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Honor launches two new phones in Nepal

June 11, 2019

Honor launched their Honor 20 series despite all the conflict surrounding the parent company, Huawei. And among them, the lightest of the bunch, Honor 20 Lite was launching soon in Nepal as well. And well, it did, along with another budget phone. But this is not a new one, though. So, Honor has launched the Honor 20 Lite and the Honor 8A in Nepal.

Honor 20 Lite Overview

The Honor 20 Lite, looks like the same Honor 10i that was launched back in March. And with a price of Rs.32500, this is a mid-range phone. This phone sports a 6.21-inch Full HD+ display with a waterdrop notch on the top. Underneath its body, is a HiSilicon Kirin 710 processor that runs the show. Also, aiding it is the Mali-G51 MP4 GPU and 4 GB of RAM. The phone also runs on Android 9.0 Pie like the other two Honor 20 devices, with EMUI on top, of course

As for the cameras, the Honor 20 Lite comes with a triple-rear-camera setup, which comprises of 24 MP primary lens with f/1.8 aperture, an 8 MP ultra-wide camera, and a 2 MP depth sensor. Also, the notch up front houses a 32-megapixel selfie shooter embedded on the notch. In addition, this phone packs a 3400 mAh battery and has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.

This device is priced internationally at €299. And we expected it to compete against the Oppo F11 and the Huawei P30 Lite with its price. But it’s actually much cheaper than that. It can be yours for Rs.32,500! That’s a lot better than expected. Maybe the current scenario has something to do with it, but nevertheless, this is great pricing! And yes, it’ll work just fine…except the future updates are uncertain.

Specifications:

Display: 6.21-inches LTPS IPS LCD, Full HD+, 19.5:9 aspect ratio
CPU: HiSilicon Kirin 710
GPU: Mali-G51 MP4
OS: Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9 on top
RAM: 4 GB
Storage: 128 GB, expandable
Rear camera: Triple – 24 MP, f/1.8 (primary) + 8 MP, f/2.2 (ultra-wide) + 2 MP, f/2.4 (depth)
Front Camera: 32 MP, f/2.0
Battery: 3,400 mAh non-removable Li-Po battery
SIM(s): Dual Hybrid SIM
Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Accelerometer, Proximity, and Compass
Price: Rs.32,500

Honor 8A Overview

The Honor 8A belongs to the budget category with its modest specs. And of course, it has been around in the international market for 6 months. It sports a 6.09″ IPS display with HD+ resolution, with a trending water-drop notch. Under the body, it runs on the budget standard Helio P35 chip, supported by 2 GB RAM.

However, it fails to keep up with the trend with only a 13 MP single camera at the back. The front camera is an 8 MP module. Also, only 2 GB RAM makes it a strictly budget phone. However, there’s 32 GB storage, so, it’s okay as well. The battery is 3020 mAh unit, and there’s also a fingerprint sensor and a face unlock feature as well.

And for the price of €100 internationally, I think a Nepali price of Rs.15,790 is good pricing, too. This competes directly with the likes of Oppo A3s in here, but of course, there’s the Galaxy M10, a much better offering for the price.