Huawei Honor 6X announced - Dual rear camera, 4G VoLTE, 5.5-inch 1080p display

Huawei has announced company’s latest mid-range smartphone – Honor 6X – at an event in China. The Honor 6X features a dual-camera setup on the back with a 12 megapixel main camera with 6P lens & PDAF (phase-detection auto-focus), and a second 2 megapixel sensor on the back. It also has an 8 megapixel front facing camera. The Honor 6X also has fingerprint sensor on the back, hybrid SIM slot, 4G VoLTE support, and 3340mAh battery with fast charging.

The Honor 6X features a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display and is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 655 16nm processor and Mali T830-MP2 GPU. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EMUI 4.1 OS. On the storage front it comes in three different memory variants – 3GB RAM/32GB storage, 4GB RAM/32GB storage, and 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage. It also supports further storage expansion via the hybrid microSD card slot (up to 128GB).

Honor 6X specifications

Display: 5.5-inch (1080×1920 pixels) full-HD IPS display with 2.5D curved glass protection
Processor: Octa-core Kirin 655 (4 x 2.1GHz + 4 x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53) 16nm processor with Mali T830-MP2 GPU
Memory: 3GB/4GB LPDDR3 RAM with 32GB internal storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Operating System: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EMUI 4.1
Rear Camera: 12MP with LED Flash, 6P lens, 1.25um pixel size, PDAF and 2MP secondary camera
Front Camera: 8MP camera
SIM: Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+ nano/microSD)
Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
Dimensions: 150.9×72.6×8.2mm
Weight: 162g
Sensor: Fingerprint sensor
Battery: 3340mAh with support for fast charging
Colors: Gold, Silver, Grey, Blue and Rose Gold

Availability and Pricing

The Honor 6X is already up for pre-order in the China and will will go on sale on October 25. Pricing details for the different variants of the smartphone is as below: