At the Honor 8 (Review) launch event, Huawei also launched the budget Honor Holly 3 smartphone in India. The smartphone comes with an 8-megapixel camera for selfies, and sports an octa-core processor as well. The Honor Holly 3 will be available for purchase at Rs. 9,999 in the country.
At the event, the company announced that the Honor Holly 3 is the first ‘Made in India’ smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer. As for specifications, the Honor Holly 3 features a 5.5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) display. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with the company’s EMUI 4.1 on top. The smartphone is powered by a 1.2GHz Kirin 620 octa-core CPU paired with 2GB RAM. It offers 16GB of internal storage with the option to further expand via the microSD slot (up to 128GB).
Coming to the camera, the Honor Holly 3 has a 13-megapixel rear BSI CMOS sensor with f/2.0 aperture. Additionally, there is also an 8-megapixel front camera for selfies with f/2.0 aperture. The Honor Holly 3 packs a 3100mAh battery, and has bundled in sensors like accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, compass, and G-sensor.
Connectivity options include 4G support, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Driect, Wi-Fi hotspot, Micro USB, and Bluetooth v4.0. The Honor Holly 3 measures at 154×77.1×8.45mm and weighs 168grams. The smartphone will be made available in Black, White, and Gold colour options.
Apart from the Honor Holly 3, Huawei also launched the Honor 8 and Honor 8 Smart in India for Rs. 29,999 and Rs. 19,999 respectively.