Good news for all Honor fans as the company has slashed the price of its smartphones in Nepal, making the phones more affordable than ever. The new updated price list includes four handsets from Honor, including Honor 7s, 7A, 8X, and Play.
Let’s get into the specification of these devices so that you can also decide whether the price drops make proper justice to the phone or not.
Honor Mobile Updated Price List
| Model | New Price (in NRs.) |
|---|---|
| Honor 7S | 12,900 |
| Honor 7A | 14,990 |
| Honor 8X (64GB) | 29,990 |
| Honor 8X (128GB) | 32,500 |
| Honor Play | 35,790 |
Honor 7s
Previously priced at Rs. 15,490, the Honor 7s is now available at Rs. Rs. 12,900. The phone has a trendy 18:9 display that measures 5.45-inches but has a skimped 720p display. Although the HD display is ok for most of the part, the MediaTek MT6739 processor is something users might grind their teeth upon.
The RAM is 2GB and the storage is just 16GB, but that’s expandable up to 256GB. While most of the budget phones are hogging their rear with dual-cameras, the 7s still comes with a single 13MP camera at the back; though, it does support PDAF. The front is nothing impressive either with just 5MP camera and an LED flash.
So, the device doesn’t really have much to offer and now you have better options too with Samsung Galaxy M10, available at Rs. 13,790 that’ll serve you with a larger display, battery as well as performance.
Honor 7s Specs Highlight
- Display: 5.45″ IPS LCD screen; 18:9 aspect ratio
- Resolution: 1440 x 720 pixels
- Chipset: MediaTek MT6739 quad-core (4x Cortex A53 1.5GHz)
- GPU: PowerVR GE8100
- OS: Android Oreo 8.1; EMUI 8.0
- Memory: 2GB RAM, 16GB storage; expandable up to 256GB
- Camera: 13MP, PDAF, LED flash; 5MP front camera
- Battery: Li-Ion 3,020 mAh battery
- Price in Nepal (Before): Rs. 15,490
- Price in Nepal (Now): Rs. 12,900
Honor 7A
The Honor 7A comes with what the Honor 7s is dearly missing, a bit powerful chipset, under 20,000. The Honor 7A has a bigger 5.7-inch 18:9 display but with a similar 1440 x 720-pixel resolution.
Internally, the 7A is substituted with a Snapdragon 430 chipset, instead of the MediaTek on the 7s. The processor is paired with a similar configuration to the 7s — 2GB RAM and 16GB storage.
The rear is where changes can be seen; it has a dual-camera. There’s a duo of a 13+2MP camera. The first one is a normal camera with f/2.2 lens and supports PDAF, while the second is a depth sensor used to create a bokeh effect. The front also has an upgraded 8MP selfie camera with f/2.0 lens.
Powering the device is a low capacity 3,000mAh battery(20mAh low than the 7s) but it still can do the job considering the low-res display the phone has.
Honor 7A Specs Highlight
- Display: 5.7″ IPS LCD screen; 18:9 aspect ratio
- Resolution: 1440 x 720 pixels
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 430; Octa-core (4×1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.1 GHz Cortex A53)
- GPU: Adreno 505
- OS: Android 8.0 Oreo; EMUI 8.0
- Memory: 2GB RAM, 16GB storage; expandable up to 256GB
- Rear Camera: Dual 13MP (PDAF and LED flash) normal, f/2.2 + 2MP depth sensor
- Front Camera: 8MP, f/2.0
- Battery: Li-Ion 3,000 mAh battery
- Price in Nepal (Before): Rs. 18,490
- Price in Nepal (Now): Rs. Rs. 14,990
Honor 8X
The Honor 8X comes with IPS LCD display is 6.5-inch and has a protective layer of Gorilla Glass 3. The screen has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio with a 1080p resolution. The phone is powered by Kirin 710 chipset and has either 64GB or 128GB of storage and 4GB of RAM.
Just above it is a notch that houses a 16MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture. The single-camera has a 26mm wide-angle lens for capturing selfies with more group of people. The back has a pair of 20MP+2MP dual-camera. The first one is a normal 27mm wide-angle camera with an f/1.8 lens and PDAF, whilst the latter is used for depth sensing. All these sensors are baked with Huawei’s own AI technology for scene detections plus a Super Night Shot feature.
Honor 8X Specs Highlight
- Display: 6.5″ IPS LCD screen, 19.5:9 aspect ratio
- Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels (~397 PPI pixel density)
- Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 710
- CPU: Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU: Mali-G51 MP4; GPU Turbo technology
- OS: Android 8.1 Oreo, EMUI 8.2
- Memory: 4GB RAM, 64GB or 128GB storage; expandable via microSD card up to 400GB
- Primary Camera: Dual-Camera; 20MP, f/1.8, 27mm wide, PDAF + 2MP depth sensor; LED flash
- Secondary Camera: 16MP, f/2.0, 26mm wide
- Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3,750 mAh battery
- Price in Nepal (Before): Rs. 32,490 for 4/64GB and Rs. 36,490 for 4/128GB
- Price in Nepal (Now): Rs. 29,990 for 4/64GB and Rs. 32,500 for 4/128GB
Honor Play
The Honor Play is one of the few devices to come with a flagship-grade processor under this price range. Talking about the processor, the device has a Kirin 970 chipset seen on devices like Huawei P20 Pro. Built on 10nm technology, the 970 is powerful as well as a power efficient chipset at the same time. And with GPU Turbo technology, playing graphics intensive games like PUBG and Asphalt won’t be an issue here.
Turning our focus to the front, there’s a 6.3-inch 1080p display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio. While rest of the specs are intact to the 8X, the LCD display is missing a protective layer here. Just above, there’s a notch as usual. The notch this time has a 16MP f/2.0 front camera. The rear has a rather low dual 16MP camera with f/2.2 lens and PDAF and 2MP, f/2.4 lens used for measuring depth.
The Honor Play is quite different from the most recent flagship in terms of aesthetics. The phone has an aluminum back, which also host a fingerprint scanner.
As discussed above, inside, it has the Kirin 970 chipset that’s coupled up with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage which is expandable. The battery is similar to the 8X: 3750mAh, but this time it charges through a Type-C port and supports fast charging through an 18W power adapter.
Honor Play Specs Highlight
- Display: 6.3″ IPS LCD screen, 19.5:9 aspect ratio
- Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels (~409 PPI pixel density)
- Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 970
- CPU: Octa-core (4 x 2.4GHz Cortex-A73 and 4 x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU: Mali-G72 MP12; GPU Turbo technology
- OS: Android 8.1 Oreo, EMUI 8.2
- Memory: 4GB RAM, 64GB storage; expandable via microSD card up to 256GB
- Primary Camera: Dual-Camera; 16MP, f/2.2, Phase Detection AutoFocus + 2MP depth sensor, f/2.2; LED flash
- Secondary Camera: 16MP, f/2.0, 1.0 um
- Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3,750 mAh battery; Fast charging through an 18W adapter
- Price in Nepal (Before): Rs. 42,490
- Price in Nepal (Now): Rs. 35,790
Verdict
Considering these price cut from Honor in Nepal, you should go for the Honor Play if you want to buy one. While the remaining three are great on their own segment, for the price of around 35,000 you get a much powerful chipset and a great camera for your liking.
