Newly independent Honor has announced the Honor V40 Lite in China. The phone is a rebadged Huawei nova 8 5G but with MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U at the helm, while the latter is an affordable slate.
The latest member of Honor’s V40 lineup features a curved 6.57-inch OLED panel with FHD+ resolution a 90Hz refresh rate. There’s a centered punch hole cut out for its 32MP selfie cam as well as a fingerprint reader hidden underneath the panel.
Around the back, we have a 64MP primary cam alongside an 8MP ultrawide snapper. The two are joined by a pair of 2MP modules for macro photography and depth data. The Dimensity 800U SoC sits at the helm aided by 8GB RAM and 128/256GB storage which is not expandable.
Honor revealed the phone is running Magic UI 4.0 based on Android 10. The battery department is headlined by a 3,800 mAh cell which supports 66W fast charging and the required power adapter is supplied in the box.
Honor V40 Lite Specifications and Price
Network Properties
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- CDMA 800
- 3G bands: HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
- 5G bands: 1, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Launch
- Announced: 2021, March 23
- Status: Exp. release 2021, March 28
Design
- Dimensions: 160.1 x 74.1 x 7.6 mm (6.30 x 2.92 x 0.30 in)
- Weight: 169 g (5.96 oz)
- Colors: Black, Blue, Green
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
- Type: OLED, 1B colors, HDR10, 90Hz
- Size: 6.57 inches, 106.0 cm2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)
Operating System
- Android 10, Magic UI 4.0, no Google Play Services
Hardware
- Chipset: MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 800U 5G (7 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU: Mali-G57 MC3
- Storage: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
- Memory Card slot: No
- UFS
Cameras
- Main Camera: Quad
- 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
- 8 MP, f/2.4, 120Ëš, 17mm (ultrawide)
- 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
- 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
- Features: LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video: 4K, 1080p, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
- Selfie Camera: Single – 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide)
- Features: HDR
- Video: 4K
Multimedia
- Radio: No
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio 3.5mm jack: No
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.1, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- NFC: Yes
- USB: USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Features
- Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
- Battery Type and Capacity: Li-Po 3800 mAh, non-removable
- Charging: Fast charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min
- Reverse charging 5W
Models: ALA-AN70
Honor V40 Lite Price and Availability
The Honor V40 Lite Luxury Edition comes in black, gradient and green colors. Retail is set at CNY 2,999 ($460) for the 8/128GB trim while the version with 256GB storage will go for CNY 3,299 ($506). First sale in China begin on March 26.
