Huawei has always been one of the greatest exponents in the market with their smartphones, we know that many successful products have come from the Honor family. With an apparently classic configuration compared to the latest models seen in 2016, the Huawei Honor 6X arrives straight from the factory in China and becomes the first European Honor team for this 2017. Of course, has gone under our magnifying glass to analyze it thoroughly, find its advantages and disadvantages, as well as compare it with other equipment of the moment. Stay with us to have a look at the results.
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What does the package bring us?
- 1 x Huawei Honor 6X cell phone
- 1 x USB cable
- 1 x Charger
- 1 x SIM needle
The box is a striking turquoise blue, with dimensions of 22.00 x 25.00 x 6.50 cm and a weight of 342 g approximately.
Honor 6X Design
When we took out the Honor 6X from the box we found ourselves before a team with a uniform body of metal, with 2.5D glass on the screen and with a quite elegant and compact design that is quite pleasing to the eye.
We have nothing to object in terms of dimensions and weight. We must bear in mind that we are facing a 5.5-inch phone, we are talking about 150.9 x 76.2 x 8.2 millimeters thick and with 162 grams of weight. Undoubtedly something quite standard without much to emphasize, it is not the lightest of smartphones but it does not represent a heavy equipment either.
If we look at the Huawei honor 6X back, it pretends to be a high-end phone. No plastic bodies, but rather a refined and polished metal, similar to the ZTE Axon 7 Mini. Its cover does not leave traces stuck and stays clean. The double chamber is housed one above the other, vertically, with a protective glass barely protruding from the surface.
Under the cameras, there is the fingerprint reader, which is very accurate and immediate. It is used to unlock the screen, to access the security settings (which can protect photos, audio, video and other files) and to block applications.
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But this scanner also has some very useful features: if we keep it pressed when the camera is turned on, it takes photos or records videos, and is also practical when answering calls (we just have to keep it pressed just a little longer to activate the call, while if we touch it for a shorter time, just unlock the phone).
Your SIM slot is double, so you can add an additional SIM or you can use this space to insert a microSD card and expand your base storage from 32GB to 256 GB.
In the upper part there is the 3.5 mm jack type connection for the headphones, which helps them not get tangled and we can enjoy without mishaps our favorite music.
All the controls of the phone are on the right side, with the volume up / down buttons in the first instance, and a little lower on the on / off. On the left side there is only the SIM tray and the microSD.
In the lower part we will find the microUSB connector and a set of stereo speakers, which generates a clear and enveloping sound.
Honor 6X Screen
The Huawei Honor 6X brings us a GFF LCD screen of 5.5 inches with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels Full HD and a density of 401 PPI.
If you do not know this type of panel, we will explain a little about this new type of screen. The GFF panels are an evolution of the classic GG panels, always within the LCD / LED technology. The advantage of the first over the second is that the confirmation of the layers allows the panel to be thinner, gaining almost 0.75 millimeters along the way. Although GG panels are currently the easiest and cheapest to produce, it is expected that the GFF panels will have more presence and in the not too distant future can replace the GG.
To watch videos or play video games is appropriate, without being impressive; in video games like Asphalt 8 or other similar ones with that level of demand, the quality of the graphics is not as impeccable as in other more expensive phones, and it can be a little disappointing for someone who is used to visualizing a huge amount of details
This Smartphone has an oleophobic layer that complies quite well with its function , (which is to keep the device as clean as possible) and although with the use we can get to accumulate dirt on the screen, it is simply cleaned and is quickly impeccable to continue working with her. Almost everything is good in this panel of the Honor 6X that even enjoys a good touch and sensitivity.
Only has the only detail that in the presence of light from the outside, it costs a bit to get good visibility while the brightness is adjusted, so it is better to place it in manual and thus get a slight improvement on the screen.
Camera of Honor 6X
The first thing that catches the attention of the double camera of the Honor 6X is its capture speed, even in low light photographs. We have a mobile phone with a Sony Exmor IMX268 sensor and a couple of rear cameras that offer us 12 megapixels in the main and 2 megapixels in the secondary . This secondary camera is used to back up the depth of the main one, or as Huawei calls it, access a Wide Open Mode.
