Travel Gadget Review: Honor 8X’s Appearance, Capacity, and Features
For those who don’t know yet, Honor is a Huawei sub-brand and recently, it introduced its latest model in China; Honor 8X. The Smartphone will be officially launched on October 10, 2018, in the Philippines.
The upper-midrange market has been enjoying a number of choices when buying their Smartphone and Honor 8X is set to make their decision-making even harder.
How does it look?
Honor 8X comes in a 6.5 full HD+ display which is a bit larger than some Smartphones. It measures 76.6mm wide, 160.4mm tall and 7.8mm thick. Its sleek appearance is characterized by a notch in its display. Much like Honor 10, it also uses 2.5 textured aurora glass that’s meant to catch light.
The fingerprint sensor, 20MP main sensor and 2MP depth-sensing sensor and LED flash are located at the glass back while the power and volume buttons can be found at the right side.
There’s a strong similarity between Honor 8X and some Huawei models. The screen stretches from top to bottom and its glossy exterior makes for a really cool Smartphone. As with many Smartphones, this one isn’t smudging and fingerprint-proof.
The main microphone, micro USB port, loudspeaker, and 3.5mm audio port can all be found at the bottom part while the second microphone is set at the top part.
Charging and Battery Time
The topic of charging and battery concerns everyone especially for regular travelers and bloggers so its 3750mAh battery won’t disappoint as well as its fast charger. You can actually use it all day while traveling without worrying about the battery.
SIM Card Slots
This Smartphone is Dual SIM. Its triple card tray for two nano-sized SIM cards and one micro-SD card with a capacity of up to 256GB is placed strategically at the left side.
Photography Features
First off, the big screen of Honor 8X is very timely especially for users who take a lot of photos and want to check the results fast. The Smartphone has a dual-lens camera; 20MP lens and 2MP lens at the back and a 16MP front camera for selfies.
What this means is that for a mid-range Smartphone, Honor 8X camera can take good photos which users can use for posting on their Social Media accounts. AI has also been used for the cameras so rest assured vibrant photos come out with each click.
Sample Photos using Honor 8X Smartphone
What is Its Storage Capacity?
Honor 8X uses the same octa-core Kirin 710 chipset in Huawei Mate 20 Lite with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage capacity. It’s possible that they’re coming out with a 6GB RAM and 128GB capacity version. Gaming-wise, Huawei’s GPU Turbo enhancement will let users play their favorite games efficiently.
Available Colors
Honor 8X comes in Black, Blue, Red, and Pink.
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Price in the Philippines
The new Honor smartphone is priced at only PHP 12,990!
For more updates, visit Honor Philippines Facebook Page.
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