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Honor 700 series Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 leak

No price. No date. No global confirmation. Just two chipsets — Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 — named for the upcoming Honor 700 series in China.

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The Mobile Desk · (3 hours ago)

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Concept render of Honor 700 Pro showing dual displays and periscope camera module
Concept render of Honor 700 Pro showing dual displays and periscope camera modulePhoto via Notebookcheck

Honor 700 series confirmed for China — Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipsets named, no global launch date or pricing yet. The Honor 600 series launched in China in May 2026. The 700 line is next. No official specs or release window has been announced by Honor.

Only leaks, from Digital Chat Station, point to chipset splits: standard model gets the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, Pro model the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. That’s a generational jump up from the Honor 600 Super Edition (Snapdragon 7 Gen 4) and Honor 600 Pro (MediaTek Dimensity 8550 Elite). So far, no US or Indian pricing, no availability timeline, no confirmation that either chip will appear outside China.

Honor has not said whether the 700 series will even launch globally, let alone when. The same leak suggests both models may carry a secondary rear display and periscope telephoto hardware. A prior tip claimed the Pro version could have a 6.57-inch 1.5K main screen and 200MP main sensor. Both are also tipped to support an external 200mm teleconverter, a niche but increasingly visible accessory category.

Chinese and global versions of the Honor 600 series diverged sharply in design and silicon. There’s no indication yet whether that pattern repeats. Honor’s silence on timing means the earliest possible launch remains speculative. But with the 600 series hitting shelves in May, late 2026 or early 2027 is the only plausible window, if history holds.

No Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. No ‘Snapdragon Pho’. Just Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, and it’s going into the Honor 700 Pro, if the leak holds.

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