HONOR today announced the HONOR 70 series that includes the HONOR 70, 70 Pro and 70 Pro+ smartphones, as it had promised. The HONOR 70 has a 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz OLED screen and is powered by Snapdragon 778G Plus SoCs and the Pro models feature a 120Hz quad-curved OLED screen and are powered by Dimensity 8000 and Dimensity 9000 SoCs, respectively.
These use a new 1/1.49-inch 54MP Sony IMX800 custom sensor, as well as a 50MP ultra-wide-angle camera. The HONOR 70 has a 2MP depth sensor and a 32MP selfie camera, while the Pro and Pro+ feature 8MP 3X telephoto and a 50MP selfie camera.
The phones come with a diamond-shaped design on the glass back that matches the colour. The HONOR 70 has a 4,800mAh battery with support for 66W fast charging and the HONOR 70 Pro and Pro+ pack a 4500mAh battery with support for 100W fast charging.
HONOR 70 specifications
- 6.67-inch (2400×1080 pixels) FHD+ OLED 120Hz curved display, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 10-bit 10.7 billion colors HDR 10, up to 1000 nits brightness
- Octa Core (1 × Cortex-A78 2.5GHz + 3 × Cortex-A78 2.4GHz + 4 × Cortex-A55 1.8GHz Kryo 670 CPUs) Snapdragon 778G Plus 6nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 642L GPU
- 8GB / 12GB RAM with 256GB storage, 12GB RAM with 512GB storage
- Android 12-based Magic UI 6.1
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 54MP 1/1.49″ IMX800 sensor, f/1.9 aperture, LED flash, 50MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, macro mode, 2MP depth camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 32MP front camera with f/2.4 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 161.4×73.3×7.91mm; Weight: 178g
- USB Type-C Audio, Stereo speakers
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ax (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, USB Type-C
- 4800mAh battery with 66W SuperCharge fast charging
HONOR 70 Pro / HONOR 70 Pro+ specifications
- 6.78-inch (2652 x 1200 pixels) FHD+ OLED 120Hz curved display, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 10-bit 10.7 billion colors HDR 10, up to 1000 nits brightness
- HONOR 70 Pro – MediaTek Dimensity 8000 5nm Octa-Core (4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.75GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 @ 2GHz) SoC with Mali-G610 6-core GPU
- HONOR 70 Pro+ – Up to 3.05GHz Octa Core Dimensity 9000 4nm processor with Mali-G710 10-core GPU
- 8GB / 12GB RAM with 256GB storage, 12GB RAM with 512GB storage
- Android 12-based Magic UI 6.1
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 54MP 1/1.49″ IMX800 sensor, f/1.9 aperture, LED flash, OIS, 50MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, macro mode, 8MP 3x optical zoom camera with f/2.4 aperture, OIS, Up to 30x digital zoom
- 50MP front camera with f/2.4 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 163.9×74.6×8.18mm; Weight: 192g
- USB Type-C Audio, Stereo speakers
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ax (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, USB Type-C
- 4500mAh battery with 100W SuperCharge fast charging
Pricing and availability
The HONOR 70 is priced at 2699 yuan (US$ 404 / Rs. 31,395 approx.) for 8GB + 256GB, 2999 yuan (US$ 449 / Rs. 34,880 approx.) for 12GB + 256GB and 3399 yuan (US$ 509 / Rs. 39,530 approx.) for 12GB + 512GB.
The HONOR 70 Pro is priced at 3699 yuan (US$ 554 / Rs. 43,020 approx.) for 8GB + 256GB, 3999 yuan (US$ 559 / Rs. 46,530 approx.) for 12GB + 256GB and 4399 yuan (US$ 659 / Rs. 51,185 approx.) for 12GB + 512GB.
The HONOR 70 Pro+ is priced at 4299 yuan (US$ 644 / Rs. 50,020 approx.) for 8GB + 256GB and 4599 yuan (US$ 689 / Rs. 53,490 approx.) for 12GB + 256GB.
These are available to order in China and will go on sale from June 7th, 10th and 17th, respectively.