Honor 90 India launch imminent as phone bags BIS certification

HIGHLIGHTS

• Honor 90 has received the BIS certification with the model number REA-NX9.
• The BIS certification doesn’t reveal any hardware specifications of the phone.
• Honor 90’s India launch date is yet to be revealed.

Honor is aiming to make a resounding comeback in India and the first product it chose to launch is the Honor 90. Madhav Sheth, who once led the Realme India division, will take charge of the Honor India division. Now, ahead of the rumoured September debut, Honor 90 has bagged the BIS certification with the model number REA-NX9. This suggests the launch is not that far away.

Honor 90 certified to launch in India

• The BIS listing, as spottedby Mukul Sharma, doesn’t reveal much about the phone except for the Honor branding and the model number.
• Since the BIS certification is out of the way, we can expect Honor to start teasing the phone on its social media handles.
• Madhav Sheth confirmed the Honor 90 in India will come with Google apps like Maps, Chrome and others.
• Honor 90 will get two major OS upgrades and three years of security patches. There won’t be any bloatware apps pre-installed.
• There are rumours the Honor 90 pricein India will be around Rs 40,000.

There are chances the Honor 90 variant sold in India might have different specifications compared to the global version.

• Display: 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED curved display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 100 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut, up to 1,600 nits peak brightness, and 3840Hz high-frequency PWM dimming.
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition (4nm) Mobile Platform with Adreno 644 GPU
• RAM and Storage: 8GB/12GB RAM and 256GB/512GB storage
• OS: Android 13 based MagicOS 7.1
• Cameras: The Honor 90 features a 200MP camera with f/1.9 aperture, a 12MP ultra-wide camera, and a 2MP depth sensor. There is a 50MP front camera
• Connectivity: 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ax (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, a USB Type-C port, and NFC
• Battery: 5000mAh battery with 66W SuperCharge fast charging

Honor 90 Price, Launch Date