The Honor 8 is without a doubt one really great mid-ranger smartphone and it has been garnering a lot of praise from critics and customers alike and that is a rare thing. But what makes it as good as it is? Let’s find out.
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Huawei Mate 9 press renders surfaced recently. Now a new render of the Huawei Mate 9 Pro with a curved screen has surfaced, thanks to @evleaks. The high-end Mate 9 Pro is said to pack a 5.9 Quad HD curved screen, compared to 5.9-inch 1080p screen on the standard Mate 9 and will also support Google’s Daydream VR experience that is built into Android 7.0 (Nougat). Continue reading “Huawei Mate 9 Pro with 5.9-inch curved Quad HD display, Android 7.0 surfaces”
Up until a few years ago, fingerprint sensors were regarded as some of the cool stuff that you got to experience in Sci-Fi movies and TV shows and not something that could be a practical implementation. However, since then, we have seen countless implementations of fingerprint scanners on smartphones and with each passing year, even the lower end smartphones are having this feature by default. While there have been improvements in terms of accuracy and speed, not many companies are recognizing the huge potential that can be unlocked. Honor is probably one of the main exceptions and they have redefined what a fingerprint sensor can and is expected to do with the Honor 8. Let’s find out how.
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Huawei has announced Kirin 960 SoC, it’s top-end SoC at an event in Beijing today. It is an Octa-Core SoC with four ARM Cortex A73 Cores that can be clocked up to 2.4GHz and four ARM Cortex A53 Cores that can be clocked up to 1.8 GHz. It has support for Cat 12 LTE for downloads and Cat 13 LTE for uploads and is built on 16nm FinFET process. Continue reading “Huawei Kirin 960 Octa-Core 16nm SoC with Mali-G71 MP8 GPU announced”
Huawei introduced Enjoy 5S smartphone in China back in December last year, now the Enjoy 6S with the model number DIG-AL00 has been certified by TENAA. It has a 5-inch HD display, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the predecessor, but this is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Continue reading “Huawei Enjoy 6S with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor gets certified”
Huawei’s Honor Brand today announced Honor Pad 2 and Honor Watch S1 along with the Honor 6X. It has a 8-inch Full HD display, is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with single LED flash and comes in both WiFi and 4G variants with voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “Honor Pad 2 with 8-inch Full HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE and Honor Watch S1 announced”
Huawei’s Honor brand just announced Honor 6X, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone at an event in China, as expected. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 655 16nm processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1. It has a 12-megapixel camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), LED flash and a secondary 2-megapixel for achieving depth of field and background blur. Continue reading “Honor 6X with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, dual rear cameras, 4G VoLTE announced”
Honor BLN-AL10, which is rumored to be the Honor 6X surfaced on TENAA last month surfaced on TENAA showing off dual rear cameras, unibody metal design and a fingerprint sensor on the back. Now the certification site has revealed all the specifications of the phone. Geekbench has revealed that it will be powered by Kirin 625 SoC. Continue reading “Honor 6X (BLN-AL10) certification details specs – 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM and dual rear cameras”
The Honor 8 is the latest flagship in Honor’s lineup. It brings a high end dual camera setup, a brilliant design and many more top notch features into a compact and affordable package. Let us see how it fares in our review.
Huawei’s Honor brand has launched the Honor Holly 3 along with the Honor 8 and Honor 8 Smart at an event. It packs a 5.5-inch HD display with anti-glare coating, is powered by an octa-core Kirin 620 64-bit processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and has 4G LTE connectivity. It is the same Honor 5A that was launched in China back in June. Continue reading “Honor Holly 3 with 5.5-inch display, 3100mAh battery, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 9999”
Huawei’s Honor brand also launched Honor 8 Smart, a cheaper version of the Honor 8 at the launch event today. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p display with 76.4% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 650 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX214 and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Honor 8 Smart with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Kirin 650 SoC, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 19999”
Huawei’s Honor brand just launched the Honor 8, the company’s latest high-end smartphone in India as it had promised. It was announced in China back in July. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 950 processor with 4GB of RAM and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1. It has dual 12-megapixel rear cameras, one with monochrome and other with color sensor to capture crisper, more detailed photos. Continue reading “Honor 8 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 12MP dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 29999”
We’ve already talked about Honor and their success story in India as well as around the globe. Now, it’s time to talk about Honor’s secret weapon that will ensure that their success reaches another level especially within India.
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Honor has teamed up with Marvel as the official partner of the upcoming Doctor Strange movie, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. To celebrate, it will be giving fans the chance to get their hands on limited edition Honor 8 handsets etched with the Eye of Agamotto from the launch of new film. Continue reading “Honor 8 Doctor Strange Limited Edition smartphone announced”
The Honor brand was launched a couple of years ago internationally and subsequently launched it in India as well. However, I don’t think anyone would’ve been able to accurately predict just how successful the brand would turn out to be. Let’s take a look at the driving force as well as the mantra behind the brand.
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