HONOR 7X

HUAWEI HONOR 7X SMARTPHONE WAS LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2017. THE PHONE COMES WITH A 5.93-INCH TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY WITH A RESOLUTION OF 1080 PIXELS BY 2160 PIXELS. HUAWEI HONOR 7X PRICE IN INDIA STARTS FROM RS. 12,249. 

THE HUAWEI HONOR 7X IS POWERED BY 1.7GHZ OCTA-CORE HISILICON KIRIN 659 PROCESSOR AND IT COMES WITH 4GB OF RAM. THE PHONE PACKS 32GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE THAT CAN BE EXPANDED UP TO 256GB VIA A MICROSD CARD. AS FAR AS THE CAMERAS ARE CONCERNED, THE HUAWEI HONOR 7X PACKS A 16-MEGAPIXEL PRIMARY CAMERA ON THE REAR AND A 8-MEGAPIXEL FRONT SHOOTER FOR SELFIES.

THE HUAWEI HONOR 7X RUNS ANDROID 7.0 AND IS POWERED BY A 3340MAH NON REMOVABLE BATTERY. IT MEASURES 156.50 X 75.30 X 7.60 (HEIGHT X WIDTH X THICKNESS) AND WEIGH 165.00 GRAMS.

THE HUAWEI HONOR 7X IS A DUAL SIM (GSM AND GSM) SMARTPHONE THAT ACCEPTS NANO-SIM AND NANO-SIM. CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS INCLUDE WI-FI, GPS, BLUETOOTH, USB OTG, 3G AND 4G (WITH SUPPORT FOR BAND 40 USED BY SOME LTE NETWORKS IN INDIA). SENSORS ON THE PHONE INCLUDE COMPASS MAGNETOMETER, PROXIMITY SENSOR, ACCELEROMETER, AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR AND GYROSCOPE.

NETWORK	TECHNOLOGY	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	ANNOUNCED	2017, DECEMBER
	STATUS	AVAILABLE. RELEASED 2017, DECEMBER

BODY	DIMENSIONS	156.5 X 75.3 X 7.6 MM (6.16 X 2.96 X 0.30 IN)
	WEIGHT	165 G (5.82 OZ)
	BUILD	FRONT GLASS, ALUMINUM BODY
	SIM	HYBRID DUAL SIM (NANO-SIM, DUAL STAND-BY)

DISPLAY	TYPE	IPS LCD CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREEN, 16M COLORS
	SIZE	5.93 INCHES, 90.7 CM2 (~77.0% SCREEN-TO-BODY RATIO)
	RESOLUTION	1080 X 2160 PIXELS, 18:9 RATIO (~407 PPI DENSITY)
	MULTITOUCH	YES
	PROTECTION	CORNING GORILLA GLASS (UNSPECIFIED VERSION)
		- EMUI 5.1

PLATFORM	OS	ANDROID 7.0 (NOUGAT)
	CHIPSET	HISILICON KIRIN 659
	CPU	OCTA-CORE (4X2.36 GHZ CORTEX-A53 & 4X1.7 GHZ CORTEX-A53)
	GPU	MALI-T830 MP2

MEMORY	CARD SLOT	MICROSD, UP TO 256 GB (USES SIM 2 SLOT)
	INTERNAL	64 GB, 4 GB RAM (L21) OR 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM (L22) OR 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM (L24)

CAMERA	PRIMARY	DUAL: 16 MP (1/2.9", 1.25 µM) + 2 MP, PHASE DETECTION AUTOFOCUS, LED FLASH, CHECK QUALITY
	FEATURES	GEO-TAGGING, TOUCH FOCUS, FACE DETECTION, HDR, PANORAMA
	VIDEO	1080P@30FPS, CHECK QUALITY
	SECONDARY	8 MP, 1080P

SOUND	ALERT TYPES	VIBRATION; MP3, WAV RINGTONES
	LOUDSPEAKER	YES
	3.5MM JACK	YES
		- DTS AUDIO - ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION WITH DEDICATED MIC

COMMS	WLAN	WI-FI 802.11 B/G/N, WI-FI DIRECT, HOTSPOT
	BLUETOOTH	4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	YES, WITH A-GPS, GLONASS
	RADIO	FM RADIO
	USB	MICROUSB 2.0

FEATURES	SENSORS	FINGERPRINT (REAR-MOUNTED), ACCELEROMETER, PROXIMITY, COMPASS
	MESSAGING	SMS(THREADED VIEW), MMS, EMAIL, PUSH MAIL, IM
	BROWSER	HTML5
		- MP3/WAV/EAAC+/FLAC PLAYER - MP4/H.265 PLAYER - PHOTO/VIDEO EDITOR - DOCUMENT VIEWER

BATTERY		NON-REMOVABLE LI-ION 3340 MAH BATTERY
	STAND-BY	UP TO 647 H (3G)
	TALK TIME	UP TO 21 H (3G)

MISC	COLORS	BLACK, BLUE, GOLD, RED, GRAY
	PRICE	ABOUT 290 EUR

TESTS	PERFORMANCE	BASEMARK OS II: 1529 / BASEMARK OS II 2.0: 1398 BASEMARK X: 8616
	DISPLAY	CONTRAST RATIO: 1941 (NOMINAL), 2.734 (SUNLIGHT)
	CAMERA	PHOTO / VIDEO
	LOUDSPEAKER	VOICE 66DB / NOISE 71DB / RING 85DB
	AUDIO QUALITY	NOISE -89.5DB / CROSSTALK -86.6DB
	BATTERY LIFE	ENDURANCE RATING 77H

