Honor’s Win2 is out, and it cools Qualcomm’s 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 with two dedicated fans. Honor says the Win2 and the cheaper Win RT2 went on sale in China right after their October 21st launch in Hangzhou.
The fans, which Honor detailed before, spin at up to 20,000 and 31,000rpm and cool the frame, back and screen as well as the chip. Honor claims 284% more airflow than the first Win, with up to 9dB less noise at the same airflow.
Honor’s spec sheet lists a 6.89-inch, 3104×1440 OLED screen that runs at up to 185Hz and peaks at 10,000 nits, or 2,000 nits across the whole screen.
The 10,100mAh battery charges at 100W wired or 80W wireless, and can charge other gadgets at 27W over a cable. The port runs at USB 3.2 speeds for 4K 60Hz game mirroring, though the cable in the box only does USB 2.0.
The built-in cameras are a 200MP main, with a 1/1.4-inch sensor, and a 12MP ultrawide. There’s no telephoto, so Honor leans on the main sensor for what it calls 4x lossless zoom.
The Win RT2 keeps the screen but gets only one fan, the same big one the Win2 uses, and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Its battery is bigger at 12,070mAh, with 90W wired charging and no wireless charging listed.
The Win Turbo2 shares that battery and the screen but runs a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 with a 50MP main camera, and Honor lists no fan. It goes on sale October 30th.
Honor Win2 key specs
- Display: 6.89-inch flat OLED, 3104×1440, up to 185Hz, 10,000 nits peak (2,000 nits full screen), 1 nit minimum, 5,920Hz PWM dimming at 144Hz to 185Hz
- Processor: Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2nm), eight cores: two at 5.01GHz, three at 4.03GHz, three at 3.74GHz
- Graphics: Adreno 850
- Memory (RAM): 12GB or 16GB LPDDR5X Ultra
- Storage: 256GB, 512GB or 1TB UFS 4.1
- Rear cameras: 200MP main (1/1.4-inch, f/1.9, OIS); 12MP ultrawide (f/2.2); video up to 4K 60fps
- Front camera: 50MP (f/2.0, 90° field of view), video up to 4K
- Battery: 10,100mAh typical (9,850mAh rated)
- Charging: 100W wired (charger in the box), 80W wireless (charger sold separately), 27W wired reverse
- Software: MagicOS 11, based on Android 17
- Connectivity: 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.3, NFC, USB-C (USB 3.2), IR blaster
- Durability: IP68, IP69, IP69K
- Size and weight: 163 × 78 × 8.5mm; about 237g
- Other: two cooling fans (up to 20,000 and 31,000rpm), 3D ultrasonic in-display fingerprint reader, stereo speakers, programmable Win key, Win light ring with over 40 game light effects
Price and availability
Honor’s China store lists:
- Win2: 12GB/256GB ¥5,499 (about $820 or Php 52,000); 16GB/256GB ¥5,799 (about $865 or Php 54,800); 12GB/512GB ¥6,299 (about $940 or Php 59,500); 16GB/512GB ¥6,999 (about $1,045 or Php 66,200); 16GB/1TB ¥7,999 (about $1,195 or Php 75,600)
- Win RT2: 12GB/256GB ¥4,499 (about $675 or Php 42,500); 16GB/256GB ¥4,899 (about $730 or Php 46,300); 12GB/512GB ¥5,199 (about $775 or Php 49,100); 16GB/512GB ¥5,499 (about $820 or Php 52,000)
- Win Turbo2: 8GB/256GB ¥3,499 (about $525 or Php 33,100); 12GB/256GB ¥3,799 (about $570 or Php 35,900); 16GB/256GB ¥4,199 (about $630 or Php 39,700); 12GB/512GB ¥4,499 (about $675 or Php 42,500); 16GB/512GB ¥4,799 (about $715 or Php 45,400)
If a phone starts to whir mid-match on your commute, now you know why. It might be that new gaming phone from Honor.
