Honor has been making fun of the Honor X9a arrival in Malaysia for the past few weeks. Finally confirmed the launch date. Honor Malaysia’s official page states that the X9a will be launched on January 4, 2023 at 19:00 (local time).

Reports suggest that the Honor X9a will be a rebranded version of the Honor X40, which is already available in China. The X9a will be the third phone under the X9 brand in the Chinese market. So far, the company has launched Honor X9 with Snapdragon 680 SoC and Honor X9 5G with Snapdragon 695 chip.

Features of Honor X9a

The Honor X9a is expected to feature a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with curved edges and a hole in the middle. It will support 1080×2400 pixels Full HD+ resolution and refresh rate up to 120 Hz. For security, it will be equipped with a fingerprint scanner under the screen.

The X9a will be equipped with Android 12 OS based on Magic UI. The appearance of the device on Geekbench revealed that it will most likely be powered by the Snapdragon 695 chipset. It will come with 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of internal storage. The device will not have external storage support.

The X9a will be equipped with an 8-megapixel selfie camera. The round-shaped camera module on the back of the phone will have a 50-megapixel primary camera, a 2-megapixel macro camera and an LED flash. It will be powered by a 5,100mAh battery that supports 40W wired charging. At the moment, there is no information about the price of the device.

In related news: Honor’s next rollout for the Chinese market will take place on December 26. Various products such as Honor 80 GT and Honor Pad, the new flat screen model of Honor 80 Pro, will be introduced at this event.