Honor unveiled two new fashions within the X60 sequence and so they diverge greater than their X50 counterparts. There’s a Professional mannequin with a fancier display screen and extra processing energy (which additionally has an impact on the digital camera capabilities).
The Honor X60 Professional has a curved OLED show, a 6.78” 120Hz panel with 1,224 x 2,700px decision (19.9:9). It has 10-bit colours and might attain a peak brightness of three,000 nits, that are managed with 3,840Hz high-frequency PWM dimming. The show can work with moist fingers (the cellphone itself is waterproof however with out an official IP ranking).
X60 Professional with a curved OLED show • X60 with a flat LCD
The X60 Professional continues to be powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, which is kind of a downgrade from the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 used within the X50 Professional. Actually, the 6 Gen 1 is similar chip that was used within the vanilla X50. To be truthful, it’s higher than the chip contained in the vanilla X60 (extra on that in a bit) as it might probably file 4K video with the primary digital camera, as an alternative of topping out at 1080p.
Talking of, each telephones have 108MP cameras plus 2MP depth sensors. These are 1/1.67” sensors with 9-to-1 binning (1.92µm efficient pixel measurement) and in-sensor 3x zoom. There’s no optical stabilization, however the lens is pretty quick with an f/1.75 aperture.
The identical 108MP digital camera on each
The Professional mannequin has a pill-shaped punch gap, however that could be a large gap for a small digital camera – it has an 8MP sensor plus additional {hardware} (Honor didn’t hassle to say what it does). Additionally, word that the Professional cellphone has an below show fingerprint reader, whereas the vanilla X60 (because of having an LCD) is utilizing a side-mounted reader.
8MP selfie cameras on each, however the Professional has a pill-shaped gap
The vanilla Honor X60 switches over to a flat show, nevertheless, it’s a downgrade to LCD. It measures 6.8” with a decrease 1,080 x 2,412px decision (20.1:9) and it achieves a decrease brightness of 850 nits (with DC dimming). It nonetheless runs at 120Hz, although.
The X60 selfie digital camera additionally has an 8MP sensor, but it surely lives alone in a round punch gap. As for the rear digital camera, it’s the identical as on the Professional, besides with out the 4K video mode.
This can be a limitation of the Dimensity 7025-Extremely chipset (2x A78 @ 2.5GHz + 6x A55 @ 2.0GHz, BXM-8-256 GPU). The 2 new X60 fashions will be configured with 8GB or 12GB of RAM and 128GB, 256GB or 512GB storage. They launch with MagicOS 8.0, which is predicated on Android 14.
As much as 12GB of RAM and 512GB storage • Drop and water-resistant construct
One other essential distinction between the Honor X60 and X60 Professional is battery. The vanilla mannequin has a big 5,800mAh battery with comparatively gradual 35W charging.
The X60 Professional will get an enormous 6,600mAh battery and quicker charging as well, 66W. This has a notable influence on video playback endurance in comparison with the vanilla X60 (25 hours vs. 19 hours), however the gaming endurance solely will get a small bump (10 hours vs. 9 hours). After all, the X60 Professional has a better decision show and a extra highly effective chipset, which is able to take in extra energy.
X60 batteries: 6,600mAh on the X60 Professional and 5,800mAh on the X60
The Professional mannequin additionally boasts stereo audio system with Honor Histen 7.1 tech. They’ll increase the quantity to 300% while you actually wish to go loud.
Highly effective stereo audio system on the Honor X60 Professional
Connectivity is similar with one exception. Each are dual-SIM 5G telephones with Wi-Fi 5 (ac). The vanilla mannequin has a more recent Bluetooth model (5.3 vs. 5.1 on the Professional), however each help the identical audio codecs: AAC, LDAC and aptX HD.
The exception is that the X60 Professional has two-way satellite tv for pc texting via the Beidou constellation, which can be utilized when cell service isn’t obtainable.
The Honor X60 is offered in China now from Honor’s on-line retailer. The bottom 8/128GB mannequin prices CNY 1,200 (which converts to $170/€155/₹14,200). Listed here are the improve choices: 8/256GB for CNY 1,400, 12/256GB for CNY 1,600 and 12/512GB for 1,800. The X60 is offered in three colorways: Black, Inexperienced and Silver.
Honor X60 in: Black • Inexperienced • Silver
The Honor X60 Professional prices extra, however not by a lot. You will discover it on Honor’s China retailer. The bottom 8/128GB mannequin begins at CNY 1,500 (transformed to different currencies, that is $210/€195/₹17,700). There are different reminiscence choices too: 8/256GB for CNY 1,700, 12/256GB for CNY 2,000 and, lastly, 12/512GB for CNY 2,300. The colour choices have one additional with Orange becoming a member of Black, Inexperienced and Silver. Be aware that the totally different colours have totally different textures too.
Honor X60 Professional in: Orange • Black • Inexperienced • Silver