Honor 9X smartphone is credited with using an unannounced Kirin 720 chip

Network sources report that the Honor brand, owned by the Chinese company Huawei, is preparing to release a new mid-range smartphone.

The novelty is said to enter the commercial market under the name Honor 9X. The device is credited with the presence of a retractable front camera, hiding in the upper part of the case.

The “heart” of the smartphone will allegedly be the not yet officially presented Kirin 720 processor. The expected characteristics of the chip include eight processing cores in a “2 + 6” configuration: while two productive cores will use the ARM Cortex-A76 architecture. The product will include a graphics accelerator Mali-G51 GPU MP6.

According to rumors, the smartphone will support fast 20-watt recharging of the battery. Unfortunately, other characteristics are not disclosed yet.

The announcement of the Honor 9X model is expected towards the end of the third quarter: presumably, the smartphone will debut in September.

According to IDC estimates, the Chinese company Huawei shipped 59,1 million smartphones in the first quarter of this year, which corresponds to 19,0% of the global market. Now Huawei is in second place in the list of leading smartphone manufacturers. 

Source: 3dnews.ru