Honor X40 cost and availability
In China, the Honor X40 is priced at CNY 1,499 (about Rs. 17,100) for the basic edition with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model costs CNY 1,699 (about Rs. 19,400), while the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage option costs CNY 1,999. (roughly Rs. 22,800).
The top-tier option with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage costs CNY 2,299 in China (roughly Rs. 26,200). The Honor X40 is available in Caiyun Chasing the Moon, Magic Night Black, and Mo Yuqing (translated) colour choices from Honor's official online shop in China.
Specifications for the Honor X40
Honor X40 is a dual-SIM (nano) smartphone that runs Magic UI 6.1 on Android 12. The smartphone has a 6.67-inch Curved AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 120Hz, a resolution of 1,080x2,400 pixels, a 20:9 aspect ratio, and 1.07 billion colours. The firm says that the display has a peak brightness of 800 nits. It is equipped with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC and an Adreno 619 GPU.
The smartphone has up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. Honor claims that the RAM can be expanded by up to 7GB to provide a "19GB RAM experience." The Honor X40 has a dual rear camera configuration with an LED flash for optics. The phone has a 50-megapixel main back camera with an f/1.8 aperture and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera with an f/2.4 aperture. It has an 8-megapixel selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture on the front.
The Honor X40 supports 5G, 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.1, GPS, and a USB Type-C connector for connection. The phone also has a gravity sensor, gyroscope, compass, ambient light sensor, and proximity sensor. For further protection, the Honor X40 includes an in-display fingerprint scanner and 2D facial recognition capability. It has a 5,100mAh battery and supports 40W rapid charging. According to the manufacturer, the phone measures 161.6 x 73.9 x 7.9mm and weighs around 172g.