Honor 60 launch live blog: catch up with the ex-Huawei brand's latest smartphone
And so information technology begins - welcome to our Honor lx live blog, which we'll exist fawning over for the next few hours as the device launches.
And so what are nosotros expecting to launch at the Honor 60 upshot? Well, we peered deep into our scrying orb and it told u.s.a.… the Honor 60 smartphone.
Jokes aside, there were really iv members of the Honor fifty family; a Pro, Lite and SE model joined the vanilla one. The Pro was obviously the meridian-end model with an extra front-facing photographic camera and faster charging than the original, just was basically the same in most other departments.
The Laurels 50 SE was also quite similar to the original merely its screen didn't curve at the edges, information technology had a different (though roughly equal) chipset, it missed out on a depth sensor at the back (no real loss), its selfie snapper was lower-res, and its screen was a little bit bigger. The Honour 50 Lite was the existent budget option here though with a lower display refresh rate, lower-res main photographic camera and completely dissimilar pattern.
Other than the Light, all Honor fifty phones were first unveiled alongside the first one at its June launch issue, though but the main Honor fifty saw a global launch. That ways it's very likely we'll see an Honor sixty family unit, and non just one phone, launched today - in fact, the company has teased a Pro model so this will nearly definitely show up.
And across that? Well, we know a tablet is coming, because Award itself teased it. Let'due south see what that's like at the launch.
The Honor 60 itself isn't a total mystery to us, every bit the brand has teased us with some information already.
More often than not, nosotros know the design, which is how we know the Laurels threescore looks startlingly like the Honor fifty, particularly in the camera bump section as information technology has the same dual-round-crash-land array. The motion picture at the top of the article is of the 60, also every bit that tablet nosotros mentioned.
It'south also a 5G phone, according to a big poster, but we don't know exactly what chipset it uses.
Y'all might detect this Honor 60 launch a little surprising - didn't TechRadar's Honor fifty review only go live a calendar month ago?
Well, it did, but that doesn't mean the device itself is only a few months former. You know how we said the Award 60 launch is China-simply? And so was the first Honor 50 launch, which took place in June, and it took quite a while for it to get launched globally.
So don't look Accolade sixty release data for outside China to exist unveiled today - we'll likely be waiting until the new twelvemonth for that. CES and MWC happen in January and February respectively - both are global tech events that bring loads of big unveilings, and then we could encounter a launch then.
MWC 2022 is more likely, equally that stands for Mobile World Congress and is more focused on smartphone devices, though we've also seen Honor use CES to evidence off products so goose egg'south out of the question.
Case in betoken, regarding the recent Award fifty launch:
When I went to get breakfast earlier (picked upward some croissants and cheese, thanks for request - besides concluded upwardly buying more coffee and some mince pies) I passed my local bus terminate.
The advert on the side is for the Laurels 50, which just just went on sale in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. And now the Laurels lx is getting unveiled.
The spectre of Huawei nonetheless looms over Honor, even though they've been… divorced? Separated? 'Just friends'? - for the best part of a twelvemonth now.
Accept the Honour 50 - information technology's a dead ringer for the Huawei Nova nine, which launched shortly after. Not merely does information technology look identical, but the specs and internals are almost all the same too, with the one major exception beingness the main photographic camera.
You could say the same about the Honor Magic 3, which was unveiled in August 2021 simply never actually released. It looked like your average Huawei Mate mobile (and so, super-top-end), with a super-curved screen, top camera specs and a premium design, and if it'd had a Huawei logo we would have causeless it was the next flagship from the brand.
So maybe nosotros'll encounter something today which reminds the states of Huawei quite a scrap - though judging by early on specs, Huawei Nova ten, anyone?
Nosotros also could see some wearables, though it's not certain.
If I may break embrace and jump into the first-person temporarily - I've always been a huge fan of Honor'due south wearables. Smartwatches like the Watch GS Pro or Watch ES have brought interesting and innovative features to devices that feel fairly priced, non similar the super-expensive Apple tree or Samsung alternatives.
Nosotros haven't really seen an Honor smartwatch since it gained independence though, possibly considering its devices were quite similar to Huawei's, which suggests a lot of cooperation which obviously isn't possible now. We did get the Honor Ring half-dozen fitness tracker, simply the less said about that, the meliorate.
This dry spell can't last forever though, and we'd hope to see some new wearable tech - or something that isn't a smartphone, at least - before likewise long. Possibly today's the day!
We've institute the official Laurels live stream - click here to find it on Weibo.
The 'start' time on the stream is actually half an hour before the event is due to brainstorm - presumably nosotros'll run across thirty minutes of trailers for the brand or other similar filler.
At that place's 40 minutes until the issue kicks off - if you were going to popular some corn and brew some coffee, now is the time.
You lot could popular quite a bit of popcorn in that time, though, so why don't you entertain yourself by reading about today's big tech news?
Giant chipset maker Qualcomm has unveiled its latest top-end chipset, called the Snapdragon viii Gen 1 (not exactly a catchy name, is it?).
