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Huawei Honor V9 with dual rear cameras launched – Full Specifications & Price

Huawei Honor has announced a new smartphone in it’s Honor V series, the Huawei Honor V9 to succeed the Honor V8 that was launched last year. The launch date of the Honor V9 was announced by the company some days back, and now it has fulfilled its promise.Huawei Honor V9 Launch Event Invite

The Honor V9 was certified by TENAA some weeks ago, and its listing on the certification site has already revealed most of its specs which have now been confirmed by its official launch. The phone sports a similar design to its predecessor, but most of the specs have been improved upon, as you would expect of a successor.

Huawei Honor V9 Specifications, Review and Highlights

Huawei Honor V9 Colour Variants

Design & Display

The Huawei Honor V9 comes in the phablet section with a 5.7-inch display which is covered with 2.5D curved glass and has a Quad HD (2560 * 1440) pixel resolution. The device weighs 184 grammes and is just 6.97mm thick.

The Honor V9 has a full metal unibody design and comes in a variety of colours including Midnight Black, Flame Red, Platinum Gold and Aurora Blue.

Storage & Processor

The Honor V9 is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 960 processor with four 1.8GHz Cortex A53 cores and four 2.4GHz Cortex A73 cores, with an octa-core Mali G71 GPU handling its graphics operations.

The phone comes in three (4GB RAM + 64GB ROM, 6GB RAM + 64GB ROM & 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM) internal storage variants, the trio of whose internal memories are expandable up to 128GB using a microSD card.

Camera

The Huawei Honor V9 sports 12MP dual Laser AF cameras with f/2.2 apertures at the rear with a dual-tone LED flash for visibility in low-light situations, while at the front, there is an 8MP camera for shooting selfies.

Battery & Connectivity

The phone has a hybrid dual SIM slot which supports 4G LTE networks. It offers fast wireless connectivity with its Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.2 certifications and allows reverse charging via its USB Type-C port.

The Huawei Honor V9 packs a 4000mAh battery (despite its slimness) with fast charging capabilities.

Software & Hardware

The Honor V9 runs on the latest version of Android, Android 7.0 Nougat with version 5.0 of Huawei’s custom user interface, EMUI layered on it out of the box.

On the hardware side, the V9 sports a fingerprint sensor positioned below the rear camera module, and an infrared sensor beside the front camera. The fingerprint sensor can be used with Huawei’s payment platform, Huawei Pay (similar to Samsung Pay). The phone also has a hardware button that functions for opening apps quickly on the press of the button and carry out actions using your voice.

Huawei Honor V9 Full Phone Specifications

Huawei Honor V9

Technology

  • 2G – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900.
  • 3G – HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100.
  • 4G – LTE.
  • Network Speed:
    • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps.
    • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps.
  • SIM Type – Hybrid Micro + Nano / microSD Slot.
  • OS – Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.0.

Design & Display

  • Dimensions – 157 * 77.5 * 6.97 mm.
  • Weight – 184g.
  • Display size – 5.7 inches.
  • Display Resolution – 2560 * 1440 pixels (Quad HD).
  • Display Technology – LTPS IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen.
  • Build: Metal Unibody Design.
  • Form Factor: Touchscreen Bar.
  • Colours – Midnight Black, Flame Red, Platinum Gold & Aurora Blue.

Hardware

  • Processor Name/Technology – 64-bit HiSilicon Kirin 960.
  • Processor Speed – 2.4GHz.
  • Number of Processor Cores – Octa-core.
  • Graphics Processor – Octa-core Mali G71 MP8.
  • RAM – 4GB/6GB.
  • Internal Storage – 64GB/128GB.
  • External Storage – microSD, up to 128GB.
  • Sensors: Accelerometer, Light, Proximity, Fingerprint Sensor, Infrared Sensor, Compass, Gyroscope.
  • Rear – 12MP dual cameras with Laser AF & f/2.2 aperture.
  • LED Flash – Yes, Dual-tone.
  • Video recording – Yes, 1080p.
  • Front-facing – 8MP with f/2.0 aperture.

Multimedia

  • Music Support – AAC, AMR, MP2, MP3, M4A, MKA.
  • Loudspeaker – Yes.
  • Audio Technology – –
  • Video Support – MP4/MPEG4/H.263/H.264 player.
  • FM Radio – No.

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth – v4.2.
  • Bluetooth Profiles – A2DP, LE.
  • WiFi – Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz & 5GHz), Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA.
  • GPS – Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS.
  • USB – USB Type-C.
  • USB OTG – Yes.
  • NFC – Yes.
  • 3.5mm audio jack – Yes.

Battery

  • Battery Capacity – 4000mAh.
  • Battery Technology – Li-ion.
  • Removable? No.
  • Charging – Fast Charge – Yes.
  • Power Management – Nougat’s Battery Saving mode.

Miscellaneous

  • Extra Features – Dedicated hardware button for voice actions and launching of apps; fingerprint sensor that works with Huawei Pay.
  • Launch Date – February 21, 2017.
  • Availability – TBA.
  • Launch Price (4GB+64GB/6GB+64GB/6GB+128GB)
    • Nigeria: ₦190,000/₦218,000/₦254,000.
    • India: Rs. 25,280/Rs. 29,170/Rs. 34,035.
    • China: ¥2,599/¥2,999/¥3,499.
    • USA: $377/$435/$508.

Availability and Price of Huawei Honor V9 in China, Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana

The Huawei Honor V9 is now available for order in China and would be available for sale from the 28th of February. The phone costs differently for each storage variants and the prices are listed above.

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