Huawei’s mid-range 8-core phone to be named the Huawei Honor 3X!

After partial specifications of the entry-level Huawei Honor 3C were exposed, further details about their mid-range 8-core phone are leaked including naming and price.

Huawei have adopted an Apple like naming system for their next Mediatek phones. News today tells us that quad-core Huawei Honor 5C will be unveiled as an entry-level, Hongmi contender while an mid-range Huawei Honor 5X will take on the Xiaomi Mi2S.

Previously leaked as the Huawei G570, the Honor 3X will sport a 1.7Ghz 8-core Mediatek MT6592 chipset, 2GB RAM, 8GB memory, 5.5-inch 720p display, DTS sound, 5 mega-pixel front and 13 mega-pixel rear cameras, 3000mAh battery and a price tag of just 1699 Yuan ($203).

It will be interesting to see how customers take to the 8-core Mediatek phone, and it upsets sales of the Snapdragon 600 powered Mi2S or not. What do you think? Would you go for the Mi2S or 8-core Honor 5X?