Here’s how the Honor X9c 5G is one of the toughest phones of 2024
Ahead of its launch, Honor Malaysia gave a live demonstration of just how tough their latest midrange workhorse phone, the Honor X9c 5G is with a gruelling gauntlet of tests that began with it being used as a hammer culminating to it struggling off a water blaster at point blank range that is strong enough to cut a watermelon in two. You can also check out our latest Honor X9c 5G review here and our Honor X9c 5G first look and uboxing here.
Here’s a closer look at how Honor has improved their titular Honor X9c 5G to make it their toughest phone ever in 2024 and also enhanced its endurance, performance and capabilities in almost every way.
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Honor X9c 5G toughness upgrades
According to Honor, their Honor X9c 5G has a number of enhancements to its design that make it tougher than the Honor X9b 5G launched last year. According to Honor, the new Honor X9b 5G is drop-resistant up to 2 metres to hard flooring whereas the X9b was only rated for 1.5 metres. The display has also been reinforced as well with an internal shock absorbing chassis such that it could be used to hammer nails down into wood.
Another notable durability upgrade to the Honor X9c 5G is an improved dust and water resistance rating to IP65M with the M suffix indicating that it can survive high pressure jets from all directions which they amply demonstrated by being hosed down with a high pressure water blaster . In fact, the phone was even able to survive being simmered in a hotpot for a few minutes with no undue effects or damage.
In fact, the Honor X9c 5G is so tough that the phone has what they refer to as the first Triple Defence, Triple Assurance policy. While the emphasis on the Honor X9c 5G is its durability, Honor has also made the battery larger compared to the X9b 5G with the new X9c 5G featuring a bigger 6,600mAh Silicon Carbide battery with 66W wired fast charging.
The OLED display itself has Eye Comfort certification that vouches that it minimises low blue light emissions to make it safer for extended viewing. The Honor X9c 5G also has stereo speakers that can offer up to 300% volume too.
The Honor X9c 5G also gets a smattering of Honor Magic AI features too though which exact features are being ironed out ahead of its final launch in Malaysia. The phone also packs a large 108MP camera that now has optical image stabilisation (OIS), for steadier shots alongside a secondary 5MP ultra wide angle camera. Up front, the phone also has a single 16MP selfie camera too.
Stay tuned for their upcoming launch this 5 November 2024 and the live stream which we will be featuring on our Facebook page too! For more details check out their official page at https://www.honor.com/my/ You can also check out our first look and unboxing of the Honor X9c 5G here.
In the meantime, Honor is also revealing an early bird special for those keen to purchase the Honor X9c 5G. By placing an RM9 deposit from now until 4 November 2024, buyers can get an array of free gifts worth RM1,486.
