MP (main with optics with F / 1.8 aperture + wide angle with f / 2.4 aperture + depth with f / 2.4 aperture)
  • Front : 8MP (optics with f / 2.0 aperture)
• Connectivity : 4G / LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, micro USB, GPS, Glonass, AGPS
• Sensors : rear fingerprint
• Battery : 4000 mAh
• Dimensions : 159.81 × 76.13 × 8.13 mm
• Weight: 176 g
• Operating system: Android 10

Honor 9A

Honor 9A is a model we already know, although with slightly different characteristics than the Chinese version. It offers customers an inexpensive MediaTek MT6762R processor and a simplified three-module camera (13 megapixels + 5 megapixels wide + bokeh module). It has a quite large 6.3” screen, built-in FM-radio, 5,000 mAh battery and the price of 10,990 rubles ($149) noticeably brighten the impression.

• SoC: Mediatek MT6762R Helio P22 Octa-core 4 × CortexA53 2.0 GHz + 4 × CortexA53 1.5 GHz
• Display : 6.3″ IPS LCD with HD + resolution (1600×720 pixels), 278ppi, drop notch
• Memory :
  • 3 GB of RAM
  • 64 GB of storage memory expandable via microSD slot up to 512GB
• Camera :
  • Triple rear: 13 + 5 + 2 MP (main with optics with F / 1.8 aperture + wide angle with f / 2.2 aperture + depth with f / 2.4 aperture)
  • Front : 8MP (optics with f / 2.0 aperture)
• Connectivity : Dual-SIM 4G / LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, micro USB, GPS, Glonass, AGPS
• Sensors : rear fingerprint
• Battery : 5000 mAh
• Operating system: Android 10
• Dimensions: 159.07 x 74.06 x 9.04 mm
• Weight: 185 g

Honor 9S

The budget Honor 9S will please those who miss the small screens, but absolutely do not plan to buy a small iPhone. The diagonal of the gadget’s display is 5.45”, the main camera is 8 megapixels, a battery with a capacity of 3020 mAh and a MediaTek MT6762R processor. The corresponding price is 6 990 rubles ($95).

• SoC: Mediatek MT6762R Helio P22 Octa-core 4 × CortexA53 2.0 GHz + 4 × CortexA53 1.5 GHz
• Display : 5.45 “IPS LCD with HD + resolution (1440×720 pixels), 295ppi
• Memory :
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • 32 GB of storage memory expandable via microSD slot up to 512GB
• Camera :
  • Single rear: 8 MP with f / 2.0 aperture
  • Front: 5 MP (optics with f / 2.2 aperture)
• Connectivity : 4G / LTE, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, micro USB, GPS, Glonass, AGPS
• Battery : 3020 mAh
• Operating system: Android 10
• Dimensions: 146.5 x 70.94 x 8.35mm
• Weight: 144 g

The smartphones will go on sale from May 4. Huawei promises its first buyers to give Honor fitness bracelets.