Honor has announced a new budget smartphone in Russia called Honor 9C (AKA-L29). It comes with rear mounted fingerprint sensor and boots on EMUI 10.1.1.

The smartphone houses 6.39-inch HD+ display which boasts 90% screen-to-body ratio. It has octa-core Kirin 710A processor with 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM, which is expandable using MicroSD card.

The Honor 9C specs include 8MP front camera and 48MP, 8MP and 2MP triple shooters at the back with LED Flash and Auto Focus support. There is a 4000mAh battery inside.

Honor 9C Specifications

• Model: AKA-L29
• Dimensions: 159.81 × 76.13 × 8.13 mm
• Weight: 176 grams
• SIM: Dual Nano Slots
• Biometrics: Fingerprint sensor (rear)
• Operating System: Android 10 based EMUI 10.1.1
• Display: 6.39-inch multi-touch display with 1560 x 720 pixels HD+ resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 269ppi pixel density, 90% screen-to-body ratio
• Chipset: Octa-core (2GHz A73 x 4 + 1.7GHz A53 x 4) Kirin 710A processor with Mali-G51 GPU
• RAM: 4GB
• Storage: 64GB Built-in, expandable up to 512GB using MicroSD card
• Front camera: 8MP
• Rear cameras: 48MP (F/1.8) + 8MP (F/2.0) + 2MP triple rear cameras with LED Flash, Auto Focus, 1080p video recording
• Battery: 4000mAh (non-removable)
• Audio: Dual speakers, 3.5mm audio jack
• Connectivity: Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth V5.0, MicroUSB V2.0, GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, FM Radio
• Sensors: Light, Gravity, Compass

The Honor 9C price is RUB 12,990 ($175/€162) and comes in Black and Blue colors. It is already up for pre-order.