Honor X9c India Launch Teased; Amazon Availability Confirmed 42396z

Honor X9b, which was unveiled in India in February 2024 with a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC and an IP53-rated build.

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Honor has teased the arrival of an X-series smartphone in India in an X post. The handset is confirmed to be available for purchase in the country via Amazon. The live microsite on the e-commerce site suggests that the phone will feature a large battery and a camera with optical image stabilisation (OIS) as well as electronic image stabilisation (EIS) . The handset is teased to sport a display with an eye-friendly dimming rate.

Although the company did not confirm the moniker of the handset, the design in the X teaser suggests that it is the Honor X9c. The handset launched in Malaysia with a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset paired with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of onboard storage. It runs on Android 14-based MagicOS 8.0 out-of-the-box.

The global variant of the Honor X9c carries a 6.78-inch 1.5K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 3,840Hz dimming rate. In the camera department, it has a 108-megapixel main sensor and a 5-megapixel ultra-wide shooter at the back as well as a 16-megapixel sensor at the front. The handset packs a 6,600mAh battery with 66W wired fast charging .

The company claims that the Honor X9c global version meets the IP65M rating for dust and 360-degree water resistance. The M denotes "the ability to resist water exposure even while in motion."

The Honor X9c started in Myanmar at MYR 1,499 (roughly Rs. 28,700) for the 12GB + 256GB option. Notably, an Honor X9c Smart variant was unveiled in select markets in December 2024.