14 DAY TRIAL // The Honor 8 is a more than decent high-end smartphone by itself, but now that Huawei has started seeding Android 7.0 Nougat, it could become an even better device.
If you liked the Honor 8, then you will be happy to know that the Chinese company plans to launch another flagship in the coming months.
We don't know if it will be called Honor 9, but the smartphone has a model number that's been confirmed by TENAA, Honor DUK-TL30. The Chinese regulatory commission has just certified a new Honor smartphone that packs more powerful specs than the predecessor.
First of all, the new Honor handset is equipped with a 2.4GHz octa-core processor, but the chipset isn't named in the listing. We hope it's Huawei's new Kirin 960 CPU, since the Honor 8 comes with a Kirin 950 chipset inside.
Another major improvement over the Honor 8 is the large 5.7-inch display that supports Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels) resolution instead of full HD (1080p).
The unannounced DUK-TL30 packs 6GB RAM and 128GB internal memory (expandable via microSD card up to 128GB).
Dual-camera setup and fingerprint sensor on the back
Another selling point is the dual-camera setup on the back, which consists of 12-megapixel and 2-megapixel cameras, as well as LED flash. There's also a secondary 8-megapixel camera in the front for selfies and video calls.
Since the listing at TENAA comes with a couple of pictures of the smartphone, we can confirm that the upcoming Honor flagship will feature a fingerprint sensor on the back side.
Also, the smartphone seems to be headed to major carrier China Mobile, so it's no surprise that it features dual-SIM support, a functionality that might be denied to the international version.
It's also worth mentioning the DUK-TL30 will be powered by a generous 3,900 mAh battery, and it will ship with the Android 7.0 Nougat operating system right out of the box.
Design-wise, the new Honor handset measures 157 x 77.5 x 6.97mm and weighs 184g (battery included), which makes us believe this is going to be a metal-clad, thin device.