Loads of upcoming phones are confirmed to have the Snapdragon eight Gen one - these include the Xiaomi 12, Oppo Observe X4, Realme GT ii Pro and a future Motorola phone. Exciting!
The Weibo livestream has officially kicked off - just for now, it'south but promotional material that we've already seen.
We're used to seeing Laurels and Huawei put out similar products, but that might not be the case today.
The tablet pictured in the header image of this article is completely dissimilar annihilation we've seen Huawei put out - the brand's latest MatePad 11, pictured just to a higher place, looks quite different.
We look forrad to hearing more about this slate soon.
Five minutes left! Looking for something to exercise to abide these last few minutes? How about you lot check out one of the two stories our phones squad has worked on this morning time?
Firstly, some Samsung Galaxy S21 FE colors accept leaked, and we retrieve we know all the bright and assuming options for the upcoming device.
Secondly, a rumor suggests the next iPhone SE will come out around March 2022, though nosotros don't know if this is the iPhone SE 3 or iPhone SE Plus.
The pre-roll adverts have finished...
... and we have begun.
The CEO of Honor has taken to the phase to talk about the company.
If yous're expecting to hear some juicy details direct away... is this your first tech event? Brands oftentimes spend ages waffling on about the past, nowadays and future of the company, its devices and so on. Sometimes nosotros have to wait half an hour into a tech result for anything real.
Hopefully it won't take that long for the Accolade lx launch - I really want lunch. Merely nosotros'll have to see.
Honor merely showed a video of the Honor 60 beingness made, accompanied past inappropriately-epic music.
The name has been confirmed on-stage for the first time, though nosotros already knew information technology'd be called that
We've just seen the phone for the kickoff time - the CEO pulled out ii versions of it in different colors. What a shiny affair!
The Honor 60 screen edge is quite curvy at 81 degrees on the edges, simply it as well bends on the acme and lesser at 52 degrees - almost smartphones with curved-edge displays merely have them on the side, so that's an interesting design twist.
By the mode, I'm not getting all this information from my fluent linguistic communication skills - but when y'all sentry enough of these tech events, you beginning to understand what they're talking nigh.
And a giant '1080 x 2340' next to a picture of a screen isn't hard to figure out, for example - that'due south display resolution.
Why am I proverb this, instead of telling you what'due south happening at the issue? Well, not much is happening. We're simply hearing about how the bezel is a tiny, tiny, tiny bit smaller than on the Honor 50. What fun.
Hither's the Award sixty Pro screen specs - half dozen.78-inch 120Hz FHD+ display. It curves at the edges - presumably the only difference for the non-Pro one is this concluding spec.
They've shown off a few different Honor 60 Pro color versions.
We like the autumnal one pictured above but a dark greenish, shiny blue or black version can be chosen instead. There are as well a few funky cases existence shown off, simply we'd imagine these will only go on sale in China.
In basically every unmarried video it has shown during this event, Honor has used the aforementioned vocal. I started by not rating information technology only it'due south grown on me.
I've done some research (read: Googling the lyrics). It's obviously called Vibrations past Gill Chang featuring Stonefox. Click hither for a Spotify link to the song, if you're interested.
Accolade is talking almost its AI at the moment - hopefully this is a bridge into discussing its camera capabilities or software or something.
It's becoming more than and more clear that the Honor 60 Pro is being positioned as a telephone for budding vloggers - presumably that's a big audience in China - between these camera features, and the fact the company'south Weibo is calling information technology a Pro streamer" phone.
Lots of ad in the build-upward to the Honor 60 launch prominently featured the word 'Vlog' too. Maybe if I test this phone I'll have to start vlogging my life. Oh honey.
In that location'south 66W fast charging on the Honor 60 Pro - the company says it'll become from empty to 50% ability in 15 minutes.
At that place'southward besides a 4,800mAh bombardment, which is fairly big for this kind of phone, though we've seen loads of 5,000mAh power packs on devices of all prices too.
It'due south been quite a repose event so far, and we're nevertheless waiting on key details similar cameras, Honor sixty specs (nosotros've generally heard about the Pro) and pricing.
I desire to go and get some juice, and it's been quiet enough that that shouldn't be a problem. But I know if I leave the desk, something massive is going to be unveiled.
It's a dilemma for sure.
Okay, I managed it. Y'all're now reading the words of a proud drinker of some OJ.
Here nosotros become, Honor has provided the 'total' Honor threescore Pro specs. Lots is missing then far.
And here are the specs for the standard Honour sixty - once more, we're missing camera details and screen specs. That is, unless the display is the same as the Pro'due south one, which is looking pretty likely.
Let's see what else Honor says before we unpack this information more - perchance we'll get more details, and in that location could still be a Lite or SE version coming.
And where'south that tablet?
These are the prices for the Honor 60 - that starting cost converts to $420, £320, AU$590.
Below are the Honor 60 Pro prices, which showtime at $480, £440, AU$810.
