Honor has confirmed the launch date for its Honor 50 phones in the UK and Europe. It will host an event on 26 October 2021.

Previously leaked online, Pocket-lint has received official word from Honor on the event, although we don't yet have livestream details or a time.

The phones will also launch in other regions, including Russia, UAE and Latin America, but they will host their own events.

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The Honor 50 series was first officially announced in China in June. There is an Honor 50 and 50 Pro, with the standard model sporting a 6.57-inch OLED display. The Pro has a 6.72-inch OLED screen. Both feature a 2576 x 1236 pixel resolution.

They share many other specifications too, including 120Hz refresh rate and 300Hz touch sampling.

There are four cameras on the rear - 100-megapixel main, 8-megapixel ultra-wide, 2-megapixel macro and 2-megapixel depth.

Dual cameras can also be found on the front, to make the most of the TikTok and social video craze. One is 32-megapixel, while the other uses a 12-megapixel sensor and is capable of wider-angle photography.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G processor is found in each of the 5G handsets.

The two phones do differ when it comes to batteries - 4,300mAh in the Pro, 4,000mAh in the standard 50.

We'll find out if these are the same specs for the European editions later this month.