Honor View 20 to cost less than OnePlus 6T
What's the story
Honor View 20, set to launch in India on January 29, is already available for pre-ordering.
The flagship phone was launched in China last month and hence, all its specifications and features are out in the open.
And now, its price has been leaked, suggesting that Honor View 20 will cost less than OnePlus 6T in India.
Here are the leaked prices.
From the grapevine
Honor View 20 to start at Rs. 35,999 in India
Reportedly, Honor View 20 will launch in India at a starting price of Rs. 35,999 for the 6GB/128GB variant and will be offered in Midnight Black and Blue Sapphire colors.
This aggressive pricing will make it a better buy over OnePlus 6T which starts in India at Rs. 37,999.
Notably, the upcoming flagship will only be available online via Amazon and Honor India e-store.
Design and display
Meanwhile, here are the specs of Honor View 20
Up front, the Honor View 20 sports an in-screen selfie camera to offer a bezel-less 6.4-inch full-HD+ (1080x2310 pixels) display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio.
The camera cut-out, measuring just 4.5mm, is significantly smaller than Galaxy A8s' 6.7mm hole.
Further, the glass-like rear panel flaunts a reflective chevron finish and houses a horizontally-stacked dual rear-camera setup as well as the good old fingerprint scanner.
Un-pixelated
Honor View 20 packs a massive 48MP rear camera
The Honor View 20 sports a dual rear-camera setup comprising a 48MP (f/1.8) Sony IMX586 sensor, paired with a 3D Time of Flight (ToF) sensor to capture the depth details.
The main camera comes with 4-in-1 pixel binning technology, AI HDR and supports slow-motion video recording at 960fps.
Up front, the phone packs a 25MP selfie snapper with f/2.0 aperture and fixed focus support.
Internals
Under the hood
The phone is powered by the 7nm octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 980 processor, coupled with 6GB/8GB RAM and 128GB/256GB of non-expandable internal storage.
It runs Android Pie-based Magic UI 2.0.1 out-of-the-box and packs a 4,000mAh battery with fast charging support.
Further, Honor View 20 comes with performance-boosting GPU Turbo 2.0 technology and Link Turbo which intelligently combines Wi-Fi and LTE connections for faster downloads.
Nitty-gritty
Connectivity options and sensors onboard Honor View 20
In terms of connectivity options, the phone gets support for dual SIMs (Nano), Bluetooth v5.0, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), GPS/A-GPS, and USB Type-C port.
Honor is touting an AI-based dual-band GPS technology which aims to provide more accurate positioning.
Lastly, sensors onboard the Honor View 20 include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, and a proximity sensor.