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Honor 20, 20 Pro and 20i launched in India; Specifications, Price
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has officially unveiled the Honor 20 series of smartphones in India.
The Honor 20 Pro is priced at ₹39,999, while the regular Honor 20 will retail at ₹32,999. The company’s budget offering, the Honor 20i, is available in India with a price tag of ₹14,999.
The smartphones will go on sale from June 25 via Flipkart. Honor 20i will go on sale starting June 18. Offers on the smartphones include no cost EMI start at ₹5,000 and Reliance Jio’s cashback benefits of ₹2,200 along with 2.2TB free data.
The Honor 20 and 20 Pro offer an all-glass design, a circular-notch cutout display and run Magic UI 2.0 based on Android 9 Pie. The Honor 20i comes with a lower-spec processor and camera module along with other cost-cutting measures so as to be more affordable.
The Honor 20 and 20 Pro come with Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 980 processor. The Honor 20 comes with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage while the Honor 20 Pro maxxes out at 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. The two smartphones share the same 6.26-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2340×1080. The only thing distinguishing the two smartphones (other than the storage and RAM volume) is the rear camera module. The Honor 20 Pro comes with a 4,000mAh battery while the Honor 20 is backed by a 3,750mAh battery.
The Honor 20 Pro sports a 48MP+16MP+8MP+2MP camera combo. The 48MP high resolution primary sensor is paired with some AI trickery that promises to offer better night time photography while the 16MP and 8MP sensors offer super wide angle and telephoto capabilities respectively. The 2MP macro camera lets a user take macro shots at a distance of 2 cm. It is available in Phantom Black and Phantom Blue colours
The Honor 20 carries the same primary 48MP primary sensor, 16MP wide angle camera and the 2MP macro sensor, but instead of the 8MP telephoto camera, it comes with a 2MP depth assist camera. It is available in Midnight Black and Sapphire Blue color schemes.
Both, the Honor 20 and 20 Pro come with the same 32MP selfie camera.
The Honor 20i is powered by a mid-tier Kirin 710 SoC paired with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. It runs EMUI 9.0 based on Android 9 Pie. It comes with a 6.21-inch LCD display running at 2340×1080 resolution along with a dot-notch to accommodate the 32MP front-facing camera.
At the back it sports a 24MP + 8MP + 2MP rear camera configuration in which the 8MP sensor offers wide angle capabilities while the 2MP sensor is dedicated to depth sensing. It is backed by a 3,400mAh battery.
According to the official information, the Huawei released the delisting announcement of its Petal Mail App. The full text of the announcement is as follows: [translated]
Thank you for your continued attention and support to the Huawei Petal Mail App. In order to better adapt to the changing needs of product experience, service content and local markets, we have made strategic adjustments to the Huawei Petal Mail App.
The Petal Mail App will officially switch to the Email App on December 31, 2024, and the Petal Mail App will no longer be available for download from the App Store. The Petal Mail App you have installed can be used normally. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can continue to view, send or receive emails in the pre-installed Email App on your Huawei phone or use a computer browser to open the Petal Mail official website ( https://www.petalmail.com ), and your emails and personal data will not be lost.
Huawei released the Mate 70 series of mobile phones, with a starting price of 5,499 yuan. At present, the prices of spare parts for the new Mate 70 series have been announced on Huawei’s official website.
Huawei Mate 70 lineup repair spare parts prices announced
Battery and motherboard
Mate 70
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2499
12GB+512GB — 2899
12GB+1TB — 3599
Mate 70 Pro
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2899
12GB+512GB — 3299
12GB+1TB — 3999
Mate 70 Pro+
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 4399
16GB+1TB — 4899
Mate 70 RS
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 6499
16GB+1TB — 6999
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Huawei officially announced the new FreeBuds Pro 4 headphones. This is the first TWS headset equipped with HarmonyOS NEXT and will be officially launched at the Huawei Mate Brand Festival on November 26.
As can be seen from the poster, the headset adopts an in-ear design with black and gold color matching, and the overall shape is similar to the previous generation. With the support of the new system, FreeBuds Pro 4 is expected to bring more functional upgrades.
For reference, Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 was released in September last year with an initial price of 1,499 yuan . It is equipped with the Kirin A2 chip that uses Polar code, supports Star Flash connection core technology and Bluetooth technology, and the new L2HC 3.0 protocol.