Nosotros're hearing now nearly the Honor Ring 6... which we've already heard about, similar, a twelvemonth ago?
The band first launched at CES 2021 in Jan - presumably this is a tweaked version with some new features.
Either way, we wouldn't expect this to get launched globally, every bit Honour doesn't tend to launch its tweaked fitness trackers outside Prc, only the main-series ones.
At present Honour is detailing its TVs, another gadget we don't expect to come up to the global market judging past past performance.
And... information technology's over (!?)
So that's information technology, Honor has done unveiling its new smartphones, likewise as a tweaked version of an older fettle tracker and some new TVs. The event has wrapped up and the livestream has stopped.
The fun isn't over though - we're going to option back through our notes and give you the depression-down on what y'all demand to know from the consequence.
Let's wait more than in-depth at those Honor 60 prices:
| RAM | Storage | Toll in CNY | Converted $ toll | Converted £ price | Converted AU$ toll |
| 8GB | 128GB | 2,699 | $420 | £320 | $590 |
| 8GB | 256GB | 2,999 | $470 | £350 | $660 |
| 12GB | 256GB | three,299 | $520 | £390 | $720 |
For context, the base version of the Laurels 50 had 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, then it's a little hard to compare. However there was an 8GB / 256GB version too, which is the middle of the above options, and it cost £529 ($710, AU$960).
Saying that, conversions from Chinese prices are often way out as brands launch their phones for less in China, so don't expect those converted costs to be very accurate.
Now allow's expect at the Pro prices:
| RAM | Storage | Price in CNY | Converted $ price | Converted £ price | Converted AU$ price |
| 8GB | 256GB | 3,699 | $580 | £440 | $810 |
| 12GB | 256GB | 3,999 | $630 | £470 | $890 |
The Award fifty Pro didn't release globally so nosotros tin can't compare costs for that - and we can't say for sure if the 60 Pro will come out worldwide.
And so what'due south the difference betwixt the Honor threescore and threescore Pro? Uh... not much.
The Honor lx has the Snapdragon 778 chipset, while the Pro gets the Plus version of that processor. In improver the lx has a 32MP front photographic camera while the 60 Pro has a 50MP 1.
The main - or only - other difference is the display.
The Honor 60 gets a 6.67-inch brandish which curves at the edges, while the 60 Pro has a six.78-inch screen which is curved at the edges and top and bottom too.
Honestly, we were expecting a little more from the Honor threescore event - but we're not complaining that information technology's short, it means there'south less piece of work we need to practise!
As our final two posts, we're going to collect all the data on the ii new phones in one solid place, and then expect those posts shortly. The other things yous need to know from the event are:
Honor 60 Lite / SE: Neither of these showed upwards.
Honor tablet: Nope, no-show
Honor foldable: Oh yeah, we forgot to mention... just kidding, this didn't come forth.
Honour smartwatch: Nah
Honor fettle tracker: A new version of the Accolade Ring 6 was shown off with a few tweaks and NFC, but it probably won't launch globally.
Honor TVs: In that location are a few of these, but the planets will align before these get a global launch.
Start, allow'southward have a look at the Honor 60 Pro, the top-end of the two smartphones shown off today.
Screen: 6.78-inches diagonally, 120Hz refresh rate. Curves at all four edges.
Front photographic camera: 50MP
Rear cameras: 108MP main, 50MP ultra-wide, 2MP macro
Chipset: Snapdragon 778 Plus paired with 8GB or 12GB RAM and 256GB storage
Battery size: iv,800mAh
Charging speed: 66W
Price: Starts at CNY3,699 (roughly $580, £440, AU$810).
On sale: December x in China, unknown elsewhere.
Finally, let's case the Laurels 60, the lower-end of the 2 smartphones we saw at the launch event.
Screen: 6.67-inches diagonally, 120Hz refresh rate. Curves at two edges.
Front camera: 32MP
Rear cameras: 108MP main, 8MP ultra-wide, 2MP macro
Chipset: Snapdragon 778 paired with 8GB or 12GB RAM and 128GB or 256GB storage
Bombardment size: 4,800mAh
Charging speed: 66W
Toll: Starts at CNY2,699 (roughly $420, £320, AU$590).
On auction: December 10 in People's republic of china, unknown elsewhere.
Thanks for watching along to this alive blog, if you lot have been - if you're catching this later the fact, welcome, and make certain to check TechRadar again when phone launches happen as we often host live blogs similar this.
Below y'all'll be able to run into everything you need to know about the Award 60 and Honor threescore Pro, the two phones we saw at the event. There's only one thing we haven't said yet: our start-glance verdicts at the phones.
Honesty? They seem too similar to their predecessors to be very interesting - which isn't much of a surprise since the Award 50 first debuted in June. Many phones are launched on yearly schedules, and the Honor 60 is proof of why that's a good matter.
Source: https://www.techradar.com/news/live/honor-60-launch-live-blog-lets-see-what-the-ex-huawei-brand-has-in-store-today
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