Honor launches X9e s in Middle East with 8,560mAh battery, priced at 1,499 Saudi riyals

Tech company Honor has launched its new smartphone, the Honor X9e s, in the Middle East. The phone's biggest highlight is its 8,560mAh battery. Its design resembles the Honor Turbo 5G launched in China. The phone has a Qualcomm processor and a 120Hz display.

The Honor X9e s has come in a single variant with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. The company has priced it at 1,499 Saudi riyals, which is stated to be about Rs 38,000. Customers will be able to buy it in Dawn Orange, Glacier White and Midnight Black. With the phone, the company is also offering an Honor coffee mug, one year of accidental damage protection and a one-year guarantee service on battery capacity.

The phone has a 6.79-inch 1.5K AMOLED display. Its refresh rate is 120Hz and peak brightness is 1,800 nits.

For performance, the phone has a Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 chipset, with an Adreno 810 GPU for graphics. It runs MagicOS 10, based on Android 16. The company has launched it in only one variant for now. No information has been shared on when the phone will arrive in India.

On the camera front, the phone has a dual rear camera setup and an LED flash on the back panel. It gets a 50MP primary camera and a 5MP secondary ultrawide camera. At the front is a 16-megapixel selfie camera.

For connectivity, the phone supports Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and NFC. It also has a USB-C port that supports USB 2.0 speeds. An optical fingerprint scanner is fitted for biometric authentication.

The 8,560mAh battery is 7.76 mm thick and the phone weighs 196 grams. The phone supports 80W charging. The company claims the battery lasts three days on a single charge.