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Today, HONOR has announced its new 200 series in Europe, which consists of the HONOR 200, HONOR 200 Lite and HONOR 200 Pro. The entire lineup focuses on AI-powered portrait photography, with the partnership that HONOR has started with Studio Harcourt.
The HONOR 200 Pro is the star of this new lineup, with a price of £699, while the HONOR 200 is priced at £499. Pre-sales will start immediately for both models. The HONOR 200 Lite will debut a bit later this Summer.
With the HONOR 200 series, the company has partnered with Studio Harcourt, which is a very popular studio in Paris that takes portraits of all of the big celebrities and politicians. During a pre-briefing last month, I was able to take a tour at Studio Harcourt in Paris and really see what the HONOR 200 Pro is capable of, and let me just say this, it’s pretty incredible. While HONOR is using AI to do portrait photography, it’s actually not needed. With AI turned off, I was still able to capture some incredible portrait shots.
HONOR is also announcing a new collaboration with renowned portrait photographer Rankin. Who is famous for his iconic shots of celebrities, including Queen Elizabeth II, David Bowie, and Kate Moss. This partnership will have further details announced in the coming weeks. HONOR is also announcing that the MagicBook 16 Pro – announced in Barcelona back at MWC – will be launching in some European countries later this Summer.
HONOR 200 Pro sports two 50-megapixel cameras
Now for the specs, the HONOR 200 Pro sports two 50-megapixel cameras on the backside, one being a f/1.9 wide camera and the other being a telephoto camera. There is also a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera, but that’s not being used for portraits. The Studio Harcourt mode uses two 50-megapixel cameras. The HONOR 200 Pro is also able to provide better light sensing capabilities, ensuring clear and true captures of distant objects with exceptional details.
Inside the HONOR 200 Pro is the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, 12GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage. There is also a massive 5,200mAh capacity Silicon-Carbon battery – the same type of battery used in the Magic6 series earlier this year. Finally, this also uses a 6.78-inch curved 120Hz display with a peak brightness of 4,000 nits.
Onto the HONOR 200, the phone is pretty much identical, aside from the processor – which is a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. It also has a 6.7-inch display at up to 120Hz refresh rate and 4,000 nits of peak brightness. It also has the exact same camera setup, as well as the same size battery – a 5,200mAh Silicon-Carbon battery. However, HONOR is offering 200 additional SKUs. So there will be an 8GB RAM and 256GB storage model, as well as 12GB/256GB and 12GB/512GB. Obviously, the £499 price is for the 8GB/256GB model.
Finally, the HONOR 200 Lite. With the Lite, HONOR is sticking with the same portrait photography features as the 200 and 200 Pro models. But it is using different cameras. On the HONOR 200 Lite, there is a 108-megapixel main camera with a f/1.75 aperture and High-Res mode available. It also includes a 5-megapixel wide and depth camera and a 2-megapixel macro camera. HONOR also includes a 50-megapixel front camera with a selfie light for some pretty artistic lighting effects. Similar to the other models in this lineup, the HONOR 200 Lite also sports a 6.7-inch display, with 3240Hz risk-free PWM dimming and a peak brightness of 2000 nits. There’s also 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The HONOR 200 Lite is available starting today for £279.99.
