Honor 80 GT announced with SD 8 Gen 1+ and 54MP main camera

Honor has just announced another member of the Honor 80 family, this time with a GT designation. The Honor 80 GT sits between the Honor 80 Pro and the vanilla version, but seems to be much closer to the 80 Pro as it’s powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC.

Compared to the 80 Pro, the 80 GT has a smaller 6.67-inch OLED panel with 1080 x 2400 pixel resolution but still offers 10-bit color depth, 100% DCI-P3, 1400 max brightness nits and, of course, a refresh rate of 120Hz.

The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset is paired with either 12GB or 16GB of RAM, while the storage is still 256GB. Something tells us that the global version of this phone will have different storage configurations, but only time will tell us. will tell.

Of particular interest is the camera setup on the back. The primary shooter uses a rare 54MP, 1/1.49″ Sony IMX800 sensor paired with an f/1.9 aperture, while for ultrawide the camera makes do with the 8MP, f/2 camera. .2 less than ideal Another dedicated 2MP macro snapper is The front camera is 16MP with an f/2.4 aperture.

The Honor 80 GT is powered by a 4,800mAh battery, supporting Honor’s 66W fast charging protocol and the smartphone launches with Android 12 and Magic UI 7.0 on top, which is also less than ideal given that Android 13 was released in October.

Honor highlights features like a large 4386mm2 vapor chamber for improved cooling and small 1415 copper wires. A 74mm graphene sheet has also been implemented.

Honor 80 GT in all three color options

As this is a Chinese launch, Honor has only announced pricing for its home market. The 12GB RAM version starts at CNY3,299 ($475), while the 16GB RAM option is priced at CNY3,599 ($520). Available colors are Black, Blue and White.

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