Honor has launched a new entry-level smartphone called the Honor X6b Plus in the Philippines. The phone sits in the budget category and may remain limited to the Chinese market. It weighs 192 grams, measures 8.39mm thick, and runs on the MediaTek Helio G85 processor, which offers basic performance and supports only 4G connectivity.

The phone features a 6.56-inch TFT LCD waterdrop screen with a resolution of 720 × 1612 pixels. It supports a 90Hz refresh rate, peak brightness of 780 nits, and shows 16.7 million colors. The display includes an always-on feature for showing the time and notifications.

The Honor X6b Plus runs on MagicOS 8.0 based on Android 14. It comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The Helio G85 chip includes eight cores (two Cortex-A75 up to 2.0GHz and six Cortex-A55 up to 1.8GHz) paired with an ARM Mali-G52 MC2 GPU.

On the back, the phone has a 50MP main camera (f/1.8), a 2MP depth sensor (f/2.4), and an auxiliary lens. It supports 1080p video recording at 30fps, 10x digital zoom, and modes like portrait, panorama, time-lapse, and HDR. The 5MP front camera (f/2.2) handles selfies and offers beauty, bokeh, and smile capture features.

The phone includes a 5100mAh battery that supports 35W SuperCharge (11V/3.2A). Connectivity options include dual SIM (4G LTE), Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, and USB Type-C. It also has a 3.5mm headphone jack and OTG support.

It also includes SGS-certified drop protection, a fingerprint sensor, gyroscope, compass, ambient light, and proximity sensors. The box includes a protective case, pre-installed screen protector, charger, and USB cable.

The HONOR X6b is priced at PhP 6,999 ($118), but early buyers can get it for PhP 5,999 ($101) along with free Earbuds II valued at PhP 1,299 ($22).