The upcoming flagship from Huawei’s sub-brand, the Honor 10, is slated for a release in India sometime during May and will be a Flipkart exclusive, according to the company. Key sources indicate that the handset will be priced around Rs.35,000 and rival the OnePlus 6, which is also expected to arrive in May.
In the Chinese market, the Honor 10 is priced at CNY 2,599 (approx. Rs. 27,200) for the 6GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant and CNY 2,999 (approx. Rs. 31,400) for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage version.
In terms of specifications, the Honor 10 sports a 5.84-inch Full HD LCD display. Under the hood, the phone runs Huawei’s in-house Kirin 970 processor bundled with 6GB of RAM. The handset comes in a choice of 64GB and 128GB storage options. While juicing up the handset is a 3400mAH battery with support for Quick Charge.
As for cameras, the Honor 10 features a dual-lens rear camera (16MP+24MP) with LED flash and PDAF. For selfies, the handset comes with a 24MP front-facing shooter with f/2.0 aperture. The Honor 10 will be offered in a choice of Black, Grey, Mirage Blue, and Mirage Purple colour variants.
“We are delighted to announce that Flipkart will be our exclusive online sale partner for Honor 10. At Honor, we have always believed in making our products easily accessible for our consumers by opting for strategic partnerships. We are confident that this association with Flipkart, who shares our vision to deliver superb value to consumers will help strengthen our position in the Indian smartphone market,” said P Sanjeev, Vice President of Sales at Huawei India-Consumer Business Group.
The Honor 10 is slated for a global launch on May 15, hence, we are likley to hear more India-specific details about the handset on that date. We’ll update you as soon as we hear anyhting new. Unitl then, keep checkig this space for more.
