Honor Play in Ultraviolet: A Stand Out Affordable Flagship for This Festive Season

The recently launched Honor Play won a whole lot of accolades for being one of the most well-rounded devices in its price band. A few months later, the phone continues to rank high on our recommendations list and for good reason too. A good-looking screen, top of the line processor, enhancements that make a genuine improvement in day to day usability, what’s not to like? It appears though that Honor isn’t one to rest on its laurels. The launch of the Ultraviolet Honor Play is perfectly timed for the upcoming festive season where we feel it is going to make quite an appearance. Continue reading “Honor Play in Ultraviolet: A Stand Out Affordable Flagship for This Festive Season”

Honor 7X update brings GPU Turbo, Party Mode, latest security patch and more in India

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Huawei’s Honor brand is rolling out a new update to Honor 7X which brings the much anticipated GPU Turbo feature to improve gaming experience, Party Mode to sync music playback across phones for better sound effects and more. The update brings the version number 8.0.0.360 for the BND-AL10 device variants.  Continue reading “Honor 7X update brings GPU Turbo, Party Mode, latest security patch and more in India”

Honor Play Hands On Impressions

There’s no denying that Honor is making an aggressive play for a share of the Indian smartphone market. With a steady spate of launches, there’s now an Honor phone at almost every price point. Enter the Honor Play, a solid device that brings high end specifications at a very affordable price point. Here’s our first impressions.  Continue reading “Honor Play Hands On Impressions”

Samsung surpasses Xiaomi in India to regain number one position with 29% market share in Q2 2018: Counterpoint

Xiaomi really nailed it last quarter in India pushing Samsung behind to regain the number one position in the smartphone space. However, Samsung gave it back this time reclaiming the top position. According to Counterpoint Research, the smartphone market returned to double-digit growth (18%) YoY after flat first-quarter growth. Continue reading “Samsung surpasses Xiaomi in India to regain number one position with 29% market share in Q2 2018: Counterpoint”

Honor 9N Review : Excellence in Design

Following on the success of the Honor 9 Lite, the 9N is the latest mid range smartphone from Honor. Not aimed as a replacement for the 9 Lite but rather as an option for someone looking for a more fashionable smartphone. The Honor 9N brings a notch to maximise screen real estate, a tried and tested chipset and a camera that can take on the competition head on. Follow along for our review of the all new Honor 9N.  Continue reading “Honor 9N Review : Excellence in Design”

Huawei’s new GPU Turbo technology roll out timeline revealed

Huawei earlier this month has unveiled GPU Turbo technology, which according to the company would increase device performance by 60% while reducing power use by 30%. The company would enable this tech on a Huawei phone via a software update and it promised that it will roll out to several of their smartphones.  Continue reading “Huawei’s new GPU Turbo technology roll out timeline revealed”

Huawei MediaPad M5 WaterPlay with 8-inch display, eSIM, dual rear-cameras passes through the FCC

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Huawei is busy prepping to launch the MediaPad M5 tablet as the device is now spotted passing through the FCC. According to the FCC listing, it sports an 8-inches display, support for eSIM. The tablet has passed through the FCC Huawei MediaPad M5 wp; the WP might stand for WaterPlay so, it might be introduced as Huawei MediaPad M5 WaterPlay. Continue reading “Huawei MediaPad M5 WaterPlay with 8-inch display, eSIM, dual rear-cameras passes through the FCC”

Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy J6, J8, A6, and A6+, HTC U12+, Vivo Z1, Razer Blade laptop and more

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This week Samsung has introduced J6, Galaxy J8, A6, and Galaxy A6+ smartphones in India. Huawei’s Honor brand has launched the Honor 7A and 7C smartphones in India. LG has announced the Q7, Q7+, and Q7α. Let’s take a look at the more stuff that happened this week in our weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy J6, J8, A6, and A6+, HTC U12+, Vivo Z1, Razer Blade laptop and more”

Huawei launches accidental protection plans for Huawei and Honor smartphones in India

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Huawei today has announced affordable protection plans for Huawei and Honor smartphones. It has partnered with OneAssist, ubiquitous platform for assistance and protection programs to provide these plans to consumers in India. The new protection plan is available on all smartphones available on Amazon.in. Continue reading “Huawei launches accidental protection plans for Huawei and Honor smartphones in India”

Honor 10 with 5.8-inch FullView display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras surfaces in promotional image

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Honor has scheduled an event in London on May 15th where the company is expected to introduce the Honor 10 flagship smartphone. While the phone has been in the news for quite some time, today we have our first glimpse at the phone thanks to the promotional image that has been leaked in China. The poster of the handset has been spotted in the wild. Continue reading “Honor 10 with 5.8-inch FullView display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras surfaces in promotional image”

Honor schedules an event on May 15th in London, Honor 10 expected

Honor 10 Invite

Honor just sent out media invites for an event on May 15th in London and from the teaser image it is evident that the company is launching a smartphone and it is expected to be Honor 10. It looks like the company is again focusing on A.I which is evident from ‘Beauty in AI’ caption. Continue reading “Honor schedules an event on May 15th in London, Honor 10 expected”

Honor Store 2nd anniversary sale from March 21 to 23 – Re. 1 flash sale, up to Rs. 2000 off on smartphones and more

Honor, Huawei’s online brand today announced its 2nd-anniversary sale on its Honor online store from March 21st until 23rd March. As a part of this sale, it is offering a slew of discount and cashback offers on Honor 9 Lite, Honor 7X, along with Honor Power bank and flip covers. Every day it runs Re. 1 flash sale for cases at 12PM. Continue reading “Honor Store 2nd anniversary sale from March 21 to 23 – Re. 1 flash sale, up to Rs. 2000 off on smartphones and more”

Honor 7X Android Oreo with EMUI 8.0 starts rolling out to beta testers

Though Honor 7X was launched with Android 7.0 Nougat, the company quickly announced that it will roll out the Oreo update soon. Before the official roll out, the company has a habit of making the update available for beta testers for feedback.  Continue reading “Honor 7X Android Oreo with EMUI 8.0 starts rolling out to beta testers”

Honor 9 and Honor 8 Pro Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

Honor recently confirmed the list of phones that will be getting the Android 8.0 Oreo update which also included the Honor 8 Pro. Today Honor 8 Pro and the Honor 9 phones started receiving the Oreo update with EMUI 8.0 in the UK.  Continue reading “Honor 9 and Honor 8 Pro Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”

Huawei partners with Google to integrate Android Messages app for SMS, RCS messaging on its phones

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Huawei today announced that it would be teaming with Google to integrate Android Messages across their smartphone portfolio. Huawei will combine Android Messages and RCS messaging to offer native messaging and communications experience. Continue reading “Huawei partners with Google to integrate Android Messages app for SMS, RCS messaging on its phones”