Honor X70i

The Honor X70i has a non-folding, standard-form design measuring 161 mm tall, 74.6 mm wide, and just 7.3 mm thick, with a total volume of 87.68 cm³ and a weight of 178.5 g. It carries an IP65 rating, meaning it is protected against dust ingress and low-pressure water jets, though it does not feature a rugged build intended for harsh or extreme environments.

The Honor X70i features a 6.7″ OLED/AMOLED touch screen with a resolution of 1080 x 2412 px and a pixel density of 394 ppi, delivering reasonably sharp visuals across its large panel. It supports a 120 Hz refresh rate, contributing to smoother scrolling and on-screen motion. The display does not include branded damage-resistant glass, HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision support, and there is no Always-On Display mode or secondary screen.

The Honor X70i is built around the MediaTek Dimensity 7025, a 6 nm SoC with an octa-core CPU configuration running two performance cores at 2.5 GHz and six efficiency cores at 2 GHz, supported by 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM operating at 2750 MHz and 512 GB of internal storage. The chip includes integrated LTE, uses big.LITTLE architecture with Heterogeneous Multi-Processing, multithreading, and an NX bit for hardware-level security, and supports 64-bit processing. Graphics are handled by the integrated IMG BXM-8-256 GPU clocked at 900 MHz, with 18 shading units, DirectX 12 and OpenCL 2 support, and a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s across four memory channels. Geekbench 5 scores sit at 690 single-core and 1890 multi-core, while the Geekbench 6 single-core result is 884, with no multi-core Geekbench 6 result available. The platform supports a maximum memory capacity of 16 GB and uses DDR5 memory.

The Honor X70i features a single-lens rear camera with a 108 MP CMOS sensor and an f/1.8 aperture, supported by phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, and continuous autofocus during video recording, though optical image stabilization and laser autofocus are absent. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while burst mode, HDR, timelapse, slow-motion video, and in-camera panoramas are all available; raw shooting and manual shutter speed control are not supported. Video recording tops out at 1080p at 30 fps, with no HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording capability. A single LED flash is present on the rear, with no dual-tone or RGB flash option. The front camera offers 8 MP at an f/2.0 aperture as a single-lens setup, positioned above the display rather than beneath it, and has no dedicated flash or secondary lens.

The Honor X70i runs Android 15 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not present. On the customization side, it supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, widgets, and customizable notifications, while focus modes and Wi-Fi password sharing are not available. Productivity features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, sharing intents, app offloading, and the ability to play games while they are still downloading. The OS also offers on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, Live Text, phone tracking, a child lock, multi-user support, and a battery health check; Quick Start and the option to use the device as a PC are not supported. OS updates do not come directly from the platform vendor.

The Honor X70i is equipped with a 6000 mAh rechargeable battery that supports 35W fast charging, allowing for quicker top-ups compared to standard charging speeds. A battery level indicator is included, giving users a clear read of remaining charge at a glance. The battery is not removable and does not support wireless charging.

The Honor X70i includes stereo speakers and supports aptX HD for higher-quality wireless audio over Bluetooth, though aptX, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are not available. The device does not have a 3.5 mm headphone jack, so wired headphones requiring that connection cannot be used directly. There is no built-in radio.

The Honor X70i supports 5G connectivity with a maximum download speed of 2770 MBits/s, alongside Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 5.3, and NFC, while DLNA certification and ANT+ are not included. It accommodates two SIM cards and uses a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0; there is no external memory slot or HDMI output. For navigation, the device includes GPS, Galileo support, a compass, and an accelerometer, but lacks a gyroscope, barometer, and motion or optical tracking. Biometric security is handled by a fingerprint scanner, with no iris scanner, 3D facial recognition, or stylus included. Satellite emergency SOS, crash detection, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and a built-in projector are all absent.

The Honor X70i includes a video light, which can be used to illuminate subjects during video recording. The display is flat rather than curved, uses neither sapphire glass nor e-paper technology.