Honor 7X Initial Impressions: Full Specifications And Features
Huawei's youth-oriented brand Honor has launched some pretty popular smartphones this year, including the Honor 6X at the beginning of the year, the Honor 8 Pro which took on the OnePlus 5, and the Honor 9i that boasted dual camera setups at the front and back. But while the 6X stood out from other budget phones by offering a dual-camera system usually found on high-end smartphones, the 7X is hoping to make an impression by going bigger, with a 5.93-inch “Fullview” display Honor too wants to be a part of the latest 18:9 FullView Display trend.
The new Honor 7X is all set to launch in early December and we've been able to spend some time with a pre-release unit. Before we bring you the full review, here are our initial impressions of the Honor 7X.
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The Honor 7X feels just like the Honor 9i, it feels premium with a smooth matte finish around the back. It features a uni-body design with discrete antenna lines that grace the back of this well-rounded smartphone; one that feels cool to hold, thanks to its all-metal construction. The speakerphone, microphone and microUSB point are located on the bottom, while the right side has the power button as well as volume rockers. On the back, the dual camera's are separately located beside each other, unlike the iPhone 8 Plus housing that has both the cameras built into one casing, There is a small camera bump on both of them, though it isn't easily noticeable unless kept on a flat surface.
The head and chins are a lot smaller on the device while the bezels have been drastically reduced. Keep in mind, the phone is not technically bezel-less. The Honor logo sits beneath the display and on the back. There are no hard or sharp edges on the phone, making it very comfortable to hold. It does tend to get slippery though, because of its fine metal back.
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The 18:9 aspect display pretty much dominates the entire front of the smartphone. It looks great, but at 5.93 inches, it's not easy to reach all the corners of the screen when using it with one hand. The display seems fairly sharp, thanks to its full-HD+ resolution (2,160 x 1,080) LCD Panel and 83 percent screen to body ratio. The 18:9 display is the highlight of the device, considering that Vivo, OnePlus and Oppo have already joined the trend in India.
The Honor 7X uses a dual camera system in the rear with the 16 MP sensor offering full colour while the 2 MP monochrome sensor helps improve contrast. Unlike the Mate series, the monochrome sensor isn't accessible to users, as it's only there to capture additional light to improve photo quality. However, a bokeh effect is possible for portrait mode photography as well. The camera app is very extensive with multiple modes already available like Pro Photo (manual controls), Night Shot (low light), Light Painting (long exposure), Slow-Mo etc. There is also a built-in motion picture mode which helps in stabilization. We shall test out the camera extensively in our review soon.
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The Honor 7X uses EMUI 5.1, which runs on top of Android 7.0 Nougat. This is the same skin used in this year's Huawei P10 and P10 Plus. The Kirin chipset is optimized for this skin, which is relatively heavy compared to most other OEM skins. However, Huawei promises an update to EMUI 8.0, which will run on top of Android 8.0 Oreo in the near future.
Honor 7X is powered by a HiSilicon-made Kirin 659 octa-core chipset that is clocked at 2.36 GHz and features eight Cortex A53 cores. Four of them are clocked at a lower 1.7 GHz for handling less-demanding tasks. The phone comes with 4GB of RAM and an option in storage - 32 / 64 / 128 GB (expandable up to 256GB). It is powered by a 3,340 mAh battery which is more than sufficient to get you through a complete day on one charge. The charger and adapter we got have been rated for 5V at 2 amps.
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As for the rest of the connectivity options, you get 4G+, 4G, 3G and 2G bands. There Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (2.5/5G Wi-Fi), GPS/AGPS, GLONASS, Wi-Fi Direct, micro USB v2.0, dual SIM slots (hybrid) and USB OTG support.
Overall, the device is a solid competitor to the current Xiaomi A1. With its own strong points like a larger and taller display along with a very utilitarian UI, Honor has a good product up its sleeve. Stay tuned to MensXP, we shall be releasing our review soon!
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