Honor has already launched the Honor 7S in Pakistan and now the flourishing brand will launch the same handset in India. We have learnt that Honor has selected September 4th as the launch date for the device. The smartphone is a budget offering much like the Honor 7C, Honor 7A and comes with an 18:9 aspect ratio. So thankfully, no notch.
Coming to the specs of the device, the Honor 7S has a 5.45-inch HD+ display with 1,440 x 720p resolution and minimal bezels. It’s powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6739 CPU and has a by PowerVR GE8100 GPU for gaming. That handset has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage expandable upto 256GB.
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The low-end Honor phone uses a 13MP sensor to capture rear photos and it has PDAF and LED flash. For the front selfies it carries a 5MP sensor. Honor has packed the metal-body device with a 3,030mAh battery and runs Android 8.1 Oreo with EMUI skin on top of it.
Connectivity options include Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi, GPS, dual SIM, a dedicated microSD card slot and micro-USB port. It is priced Rs 8,400 (roughly $120) and comes in Black, Gold, and Blue colour options.
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