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Honor’s New Gaming Phones Debut With Record Breaking Battery and Active Cooling

Honor has officially launched the Honor Win and Honor Win RT in China, introducing two gaming-focused smartphones built around flagship hardware. Both models feature high refresh rate OLED displays, active cooling fans, and the biggest ever batteries on a mainstream smartphone.

Design and Display

Both the Honor Win and Honor Win RT feature a 6.83-inch OLED display with 1080p resolution. The panels support an ultra-high 185Hz refresh rate, HDR10 plus, and peak brightness of up to 6,000 nits. Honor has also included 5,920Hz high-frequency PWM dimming for improved eye comfort during extended use. An in-display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner is built into the screen on both phones.

The rear camera module houses an active cooling fan that can spin at up to 25,000 RPM. Honor claims this setup can significantly reduce temperatures during gaming and other demanding workloads. Both devices are available in black, white, and blue.

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Internals and Software

The Honor Win is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset paired with the Adreno 830 GPU, while the Honor Win RT uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. Both phones offer up to 16GB of LPDDR5X Ultra RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.1 internal storage.

On the software side, the devices run Android 16-based MagicOS 10 out of the box. Additional features include Wi Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, infrared sensor, stereo speakers, Honor AI surround subwoofer, NFC, and dual SIM 5G connectivity. Both models carry IP68, IP69, and IP69K ratings for dust and water resistance.

Cameras

The Honor Win features a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 50MP primary camera with a 1 over 1.56 inch sensor and optical image stabilization, a 50MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, and a 12MP ultra wide camera. The Honor Win RT drops the telephoto camera and comes with a dual rear camera setup instead.

Both phones include a 50MP front-facing camera for selfies and video calls.

Battery and Pricing

Honor has equipped both models with humongous 10,000 mAh silicon-carbon batteries that support 100W wired charging. The Honor Win also adds 80W wireless charging, which is not available on the Win RT.

The Honor Win is priced at $570 for the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage model, $640 for the 12GB and 512GB version, $680 for the 16GB and 512GB option, and $755 for the top-end 16GB and 1TB variant. It is available in black, white, and blue.

The Honor Win RT starts at $385 for the 12GB and 256GB models. Other options include $425 for 16GB and 256GB, $440 for 12GB and 512GB, $485 for 16GB and 512GB, and $570 for the 16GB and 1TB configuration. Color options match those of the Honor Win.

Honor Win Series Specifications

Honor Win Honor Win RT
Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2×4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6×3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) Octa-core (2×4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6×3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)
GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 830
OS Android 16, MagicOS 10 Android 16, MagicOS 10
Supported Networks 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G
Display 6.83 inches, 1272 x 2800 pixels AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, 5920Hz PWM, HDR Vivid, 6000 nits (peak) 6.83 inches, 1272 x 2800 pixels AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, 5920Hz PWM, HDR Vivid, 6000 nits (peak)
RAM 12 GB, 16 GB 12 GB, 16 GB
Storage 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB
Card Slot No No
Main Camera 50 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF
50 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF
Front Camera 50 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)     50 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide)
Colors Black, White, Blue Black, White, Blue
Battery
Si/C Li-Po 10,000 mAh
100W wired
80W wireless
27W reverse wired
Reverse wireless
Si/C Li-Po 10,000 mAh
100W wired
27W reverse wired
Price
$630 $800
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Afaq Wajdan Malik