The new Honor X9b is an efficient mix of what many count on from a finances smartphone. Priced at Rs. 25, 999 the X9b is the second smartphone from the model after its latest revival. This one goals for a phase just under the Honor 90, which was launched as a premium smartphone however presently retails at round Rs. 25,999 in India, which now makes it a mid-range system. I’ve been utilizing the Honor X9b for some time, and listed here are my first impressions.
The Honor X9b is out there in single 8GB RAM and 256GB inside storage choices. The cellphone’s design has some similarities with the Honor 90, which seems extra premium, however goes with a slimmer and sleeker look total.
The Honor X9b doesn’t include a charger within the field
It is out there in two finishes. There’s Sunrise Orange which has a vegan leather-based rear panel in orange, and a toned-down Midnight Black, which is the one we acquired for evaluate. The system weighs 185 grams, which is kind of gentle, and its curved edge entrance and rear panels give it a really slim profile, measuring simply 7.98mm at its thinnest level. Honor additionally claims that its cellphone has an official IP53 score for mud and water resistance.
I just like the gold ring across the massive digicam module. The round digicam module is kind of flat and rises simply by just a few millimetres, serving to the cellphone preserve its total slim profile.
The 6.78-inch 3D curved-edge show with skinny bezels offers the cellphone a premium look. It’s of the AMOLED selection and presents a most refresh price of 120Hz. Honor has utilised its patented Ultra-Bounce expertise, which makes use of a shock-absorbing materials behind the show (alongside the edges) to soak up impacts from drops of as much as 1.5 metres.
The Honor X9b appears to be like fairly modern and classy and presents an IP53 score for mud and water resistance
Honor gives a clear TPU case within the field, wired earphones, a Type-C to three.5mm adapter (for the earphones) and a Type-A to Type-C charging cable. Sadly, there isn’t a charger offered within the field.
The cellphone has a big 5,800mAh battery, and Honor claims that it may be charged at 35W utilizing its personal charging adapter (not offered within the field).
The Honor X9b has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC, which was designed for mid-range gadgets and is manufactured utilizing the 4nm fabrication course of, which additionally makes it environment friendly. This, mixed with the big battery and the AMOLED show, ought to see some spectacular battery life figures.
The Honor X9b has a really slim profile
Magic OS 7.2, which is predicated on Android 13, powers the cellphone’s software program expertise. It’s just like Huawei’s HarmonyOS when it comes to look, however it’s a bit disappointing to see a smartphone launched in 2024 with Android 13. Honor claims that it’s going to present 2 years of Android updates and three years of safety updates, which doesn’t appear to be a lot on condition that it’s already one milestone replace behind the remainder.
The cellphone has a 108-megapixel major digicam which the model claims additionally presents lossless 3X zoom, decreasing the necessity for a devoted telephoto digicam. There’s additionally a 5-megapixel ultra-wide angle digicam and a 2-megapixel macro digicam. Selfies are dealt with by a 16-megapixel front-facing digicam.
The Honor X9b has a 3D curved edge AMOLED panel
While the Honor 90 had loads going for it when it comes to {hardware} at launch, it makes higher sense right now after a value reduce. This places the brand new Honor X9b in an odd area, given its price ticket. Also, there is not any telling if this smartphone will even obtain a large value reduce just a few months after launch, which can absolutely anger early adopters as soon as once more.
While the remainder of the cellphone appears to verify most bins for a finances system, the competitors within the Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 25,000 phase is kind of cutthroat, providing good worth with the newest processors and digicam {hardware}. Will Honor’s Ultra-Bounce tech show its worthiness in a aggressive market phase? Stay tuned for our full evaluate to learn the way the Honor X9b performs and whether or not it presents higher worth than the competitors.
