Honor 8x - Big and Beautiful !!
When Huawei first came to India, it did not quite left the mark in Indian market until Huawei launched its sub-brand in India namely Huawei Honor. And this was the time when Huawei started to bring value for money phones in India through its honor sub-brand. Since, then there was no looking back for Huawei.
Coming back, huawei launched Honor 8x (2018) in India and will be available on sale exclusively via amazon from october 24 onwards. Now, let's discuss about the specifications and features of the phone -
Display and Design -
Honor 8x sports a 6.5 inch Full-HD+ ( 1080x2340 pixels ) display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and pixel density of 397 pixels per inch with screen to body ratio of 91% which seems quite impressive considering its a budget mid range phone. The device comes with a glass sandwich design meaning that it comes with the glass on both the sides of the phone, front and back as well. The rear of the phone is covered by premium glass finish with a double textured design and second generation anti-glare film. But the phone also comes with a notch at the top and a small chin at the bottom.
Camera and Software -
The phone comes with the Android oreo 8.1 on top of huawei's own EMUI 8.2.0. So, a whole of customization with an exception of stock android experience. In terms of Optics, the device comes with a pair of vertically stacked dual lens on the rear with a 20-megapixel primary camera with an aperture of f/1.8 and phase detection auto focus. On the front, it comes with a 2-megapixel secondary camera with an aperture of f/2.0 and fixed focus. It looks like huawei did a bit of cost cutting when it comes to secondary camera sensor because it is not going to make a huge difference in photography.
Hardware and Features -
Now, the device is powered by huawei's own HiSilicon Kirin 710 octa core SoC which is a 12nm cortex A-73 processor paired with a Mali G51 graphic processor. So, expect smooth experience while performing heavy tasks like gaming and editing. Also, Huawei has put on some features like GPU turbo to increase efficiency of the gpu with FPS stability for gaming so, games should run in high frame rates. And also less power is consumed with the help of this feature. Also, huawei has focused a lot on artificial intelligence. Honor 8x comes with dual stereo speakers and also supports Dolby atmos. The device packs in a 3750 mAh battery with intelligent smart save system. But no, fast charging. It comes with all the connectivity features like GPS/ A-GPS, GLONASS, bluetooth v4.2 and comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Pricing and Variants -
The phone comes in three variants, 4GB RAM / 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 14,999/-
6GB RAM / 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 16,999/- and 8GB RAM / 128GB storage variant is priced at Rs.18,999/- The base variant seems to provide bang for your buck. Also, this phone would have a stiff competition with Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. Do let me know your thoughts on this phone.
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