It's getting harder and harder to stand out in the smartphone market, but Honor may have found a strong argument to tip the scales in its favor. The Chinese brand has just unveiled a new range of smartphones, called "Power," with a simple but powerful promise: battery life that defies the norm.
This Power series fits logically into Honor's strategy, alongside the Magic (premium), N (more accessible high-end), and X (entry-level and mid-range) ranges.
An XXL battery at the heart of the system
The first representative of this range, the Honor Power, doesn't revolutionize the sector with its design or its camera unit. However, it does come with an interesting argument: the promise of rock-solid endurance, without sacrificing its design. This smartphone packs a simply colossal 8000 mAh battery into a chassis that remains within current standards. The Power is limited to less than 8 mm thick (7.98 mm without the camera unit) and weighs 209 grams, which are very reasonable measurements.
To put battery capacity into perspective, most current smartphones range between 4000 and 5000 mAh. Some high-end models, like the OnePlus 13, reach 6000 mAh, and even the Honor Magic7 Lite, already renowned for its endurance, "makes do" with 6600 mAh. How does Honor achieve this feat without creating a disproportionately thick phone? Thanks to the use of silicon-carbon batteries.
Honor continues to bet on silicon-carbon batteries
Already mentioned several times in our columns, this technology offers greater energy density than traditional lithium-ion batteries. In concrete terms, it allows more energy to be stored in a similar volume. As GSMArena reports, Honor incorporates high-density silicon-carbon technology (821 Wh/L) to deliver a battery whose capacity exceeds even that of an iPad Air 11 (2025). According to the manufacturer, the Honor Power allows up to 25 hours of video playback, 23 hours of short video viewing (TikTok-like), more than 23 hours of GPS navigation, and 14 hours of gaming.
The phone supports 66W wired charging, and Honor claims that it takes about 68 minutes to charge from 3 to 100%. This is quite a long time considering the size of the battery, especially since only 2% of battery would be enough for an hour of calling. Honor also promises good battery life, with a lifespan of around 6 years (80% of the original capacity at around 1000 charge cycles).
Not just a battery: a well-equipped mid-range
Battery life is the star of the spec sheet, but the Honor Power has other arguments to make. It has a mid-range Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chip, with a maximum of 12 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage. It aims for more than respectable performance for the majority of daily uses, adding a 6.78-inch OLED screen. The panel displays a 1.5K definition (2700 x 1224 pixels) with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a peak brightness of 4000 nits. A central pill-shaped cutout, comparable to that of the Honor Magic7 Pro, houses a 16 MP (f/2.5) camera.
On the back, the camera setup is relatively basic. There is a 50 MP main sensor with an aperture of f/1.95 and optical image stabilization, capable of filming up to 4K. It comes with a 5MP ultra-wide-angle lens.
Announced in China, this smartphone supports texting via the BeiDou satellite network. It also features Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 (with LDAC, aptX HD), NFC, and even the improved HONOR C1+ radio frequency chip. Finally, it's also said to be water-resistant, although no official IP rating has been released.
Price and Availability
The Honor Power is available for pre-order in China, with a release scheduled for April 18. Here are the announced prices for the Chinese market:
- 8 GB RAM / 256 GB storage: 1999 yuan, or about 240 euros excluding VAT
- 12 GB RAM / 256 GB storage: 2199 yuan, or about 265 euros excluding VAT
- 12 GB RAM / 512 GB storage: 2499 yuan, or about 300 euros excluding VAT
It is available in three colors: White (Snow White), Gold (Desert Gold) and Black (Phantom Night Black). No information is available yet regarding an international release, but Honor doesn't seem to be ruling out the possibility. Accustomed to offering its new products in Europe, the brand told our colleagues at Android Authority that it will communicate on this subject "in due course". It's likely that the international version will have a slightly lower battery capacity, which is sometimes the case with Chinese models.
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