Honor announced the launch of Honor X10, a 5G smartphone featuring the 5G 7nm Kirin 820 SoC that supports nine 5G frequency bands.
The 5G smartphone, which will be available in China, has a 92 percent screen-to-body ratio and will come with a 90Hz refresh rate display and a 180Hz touch sampling rate for a superior viewing experience.
George Zhao, president of Honor, announced that the global shipment of the Honor X-Series had exceeded 80 million units.
Honor X10 will be available in Sapphire Blue, Midnight Black, Titanium Silver and Fiery Orange. Prices start at RMB1899 for the 6GB + 64GB version, RMB2199 for the 6GB + 128GB version and RMB2399 for the 8GB + 128GB version.
Honor X10’s 5G 7nm Kirin 820 chipset can support both non-standalone and standalone modes and support nine 5G frequency bands. Honor X10’s smart antenna can receive send and receive signals even when the user moves between areas of differing 5G coverage.
Honor also announced the opening of the HONOR 5G Laboratory. The company invested over RMB300 million into research and development of the Honor X10, spent over 500,000 man-hours testing the smartphone’s 5G capabilities and made 250,000 test calls on the smartphone.