Honor 8X with 6.5 inch screen, AI dual camera launched in India

New Delhi: Huawei sub-brand Honor launched the Honor 8X in India on Tuesday.

The Amazon-exclusive phone will go on sale from October 24. The device has been launched in three variants starting at Rs 14,999 for 4+64GB), Rs 16,999 for 6+64GB and Rs 18,999 for 6+128GB.

Honor  8X will sports a powerful 20MP+2MP AI-powered dual rear camera with multi-scene recognition.  The company said that the AI camera on the phone can recognise 22 different categories and 500 different scenarios with Scene Recognition.

The phone features a 6.5 inch FHD+ FullView display with a nearly borderless design and 91 percent screen to body ratio. The case comes with 15 layers of aurora glass and double textured design.

Under the hood, Honor 8X is powered by the latest Octa-core Kirin 710 chipset with a 12nm Cortex-A73 generation-based SoC which supports the AI functionality. Compared to the previous generation, the CPU single-core performance has increased by 75%, providing an enhanced user experience, the company said.

It is equipped with Dual VoLTE and packs a high capacity 3750mAh large battery. Honor 8X features both face unlock and fingerprint sensor. Honor said that the AI-enabled Face Unlock function can adapt to difficult light conditions and small facial changes.

Airtel customers can avail 1TB 4G data benefits on purchase of 8X. Additionally they can avail 1 TB data on performing prepaid recharge of 199 for 18 times.

The phone will be available in Red, Blue or Black colours.