Honor 6X hands-on preview: Great hardware desperately waiting for a software update
Honor is still attempting to make strides in the U.S., but is the 6X compelling enough?
You really have to hand it to Honor. Huawei’s millennial-focused offshoot is still spitting out smartphones despite the relatively tepid reception of its previous two devices in the U.S. Remember, Honor has no carrier backing stateside, which puts it at a disadvantage compared to the rest of the brood. It’s unlikely that the launch of the Honor 6X, the smartphone announced at this year’s CES, will do much to move the needle either.
Regardless, that’s not a reason to write it off. The Honor 6X is a compelling device, even though it’s not as sparkly and showy as its flagship sibling, the Honor 8. Pricing has yet to be finalized, but what we’ve previewed of the Honor 6X is a fair reminder of what Huawei’s capable of when it throws a device into the ring — and that’s offering major bang for your buck. This midrange device may run on middle-of-the-road hardware, but it really does offer more than the average smartphone in its price point (sub-$250). Now, if it only the company had the marketing to get that point across.
Honor 6X Specs
| Operating System | Android 6.0 Marshmallow EMUI 4.1 |
| Display | 5.5-inch 1920×1080 (403 ppi) |
| Processor | Huawei Kirin 655 Octa-Core 4x 2.1 GHz + 4x 1.7 GHz |
| Storage | 32GB (U.S.) 32/64GB (global) |
| Expandable | microSD card |
| RAM | 3GB (U.S.) 3/4GB (global) |
| Rear Camera | 12MP (main) + 2MP (secondary) Wide aperture range f/0.95-f/16 1080p video |
| Front Camera | 8MP |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS |
| Network (U.S.) | FDD-LTE Band 2/4/5/12/20, TD-LTE Band 38 HSPA Band 1/2/8 GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| Network (Global) | FDD-LTE Band 1/3/7/8, TD-LTE Band 38 HSPA Band 1/2/8 GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| Charging | Micro-USB |
| Battery | 3340 mAh |
| Water resistance | No |
| Security | One-touch fingerprint sensor |
| Dimensions | 150.9 x 76.2 x 8.2 mm |
| Weight | 162 g |
| Colors | Grey, gold, silver
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Honor 6X Fundamentals
The Honor 6X’s fingerprint sensor doesn’t offer push-button action like the Honor 8.
Like last year’s Honor 5X, which also debuted on the CES show floor, the Honor 6X already exists overseas. Americans will see the same-looking hardware; the main differences are in network bands and storage space. (If you’re curious, we’ve got the a comparison between the Honor 6X, Honor 8, and Honor 5X.)
Design wise, the Honor 6X isn’t a far departure from its predecessor. It sports the same hard aluminum lines, slight curvature on the edges, dual stacked rear-facing camera lenses, and a rear-facing fingerprint scanner that, again, proves the backside is the most practical place for it. The fingerprint scanner offers a few tricks, too: you can program gestures to do things like snap a photo, answer a call, or bring down the notification panel, though the 6X doesn’t offer push-button action like the Honor 8.
[Source:- androidcentral]b
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