Soaring into Innovation: HONOR’s Breathtaking Helicopter Drop and Heat Resilience Test for the X9c 5G!

The brand maintains its annual custom of dropping its midrange X9 devices from greater elevations

MANILA, Philippines – For the third consecutive year, HONOR is commencing the new year with phone antics that are quite remarkable, entertaining, and slightly absurd, featuring its midrange X9 devices.

It commenced with January 2023’s X9a, which was run over by a vehicle during the launch event, along with other endurance tests.

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In 2024, they had a drone release the device from a height of one hundred feet. At that model’s launch event, attendees were seen tossing the phone from the second floor to the ground below.

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During those two years, there was also an abundance of fruit-smashing, with several videos going viral across social media platforms.

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This year, the brand is looking to surpass its own record with an even loftier drop test, utilizing a helicopter to release the new X9c 5G from an altitude of 500 feet. This endeavor extends the phone’s official drop survivability rating of 2 meters — which is a half meter taller than the X9b 5G’s. The video capturing this drop will be integrated here once it’s ready.

Additionally, it possesses a novel feature: the phone is purportedly capable of enduring temperatures ranging from — 40-degrees Celsius to 70-degrees Celsius. The brand showcased the new thermal capacity by submerging the device in hot water, referred to as the “hotpot test” by its Malaysian division, for several seconds.

HONOR states that the X9c’s camera and its casing have been equipped with an “anti-drop camera shield,” which was absent in earlier models, indicating better camera resilience in the event of a fall.

While HONOR does not endorse replicating the durability stunts, the increased robustness is surely appreciated by anyone who has inadvertently dropped a phone and encountered a shattered screen in utter dread.

If you’ve ever accidentally dropped your device in the nilaga you are preparing (which is not entirely out of the realm of possibility) or mistakenly left your phone inside your vehicle parked in the sunlight, the extreme heat endurance could prove beneficial.

Remarkably, the phone has a substantial enhancement in battery life, increasing from 5,800 mAh to 6,600 mAh — which converts to 89 hours of usage time, as per official HONOR statistics. This figure represents a 12-hour enhancement over the X9b’s battery life, according to the company.

The X9c also incorporates the brand’s 66-watt supercharging capability, a significant leap from the previous 35-watt charging of the X9b. The 66-watt supercharging can charge the device from zero to 80% in just 42 minutes, according to HONOR.

The phone is set to officially launch on January 10, with pricing and complete specifications to be revealed. Both 2023’s X9a and 2024’s X9b were priced at P16,990. – Rappler.com