Mid-range · 2025

Honor X70

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 80W fast charging

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

Watch out No Google Play

6.79″ AMOLED · 120Hz

6 Gen 4 8 / 128 GB

8300 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 8 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.79″ · AMOLED · 1200 × 2640 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.79"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1200 × 2640 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Eye comfort

3840 Hz PWM

High-frequency PWM

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

6000 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Aluminosilicate glass

Performance

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.3 GHz · Adreno 810

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

750,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Adreno 810

Process

4 nm

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

4x Cortex A78 a 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 a 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 15, upgradable to Android 16, MagicOS 10 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Updates ending soon

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 15, upgradable to Android 16, MagicOS 10

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~1 year

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

8300 mAh · 80 W wired · 80 W wireless

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

8300 mAh

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Wireless charging

80 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B28a

5G n1, n5, n8, n28a, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

193 g · IP68

Built to last

Weight

193 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · compass · gyro

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity (ultrasound)

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

125% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 40 W charging · 8,300 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.79″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

750k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main · 8 MP vs 18 MP selfie

Heavier in hand

193 g vs 177 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

108% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 8,300 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

750k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

Heavier in hand

193 g vs 162 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 17

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