Honor X7e Launching Soon in Nepal: But How “दमदार” Is It Really?

It has been a little more than a week since Honor started teasing their new “दमदार” smartphones. And even before their official reveal, their teaser pointed in only one direction, the X-series, their most durable smartphone lineup known for high endurance. As my speculation suggested, it turns out the phones were the Honor X6e and the Honor X7e. Here, we will only discuss the latter.

The X7e comes in as a successor to the Honor X7d, which at the time was one of the few phones in Nepal to offer a massive 512GB of storage at a low price. With the X7e, however, the specs feel questionable.

As I mentioned, the Honor X7e is a direct successor to the X7d. While the X7d didn’t have the best specs at the time, it definitely shined with its massive storage and huge battery. But it did have a decent number of flaws.

Let’s see if the same holds true for the X7e.

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Honor X7e Overview

Compared to last time, the new Honor X7e has definitely gained a point in terms of design. Honor has gotten rid of the bulky square camera module with four cutouts and stuck with a pill-shaped module housing just two camera cutouts instead. This definitely makes the phone feel more minimal and premium.

Though it’s not entirely premium, since the entire body is plastic. Not that I was expecting anything premium, but I was definitely hoping they’d give it better durability, considering this is an X series smartphone, and the X6 and X7 lines have never really gotten much credit in that department to begin with.

But to my surprise, the ingress rating has actually dropped to IP64 this time. Last time we had IP65, so the downgrade is a bit disappointing. The same goes for drop protection. Last year the X7d had a 2m drop protection rating. This year it’s down to 1.8m. Not that the phone will suddenly crack and shatter from a 2m drop, but it’s still a step in the wrong direction.

The phone has gotten 0.1mm thicker and now sits at 8.3mm thick, which I still consider thin, given that it packs a massive 7,500mAh battery. They’re also using Si/C tech to cram in that much battery into such little space. Charging has also gotten an upgrade too, from 35W to a respectable 45W, and it even supports reverse wired charging, though only at 7.5W.

The display has gotten smaller this time around too. It’s a 6.61-inch, 120Hz TFT LCD panel, down from the 6.77-inch we saw last year. Sure, the screen is smaller, but with the same HD+ resolution, the pixel density has improved from 261PPI to 266PPI. It’s not a drastic difference, but the display should look a tad bit sharper, though you’ll likely not notice much of a difference in daily use.

Performance has taken a slight dip. The X7e runs the MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra chipset, a downgrade from the X7d’s Snapdragon 685. Don’t get me wrong, the Helio G81 is a decent entry-level SoC. Even popular phones like the Moto G06 Power and Redmi 15C run it. But at the expected pricing here, that’s punching way above its weight, meaning it’s poor value for money.

The memory options aren’t a banger either. Last year, we got an 8/512GB variant, and that too at just Rs. 31,000. This time, though, it’s a much smaller offering, with only a 6/256GB variant available.

There’s another downgrade in the camera department too, with just a 50MP main camera this time. For comparison, both the X7c and X7d before it came with a 108MP main sensor. Not that megapixel count alone means much, but it’s still a noticeable step down on paper. Up front, there’s another downgrade as well. A 5MP selfie shooter, down from 8MP.

On the software side, the phone runs Android 16 with MagicOS 10 layered on top.

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The specs feel decent enough on their own. Compared to the Moto G06 Power, the X7e is a definite upgrade in some areas, especially battery. But when you consider the pricing of the previous X7 series from Honor, things start to look grim.

Both the X7c and X7d came with a price tag of Rs. 25,000 or more, and even back then, these were terrible value for the price. So now, with the price hikes we’re seeing across the board, the expected pricing falls above Rs. 40,000, and at that price, a 4G phone with an HD+ display is a big no.

So unless Honor somehow manages to price the phone aggressively against spec rivals like the Moto G06 Power or the Redmi 15C, there’s little hope for the Honor X7e standing out in this segment.

What are your thoughts on the Honor X7e? Let us know in the comments below!