Honor 700 series launch date confirmed, and all three get a rear screen

Honor will launch the Honor 700 series in China on November 13. The company set the date in a teaser video posted to its official Weibo account, captioned “New friends, see you on November 13.” The line-up comprises the Honor 700, Honor 700 Pro, and Honor 700S.

Reservations opened across Honor’s official channels on November 6, and buyers who order during the campaign receive 365-day replacement cover plus a year of insurance for the front and rear screens.

All three models feature a square secondary display set into the rear camera island. Honor’s promotional material shows the panel handling time widgets, animations, and a live preview for selfies taken with the main rear cameras. Leaks put the rear screen at 1.72 inches. Honor describes the series as a complete redesign of its numbered line, focused on performance and everyday use.

Each phone comes in four colors: Cold White, Clear Sky, Blue Tone and Pink Mist. The standard Honor 700 is listed in 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB, 16GB + 256GB and 16GB + 512GB configurations. All three models have passed China’s 3C certification with chargers rated at up to 80W.

Honor has not published full specifications. Tipster Digital Chat Station says the Honor 700 will use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, while the Honor 700 Pro steps up to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. A separate leak links the Honor 700S to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, the chip in last generation’s Honor 600 Vitality Edition.

The same leaks point to a 6.57-inch flat OLED main display with 1.5K resolution and thin, even bezels. A 200MP main camera is expected across the range, with the Pro adding a 50MP periscope telephoto lens. The Honor 700 and 700 Pro are also tipped to support a clip-on 200mm teleconverter, an accessory Honor already offers with its Magic 9 flagship. The 700S is reported to use a dual rear camera setup.

Battery capacity is tipped at about 9,000mAh. That would exceed the 8,600mAh cell in the Chinese Honor 600 and the 8,000mAh battery in the Honor 600 Pro, both of which launched in China on May 25. The Pro is also rumored to support 50W wireless charging and reverse wireless charging.

Honor has signed Chinese singer and actress Ju Jingyi as brand ambassador for the series. Prices have not been announced for any of the three models. Honor has also not said whether the Honor 700 series will be sold outside China.