ITVoice News: Huawei, the 3rd largest smartphone brand in the world with a market share of 6.7% (IDC), today announced an exclusive tie-up with India’s largest e-commerce marketplace Flipkart, for the Honor range of devices. This new range will be sold exclusively through Flipkart with the Honor 6 smartphone going on sale starting 6th October, 2014
Both the players announced this tie-up, at the onset of the festive season to make the new Honor devices including- 2 smartphones – Honor 6 and Honor Holly and 2 tablets – Honor X1 and Honor T1– available to the 26 million regular visitors of Flipkart. Honor series will be Huawei’s online brand.
At the unveiling of the products, Mr. Cai Liqun, India CEO, Huawei Telecommunications (India) commented, “India is a strategic market for Huawei and a big focus for Huawei Consumer Business Group. The company has performed extremely well in the market in the last two years demonstrating a firm commitment for India. The overwhelming response from our customers and strong business relationships have further inspired us to grow bigger and faster in India. Our product line up for the next quarter is exciting and promising and we are confident that our tie-up with Flipkart will further fuel our growth and success in India.”
Speaking at the launch, Mr. Allen Wang, President, Consumer Business Group India, said, “Honor will be Huawei’s online brand. Honor 6 is our flagship product that will come with Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 920 SoC Processor & 3GB RAM. It supports LTE CAT6 and is 4G-future ready with Band 3 support expected to be available with Indian operators next year. With JDI 12.7 cms(5”) in-cell FHD display and 445 PPI, the stylish Honor6 also offers rich-features such as a 13 MP rear camera and 5MP front camera with 10-level auto face enhancement and 88° large viewing angle for panoramic selfies. We are confident that it is the best product in the category so far and our partnership with Flipkart will help us reach out to online consumers.”
Talking about the association, Mr. Michael Adnani, VP – Retail & Head – Brand Alliances, Flipkart, said “Introducing products and technology in tune with customer requirements and aspirations is our key focus at Flipkart. This exclusive partnership with a global company like Huawei will help us bring in a world class range of devices for our customers. We are confident that this new Honor range will be really successful on Flipkart, especially during the festive season.”
Product Key Details:
Honor 6
To achieve performance perfection, Huawei has combined Kirin 920, with 3GB RAM and 16 GB ROM. The Octa-core processor further leads to lower power consumption and helps to deliver high-speed performance and multi-tasking. Supported by Huawei’s 30% Patented Power Saving Technology, it has a 3100 mAh Energy Efficient Battery that results in Low Heat Generation. The elegant and sleek look of the Honor 6 has been inspired by the peacock and comes with an impressive 12.7CM (5.0 inch) display that’s bright and colorful. The Aluminum Alloy Structure with diamond-style texture helps give the user a better grip.
The smartphone packs a 13 MP Sony camera and a 5 MP front camera featuring Ultra- FastSnapshot (0.6 seconds fast capture shutter) with 10 level Auto Beauty level Enhancement.
The high performance GPU (Mali T628 MP4) provides a superb gaming experience. The smartphone supports high speed connectivity up to 42Mbps D/L 3G speed and has an option of to either connect to Wi-Fi directly or via hotspots.
Powered by Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS, Honor 6 has Huawei’s patented Emotion UI 2.3 and magazine Lock Screen.
Honor 6 is priced at Rs 19,999 and would be available exclusively on Flipkart.
Media Pad Honor T1
At 7.9 mm and 360 gms, the Honor T1 is the best portable device for smart apps. An Aluminum body combined with curved edges make the device look delicate and stylish. An 8” HD IPS screen with 72% screen to body to ratio, the best in its class, with 160* viewing angle is bound to make the viewing experience a total delight.
The 4800mAh energy efficient battery with Huawei’s 30% Patented Power Saving Technology helps in low heat generation, thus allowing the device to be used for long periods of time at a stretch. The T1 has a 1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor with 28nm leading multi-core CPU.
Honor T1 boasts of super high speed connectivity with upto 42MbpsD/L speeds along with high quality 2G/3G voice calling. It is powered by Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS with Huawei’s patented Emotion UI.
Honor T1 sports a 5 MP rear camera and comes with an 8GB ROM and 1GB RAM.
Honor T1 tab is priced at Rs 9,999 and would be available exclusively on Flipkart.
