huawei honor 6 review in pictures
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The Huawei Honor 6 is part of a new breed of affordable flagships. We put it to the test in our review.TRANSCRIPT
Huawei Honor 6
Review in pictures
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Premium materials in a compact frame
The Huawei Honor 6 is an affordably-priced flagship
Features a unibody design with a glossy back panel and chrome edges
The back panel is prone to get smudged and scratched easily
It’s a single SIM device, and the slot is accessible by prying open the back
panel
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Delicious display we couldn’t take our eyes off
The Honor 6 sports a 5-inch display with Gorilla Glass and
oleophobic coatings.
1080p resolution results in a pixel density of 445ppi.
The display is extremely responsive, and supports a Glove Mode too.
It’s vibrant and bright, but its reflective nature can distort viewing
angles.
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Camera app is loaded to the gills with features
There’s a 13MP camera with a Sony BSI sensor at the back, and 5MP front shooterPlenty of camera features, including a Watermark mode, Audio Control Mode and Best ShotThe front camera has a wide-angle mode, and a Selfie Window to ensure you’re looking directly at the cameraThere’s also a full-fledged auto mode, and the usual HDR, Panorama and filters
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But results are hit and miss
The results are unfortunately hit and missThe primary camera offers quick shutter response time, and captures good detail without much grainHowever, colours tend to be washed out, and images in low light are too dark to be usableThe front camera is fixed focus, so selfies are often blurry and out of focus
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Emotion UI handles the software side
The Honor 6 runs
Android 4.4.2 KitKat
with Emotion UI 2.3
on top
Emotion UI features a
redesigned interface,
plenty of manual
controls and a theme
store
There’s no app drawer,
with all icons displayed
on the home screens
itself
Magazine Unlock
makes for a dynamic
lockscreen with
constantly changing
wallpapers
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And offers plenty of controls to tinker with
The Phone Manager
app is a dashboard that
lets you fine tune
controls for data use,
memory, power,
notifications and more
Simple Home changes
your homescreen to an
easy-to-use layout
Motion Control lets
you enable various
gestures like flip to
mute, raise to ear to
answer, shake to
rearrange icons, and
more
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A beast on the inside
In charge of performance is an octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 920 processor,
consisting of two quad-core clusters clocked at 1.3GHz and 1.7GHz
With 3GB of RAM, performance was blazing fast, with no freezes or lags
Graphics-heavy games play like a breeze, thanks to the Mali T628-MP4
GPU
Out of the 16GB of onboard storage, a little over 11GB is available to use
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Battery that will last you the whole day
Fuelling the device is a
meaty 3,100mAh
battery.
It easily lasts until the
end of the day with
heavy use, and until the
next morning if you’re a
light user.
It lasted eight hours and
30 minutes in our video
loop battery drain test.
Apart from the usual
Power Saving modes,
there’s also a Screen
Saving mode which
changes the display
resolution to 720p.
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At a glance…
5-inch, 1,080 x 1,920 pixels (445 ppi)Octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 920 processor (1.3GHz+1.7GHz)Mali T628-MP4 GPU3GB RAM16GB in-built storage with microSD slot13MP primary camera with dual-LED flash, 5MP front cameraAndroid 4.4.2 with Emotion UI 2.3 3,100mAh batterySingle SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
Pros and Cons
Gorgeous, responsive displayBlazing fast performanceGood battery lifeEmotion UI is a delight to useAffordable pricing
Cameras are averageGlossy back panel gets scratched and smudged easily
Pricing & Verdict
Price: Rs 19,999
“The Honor 6 is in every way a true flagship, impressing us in day-to-day performance, battery life, display and software. The primary camera wasn't the best we've come across in this category, but it's still fairly capable and should suffice for normal use. If you're looking for a true powerhorse at a price that doesn't break the bank, the Honor 6 should be on your shortlist.”