The 10,000-nit display phone is real! Meet the Honor X80 Pro Max

Honor X80 expected specs

The teaser posted on Weibo details most of the display specs, besides the crazy 10,000-nit brightness. We're talking about a 1.5K resolution, a 120Hz display refresh rate, ultra-slim bezels around the screen of just 1.3mm, and also the highest IP69K dust and water protection rating, along with SGS five-star drop protection certification.

The display in question will span 6.8 inches in diagonal, and we also know that the phone will sport a Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 processor. The latter is quite new but still an iteration of the midrange 6 series Qualcomm silicon.

The main camera is expected to be 50MP, and finally, the phone will be available in four colors — Lightning Red, Moon White, Vitality Orange, and Xuanjia Black.

The Honor X80 Pro Max launches in China on June 22

The company confirmed the official date in the Weibo post — June 22nd. We don't know the price and different storage options, and there's almost no chance to see this particular model outside China.

Shipping and storage regulations for such large batteries prevent Chinese companies from bringing these huge battery smartphone models outside the local market.

Crazy specs, but do we really need any of those?

I'm pretty sure the 10,000-nit claim is a marketing trick, and Honor measures the brightness of something like 1% of the screen. We need to test the phone at 100% APL (all pixels on the screen lit) to see numbers that correspond to real-world scenarios.

Meanwhile, an 11,000 mAh battery sounds absolutely great. Most modern flagships nowadays stop at the 5,000 mAh mark, and having more than twice that capacity will certainly help. Whether or not it will be a game changer depends on your charging habits and the time you spend away from a wall socket.