HTech to Launch New Handset in India by Year End, Foldable Phone Coming in Early 2024: CEO Madhav Sheth

Madhav Sheth revealed that HTech's next smartphone launch will take place probably before the end of this year.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 12 October 2023 16:14 IST

HTech to Launch New Handset in India by Year End, Foldable Phone Coming in Early 2024: CEO Madhav Sheth

Photo Credit: Honor

Honor Magic V2 runs on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC

Highlights

Honor's book-style foldable smartphones have mostly been limited to China
Price of Honor 90 5G in India starts at Rs. 37,999
Honor withdrew its operations from India in 2020

Honor, a former subsidiary of Huawei, marked its return to the Indian market in September with the launch of Honor 90 5G via Madhav Sheth's HTech. Now, HTech is looking to expand its product portfolio in India. In a recent media interview, the company's CEO Madhav Sheth revealed Honor's intentions to launch a foldable phone in the first half of next year. He also reportedly stated that the next Honor smartphone launch will likely launch by the end of this year.

In an interview with Financial Express, Madhav Sheth revealed that HTech's next smartphone launch will take place probably before the end of this year. He also confirmed that the company is expecting to bring at least one foldable handset to India by the first half of 2024. Further, Sheth said that HTech aims to start local manufacturing internally by early next year and move a majority of the company's portfolio to India manufacturing. He added that HTech is in talks with three partners and contracts will be signed soon.

Honor's book-style foldable smartphones like Honor Magic Vs and Honor Magic V2 have mostly been limited to China. The launch of Honor's foldable handset will give fresh competition to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 5, Oppo Find N3 Flip, Google Pixel Fold, and Tecno Phantom V Flip among others in India.

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The launch of Honor 90 last month marked the re-entry of Honor into the smartphone segment in India after a hiatus of three years. Honor withdrew its operations from India in 2020.

Price of Honor 90 5G in India starts at Rs. 37,999 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant, while the 12GB RAM + 512GB storage model costs Rs. 39,999. It is offered in Diamond Silver, Emerald Green, and Midnight Black colours.

The Honor 90 5G features a 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,200 x 2,664 pixels) AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC Accelerated Edition paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 inbuilt storage. It has a triple rear camera unit, comprising a 200-megapixel primary sensor, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide and macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. For selfies and video calls, it has a 50-megapixel sensor. It packs a 5,000mAh battery with support for 66W wired fast charging.

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Honor 90

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Lightweight and Decent build quality
Good Display
Decent performance
Good front camera performance

Bad
Lacks 3.5mm Jack
Free of cost 30W charger is not enough
Weak details in night shots
MRP is Overpriced

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Display 6.60-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

Front Camera 50-megapixel

Rear Camera 200-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 12GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 1200x2664 pixels

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Honor Magic V2

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display (Primary) 7.92-inch

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 20-megapixel

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 2344x2156 pixels

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Honor Magic Vs

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display (Primary) 7.90-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 54-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 8-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 12

Resolution 1984x2272 pixels

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