Huawei Set To Launch Another Honor Smartphone Soon

With the Honor 8 becoming quite popular among its users. Rumors are swirling that a flagship device with DUK-TL30 model number shall be launched soon, which could be the new Honor 9. (Photo : Huawei)

Even as the Honor 8 receives the Android Nougat update, it seems that the company is also thinking of launching the device's successor dubbed the Honor 9.

According to a new report, Huawei's Honor brand could receive a boost as the company is expected to launch a new flagship in the coming months.

The source of this information is a listing on TENAA, which is the Chinese equivalent of the FCC. A mysterious Honor smartphone bearing the model number DUK-TL30 has been certified by TENAA, suggesting that its release is not far away.

Since the listing does not reveal the name of the smartphone, but only its model number, it is not confirmed whether the device is the Honor 9 or some other handset under this brand name.

Rumored Specs

It is expected that this upcoming Honor 9 mobile device would be an enhancement over its predecessor the Honor 8. Per leaks, this Honor handset shall be equipped with an octa-core processor clocked a 2.4GHz and will possess Kirin 960 CPU compared to the Honor 8 version which had Kirin 950 chipset.



The anonymous handset will probably have a 5.7-inch Quad HD display based on the TENAA listing. This unannounced model shall house 6 GB of RAM and could tout on-board storage of 128 GB, which will be expandable to an additional 128 GB via a microSD card.

The Huawei Honor 8 is fueled by a 3000 mAh battery, whereas the Honor 9 is expected to house a 3900 mAh battery. The smartphone will offer dual-SIM support and may also pack in a fingerprint sensor.

In addition, this flagship device will probably have a dual-camera setup - a 12-megapixel primary camera along with a 2-megapixel camera with LED flash system. The secondary camera of the device is expected to be 8-megapixels, making it perfect for taking selfies and also video calls.

The smartphone listed on TENAA measures 6.18 x 3.05 x .27 inches and weighs 6.5 ounces.

The 4G LTE capable smartphone will also support Bluetooth 4.1 and may launch in a gold color per reports. The mysterious Honor smartphone could also come pre-loaded with Android 7.0 Nougat.

May Not Be Honor 9?

Since the Honor 8 has been updated with Android 7.0 Nougat version recently and the phone is already doing so well in the market, a possibility exists that the company may not look to launching the successor Honor 9 so soon. Therefore, the Honor DUK-TL30 could be a completely different handset.

Huawei has an event scheduled on Feb. 26 at the MWC 2017, but whether this mysterious Honor device will be unveiled alongside the rumored P10 and P10 Plus smartphones remains to be seen