The Honor 9X is coming to Europe with a pop-up selfie camera and Google apps

Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has announced that the Honor 9X is coming to Europe, after launching in China back in July. The handset comes equipped with a pop-up selfie camera and, surprisingly, given the ongoing US sanctions against Huawei, a full suite of Google apps. Honor declined to share pricing or availability information with us prior to the phone’s announcement today, but it said that it expects the 9X to retail for the equivalent of under £300 (around €348 / $386)

I’ve had a chance to use the Honor 9X over the past week, and it’s generally been a pleasant experience, thanks to the phone’s big 6.59-inch notchless display and solid battery life. The phone doesn’t have the greatest cameras around, and Huawei’s EMUI software...

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