Honor, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, has launched its latest offering in the X-series, the Honor X50i. This smartphone is a significant upgrade over its predecessor, the Honor X40i. The Honor X50i features a MediaTek Dimensity 6020 SoC and comes with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of inbuilt storage.
Moreover, it features a 6.7-inch LTPS LCD display with up to 90Hz refresh rate. Additionally, it comes with a dual rear camera setup with a 100-megapixel main camera sensor. With the Honor X50i’s impressive specs, it is likely to attract a lot of attention from smartphone enthusiasts. Especially those who value high-quality camera performance and display refresh rates. Let us know more about the price, specifications and other details of the handset in this article.
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Honor X50i: Price Details
The Honor X50i comes in four colour options, including Apricot Flower Feather, Magic Night Black, Mo Yuqing, and Willow Wind. It is available for purchase in China via the Honor Mall store at a starting price of CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 16,600) for the base 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant. On the other hand, the top-end 12GB RAM + 256GB storage model costs CNY 1,699 (roughly Rs. 20,000).
However, the company has not yet announced the global availability and pricing of the handset, including in India.
Specifications
The dual-SIM (Nano) Honor X50i runs on Android 13-based MagicOS 7.1 and sports a 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,388 pixels) LTPS LCD display with up to 90Hz refresh rate and 19.9:9 aspect ratio. It also features a centre-aligned hole punch cutout to house the selfie shooter.
Under the hood, the new smartphone packs an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 6020 SoC, with up to 12GB of RAM and Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. For increased performance, the inbuilt memory can be virtually extended to an additional 7GB by utilising unused storage.
For optics, the Honor X50i carries a dual rear camera setup with a 100-megapixel main camera sensor along with a 2-megapixel depth sensor with an f/2.4 aperture lens. The camera unit comes with LED flash and is likely to deliver 10x digital zoom. For selfies and video chats, the handset has an 8-megapixel camera on the front with an f/2.0 aperture lens.
In terms of connectivity, the Honor X50i offers 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5, GPS, AGPS, Beidou, Glonass, and USB Type-C port. It also features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for authentication. Other sensors onboard include an ambient light sensor, compass, gravity sensor, and proximity light sensor. Lastly, the smartphone packs a 4,500mAh battery with support for 35W fast charging.
