Honor has introduced the Honor X9e s, now available across the Middle East and positioned as a regional release of an existing model. The X9e s is a rebadged Honor Turbo that first appeared in August and starts at SAR 1,499 ($400) for the single 8/256GB trim.

Availability and pricing

The X9e s is on sale in Middle Eastern markets with a single configuration: 8GB RAM paired with 256GB storage priced from SAR 1,499, which the company lists as equivalent to about $400. Honor markets the device under the X9e s name while the underlying hardware matches the Honor Turbo introduced in August.

Design and display

  • Dawn Orange
  • Midnight Black
  • Glacier White

The handset is built around a 6.79 AMOLED screen with FHD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and 1,800 nits peak brightness.

Performance, cameras and battery

Performance is driven by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The rear camera array includes a 50MP main sensor and a 5MP ultrawide lens. Software is MagicOS 10 based on Android 16. The X9e s carries an 8560 mAh battery that supports 80W charging.