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Honor Win RT packs Snapdragon 8 Elite and 10,000mAh battery for around $380

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Honor Win RT features a Snapdragon 8 Elite, 16GB RAM, and 10,000mAh battery for around $380, undercutting the RedMagic 11 Pro.

Honor Win RT packs Snapdragon 8 Elite and 10,000mAh battery for around $380
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Honor coming for the budget gaming phones. The Honor Win RT is stepping up the price game for its competitors, upending the high-end philosophy for their other phones. It's important because it puts flagship processors within the hands of gamers, and at a price that cuts the cost of existing gaming phones in half. So people wanting peak performance, minus the premium are given another option for Android Gaming.

Honor Win RT offers flagship performance at a mid-range price point

The Honor Win RT features the Snapdragon 8 Elite Chipset and runs on Android 16 (MagicOS 10). It couples with up to 16GB of ram and comes with a whopping 10,000mAh battery meant for longer gaming sessions. The phone is geared towards those that value battery life and processor speed more than the extra peripheral buttons on other phones.

Spec comparison

Spec Honor Win RT RedMagic 11 Pro
Processor Snapdragon 8 Elite Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
RAM Up to 16GB Up to 24GB
Battery 10,000mAh 7,500mAh
Price Around $380 Around $700

Honor claims to have a 185Hz Refresh Rate display for the Win RT, but it could be a projection and not retail spec for the high specs. There's also an IP68/IP69K rating for dust and water resistance for the phone as well. The idea is to make the device last longer in extreme use cases, through environmental protection.

The Honor Win RT starts at $380 USD (around $380) globally or ₹35,000 INR (around $369) in India. It's a much cheaper alternative to the RedMagic 11 Pro that costs around $700 USD (around $700) or ₹91,000 INR (around $959). The RedMagic 11 Pro has a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Chip, with 24GB of ram and dedicated pressure sensitive gaming buttons.

As we tracked the RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Probringing Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 to OLED screens, and we were covering Honor stuff. We see that they're also utilizing that high end silicon ecosystem in the mobile market with the Win RT. It presents a solid value for those who want top specs at mid price point.

Source: GIZMOCHINA

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