Chinese supplier Huawei has unveiled two new smartphone models as part of its “Honor” series targeting the budget market, according to Engadget.

Dubbed Honor 3X and Honor 3C, both are dual-SIM devices and come equipped with chips supplied by Taiwanese firm MediaTek.

The Honor 3X, initially targeting the China market, holds the distinction of being Huawei’s first smartphone powered by an octacore processor, courtesy of MediaTek’s MT6592 chip.

It has a clock speed of 1.7GHz

Other Honor 3X specs include 2GB of RAM, a 13-megapixel f/2.2 main camera, a 5-megapixel front imager, plus 3,000mAh battery.

The 3X also features dual-3G SIM slots – one Mini SIM and one Micro SIM – for WCDMA (China Unicom and most operators around the world) and TD-SCDMA (China Mobile).

The off-contract price is reported to be CNY1,698 (around $280), making it slightly cheaper than the Mi3 from Xiaomi, a major rival in China’s budget smartphone market.

A launch date for Honor 3X has still to be announced.

The Honor 3C, at CNY798 (for the 1GB RAM model), is not as advanced as the 3X.

Running on Android 4.2, it has a quad-core 1.3GHz MT6582 chip, a 2,300mAh battery, a Sony 8-megapixel f/2.0 main camera, and a 5-megapixel front imager.

The 2GB RAM version of Honor 3C is pegged at CNY998.

No launch date has been announced for 3C but Engadget reports that customers in China can pre-order the device from online retailer JD.com or Huawei’s own Vmall.com.