Already leaked images are circulating on the internet and revealed a render of the alleged Huawei Honor 9 in a black variant, the Honor 8 successor, and also a smartphone that might actually become another rival for Apple and Samsung.

A recent photo leak reveals that Huawei decided to remove is the headphone jack. According to the reports, the Honor 9 will come with a dual rear camera setup, the same as the Honor 8. Another change should be the position of the fingerprint sensor. Leaked images appear that the fingerprint sensor should now be embedded in the home button, which is the same move that the company did with the newly launched Huawei P10. Honor 9 might also come with 5.5 inches for a bigger canvas to view your apps, games, and videos with a shiny with a reflective glass back and likely a metal frame. Honor 9 will feature a USB Type-C port to act as charging and audio out port. The device is said to come with an upgraded camera, 20 MP and 12 MP dual camera at the back and water-resistant body.

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Aside from the USB Type-C port, there are two grilles on both sides. One grille will pack the in-call microphone, while the other will embed the loudspeaker. As far as the specs go, the upcoming device is set to fueled by a HiSillicon Kirrin 850 SoC, powered by a 3000 mAh battery life.Moreover, the rendered images also hinted that Huawei Honor 9 will come and sport a dual rear camera set-up alongside with dual LED flash.

The new images also show that the upcoming Huawei device placed the laser focus assist, IR blaster noise canceling microphone and the loudspeaker at the same position as prev-gen Honor 8, claiming that the upcoming device might also be a pro edition of Honor 8 and could also be launched as Honor 8S. Furthermore, the possible release date is July 2017 and price might play around $400.