HONOR 80 series, which ranges from cheap midrange to near-flagship models

HONOR today unveiled its latest series of smartphones HONOR 80, which includes three models: 80, 80 Pro, and 80 SE. It can be said that in this line every user will find something for themselves, because we are dealing with smartphones that differ a lot, even in price, but of course not only.

HONOR 80 Pro - the most powerful of the series

The manufacturer equipped the smartphone with a 6.78-inch curved OLED display with Full HD+ resolution (2700 × 1224 pixels), 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 10-bit HDR 10, and brightness up to 1000 nits. A fingerprint reader has also been integrated. Under the hood of the HONOR 80 Pro, there is the top Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor - an octa-core unit that will accelerate up to 3.2 GHz. The integrated Adreno 730 chip is responsible for graphics. The chipset in this model will be supported by 8 GB or 12 GB of RAM, and the amount of internal memory is 256 GB or 512 GB, depending on the version.

The configuration of the cameras of this smartphone looks impressive. The manufacturer equipped it with a 160 Mpix main camera with a 1/1.56-inch matrix and f/1.8 aperture. The device also offers a 50 Mpix ultra-wide-angle camera with a macro option and an aperture of f/2.0 and a 2 Mpix depth sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. In turn, on the front, there is a 50 MPix selfie camera and a 2 MPix depth sensor.

The manufacturer used a 4800 mAh battery in the smartphone, which supports fast wired SuperCharge charging with a power of 66 W. HONOR 80 Pro also offers 5G network support, dual SIM, and stereo speakers. The whole thing is based on the Android 12 operating system with the MagicOS 7.0 overlay.

The device has dimensions of 163.3 × 74.9 × 7.8 mm and weighs 188 grams. It comes in four color versions: Ripple Blue, Sunrise Pink, Emerald Green, and Midnight Black. The most eye-catching of which is blue, which has a wave-like texture on the back panel.

HONOR 80, the medium one

The average model from the latest series of the manufacturer has been equipped with exactly the same display as in the 80 Pro version. However, the processor used has changed - in this model it is Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G. It is an octa-core unit that will accelerate up to 2.7 GHz. The Adreno 642L chip will be responsible for The HONOR 80 chipset, like the HONOR 80 PRO, which is supported by 8 GB or 12 GB RAM, and the amount of built-in internal memory is 256 GB or 512 GB.

The configuration of the camera has also been changed in relation to the model described above. It is true that we are still dealing with the same 160 Mpix main cameras, but the ultra-wide-angle sensor here has 8 Mpix and an f/2.2 aperture. There is also a 2-megapixel macro camera. On the front, the manufacturer placed a 32 Mpix sensor with an f/2.2 aperture.

The battery and other modules used in this model do not differ from the 80 Pro. The dimensions of the smartphone are 161.6×73.9×7.7mm, and its weight is 180 grams. The device comes in four color versions, exactly the same as the HONOR 80 Pro.

The cheapest of the series, i.e. HONOR 80 SE

In the cheapest model of the HONOR 80 series, the manufacturer used exactly the same display as in the other two smartphones. Under the hood, however, there is MediaTek Dimensity 900 - an octa-core, whose cores will accelerate to 2.4 GHz. The integrated Mali-G68 MC4 chip is responsible for graphics. The processor is supported here by 8 GB or 12 GB of RAM, while the amount of built-in memory is 256 GB in this model.

HONOR 80 SE offers a 64 Mpix main camera with f/1.8 aperture. It is supported by a 5 Mpix sensor for ultra-wide-angle photos with f/2.2 aperture and 2 Mpix for macro. In turn, on the front, there is a 32 MPix selfie camera. The manufacturer used a 4600 mAh battery in the smartphone, which supports fast-wired SuperCharge charging with a power of 66 W.

HONOR 80 series price and availability

Smartphones made their debut on the Chinese market today. From today, their pre-sale is underway, and regular sales will start on December 9 (model 80 Pro on December 2). The manufacturer has not yet announced if and when the devices will go to other markets.

What are the prices of individual models? 

HONOR 80 price:

• 8GB + 256GB: CNY 2,699 (21,400 Philippine Pesos *Approximately) 
• 12GB + 256GB: CNY 2,999 (23,800 Philippine Pesos *Approximately) 
• 12GB + 512GB: CNY 3,299  (26,100 Philippine Pesos *Approximately) 

HONOR 80 Pro price:

• 8GB + 256GB: CNY 3,499 (27,700 Philippine Pesos *Approximately) 
• 12GB + 256GB: CNY 3,799 (30,00 Philippine Pesos *Approximately) 
• 12GB + 512GB: CNY 4,099 (32,400 Philippine Pesos *Approximately) 

HONOR 80 SE price:

• 8GB + 256GB: CNY 2,399 (19,000 Philippine Pesos *Approximately) 
• 12GB + 256GB: CNY 2,699 (21,300 Philippine Pesos *Approximately)