Newest smartphone another winner for Huawei at a very affordable price

The Honor 6X is yet another strong mid-range smartphone from Huawei, offering a solid all-round performance and a standout dual lens camera at a very affordable price.
Design-wise the 6X, launched in the UAE last month, is little changed from last year’s 5X – no bad thing given that device’s premium feel. The brushed metal back is a little tidier this time, doing away with the awkward line above the 5X’s camera lens, and has the look and feel of devices retailing for twice the price.
Similarly unchanged is the 5.5-inch 1080p resolution display, with a more or less identical pixel density to its older cousin. Performance is solid enough for this price point, but once again (inevitably) falls short of its more expensive competitors.
The 6X’s main selling feature is its camera system. The primary 12MP rear shooter is paired with a 2MP wide-aperture lens, the first dual lens system of its kind on a budget smartphone. Images are not quite as high quality as the Samsung Galaxy S7 or LG G5, but will do the job nicely enough for the vast majority of users. Snapchatters will also be pretty pleased with the 8MP front-facing camera.
But the Honor 6X camera’s standout feature is the ability to do ‘bokeh’ shots, until recently only possible with a DSLR, where either the foreground or background is blurred. While Apple recently trumpeted the feature on the iPhone 7 Plus, results on the Honor 6X are of comparative quality at less than a third of the price.
The battery is another noteworthy upgrade. Charging it takes a little longer than before, but once full, the 6X’s battery easily lasted two days of moderate use before requiring a fresh charge.
The Honor 6X retails for Dh919, a shade more than last year’s 5X but still less than half the price of high-end devices like the iPhone 7 and Galaxy S7. Such devices still have a clear edge in terms of displays and power under the hood. But the Honor 6X’s innovative camera, premium design and all round solid performance make it a great value choice for those on a tight budget.
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John Everington expands on what the new Honor 6X has to offer:
What other features do I need to know about? Does it still have a fingerprint reader?
Indeed it does, right below the rear camera lenses. It’s not as nippy as the readers on high-end smartphones, but it does the job perfectly well. The Honor 6X’s i5 processor and 3GB RAM provide solid if not stellar performance when playing games like Asphalt 8. As per usual, there’s a second SIM slot that can be used for a microSD card as well.
Does it have any downsides worth mentioning?
Nothing too major. The 6X ships with Android Marshmallow, rather than the newer Nougat, although an update is apparently on its way shortly. Huawei’s Emotion UI interface is an acquired taste (mostly among gadget reviewers, it seems) but does the job perfectly well for the most part. It might have been nice to have a USB-C port rather than the older micro-USB, but most people will be happy to be able to use their old charging cables.
What colour does the Honor 6X come in?
Grey, gold and silver. The gold colour model seemed to have a distinctly pinkish hue, which should appeal to those who like their rose gold accessories.
So who actually buys Huawei phones?
Rather a lot of people, as I keep on telling you. They’re third only to Apple and Samsung worldwide, selling more than 45 million smartphones in the fourth quarter, according to IDC data.

Source: The National