Honor 6X debuts in India, sets sights on Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 4

Honor 6X offers dual rear cameras on a budget.

At a media event in New Delhi, Honor launched the budget Honor 6X for the Indian market. The highlight of the phone is the dual camera setup, which sees a 12MP sensor joined by a 2MP secondary sensor that adds depth of field. The Honor 6X will be exclusively sold on Amazon India starting February 2, and will be available in two variants: a model with 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage for ₹12,999 ($190), and a version with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage for ₹15,999 ($235).

The phone features a 5.5-inch Full HD display with 2.5D curved glass, octa-core Kirin 655 SoC, microSD slot, 8MP camera up front, LTE with VoLTE, and a 3350mAh battery. On the software front, the device runs EMUi 4.1 atop Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, with a Nougat update coming in the month of April.

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The Honor 6X goes head to head with Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 4, which recently made its debut in the country. The Redmi Note 4 shares a lot of the characteristics of the Honor 6X, and is available for less, with the model offering 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage retailing for ₹12,999 ($190). Specs don’t tell the whole story, however, and the Honor 6X’s dual cameras give it a slight edge over Xiaomi’s handset in this space.

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