Huawei unveils Rs 10,999 Honor 5C smartphone in India

Taking on mid-range smartphones, Huawei on Wednesday launched its much-awaited Rs 10,999 Honor 5C smartphone with Kirin 650-16nm processor which is the fastest processor available in the segment.

Pre-orders for the phones are open now and the first flash sale for Honor 5C will begin on June 10 and July 7.

"After the success of Honor 5X earlier this year, we are excited to introduce Honor 5c in Indian market and we are hopeful that we would continue to receive a great response from our consumers," said Allen Wang, Consumer Business Group, Huawei India, in a statement.

The 16nm chipset offers lightning-fast performance compared with previous-generation 28nm chipsets.

The gaming experience becomes better with powerful Mali-T830 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) which ensures seamless gaming experience with 100% increase in GPU performance compared with previous-generation Kirin 620.

The fingerprint Identification is 2.0 with 0.5 seconds unlocking speed. Display of 1920 x 1080 pixel (423 PPI) and  full-HD In-Plane Switching display with improved colour reproduction are also present.

The phone features 13 MP rear camera and 8 MP front camera with backside illumination sensor.

The phone packs Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with the all new Emoution UI 4.1 to further enhance performance.

Honor also debuted in the tablet category with a new tablet Honor T1 7.0 at Rs 6,999.

Honor T1 7.0 tablet comes with a 4100 mAh battery for a sustained usability. Honor T1 7.0 was available through open sale on Flipkart from Wednesday.