Highlights
- Honor is reportedly testing a slim, camera-focused smartphone with a 1.7-inch rear display, possibly debuting with the Honor 700 series later this year.
- The brand has reportedly begun trial production of a 12,000mAh battery, expected in early 2027 with a 3nm Dimensity 8600 chipset.
- Honor is also exploring a larger wide-screen foldable and developing its WIN 2 gaming series with 7-inch panels.
Honor appears to be expanding its smartphone portfolio with several new devices in development. The company just unveiled its Robot Phone in China and flagship Magic 9 series is also expected in September. Now, new details shared by reliable tipsters on Weibo have revealed what could be next from the brand.
Honor 700 Could Feature a Rear Display
According to Digital Chat Station’s latest post, Honor is testing a smartphone design that would feature a secondary display on the rear. The device is said to be a slim, camera-focused smartphone with the rear screen measuring around 1.7 inches.
However, the tipster claims that Honor’s flagship series is currently not expected to use this design.
DCS has not revealed the exact model that could get the rear display. However, the upcoming Honor 700 series is one possibility. Based on Honor’s previous launch schedule, the Honor 700 lineup could be introduced in China sometime in November or December this year.
Honor Testing Phone With 12,000mAh Battery
Separately, DCS has also revealed that Honor has started trial production of a new smartphone battery with a rated capacity of 11,790mAh and a rated energy of 43.86Wh. The battery’s typical capacity is expected to be around 12,000mAh, making it another ultra-large battery solution being tested by the company.
The tipster has not confirmed which Honor smartphone will use this battery. However, it could potentially be used in the upcoming Honor Power 3. The phone is expected to launch by early 2027 and could be powered by the next-generation 3nm Dimensity 8600 chipset.
Honor’s Larger Wide-Screen Foldable and WIN 2 Series
Honor is also reportedly looking into a new wide-screen foldable smartphone. However, DCS says the project has not yet entered formal development. If the company moves ahead with it, Honor is considering a larger display as the two existing wide foldable smartphones currently on the market are said to feature screens measuring between 6.3 and 6.4 inches.
Earlier reports have claimed that Honor’s wide foldable could feature a 20-megapixel primary camera, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chipset and a 7,000mAh battery.
Meanwhile, development and launch of its Win 2 series of gaming smartphones is also speeding up. The new gaming-focused models are speculated to debut in China as early as October.
As per tipster SmartPikachu on Weibo, Honor is considering two 7-inch large display panels for the WIN 2 series. Apart from the large display, the brand is also reworking an equal-depth quad-curved design.
Notably, Honor hasn’t revealed any of the details officially yet.
