Honor 8X with 6.5-inch FHD+ display, Kirin 710 SoC launched in India at Rs 14,999

At an event in New Delhi today, Honor India announced the new Honor 8X smartphone. The device was first **launched** in China back in September and has now entered the India market. [caption id=“attachment_5309331” align=“alignnone” width=“1024”]  The Honor 8X was launched in China in September. Image: Honor Global[/caption] Honor 8X price and availability The Honor 8X comes in three variants based on the RAM and storage options on offer. There is a 4 GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage variant, which is priced at Rs 14,999, whereas the other is the 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variant, that is priced at Rs 16,999. There is also a 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage model, that will cost you Rs 18,999. The smartphones will be available starting 24 October on Amazon exclusively. The device comes in two colours — Black, Blue and Red. Honor 8X specifications and features The Honor 8X features a large 6.5-inch FHD+ display with a notch, and 91 percent screen to body ratio. The display design of the phone is very similar to that we see on the **Honor Play** and the **Honor 9N** . Powering the device is a Huawei HiSilicon **Kirin 710** chipset clocked at 2.2 GHz. For photography, the Honor 8X sports a 20 MP + 2 MP AI-enabled rear-camera setup, and a 16 MP AI-enabled camera for selfies. Fuelling the device is a 3,750 mAh battery. The Honor 8X runs Android Oreo 8.1-based EMUI 8.2. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth v4.2 LE with aptX support, GPS/ A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, a micro-USB port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Honor has also launched the Honor Store app, that is now available on the Play Store.