IFA 2020 Special Edition, as it is being termed, is underway and despite what appears to be as many as 97% of the usual exhibitors staying home because of the pandemic, there have been some notable announcements all the same. Honor has unveiled a slew of new devices, including the new MagicBook range of laptops and a couple of new smartwatches called the Watch G5 Pro and the Watch ES.
MagicBook Series
Complete with AMED Ryzen 5 4600H processors, stunniing FullView displays, the new range of MagicBook laptops offer a great selection of hardware at affordable prices. The pick of the bunch is the MagicBook Pro that somehow fits a 16.1-inch FHD FullView display into a 15-inch form-factor, sporting bezels that are just 4.9mm thick.
Under the hood is an AMD Ryzen 5 4600H processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, along with integrated Radeon graphics. There's a nice big 512GB PCIe NVMe Solid-State-Drive (SSD), 16GB of RAM, and a big 56Wh battery with 65W fast-charging that can deliver a 50% charge in just 30 minutes.
Weighing in at just 1.7KG and just 16.9mm thin, the MagicBook Pro has a sandblasted aluminium chassis and comes in Space Grey. There's a pop-up webcam embedded in the keyboard, and the power button also includes a built-in fingerprint sensor for added security. The MagicBook Pro is already available to pre-order in the UK for £849 with a choice of either a MagicWatch 2, or Magic Earbuds and Honor Router bundled in for extra value.
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Honor Watch G5 Pro
Honor is stepping a little out of its comfort zone with the Watch G5 Pro that sports a rugged design, 25-day battery life, and enhanced GPS technology. Having passed 14 different MIL-STD-810G tests, the Watch G5 Pro features GPS Route Back and outdoor functions such as skiing mode, celestial data, as well as bad weather alerts for when you are in the great outdoors. There are over 100 workout modes including swimming, outdoor and indoor running, cycling, eliptical training, rowing, snowboarding, and a whole lot more besides.
- 25-day battery life (Up to 48 hours battery life when GPS is enabled)
- SpO2 monitoring
- Route Back function with breadcrumb navigation
- Sleep Tracking
- Remote Photo Shooting to activate your phone's camera
- 5ATM
- 45.5g
The Watch G5 Pro sports a 1.39-inch AMOLED display (454 x 454 pixels, 326ppi) that is encased by an orientation and metal ring, which is surrounded by a stainless-steel bezel ring and dial that fit flush with the rest of the casing. There's a Kirin A1 processor providing the grunt and enough storage for 500 songs. The Honor Watch G5 Pro is available in Charcoal Black and Marl White Beige for £249 with a pair of Honor Magic Earbuds (worth £89) bundled in.
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Honor Watch ES
The Honor Watch ES is aimed purely at the fitness market with a 1.64-inch AMOLED rectangular display, a range of customizable watch faces and colorful straps to choose from. 95 different workout modes are supported, along with a range of health and fitness tracking capabilities such as SpO2 monitoring, heart rate monitor, sleep tracking, and a stress management feature. The watch can also track the female menstrual period, making life a little more predictable.
Weighing in at just 21g, the Honor Watch ES goes on sale in Meteorite Black and Coral Pink for £99 on September 7th with an Honor Band 5 bundled in.
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As usual, these aren't coming to the US because of the current ban on Huawei, of which Honor is a subsidiary of. Which is a shame because there's a lot of value in the devices unveiled today during IFA 2020.
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