Honor X6b with Helio G85 and 50MP Camera Launched in Nepal

Honor has unveiled its latest budget smartphone, the Honor X6b. It is now available in Nepal.

The Honor X6b, the successor to the Honor X6a, features a MediaTek Helio processor, an always-on display, faster charging, and an updated UI. All these are housed in a chassis that has mostly remained the same.

Honor has maintained continuity in the overall aesthetic and build of the phone, focusing more on internal upgrades and functionality rather than design with this device.

Let’s look into the changes that Honor has made in the X6b.

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Honor X6b Overview

Design

At a glance, the design of the Honor X6b hasn’t changed that much when compared to its predecessor. It comes with a flat plastic back panel and plastic side rails that give the phone a boxy appearance.

On the back, the camera modules and flash are positioned on a square-shaped island, while the HONOR logo badge is located at the bottom center of the device.

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Display

Regarding the display of the Honor X6b, it has a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera that, while somewhat dated, remains common in budget smartphones.

The 6.56-inch TFT LCD screen has a resolution of 720 x 1612 pixels and supports a maximum refresh rate of 90Hz. It has a peak brightness of 780 nits.

The asymmetrical display also comes with an always-on mode and Honor’s ‘Magic Capsule‘ feature.

Hardware

Under the hood, the phone houses a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC. The CPU consists of 2x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 performance cores and 6x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 efficiency cores, making it an octa-core processor. A Mali-G52 GPU handles all the graphics.

In terms of memory, Nepalese customers will be getting the 6GB RAM variant paired with 128GB storage. The phone supports external memory in the form of a microSD card.

Other hardware features of the phone include a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and an SGS-certified chassis that’s supposedly more impact and drop-resistant as per Honor’s claims.

Cameras

Honor has paired the X6b smartphone with a 50MP main camera that’s accompanied by a 2MP, f/2.4, depth sensor. There is a 5MP selfie camera as well.

Both the selfie and main cameras can record videos up to 1080p at 30fps.

Battery and OS

Honor ships the X6b with a 5200mAh Lithium-ion battery that supports 35W Honor SuperCharge. The battery charges through a USB-C port.

On the software side, the X6b smartphone comes with Android 14 with Honor’s Magic OS 8 skin applied on top.

Honor X6b Price in Nepal and Availability

The Honor X6b price in Nepal is Rs. 16,999 (6/128GB). It is available for purchase nationwide in retail stores and online on e-commerce platforms.

The Honor X6b comes with a MediaTek Helio G85 processor, an always-on display, faster charging, and an updated UI. However, its chassis design remains unchanged from the Honor X6a, signifying that the company prioritized internal upgrades rather than design.

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