HONOR Malaysia has recently announced that its latest mid-range smartphone, the HONOR 70, as well as two other devices will be launching locally later this week. Also joining the phone will be the new HONOR Pad 8 tablet and this year’s iteration of the brand’s MagicBook 14 laptop. The former of which, as you may recall, debuted in China in late July this year.
First off is the HONOR 70 mid-ranger, which comes with a 6.67-inch OLED curved display with 1080 x 2400 pixel resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate. The screen also features an under-display fingerprint scanner, as well as a punch-hole cutout for its front-facing camera. Meanwhile, under the phone’s hood is a 5G-enabled Snapdragon 7778G+ chipset, which is paired together with an Adreno 642L GPU, up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. On that note, HONOR has yet to confirm which memory configurations will be offered for the Malaysian market.
Besides that, it also features a 4,800 mAh battery that comes with 66W wired fast charging and 5W reverse charging capability. According to the company, a 20 minute charge is capable of topping up the phone’s battery by up to 60%.
As for imaging, the new HONOR 70 is equipped with two Sony sensors for its rear triple-camera setup, which consists of a 54MP IMX800 primary and a 50MP IMX766 ultra-wide. Also accompanying the two is a 2MP depth sensor, while situated within the punch-hole cutout on the phone’s display is a 32MP selfie camera.
Next up, we have the mid-range HONOR Pad 8 tablet, which sports a 12-inch IPS display with 2000 x 1200 pixel resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness of 350 nits. It also boasts a total of eight speakers with DTS:X Ultra support, as well as featuring a 7,250 mAh battery with 22.5 fast charging and 5W reverse charging functionalities.
Internally, the device is powered by a Snapdragon 680 chipset, along with an Adreno 610 GPU, up to 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of internal storage. For photography, found on the back of the tablet is a lone 5MP primary camera, whereas situated in front is another 5MP sensor for its selfie camera.
Last but not least is the new 2022 HONOR MagicBook 14, which the company touts as the industry’s first 14-inch 70W all-rounder laptop. Display-wise, the device is equipped with a 14-inch LCD display with 2160 x 1440 pixel resolution, an average of 300 nits brightness and 60 Hz refresh rate. It also comes with a 12th gen Intel Core i7-12650H or Core i5-12500H processor, as well as an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 GPU, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD, and a 75 Wh battery that can be fully charged in 80 minutes via the included 100W charger.
All three devices will debut in Malaysia this Thursday on 18 August 2022, where further details regarding their availability and pricing are expected to be announced. The launch event will be live streamed via HONOR Malaysia’s official website and its social media channels at 8pm local time.
(Source: HONOR Malaysia press release)
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