Year 2014 seen the game changer smartphones from Chinese mobile manufacturers. Started with Xiaomi Mi 3 which set the standards for a mid range smartphone and Redme 1S for the entry level smartphones. Now it is turn for Huawei. Till so many years they were focused on more on other fields such as routers. Though they were in smartphone manufacturing, it was marketed through other brand names mostly. But with Huawei Honor 6, it entered market with great interest among the consumers. Let is have quick look into Huawei Honor 6 Pros and Cons to understand whether it is a best sub 20k smartphone available today.
Huawei Honor 6 is powered by 1.7GHz Kirin 920 Octa Core Processor which uses four 1.7GHz Cortex A15 cores and four Cortex A7 cores. This is developed by Hisilicon a subsidiary of Huawei. Unfortunately, the GPU Mali-T628 MP4 gives a mid range performance. The Honor 6 comes with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. It does supports microSD card upto 64GB.
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Huawei Honor 6 has 13MP primary camera with Dual LED flash. It also has 5MP front facing camera to take self portrait and video calling. Connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth USB, NFC and Cat 6 LTE. 2.3GHz band used by Indian service provider such as Airtel 4G is not supported in the device. It also has USB tethering and WiFi hotspot.
Huawei Honor 6 runs on Android 4.4.2 along with Emotion UI 2.3. The device has 5 inch LCD capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels and 445 ppi pixel density. The viewing angles and sunlight legibility are just average as it is not a IPS screen. Honor 6 comes with 3000 mAh battery. It lasts on average 10 hours with battery saving features on.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Huawei Honor 6
Pros of Huawei Honor 6
- Fast Performance: With Octa core processor and 3GB of RAM, provides a super fast performance. There is no or negligible lag is visible.
- Front facing camera: Honor 6 front facing is of 5MP. It does take good quality photos and videos. It is one feature many of the selfie enthusiast can look into.
- High resolution screen: The 5 inch screen comes with 1080p resolution which results in crisp and clear display.
- Great Value for Money: Priced at 19k, it is a great value for money we can purchase.
Cons of Huawei Honor 6
- Build Quality: The glossy back panel attracts lot of scratches. In a day to day use, we have seen that, it very prone to scratches. Also the device feels slipper while holding.
- Average Graphics Performance: As mentioned earlier, the GPU in the device is of mid range.
- Average Battery life: Though it has 3000 mAh battery, it performance very similar to the other smartphones 2600 mAh battery.
- Average Viewing angle: As it doesn’t feature IPS display screen, the viewing angles and sun light legibility are not upto the mark.
- Sound Crackles at volume : In spite of having Dolby DTS technology, at higher volumes sound crackles. Even earpiece volume is low in phone calls.
Huawei Honor 6 Tips and Tricks
Take screenshot: To take screenshot on Huawei Honor 6, you can use the UI way. Just swipe down on the screen on which you want to take screen shot to get the quick toggle menu. In that, take screenshot option is available. Tap on it to take the screenshot.
Use as Modem: You can use Huawei Honor 6 as modem through USB tethering or WiFi hotspot features.
Huawei Honor 6 Specifications
- 1.7GHz Kirin 920 Octa Core Processor with 3GB of RAM
- Android 4.4.2 along with Emotion UI 2.3
- 5 inch LCD capacitive touch screen with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels
- 13MP primary and 5MP front facing camera
- 16GB internal storage and support for 64GB microSD card.
- 3000 mAh battery
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