Honor, a former subsidiary of Huawei, marked its return to the Indian market in September with the launch of Honor 90 5G via Madhav Sheth’s HTech. Now HTech is looking to expand its product portfolio in India. In a recent media interview, the company’s CEO Madhav Sheth revealed Honor’s intentions to launch a foldable phone in the first half of next year. He also reportedly stated that the next Honor smartphone launch is likely to happen by the end of this year.
In an interview with Financial Express, Madhav Sheth revealed that HTech’s next smartphone launch is likely to happen before the end of this year. He also confirmed that the company expects to bring at least one foldable handset to India by the first half of 2024. Further, Sheth said HTech aims to start local production in-house early next year and move the bulk of the company’s portfolio to India. production. He added that Honor is in discussions with three partners and contracts will be signed soon.
Honor’s book-style foldable smartphones, such as Honor Magic Vs and Honor Magic V2, have been largely limited to China. The launch of Honor’s foldable device will bring new competition to the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 5, Oppo Find N3 Flip, Google Pixel Fold and Tecno Phantom V Flip in India.
The launch of Honor 90 last month marked Honor’s re-entry into the smartphone segment in India after a three-year hiatus. Honor withdrew its operations from India in 2020.
Price of Honor 90 5G in India starts at Rs. 37,999 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant, while the 12GB RAM + 512GB storage model costs Rs. 39,999. It is offered in Diamond Silver, Emerald Green and Midnight Black color options.
The Honor 90 5G features a 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,200 x 2,664 pixels) AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 120 Hz. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC Accelerated Edition paired with up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 onboard storage. It has a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 200-megapixel primary sensor, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle and macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It has a 50 megapixel sensor for selfies and video calls. It packs a 5,000mAh battery with 66W wired fast charging support.
