Honor has launched a new Full HD projector in China that tries to do the basics without inflating the price tag. The Choice AI Projector Pro brings 1920 x 1080 resolution, autofocus, automatic keystone correction, Android 9.0, and a claimed price of 1200 yuan, or about $180.
The model, listed as MRO-SH01, uses an LED light source and is rated at 750 nits. Honor does not say how that translates into the more common ANSI or ISO lumen figures, which makes direct comparisons with competing projectors awkward at best. The stated contrast ratio is 2500:1.
What Honor put inside the Choice AI Projector Pro
On paper, the hardware is aimed at simple living-room use rather than serious cinema duties. You get Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI 2.0, USB, a single 5W speaker, and the sort of automatic image tweaks that save time when the projector is moved around the house.
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
- Light source: LED
- Brightness: 750 nits
- Contrast ratio: 2500:1
- Operating system: Android 9.0
- Ports: HDMI 2.0, USB
- Audio: 1 speaker, 5W
A budget projector with familiar trade-offs
That pricing puts it in the budget camp, where rivals usually compete on convenience and smart features rather than raw brightness or premium optics. The Android 9.0 software is already looking dated, but for a low-cost projector that is likely meant to stream, mirror, and play casually, the spec sheet is coherent enough. The missing lumen rating is the one detail that will make buyers raise an eyebrow, because projector brands love a flashy brightness number right up until they have to compare it fairly.
Who this Full HD projector is really for
This is not the box for someone chasing a dark-room home theater setup. It is the kind of product that makes more sense for bedrooms, small apartments, or occasional movie nights, where autofocus and keystone correction do more day-to-day work than some overbuilt spec sheet bragging about contrast ratios nobody can verify at a glance. The real question is whether Honor can keep the price low outside China, because that is where budget projectors usually start running into the usual suspects: shipping, taxes, and suddenly less charming retail markups.