Huawei has officially launched the Huawei Honor in India, along with an updated version of the Huawei Ideos X5, priced at Rs. 19,990 and Rs. 13,800 respectively. The devices both run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, however, the Huawei Honor will get an upgrade to Android 4.0 ICS soon.

Other features of the Huawei Honor include an 8MP autofocus camera supporting HDR and 720p HD video recording, a 2MP front-facing camera, 4GB of built-in storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD,


stereo FM radio with RDS, a document viewer, a photo editor, a gyroscope for gaming, a digital compass, GPS with A-GPS, a proximity sensor, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and EDR, and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with DLNA and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality.




The refreshed Huawei Ideos X5 features a faster 1GHz processor, Adreno 205 GPU, 14.4Mbps HSDPA 3G connectivity, SRS WOW HD audio, 16GB of cloud storage, and stereo FM radio, apart from its earlier specifications – a 3.8-inch WVGA (800x480 pixel) capacitive touchscreen, 512MB of RAM, 2 or 4GB built-in storage expandable via microSD, and active noise cancellation with dedicated mic.

The Ideos X5 bears a 5MP rear camera with LED flash and 720p HD video recording support, and a 1,500 mAh battery that is rated to deliver 8.33 hours of talk time, and 380 hours of standby time. Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR and A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with hotspot, and GPS with A-GPS are some of the other connectivity options.