Accelerometer, Face ID, Proximity, Gyroscope, Compass, Light Sensor
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Length
163.6 mm
Width
75.5 mm
Thickness
7.98 mm
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Purchased at €246. The definition of vfm. With the first boot, it got Android 14. I don't see any bugs.
Detailed pros and cons
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Pros
- Wonderful AMOLED screen. Curved with amazing colors. Extremely enjoyable. 5-star screen durability certification (I put a tempered glass on it anyway)
- Screen brightness is excellent. In bright sunlight, perfectly clear.. you don't even need to put your hand to shade the screen to read or find a cave to hide in.
- Fast response, multitasking is smooth
- Daytime photos are decent. Nighttime is average but doesn't bother me
- UI is familiar to me. Simple, user-friendly, and quite customizable. A few bloatware apps inside which you can easily uninstall.
- Amazing battery and excellent management of it by the system. You can poke at it and poke at it, and it drops to the pace of a film by Angelopoulos.. You have to make a titanic effort to drain it in a day..
- Calls are perfect (not on speakerphone. Phone to the ear)
- Fast charging with the purchase of a Huawei 40W charger for €12 (0-100% in just over two hours)
- Nice in hand, good grip without needing to have basketball player hands. Lightweight
- VoLTE works normally
- NFC Yes
- Play Store works normally
- Speakerphone is great. They hear me crystal clear from 40 cm away
- The 8GB + virtual RAM allows you to switch between background apps at urban speeds
- I easily found a case and tempered glass
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Cons
- Speaker is mediocre at best
- Packaging is minimal and plain. Inside only the phone and a USB-C cable (Come on, you lazy phone makers, at least include a little case.. Enough already.)
- Updates.. I'm not playing prophet and I hope to be proven wrong.. But Honor and updates have had a falling out. From my experience with other HONOR devices, I don't expect an update to Android 15. I'm putting this in the cons now.. If anything changes, I'll edit the review and party until morning..
- 5G.... theoretically it is.. I sent the known message to Cosmote with a response via SMS that the device is not compatible. I called support and the supporter tore his clothes saying that the device will work with 5G automatically when it detects a network. So far, covering a large part of Attica every day, I haven't encountered the elusive 5G.. I'm putting this in the cons without affecting the experience. Everything works just fine with 4G. If I hit 5G in some alley, I'll update the review. Edit: Ultimately, Honor is not included among the companies whose 5G network is compatible with Cosmote. According to support statements, "new devices and companies are being 'added' every day.. In other words, and in free translation, it's unlikely for 5G.. Not that I'm burning for it though...
- Speakerphone is mediocre for me as the recipient of the sound.. Due to the speaker.. To avoid misunderstanding.. You hear just fine.. It's just that the sound quality is mediocre at best.
- There is no audio jack. So, acquiring wireless headphones is a must.
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Now regarding the purchase, I must note that personally, before buying anything, I always answer the question "Why am I getting this? What needs should the product satisfy?" I was looking for an affordable phone. and fast in multitasking to meet professional needs, with a good battery and a quality screen over 6.7... So for me, it's perfect. Now for those of you who need good cameras and good sound, skip this. You will need to go to another league of devices.
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I bought it after suddenly my previous phone, Motorola Moto 5g, stopped the sound and microphone from working after charging!! First time with Honor and the positives are the quick response, capacity, and updates. The big negative for me is that while I had USB-C headphones from Huawei that work perfectly with the previous phone, the Honor doesn’t even recognize them!!!! I also sent an email to Honor but didn’t receive a reply
Slim design and lightweight in hand. Among the most positive aspects of the device is the curved screen, which could belong to a phone of double the value, in terms of resolution, brightness, and touch. For its category, it also has good photo and selfie shots. Video up to 1080p 60fps or 4K at 30fps. The processor performs well for an average user, has satisfactory RAM (8+8 GB) and storage space. Battery life is also a positive aspect of the model. Face recognition and fingerprint scanner work flawlessly. The UI on Honor models is more "minimalistic" than other Android manufacturers, and this is in their favor, especially when compared to Xiaomi. It has already received Android 14 with MagicOS 8, and personally, I haven't encountered any bugs or freezes so far. It has GMS normally.
In calls, I can hear and be heard clearly. The speaker volume is average in speakerphone mode, however. There is no audio jack, and a charger is not included in the package (only a type C cable).
P.S. For a better multitasking speed experience, enable developer options, and disable window animation scale, transition animation scale, and animator duration scale. Personally, I find it more convenient this way and I recommend it.
Update/additional details for charging:
- After the update to Android 14, it charges with the standard USB Power Delivery protocol. I think it supports PPS, but I'm not sure exactly in which range. It achieves very good speed, up to 28W or around 5500mA that I saw in the app. So finding a charger is very easy now. For example, a Baseus USB-C at 30W.
- The 40W charger 10V/4A specifically charges at 22.5W 10V/2.25A (this is a specific Huawei SCP protocol), which is already a very good speed that outputs 4450mA. At €12, it's an ideal choice.
1st review:
- To start, I give it 5 stars because it's worth its price, around €270 that I paid. I'm already satisfied with the purchase (2nd day of use) and if something comes up in the future, I'll come back to update.
- It's a budget mid-range phone but has a curved screen that comfortably compares to a premium mid-range screen.
- I also agree with the following review that the junk is missing if someone compares it, for example, with Xiaomi, which offers something more in advertisements and icons with games, etc.
- It's essentially a Huawei plus Google services. The last time I had a Huawei was 5.5 years ago, and since then I've bought Xiaomi twice and one Oppo. Returning to a somewhat familiar environment, for example, the characteristic gear icon of Huawei for settings.
- Quite a lot of progress since then, especially in navigation where the back buttons, home screen, and apps are completely absent, and everything is done with gestures.
- The packaging is missing not only the charger but also the silicone case. It only comes with a thin white 1-meter cable rated for 3 amps.
- The 35W supercharge is provided at 11V/3.2A. For this reason, the best performance is achieved with the Huawei supercharge charger at 66W 11V/6A because it can and provides 11V.
The 40W 10V/4A charger will not charge as quickly because, although it delivers 40W, it does not provide 11V, only 10V at most 35W.
It is not compatible with the first generation supercharge at 5V/4.5A, and there it will not show fast charging. It will fluctuate around 10W.
- Its battery is very good at 5300 mAh, but care is needed in summer because it heats up during use. It obviously has temperature protection during charging.
- The SIM card slot is at the bottom, so the headphone jack is missing. I haven't managed to find the ideal budget USB-C headphones yet, but I will look for them. The phone has one speaker at the bottom.
- Reviews generally mention lower than expected image quality and stabilization in videos, but for anyone wanting good photography, they must definitely go for higher categories. This is a general rule.
- The phone still has Android 13 and an upgrade to Android 14 is expected in the near future. This may improve the software and photo quality.
Good phone, not too much bloatware and not at all aggressive in going to Honor's tools.
Updates were made without any issues.
Google services work without a problem, sound-picture-battery are fine for my needs.
One note: the phone does not support wireless charging as stated in the description and also I have not tried it for games.
I recommend it for anyone looking for a phone in the range of 250-300€ and wants something relatively powerful for everyday use.