Honor announces new 8-inch tablet and new smartwatch

In an event held recently in China, Honor revealed a new 8-inch tablet as well as a new smartwatch, along with announcing the all-new Honor 6X smartphone.

The new tablet revealed by Honor at the event is called the Honor Pad 2; while the new smartwatch is called the Honor Watch S1.

Both the Honor Pad 2 tablet and the Honor Watch S1 smartwatch are scheduled for launch in China on October 25. The two devices will become available for pre-orders with effect from October 19.

The new Honor Pad 2 tablet will be available in three models --- a 16GB Wi-Fi version, a 32GB Wi-Fi version, and 32GB LTE-enabled version, which will respectively be priced at $149, $193, and $222.

All the three models of the tablet will come with an 8-inch IPS display, the Snapdragon 616 processor, 3GB of RAM, microSD card slot, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel front camera, and a 4,800mAh battery. The tablet will run Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with Honor’s own overlay, Emotion 4.1; and will be available in two color options --- Gold and White.

The Honor Watch S1 smartwatch, meanwhile, will cost $103, and will come in three colors --- Black, Blue, and Orange. The smartwatch will feature a round display with a dial, a heart-rate sensor and pedometer; and will be water-resistant up to 50 meters. It will have a battery life of 6 days.