Huawei's Honor 6X offers dual rear cameras for just $150

You shouldn’t have to pay a premium for dual real cameras on your smartphone. Just ask Chinese smartphone maker Huawei.

Huawei’s online brand, Honor, today launched what appears to be the cheapest smartphone with dual rear cameras in China. Called the Honor 6X, the smartphone comes in three variants that start at RMB 999 ($150).

The metal clad Honor 6X sports a combination of 12-megapixel and 2-megapixel cameras on the back. However, there is no word yet how the two cameras work in tandem. There’s also an 8-megapixel selfie camera that goes along with them.

The Honor 6X comes in three variants: 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage; 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage; and 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It is powered by company’s homegrown Kirin 655 processor. The dual-SIM capable smartphone also has a micro-SD card should you need more storage. The other two variants are priced at roughly RMB 1,299 ($190) and RMB 1,599 ($240). All variants come with a 5.5-inch full HD display.

A dual-camera setup on the back isn’t especially a new feature, but it’s mostly available on high-priced phones such as the LG G5, Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus, and HTC 10. Honor has been bringing this hardware feature to its affordable range of smartphones. Earlier this year, it launched the Honor 8 featuring dual cameras on the back. It is priced at $399.

All of the Honor 6X variants run on Huawei’s UI 4.1, which is based on Android Marshmallow. They also house a 3,340 mAh battery, a fingerprint scanner, 4G VoLTE support, and battery with fast charging capability. It will be available in five color options - gold, silver, grey, blue, and rose gold — and go on sale in China starting Oct. 25. There’s no word on its international availability just yet.