Honor 9X Malaysia: Everything you need to know

The Honor 9X is finally here and it’s their mid-range smartphone to feature a triple-camera setup and a pop-up selfie camera. Despite US restrictions, the new mid-ranger is shipped with Google apps and services pre-installed.

The Honor 9X is officially priced at RM999 and it will be available for pre-order starting 22nd November on HiHonor.com and the official store on Lazada. The device will go on sale on Honor official store at HiHonor.com, Lazada and Shopee on 28 November. It will be available at Honor Experience Stores nationwide beginning 29 November 2019. It comes in 2 colour options – Sapphire Blue and Midnight Black.

During the pre-order period between 22-27 November, you can get a free Honor Band 5 Sport and gift box or add RM0.99 to receive an Honor Sport Pro headphones.

From 28 November onwards, you can get the Honor Band 5 Sport + gift box with every purchase. You also get the option to purchase the Honor Sport Pro headphones for RM199, and this offer is valid until 1st December 2019.

To recap, the Honor 9X features a 6.59″ Full HD+ display that has no notches or punch-holes on the top. Unlike the Chinese version, it runs on a Kirin 710F processor instead of a Kirin 810 unit. in Malaysia, the device is offered with 6GB RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage, which is expandable via a microSD card.

For taking pictures, the front comes with a 16MP pop-up selfie camera while the rear gets a 48MP main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle shooter and a 2MP depth camera. Powering the device is a large 4,000mAh battery that charges via USB-C. Instead of a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, the Honor 9X for our market comes with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.