Honor which is now an independent smartphone under Huawei dazzled the Indian audience with the launch of the Honor 6 Plus and Honor 4X in the Indian market. Honor 4X will take on the likes of Moto G, Redmi Note, Yu Yureka and similar devices. The first flash sale for the 4X will be held on the 30th March and looking at the registrations for the device, it seems like Honor has a winner on their hands.
Honor claimed to have registered over 1,00,000 registration for the Honor 4X within just 24 hours. The device is priced at Rs. 10,499. The registration started on e-commerce website Flipkart at 4:00 pm on March 24, 2015, and will last until midnight on March 29, 2015.
Honor 4X feels like a bang for the buck device. It sports a 5.5 inch HD display and is powered by 1.2 GHz, Snapdragon 410 processor. It offers 2 GB RAM and 8 GB of storage which is expandable up to 32 GB.
The phone flaunts a 13 MP camera on the back and a 5 MP selfie shooter in the front. The device runs EMYI 3.0 which is based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. It is juiced up by a 3000 mAh which will ensure that you have enough juice to keep you going all day.
It seems that the companies are finally ready to offer quality handsets to budget consumers. The intense competition between the brands is great for the Indian consumers who now gets great features without emptying up their wallets.
Honor has introduced two new phones for the Indian market, the Honor 6 Plus and the Honor 4X. Both these devices have appealing designs and features. We got our hands on the new Honor 4X and here we bring to you our first hands-on experience with the new smartphone.
Honor 4X sports a 5.5 inch HD(720×1280) display with a pixel density of 267 ppi. It is powered by a Snapdragon 410 processor and comes with 2 GB RAM. It has an internal storage of 8 GB which is expandable up to 32 GB. It runs EMUI 3.0 out of the box which is based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. The device is juiced up by a 3000 mAh battery.
The camera of the Honor 4X is its stand out feature.
The handset features a 13 MP camera on the back which churns out some great images. On the front of the device sits a 5 MP camera for all your selfie needs. It shoots 1080p videos at 30 fps. The camera app is easy to use and offers features like tap to focus, beauty shot, and multiple filters. It lets you change the focus after taking a shot with its All-focus feature. You can also add record a 10 second audio with a photo with the Audio Note feature and also add a watermark which shows the name of the city you are in along with temperature and date.
The device felt good in our hands, though it was a bit slippery. It has a soft touch back panel which is made from Kevlar, the material used for making bullet-proof vests. This back panel is removable, but the battery has been sealed. The SIM card and microSD card slots are placed inside the back panel.
The EMUI running on the Honor 4X is similar to the likes of iOS and MIUI where all the apps are on the home screen, and there is no app drawer. The UI was found to be fast and responsive and offers multiple customization features like themes and transitional animations. The sample video playback felt great, and the colors felt just right and were not overtly saturated.
Overall the Honor 4X seemed like an excellent all-round multimedia device for those on a budget. The device is priced at Rs.10,499 which gets it competing with the likes of Yu Yureka, Redmi Note and even the Moto G. The company has also said that the 15-month extended warranty of the device won’t be void even if you root the device, which is great news for those who like to tinker around with their handsets.
Honor will be offering accessories such as leather cases, headphones and others on Flipkart. The company has announced that its new devices will get monthly OTA updates for the first six months, followed by quarterly updates. You can pre-order the Honor 4X starting today till March 29 midnight. The flash sale will be held on March 30 at 2pm.
Besides launching the bigger Honor 6 Plus, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer unveiled a new offering called the ‘Honor 4X’ The smartphone grabs a space in the overcrowded category of budget smartphones. The handset can be purchased at the price of Rs. 10,499. It goes for pre-order on March 29 midnight, while the flash sale will take place on March 30 at 2PM
The new Honor 4X boasts a 5.5-inch 720p IPS LCD touchscreen display. A 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor bundled with 2GB of RAM. The Dual SIM phone runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with Huawei’s Emotion 3.0 user interface on top.
Optics of the 4X include a 13 MP rear camera with the latest BSI sensor from Sony, autofocus and LED flash, along with a 5MP selfie cam. In terms of memory, it stuffs 8GB of internal memory space expandable up to 32GB via microSD slot. While juicing up the smartphone is a massive 3000mAh battery unit. The phone packs a smart power saving system, which extends the battery life of the device up to 7 days.
Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, MicroUSB, and GPS. The company claims that the 4X will support 150Mbps super-fast connection of 4G network. The handset comes in two colour options – White and Gold. The most amazing thing that the company has come out with is that the 4X along with Honor 6 Plus is bullet proof. At the launch they also showcased a video proving the same.
One can grab the accessories like leather cases, headphones and others on Flipkart.com. The company claims that users will be getting monthly OTA updates every month for six month, which will then be followed by quarterly updates. Honor is also offering free screen replacement for the first month. The warranty won’t be void even if the device has been rooted.
