HONOR X40i 5G w/ Dimensity 700 now official

HONOR just announced its latest affordable device which is called the X40i 5G which comes with a MediaTek chipset.

The four color options of HONOR X40i 5G

New HONOR 5G budget phone announced!

To start, the smartphone uses an all-new attractive rear cover with the Rose Pink color and a simpler one with just shiny Silver, Green, or Black colors.

Upfront, its display has a 6.7-inch LTPS LCD panel with FHD+ resolution and a 60Hz refresh rate.

The front and back view

Inside, it is equipped with 7nm MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC and is paired with 8GB or 12GB RAM and 128GB or 256GB storage options.

The battery side has 4,000mAh with USB-C 40W fast charging.

Moving to the cameras, it has a 50MP sensor for the main coupled with a 2MP depth sensor. Meanwhile, the selfie shooter uses an 8MP sensor.

Other features noted were the side-mounted fingerprint reader and the 2D facial recognition as the phone's security.

For connectivity, it has 5G, 4G, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

As for the OS, the phone runs Android 12 with Magic UI 6.1 skin out of the box.

HONOR X40i Specs

Display: 6.7-inch LCD (LTPS) screen, FHD+ 2388 x 1080 resolution at 391 ppi

CPU: 2.2GHz 7nm MediaTek Dimensity 700 octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G57 MP2

RAM: 8GB/12GB LPDDR4X 

ROM: 128GB/256GB

Back Camera: 50MP f/1.8 + 2MP f/2.4 + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.0

Battery: 4,000mAh w/ 40W superfast charging

OS: Android 12 w/ Magic UI 6.1

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11ac, 5G, 4G, Bluetooth 5.1, OTG, GPS, dual SIM (nano)

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, USB-C, Colors: Rose Pink, Black, Silver, Green

Dimensions: 162.9x 74.5 x 7.43 mm

Weight: 175 g

Price: TBC

China price with direct to PHP conversion (no taxes and duties yet):

HONOR X40i 8GB/128GB - CNY 1,599 (around PHP 13.3K)

HONOR X40i 12GB/256GB - CNY 1,999 (around PHP 16.6K)

The sale will begin next week July 22 in China.

We have no news yet if it will come to the Philippines. Stay tuned with us for more updates.

What do you guys think?

Source: HONOR