HONOR HAS PREVIOUSLY BLOWN US AWAY WITH WHAT IT CAN PUT IN CHEAPER HANDSETS. WITH HONOR 7X, HUAWEI HAS MADE A BIG JUMP BY BRINGING 18:9 BEZEL-LESS DISPLAYS TO THE MID-RANGE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THIS IS ESPECIALLY SURPRISING AS THE HONOR 9 - WHICH THE COMPANY LAUNCHED EARLIER THIS YEAR - STILL HAS AN OLDER FORMAT 16:9 DISPLAY, UNLIKE MOST OTHER FLAGSHIP DEVICES THIS YEAR. BRINGING A BEZEL-LESS DISPLAY TO THE MID-RANGE SEGMENT, HONOR HAS GIVEN THE 7X AN EDGE OVER THE COMPETITION.

  SEE ALL HONOR 7X DEALS

THE COMPANY KNEW THAT FOLLOWING ON FROM THE HONOR 6X WAS GOING TO BE A HARD THING TO DO FOR THEM ESPECIALLY SINCE THE TREND OF NARROWING BEZELS ON SMARTPHONES WILL CATCH UP TO THE MID-RANGE SEGMENT BY NEXT YEAR. SO, DOES THE HONOR 7X INNOVATE ENOUGH TO MAKE IT ANOTHER GREAT AFFORDABLE PHONE?

THE PRICE FOR THE HONOR 7X IN INDIA STARTS FROM RS 12,999 FOR THE 32GB VARIANT WHILE USERS WILL HAVE TO SHELL OUT RS 15,999 FOR THE 64GB VARIANT. THE SMARTPHONE IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON INDIA EXCLUSIVELY FROM DECEMBER 7 THROUGH A FLASH SALE.

ADDITIONALLY, USERS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO SELECT BETWEEN BLUE, GOLD AND BLACK COLOUR OPTIONS.

DESIGN AND DISPLAY

·         ALUMINUM UNIBODY FINISH FEELS PREMIUM

·         5.93-INCH FULL HD+, 18:9 ASPECT RATIO DISPLAY

·         HONOR 7X IS USES A SINGLE BLOCK OF METAL THAT LOOKS AND FEELS VERY PREMIUM FOR A RS.12,999 PHONE. EVEN THOUGH THE REAR OF THE PHONE HAS A FLAT PROFILE, WHICH COMPLIMENTS ITS 7.6MM THICKNESS, IT DOESN'T EXACTLY SIT IN THE HAND COMFORTABLY AS A SLIGHTLY CURVED BACK WOULD HAVE. THAT BEING SAID, THE SMARTPHONE DOES LOOK ATTRACTIVE WITH ITS ALUMINUM CHASSIS WHICH MIGHT NOT BE AS PLEASANT AS THE GLASS BACK ON OTHER FLAGSHIP SMARTPHONES, SAY THE HONOR 9, BUT DOES JUST FINE IN THIS PRICE BRACKET.  

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·         THE FINGERPRINT SENSOR IS LOCATED ON THE REAR OF THE HANDSET, AND WE FOUND IT EASY TO REACH WHEN HOLDING THE PHONE. THE FINGERPRINT SENSOR IS QUICK TO IDENTIFY THE TOUCH INPUT AND UNLOCKS IN A JIFFY. 

·         THE BOTTOM EDGE HOUSES A 3.5MM HEADPHONE JACK ALONG WITH A MICRO USB PORT BESIDE THE SPEAKER GRILL. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SMARTPHONE HAS THE HYBRID DUAL SIM CARD SLOT WHICH CAN EITHER BE USED FOR TWO SIM CARDS OR ONE SIM CARD AND A MICROSD CARD.

·         AT 165 GMS AND MEASURING 156.5 X 75.3 X 7.6 MM, THE HONOR 7X DOES FEEL LIKE MORE THAN JUST VALUE FOR MONEY.

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·         WE HAVE TO COMMEND HUAWEI AND HONOR FOR THE 5.93-INCH DISPLAY THAT THEY HAVE MANAGED TO CRAM INTO A BODY THAT WOULD TRADITIONALLY ACCOMMODATE A 5.5-INCH SCREEN.

·         THE FULLHD+ (2160X1080 PIXELS) DISPLAY AS SUCH PROVIDES A GREAT EXPERIENCE OVERALL AND WE FOUND IT TO BE BOLD AND VIBRANT. NOW, THE 18:9 ASPECT RATIO WITH A PIXEL DENSITY THAT EQUALS TO 407PPI, THE SCREEN ISN’T ANYTHING LIKE ON A FLAGSHIP SMARTPHONE, BUT AT THIS PRICE, IT IS MORE THAN WHAT ANYONE COULD ASK FOR.

·         APPS ON THE SMARTPHONE WILL RUN AT 16:9 ASPECT RATIO BY DEFAULT AND USERS WILL GET A POP-UP OF RUNNING A PARTICULAR APP IN FULL SCREEN 18:9 ASPECT RATIO. TO AVOID THAT, THERE IS AN OPTION IN DISPLAY SETTINGS THROUGH WHICH A USER CAN ENABLE THE FULLSCREEN MODE ON DIFFERENT APPS.

·         THE HONOR 7X ALSO COMES WITH AN EYE COMFORT MODE IN DISPLAY SETTINGS TO FILTER OUT EXCESSIVE BLUE LIGHT ALONG WITH OPTIONS TO MODIFY THE COLOUR TEMPERATURE AND BRIGHTNESS.