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  • Honor 7X Cons- 5 reasons not to Buy

    We have written a post on which we have mentioned about all the Honor 7X pros. Even now we feel it is one of the best value for money device. Having said that, there is nothing called a perfect phone. Each phone will have some or other cons. So here is the Honor 7X Cons according to us.

    Honor 7X Cons

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    These are may not be a deal breaker for many. But it is good to know before picking the one for your self.

    1. No USB-C port: Honor 7x comes micro USB slot for the charging and data transfer.  Considering the features it packs, lack of latest USB-C type port is little disappointment.
    2.  No Optical image stabilization: Camera is one of the key strength of the Honor 7X. However, lack of OIS is felt while recording videos and clicking images in low light condition.
    3.  Lack of fast charging:  Honor 7x packs 3340 mAh battery and comes with 10W charger in the box. In our review time, charging the device to 100% from 0% took close to two and half hours. The inclusion of fast charging option could have been better according to us.
    4.  No Android Oreo out of the box:  Running on the latest Android version is what many users wish for.   Though Honor promised for Oreo update to Honor 7X, users have to wait for it. The EMUI 5.1 on top of Android Nougat does the fantastic job. There is no doubt about it. But Android Oreo out of the box is something which we miss on this device.
    5. No dedicated microSD card slot: Honor 7X comes with hybrid sim card slot. This means you can either use 2 sim cards or 1 sim card with the microSD card. 64GB internal storage on a higher variant is sufficient for most of the user. But if you have chosen 32GB variant and using 2 sim cards, then you might feel the absence of dedicated microSD card slot.

  • Honor 7X Pros- Top 5 Reasons to Buy

    Honor 7X is launched in India and will go on sale from 7th December exclusively via Amazon.in.  It will be available in two variant. One with 32GB of internal storage which is priced at Rs.12,999 and another variant which has 64GB of internal storage which is priced at Rs.15,999. The device will be available in Black, Blue, and Gold color variants.  We have spent few weeks with the device as a primary device and here is our list of Honor 7X Pros.

    Honor 7X Pros

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    Honor 7X Pros- Top 5 reasons to Buy

    Gorgeous Display

    Honor 7x sports 5.93inch full HD+(1080*2160) IPS display screen with 18:9 aspect ratio. Though it has a large screen, the device feels compact. Thanks to the thin bezel around the screen. Viewing angle, color saturation, brightness and touch response is good.  For media consumption, it is one of the best budget smartphone according to us.

    Camera

    Honor 7x comes with dual camera setup in the back which comprise of 16MP primary and 2MP depth sensor. It has  8MP front-facing camera for selfies. There are plenty of modes to play with camera settings. The pro mode allows you to manually change ISO, shutter speed, exposure etc. You can see some of the sample images taken using Honor 7x in our Instagram page here.

    Software

    This new midrange smartphone from Honor runs on EMUI 5.1 which is based on Android 7.0 Nougat. There is useful customization options such as themes, dual apps, WiFi bridge option to name few. The company also claims that with EMUI 5.1 smartphone will not become slow with the time.

    Performance and Battery life

    Honor 7x is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 659 octa-core SoC with four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 2.36GHz and 4 Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.7GHz, coupled with 4GB of RAM. In our usage, we have not faced any UI lag or difficulty in playing any games. Coming to the battery, it has 3340 mAh battery. In our regular usage, it easily lasts more than a day of usage.

    Value for money

    There are very few smartphones in the price bracket of sub 15k which has close to a 6-inch display with the thin bezel. We are not saying it is a perfect phone.  It has few cons which we will cover in our next post. But considering the price, it offers a lot to users.