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HONOR has announced two new smartphones in its homeland, the HONOR 100 and HONOR 100 Pro. These two phones leaked several times in the last couple of weeks, and they’re finally here.
The HONOR 100 series has landed with rather compelling specs & price
The HONOR 100 and HONOR 100 Pro are part of a rather popular lineup from the company. The company’s HONOR 50, HONOR 70, and HONOR 90 series phones were quite popular, both in China, and outside of HONOR’s home turf.
The HONOR 100 series does look quite compelling on paper too. Both of these phones look nice, and yet different. They also have rather powerful specs, but are not the bleeding edge of tech, HONOR is saving that spot for the HONOR Magic6 series.
They are similar in terms of design, and yet different at the same time
Both of these phones are made out of metal and glass, and they’re also similar in size. There are two major differences between them, design-wise. They have different camera islands on the back, and different display cutouts.
The HONOR 100 has a rectangular camera island, inside of which you’ll notice a half circle, with two cameras on the inside. It also has a single hole in the display. The HONOR 100 Pro, on the other hand, has an egg-shaped camera island with three cameras, and a pill-shaped camera cutout, albeit a lot smaller than Apple’s.
Both devices also come in different color variants with interesting patterns on the back. Half of the HONOR 100 Pro variants also have a two-tone finish, as you can see in the gallery below the article. More on that later.
The HONOR 100 specifications
Let’s jump over to the specs. We’ll talk about the HONOR 100 first. The phone features a 6.7-inch fullHD+ OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. That display is curved, goes up to 2,600 nist brightness at its peak, and has a 3,840Hz PWM dimming.
The phone is fueled by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, and offers 12GB or 16GB of RAM. Those two variants offer 256GB and 512GB of storage, respectively. There are also two SIM card slots inside the phone, two nano SIM card slots. The same goes for an in-display fingerprint scanner, and Android 13. MagicOS 7.2 comes pre-installed too.
A 5,000mAh battery sits inside the phone, and supports 100W wired charging. The phone also includes an RF C1 enhancement chip, and GPU Turbo X for gaming. Stereo speakers are also included, as is Bluetooth 5.2.
A 50-megapixel main camera (Sony’s IMX906 sensor, OIS, f/1.95 aperture) is backed by a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera (f/2.2 aperture, macro). A 50-megapixel selfie camera is also included.
The phone measures 161.9 x 74.1 x 7.8mm, while it weighs 183 grams.
The HONOR 100 Pro specifications
The HONOR 100 Pro includes a 6.78-inch fullHD+ OLED display. This is a quad-curved display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It has the same peak brightness and PWM dimming as the HONOR 100.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 fuels the HONOR 100 Pro, while the phone comes in 12GB and 16GB RAM variants. It is on offer in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage flavors. It has two SIM card slots, Android 13, and HONOR’s MagicOS 7.2 pre-installed on top of Android. An in-display fingerprint scanner is included here too, as is Bluetooth 5.2.
This handset includes a 5,000mAh battery too, with 100W wired charging, and 50W wireless charging. HONOR’s C1 RF enhancement chip is here too, and so are stereo speaker. This phone also has the GPU Turbo X for gaming.
The phone includes a 50-megapixel main camera (Sony’s IMX906 sensor, f/1.95 aperture, OIS), a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera (f/2.2 aperture), and a 32-megapixel telephoto camera (f/2.4 aperture, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom, 50x hybrid zoom). A 50-megapixel selfie camera (Sony’s IMX816 sensor) is also included, along with a 2-megapixel depth sensor.
The HONOR 100 Pro measures 163.7 x 74.7 x 8.2mm, while it weighs 195 grams.
Color options & pricing
The HONOR 100 series comes in Moon Shadow White, Bright Black, Monet Purple, and Butterfly Blue. The last two color variants combine glass and vegan leather on the ‘Pro’ model, as you can see below.
The HONOR 100 pricing starts at CNY2,499 ($352) in China, while the HONOR 100 Pro pricing kicks off at CNY3,699 ($521) in HONOR’s homeland. Both devices are already available to pre-order. The HONOR 100 series is coming to global markets too. We’re not sure if both models will be launched, or only one, though.
HONOR 100:
HONOR 100 Pro:
