Announcement of Honor X40 GT - a budget gaming phone on Snapdragon 888

The Honor X40 GT premiered in China, which, despite the similarity of the name with the recent Honor X40, does not have

almost nothing in common.Today's hero is a budget gaming phone, based on the Snapdragon 888, last year's top chip, known for its tendency to overheat. The manufacturer claims that it has compensated for this aspect with an advanced liquid cooling system, due to which the Honor X40 GT is able to maintain a stable frame rate during long gaming sessions.

The high-speed one is intended to emphasize the status of the gaming phone.144-Hz LCD screen with a diagonal of 6.81" covered with flat glass. The back panel, by the way, is also glass, and the frame is made of plastic. A 4800 mAh battery is responsible for autonomy, which is quickly replenished by 66 W charging (90% in 30 minutes). The cameras on the Honor X40 GT are expectedly simple: a 50-megapixel main module accompanied by a pair of 2-megapixel covers and a 16-megapixel front camera. There is an NFC module and a mono speaker. The Honor X40 GT will hit Chinese shelves on October 18 in white, black and “racing” colors. The cost is 2099 and 2399 yuan for the 8/256 and 12/256 GB versions, respectively.

Technical characteristics of Honor X40 GT 
Network 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
Firmware Magic UI 6.1 on Android 12
Screen 19.9:9, 6.81″, 2388 x 1080 pixels, 144 Hz, touch 480 Hz, LCD
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, 5 nm
CPU: 8 cores, Cortex-X1 2.84 GHz + 3 x Cortex-A78 up to 2.4 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 at 1.8 GHz
GPU: Adreno 660
Ram 8 GB
LPDDR5
12 GB
LPDDR5
ROM 256 GB
UVS 3.1
SIM and memory card Two nano SIM cards
Camera Triple, AI, HDR, 4K video recording, EIS
Main: 50 MP, f/1.8
Depth sensor: 2 MP, f/2.4
Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4
Selfie hole in the center, 16 MP, f/2.45, 1080p video recording
Battery 4800 mAh
Charging USB-C 66W
Wireless interfaces Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4/5 GHz, 2×2 MIMO
Bluetooth 5.2
GPS, AGPS, Beidou, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC there is
Biometrics Fingerprint scanner at the end
Face recognition
Sound Mono, Honor Histen
Water protection Not declared
Dimensions and weight 166.1 x 75.8 x 8.45mm
199.5 g
Price 2099 yuan
(18,620 rubles)
2399 yuan
(21,280 rubles)

    © Vladimir Kovalev.

    According to Honor