Over 3-million Honor 10 units sold globally within 3 months
What's the story
In a major milestone, Honor has globally sold over 3 million units of its 2018 flagship - the Honor 10 - in less than 3 months time.
The Huawei-owned company had first launched the Honor 10 flagship in China back in April, and later next month, the company introduced the phone to a global audience.
Here's more on Honor's big milestone.
Twitter Post
The company extends its gratitude to Honor 10 buyers
Three million Honor 10s, three million thanks! Huge shoutout to all our Honor fans for supporting #Honor10! This milestone couldn't have been achieved without your help. #BeautyInAI pic.twitter.com/7BC5YaNi6x
— Honor Smartphone (@Honorglobal) July 11, 2018
Best seller
Honor 10 sold at an average of 1 million units/month
In late May, Honor said that over 1 million Honor 10 smartphones were sold since its launch in April, suggesting an average sales of almost 1 million units per month till now.
Moreover, the Honor flagship was the best seller in Russia, second best-selling phone in France and exceeded the sales of Honor 9 by 100% in Germany, according to reports.
The secret sauce
Honor's success mantra: Aggressive pricing and unique design
"At Honor, we're delighted to see that our dedication to delivering unrivaled innovation and user experience at an unbeatable value has been recognized and met with such enthusiasm," said George Zhao, President, Honor.
"Our strong performance globally so far in 2018 puts us in a strong position to meet our goal of being a top-three global smartphone brand within five years," he added.
Specs
Honor 10: At a glance
The Honor 10 features a 5.84-inch full-HD+ (1080x2280 pixels) display with 19:9 aspect ratio and 86.2% screen-to-body ratio. The handset is powered by an octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset, coupled with 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, and 3,400mAh battery
The phone gets a 24MP+16MP dual rear camera setup with AI-powered features and a 24-MP front camera.
It runs Android Oreo 8.1-based EMUI 8.1.