Lower mid-range · 2026

Honor X7e

Nobody owns this yet

Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

Best for

Strength All-day battery (7500mAh), 120Hz screen

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Curved display

Watch out 4G only, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.61″ TFT LCD · 120Hz

G81 Ultra 6 / 128 GB

7500 mAh 45W charging

50 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.61″ · TFT LCD · 720 × 1604 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.61"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

720 × 1604 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1010 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra (12 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Mali-G52 MC2

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

287,544

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Mali-G52 MC2

Process

12 nm

CPU layout

2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

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

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 16, MagicOS 10

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 5 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Front camera

5 MP f/2.2

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

7500 mAh · 45 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

7500 mAh

Wired charging

45 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 6/256GB

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

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

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

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 B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

200 g · 8.3 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

163.9 mm

Width

75.9 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

200 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

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 17e

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

87% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 25 W charging · 7,500 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

288k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 5 MP vs 12 MP selfie

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Heavier in hand

200 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

74% larger battery capacity

45 W vs 25 W charging · 7,500 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1604 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.61″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

288k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Where to buy

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