You can access the settings when you slide to the right side, and to the different shooting modes when you slide to the left. Something that caught our attention is that so-called focal point, or Wide-Aperature mode, where you can produce high quality Bouquet effects, and also change the focus point after taking the photo.
All lovers of the extreme camera will be happy to know that the Honor 6X has a PRO Photo and Video mode for the best tunings.
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In the front camera we have 8 MP to give those selfies enough quality, has the beauty mode to hide wrinkles, and video mode to hide defects in the videos, (in addition to the photos).
Hardware of the Huawei Honor 6X
In this particular model we came across a Kirin 655, an eight-core A53 chip at 2.1 and 1.7GHz that is located in the manufacturer’s average ranges. We complete the technical data mentioning that it is a chip built in 16 nanometers and that promises, on paper, 60% more power than the Kirin 620 and 70% less consumption than this one. It comes with a Mali T830 MP2 GPU for graphics, which works quite well.
With 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage (expandable up to 256 GB via a micro SD card), the Honor 6X has been fluid at all times . Even the most demanding applications run quite smoothly, and we only appreciate that we are not facing a processor at the highest level in load times, where there is some lag at the time of opening closed applications or recovering heavy apps in the background . For the rest, the experience has been quite good.
The reference points are always a very good way to tell how fast the device is, and here are the most popular, Antutu, Geekbench, AndroBench and Epic Citadel. As you can see, the terminal obtained very good results and scores; It is actually faster than the Huawei P8 and Honor 7, which were recent models from last year. It passes over the Helio P10 and the Snapdragon 617, but is at the height of Snapdragon 625 / Helio P20.
Epic Citadel is a benchmark that really is very useful for testing, since it is based on a real game engine and you need above 40 FPS in Ultra High to make sure that the device can handle all the most demanding games . With a score above 50fps there would be no doubt that the team can run the game normally and without any inconvenience. If the Kirin 655 has a slight weakness in performance, it is the GPU, but in real 3D games, most games are executed in an absolutely flawless way, with only a few exceptions.
Operating system of Honor 6X
Something we do appreciate in this Honor 6X is that the operating system is Android 6.0 Marshmallow under EMUI; With the upgrade to Nougat now available in China and one step away from reaching Europe, we can assume that the Honor 6X is an updated terminal. We may be facing the most optimized version of EMUI so far, or that the combination of several factors results in this pleasant and fluid experience, but the truth is that the Honor 6X feels better working than other equipment with superior specifications.
From the fingerprint reader, we can say that we are facing a fairly efficient and fast one. Huawei has managed to manage it from the start, unlocking the Honor 6X is fast and convenient. The fame of the Huawei fingerprint readers preceded the arrival of the Honor 6X, and the device maintains the line without a doubt.
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Honor Connectivity 6X
It has connectivity with 2G bands: GSM 850/900/1800 / 1900MHz, 3G: WCDMA B1 / B2 / B5 / B8 and 4G: FDD-LTE B1 / B3 / B5 / B7 / B8 TDD / TD-LTE: TD-LTE B38 / B39 / B40 / 41. It has Wifi connection through the 802.11b / g / n and Bluetooth 4.1 Lite (low power consumption).
Honor Battery 6X
This Smartphone comes with a 3340 mAh battery sealed and not removable, perhaps the power is not very high, but remember that the Honor 6X packs the Kirin 655, which is more efficient in power consumption., The Kirin 655 can get up to 9 hours of Screen-On Time with a single charge, and if we add the quick charger that comes included in the package, we can charge our full battery in just 1 hour and a half.
Next we leave you the table of specifications of the Honor 6X
| Basic information | |
| Brand: | Huawei Honor |
| Kind: | 4G Smartphone |
| Unlocked: | YES |
| SIM card slot: | Dual SIM with standby mode |
| SIM type: | Nano SIM |
| Screen and dimensions | |
| Type of screen: | GFF Capacitive LCD, 16M colors |
| Screen size: | 5.5 inches |
| Screen resolution: | 1080 x 1920 (FHD) 401ppi |
| Dimensions | 15.09 x 7.62 x 0.82 cm |
| Weight | 162 g |
| Hardware | |
| CPU: | Kirin 655 |
| Nuclei: | Octa –… |
