Huawei Maimang 5 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM announced

Huawei Maimang 5

Huawei has announced Maimang 5, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in China. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with 77.9% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 625 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1 on top. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), Optical image stabilization (OIS), dual-tone LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Maimang 5 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM announced”

What makes the Honor 5C the best camera in its segment

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On paper, the Honor 5C seems like a good bet in terms of camera hardware with its 13 Megapixel camera, f/2.0 aperture and LED flash. However, there have been several cases where smartphones have had impressive specifications on paper but failed to deliver in real life situations. That’s because they don’t understand the harmony required between the hardware and software. Honor however, perfectly understands that.

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How the Honor 5C sets a benchmark for the mid range camera smartphones

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The Honor 5C features a 13 Megapixel camera at the back with an LED flash. Just like in the case of processors and batteries, users must come to understand the fact that simply having a larger sensor, pixel count, larger pixels or a larger aperture, doesn’t necessarily guarantee a better image quality. A combination of those factors or even one of those factors will help improve the quality but it has to be done right and a lot of it depends on the processing of the images itself.

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Honor 8 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, dual 12MP cameras announced

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Huawei’s Honor just announced Honor 8, the company’s latest high-end smartphone in China. It packs a 5.2-inch Full HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 950 SoC with i5 co-processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1 on top. The main highlight of the smartphone are the dual 12-megapixel rear cameras with laser auto focus and 1.76-micron pixel size promising brilliant image quality in low-light conditions, similar to the Honor V8 that was introduced back in May. Continue reading “Honor 8 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, dual 12MP cameras announced”

Honor 5C vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

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Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 5C smartphone with unibody metal design in India last month priced at Rs. 10,999. The Honor 5C comes with several uniquely distinguishing features both from a hardware and software perspective. That said, the phone faces stiff competition from the likes of Xiaomi and others that have traditionally delivered competitive specs at very low price points. With that in mind, we decided to compare the Honor 5C with the very popular Redmi Note 3 to see if it can hold its own. Continue reading “Honor 5C vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3”

Honor 5C Camera Review

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Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 5C smartphone in India last month priced at Rs. 10,999. It recently went on open sale in the country. We already brought you the hands-on impressions and battery life test results of the smartphone, here we have the camera review of the phone.  Continue reading “Honor 5C Camera Review”

Honor phablet with 6.6-inch Quad HD display, 3GB RAM, 4400mAh battery gets certified

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Honor is all set to introduce the Honor 8 smartphone with dual cameras in China on July 11th, now a new Honor smartphone with the model number EDI-DL00, a 6.6-inch AMOLED display and a 4400mAh battery has been certified by TENAA in China. According to the images it has full metal unibody. Continue reading “Honor phablet with 6.6-inch Quad HD display, 3GB RAM, 4400mAh battery gets certified”

Honor 5C now available through open sale without registration in India

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Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 5C smartphone in India last month. It went on first flash sale on Honor store and Flipkart on June 30th. The company has now started selling the smartphone through open sale without any registration on both the platforms. Continue reading “Honor 5C now available through open sale without registration in India”

How the Kirin 650 fares against competing Snapdragon processors

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Things are never black and white in terms of technology. What may seem obvious to the average consumer might very well be a misunderstanding and that is why it is really important to examine processors in detail and see how they stack up against each other.

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Honor 8 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, dual 12MP rear cameras to be announced on July 11

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Huawei’s Honor brand has finally announced that it will unveil its Honor 8 smartphone at an event in China on July 11th, after it surfaced in several leaks in the past few days. The phone got certified in by TENAA in China earlier this week that confirmed that design and the specifications of the phone. Even the invite highlights dual rear cameras of the smartphone. Continue reading “Honor 8 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, dual 12MP rear cameras to be announced on July 11”

Honor 8 with 5.2 inch display, 4GB RAM, dual rear cameras gets certified in China

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Huawei teased its upcoming Honor 8 smartphones last week. Now, the phone has been certified in China at TENAA. Continue reading “Honor 8 with 5.2 inch display, 4GB RAM, dual rear cameras gets certified in China”

Honor 5C Battery Life Test

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Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 5C smartphone in India recently. We already brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone, here we have the battery life test of the phone. The Honor 5C packs a 3000mAh built-in battery, has a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 650 16nm processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Check out the test results below. Continue reading “Honor 5C Battery Life Test”

Honor 8 with 5.2-inch display, 4GB RAM, dual rear cameras expected in July

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Huawei’s Honor introduced the Honor V8 smartphone with dual 12-megapixel rear cameras last month. Now the company is rumored to introduce the Honor 8, a smaller variant of the smartphone with a 5.2-inch curved glass screen in China next month. Continue reading “Honor 8 with 5.2-inch display, 4GB RAM, dual rear cameras expected in July”