Huawei will launch a new Honor smartphone on June 20

Huawei Honor has started sending the invites for its upcoming official event in Europe where we can a see the launch of a new Honor device for Europe. Its not clear weather the company will launch a new device or the existing devices like Honor 8 or the Honor V8 that were already out in China. This Virtual event comes with the text “launch of exciting product for Europe” which clearly hints that this event is meant for the European smartphone market.

The invite from the company reads “Honor brings a new product to the brave, Join us and experience a new definition of fast, robust and affordable, all in one” with the launch event details. The company may be gearing up for the launch of any of the two devices that includes Honor 8 or the Honor V8 or both. Let’s check out the specifications of both these devices next.

The Huawei Honor V8 was launched last month in China with top-end specifications. It features a 5.7-inch TFT LCD FHD display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and the 64GB storage variant supports Quad HD 1440×2560 pixels resolution, 16.7 million colors, color saturation (NTSC): 94.5% and 386 PPI density. It is powered by the octa-core Kirin 950 processor (4 x Cortex A72 2.3GHz + 4 x Cortex A53 1.8GHz + Micro-core I5) with Mali T880 GPU.

It comes with 4GB of RAM and 32GB/64GB inbuilt storage variants with up to 128GB MicroSD card expandable storage. It runs on the Huawei EMUI 4.1 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS out of the box. It supports Dual SIM and features a 12-megapixel rear dual camera with 2,6P lens, LED flash, 1080p full HD video recording, Digital zoom up to 4x, auto focus and F2.2 aperture. It also comes with an 8-megapixel front camera with F2.4 aperture and fixed focus.

It is backed up by a 3500mAh Li-Polymer battery that can deliver 25.5 hours of talk time on 2G network and standby time of 466.7 hours on 4G network. It comes with a USB Type-C port and a 3.5mm standard headphone jack. It measures 157.00 x 77.60 x 7.75 (mm) and weights about 170 grams. Color options includes Champagne Gold, Glacier Silver, Rose Gold and Platinum gold light.

Another possibility includes the Honor 8 that is rumored come with a 5.2-inch display and will be powered either by the Kirin 950 or 955. It will have 4GB of RAM and will feature a 12MP dual camera with LED flash on rear side. It is expected to have a battery larger than 3000 mAh with a USB Type-C port. It will be packed inside an aluminum frame with 2.5D curved glass at the back of the device. There are possibilities that the company will launch this unannounced device in the official event.

Stay tuned.