Here’s 7 reasons why you need to own the new HONOR X9b, one of the toughest phones you can buy in Malaysia

One of the most heart-stopping moments that anyone can encounter is when they accidentally drop their smartphone. Not only does it mean potentially hefty repair fees should something break but the downtime to get it fixed can be a crippling affair which is why the new HONOR X9b offers peace of mind as it is one of the toughest phones that money can buy in Malaysia with a price-to-performance ratio that’s hard to beat.

The new HONOR X9b is the successor to the highly acclaimed HONOR X9a workhorse phone with significant improvements in both performance and design. Its enhanced all-angle ultra tough protection ensures that it can withstand life’s toughest challenges but just how tough is it?

The original HONOR X9a was tough enough to the point that it was used to smash open macadamia nut shells, crack open crabs like a hammer and even survive being run over by a car. Remarkably, only 0.64% of HONOR X9a owners in Malaysia required free screen replacements, thanks to the generous 180-day screen crack replacement protection plan. Now, the new HONOR X9b aims to raise the bar even higher. Here’s 7 reasons why you need to own the HONOR X9b, one of the toughest phones that money can buy in Malaysia.

HONOR X9b – Enhance All-Angle Ultra Toughness

The new HONOR X9b has enhanced 360°All-Angle Ultra Toughness with improved overall drop resistance that has been increased to 1.5 metres compared to the earlier HONOR X9a which had a 1 metre drop resistance along with three times increased drop resistance for the display when placed alongside the prior HONOR X9.

To achieve this exceptional resistance to drops, the phone implements HONOR’s Ultra-Bounce Anti-Drop technology that integrates a three-layer structure to reinforce the screen with enhanced buffer protection all around.

The HONOR X9a also implements cushioning material with flexible micron-level gaps around the display capable of absorbing 1.2 times the impact of a fall, allowing the chassis to act like a shock absorber to mitigate the impact. In fact, the HONOR X9b is the world’s first Five-Star Overall Drop Resistance certified phone, as tested by Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS), the recognised authority for certification and testing.

As a testament to its durability, the HONOR X9b has a full 365 days of free front and back crack protection, which is double the warranty-period of the prior HONOR X9a with coverage including both the front and back cover.

HONOR X9b – Upgraded Battery Life

Belying its slim 7.98mm dimensions and light 185g weight, the HONOR X9b comes with a generously sized 5,800mAh battery that offers up to three days of moderate use or if you go full tilt, up to 19 hours of video playback, up to 12 hours of gaming or up to 22 hours of social media browsing. Better yet, the HONOR X9b addresses one of the biggest pet peeves of any smartphone owner – battery health. 

As a smartphone undergoes charging and discharging cycles in daily use, it experiences decreasing battery health and less ability to hold a charge leading to a phone experiencing poorer endurance. To address this the HONOR X9b uses multi-scenario intelligent scheduling technologies to extend battery life in daily use while also ensuring better battery health even after three years of use.

Based on data from HONOR’s labs, the HONOR X9b is capable of retaining more than 80% of its capacity even after 1,000 charging cycles, making its battery one of the most durable in the market and earning a prestigious DXOMark Gold Battery award for outstanding battery life

HONOR X9b – Flagship-grade storage and RAM

One of the areas that many smartphones cut corners is in the quality and speed of their storage and random access memory. The HONOR X9b goes all the way, featuring fast 12GB LPDDR4X RAM along with 8GB of virtual RAM Turbo RAM for a grand total of 20GB RAM to ensure a silky smooth user experience without lagging even with demanding apps.

Better yet, the HONOR X9b hosts 256GB of fast UFS 3.1 storage which is typically used in significantly pricier flagship phones and which offers a read and write speed twice as fast as the usual UFS 2.2 storage used in many midrange phones. This ensures a seamlessly smooth user experience when launching apps, gaming and more and one of the fastest read write speeds for midrange segment smartphones.

HONOR X9b –  Gorgeous eye-safe AMOLED Curved display

The HONOR X9b hosts a superior 6.78-inch 1.5K Retina Resolution (2,652 x 1,200 pixels) AMOLED display that has a 120Hz refresh rate, the ability to offer up to 1,200 nits peak brightness as well as the ability to render up to 1.07 billion colours onscreen while enjoying a full 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut.

This combination of features ensures smooth scrolling, accurate colour rendition and smooth animations when viewing websites, gaming or movies while being protected by a triple layer system that ensures the display is resistant to drop damage.

In keeping with its pursuit of quality, the HONOR X9b’s display also hosts superior eye protection technologies that include 1,920Hz PWM dimming when used in low brightness levels to minimise flickering and reduce eye fatigue. 

The display is also able to automatically adjust to warmer colours at night to improve melatonin levels by 20% to help improve sleep quality while also featuring Dynamic Dimming technology to minimise eye fatigue by 18% that helps the display mimic natural light rhythms to stimulate blood circulation in the ciliary eye muscles. In fact, the HONOR X9b’s display also has a TÜV Rheinland Hardware-Level Low Blue Light Certification for low blue light emissions, making it even easier on the eyes.

HONOR X9b – Improved 108MP Ultra Clear Camera 

Having a good camera to capture life’s magical moments on your smartphone is an absolute necessity which is why the HONOR X9b hosts a triple camera array built around a large 108MP F/1.75 Ultra Clear Main Camera capable of capturing up to 4K video and crisp photos with 3x lossless zoom along with a 5MP ultra wide angle camera and a 2MP macro camera.

Better yet, the HONOR X9b integrates the same fast Falcon Capture feature from the renowned HONOR Magic5 series to capture detailed action shots. For great selfies, the HONOR X9b hosts a front-facing 16MP selfie camera. 

HONOR X9b – Enhanced 4nm Snapdragon processor

The HONOR X9b is among the first smartphones to run the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset. This efficient smartphone processor is built on a 4nm process and uses Qualcomm’s Kryo CPUs and Adreno GPU, both of which offer 40% and 35% faster performance than their predecessors.

The Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset also offers greater AI processing for a host of real-time processes including better camera performance via the 7th generation Qualcomm AI engine and also features fast 5G connectivity along with WiFi 6E to ensure that the HONOR X9b is both versatile and powerful in equal measure.

HONOR X9b – Sensuous Faux Leather in Sunrise Orange for a luxurious touch

With its sleek curved AMOLED display and distinctive rounded rear camera housing that pays homage to premium flagship phones such as the Huawei Mate50 Pro, the HONOR X9b is as tough as it is stylish.

Intended as a practical yet stylish daily companion, the HONOR X9b features your choice of three exquisite colourways – Sunrise Orange, Titanium Silver and Midnight Black. The Sunrise Orange finish integrates a faux leather texture across the backplate akin to that used in selected premium flagship phones to offer a luxurious tactility that also resists fingerprints.

Users looking for a more visually striking option can  opt for the Titanium Silver finish that hosts a chromatic finish that has elements of robin’s egg blue, purple and hints of silver that reflect in the light. The Midnight Black colourway is a timelines classic that is both posh and practical in equal measure with a touch of class that can match any ensemble. 

HONOR X9b availability in Malaysia

The HONOR X9b is available in Malaysia priced at RM1,499 with preorders commencing today until 9th November 2023.

Customers who preorder the HONOR X9b can enjoy up to RM978 in free gifts that include an exceptionally generous 365 Days Front and Back Crack Replacement policy, an HONOR Choice MOECEN smart band and a pair of HONOR Choice X5 Bluetooth earphones. For more details, check out HONOR Malaysia’s official page at https://bit.ly/HONORX9bHitechCentury