Down-market smartphones are still important as ever in the age of $900 flagships and $500 “mid-rangers.” Huawei sub-brand Honor has been tackling that in the United States for nearly two years and has now brought a third iteration into its “X” series of devices to step on the gas.
After getting an early release in China, the Honor 7X is being launched around the world right now with US pre-orders starting now for $199. It follows on from the Honor 6X and 5X, both of which were placed at this very price point. Unlike the previous transition, though, the spec differences up to the 7X are more subtle.