HONOR 8C launched in Malaysia at RM599

Users aspiring for an affordable phone are spoilt for choice this time around with a plethora of sub-RM1,000 phones though HONOR’s latest offering dubbed the HONOR 8C looks particularly appealing as it comes with an affordable price tag and is one of the first entry level phones to sport the new Snapdragon 632 processor.

The HONOR 8C comes with a notched 6.26-inch IPS LCD with HD+ resolution and a 19:9 aspect ratio up front. In keeping with many of its entry level compatriots, the phone runs Android 8.1 overlaid with EMUI 8.2 on the aforementioned Snapdragon 632 processor with 3GB RAM and 32GB of expandable storage via a dedicated SIM card slot that also has two SIM card slots so that you can have your cake and eat it too.

The rear comes with a rounded fingerprint reader and a vertically aligned dual-camera AI-enhanced array that pairs up a primary 13-MP f/1.8 camera with a 2-MP depth sensor while the front notch holds an 8-MP f/2.0 selfie camera. Keeping it powered is a 4,000mAh battery juiced by a micro USB port.

For Malaysia, HONOR is offering a trio of colour options for the HONOR 8C in the form of black, blue and gold for RM599. The HONOR 8X will hit retail on 5 April 2019 on all the usual channels including HONOR’s own shopping portal though Lazada will enjoy an earlier exclusive launch on 27 March 2019 for the exclusive Lazada Birthday Sale for the blue and black variant. The first 1,000 customers buying it on the Lazada Birthday sales get a special tote bag while stocks last featuring a monogram of HONOR’s pet ambassador ‘Catbassador‘. For more details and to acquire your own HONOR 8C swing by www.hihonor.com/my