After its independence from Huawei, Honor is now trying to pick up its pieces. The company can now use GMS which means that it does not have the limitations of Huawei anymore. Since the launch of the Honor 50 series, the sales of this series have been pretty good. Information from JD.com reveals that the Honor 50 is the best-selling smartphone in the 2500-4000 yuan ($386 – $618) range for 17 consecutive days. The first sales report announced by Honor shows that the Honor 50 series hit 500 million yuan (over $77 million) sales in one minute. According to Honor, the 12GB + 256GB version of the Honor 50 will officially commence sales tomorrow. The pre-order price of this smartphone on Honor’s flagship store is 3399 yuan ($526).
The Honor 50 mobile phone officially started its first sale on June 25. The mobile phone uses the Snapdragon 778G processor, 1 billion colour ultra-curved screen, 4000mAh battery that supports 66W fast charging. These are some of the selling points of this device. Furthermore, in the camera department, this smartphone comes with a 108-megapixel main camera. It also uses an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel depth-of-field lens.
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The Honor 50 has four models. The prices of the other two models are
- 8GB + 128GB – 2699 yuan ($418)
- 8GB + 256GB – 2,999 yuan ($464)
Honor 50 specifications
- 6.57-inch (2340×1080 pixels) FHD+ OLED 120Hz curved display with 300Hz touch sampling rate, 1.07 billion colors, DCI-P3 wide color gamut
- Octa Core (4 x 2.4GHz + 4 x 1.8GHz Kryo 670 CPUs) Snapdragon 778G 6nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 642L GPU
- 8GB RAM with 128GB / 256GB storage, 12GB RAM with 256GB storage version
- Android 11 with Magic UI 4.2
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 108MP camera with f/1.9 aperture, 8MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.4 aperture, 2MP depth and 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 32MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 159.96× 73.76× 7.78mm; Weight: 175g
- USB Type-C Audio
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ax (2.4GHz/5GHz) MIMO, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, USB Type-C
- 4300mAh battery with 66W SuperCharge fast charging
However, with the high demand for the Honor 50 series, the company is struggling with production. According to Honor, in order to ensure that consumers get the product as soon as possible after placing the order, it is currently making every effort to increase production capacity. Zhao Ming, CEO of Honor, posted a message on Weibo a few days ago, thanking consumers for their approval. The series has been making the company very proud. The Honor 50 series includes Honor 50, 50 Pro, and 50 SE. See their full specs sheet below
