Honor 4x

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Suave and svelte

Phablet dimensions with slim 8.7mm waist

Features capacitive Android keys on the fascia

Back panel dons a textured pattern and is removable

Compatible with both India’s Band 40 and Band 3 LTE networks

Supports 4G on both SIMs

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Generous display

5.5-inch display features HD resolution

Sharpness is on the lower side, but brightness levels are high

Smooth and responsive for typing, scrolling and gaming

You can tweak colour temperature in settings

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Loaded camera apps

Gets a 13MP primary camera

and 5MP secondary snapper

Features a Beauty mode with a

slider to adjust intensity

Variety of filers and modes like

HDR, Panorama, Watermark, All

Focus, Audio Note, etc available

Manual controls like ISO, white

balance and exposure can be

adjusted in settings

Ultra Snapshot lets you double

press the volume down button

when the screen is locked to turn

on the camera

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But average results

Results are quite average – they

look decent on the screen but

washed out when transferred to a

PC

Primary camera can take good

macros, but landscape shots lack

detail

Night shots are quite dark with a

lot of grain

Front camera can take a good

selfie, but only in bright daylight

Low Light

Sunlight

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An Emotional take on KitKat

Runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat

with Emotion UI 3.0 on top

Features the dynamic

Magazine Unlock screen

No app drawer, so apps

are displayed on the

various homescreens

Theme store provides

access to a range of

downloadable themes

Simple Home changes the

interface to an easy-to-use

layout

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Suited to casual and power users alike

Phone Manager provides

access to a Phone

Accelerator, Harassment

Filter, Notification

Manager, Do not Disturb,

Power Saving and more

Motion gestures like Flip to

Mute. Cover Screen,

Double Touch, etc are

available

One-hand UI shrinks the

dialer to be docked to the

left or right

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Smooth sailing

1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC and 2GB RAM take care of performance

Smooth operations for day-to-day usage, but Emotion UI is a bit sluggish

Games like Riptide GP2, Zombie Highway 2, Subway Surfers, etc play without any

noticeable frame drops

Out of 8GB of expandable memory, 3.86GB of storage is user available

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Excellent battery life

3,000mAh battery easily

provides a full day’s use

with juice to spare

Lasted just under 12 hours

in our video loop battery

drain test, a very good

result

Choice of Ultra, Smart and

Normal power saving

modes available to extend

usage further

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At a glance…

5.5-inch, 1,280 x 720 pixels (267

ppi)

1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm

Snapdragon 410 processor

Adreno 306 GPU

2GB RAM

8GB in-built storage with microSD

slot

13MP primary camera with flash,

5MP front camera

Android 4.4.2 with Emotion UI 3.0

3,000mAh battery

Dual-SIM, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,

GPS

Pros and Cons

Good build quality

Reliable performance

Excellent battery life

Supports 4G on both SIMs

• Average cameras• Emotion UI can be overwhelming for

some

Pricing & Verdict

Price:Rs 10,499

“The Honor 4x isn’t a gamechanger like the Honor 6. Its biggest competitors are the Redmi Note 4G and YU Yureka. The Redmi Note 4G wins with its better cameras and display, but the Honor 4x has the advantage of being a dual-SIM device with support for 4G on both SIMs. The Yureka is a deadlier competitor with similar specs and a much cheaper price. It's tough to pick a favourite among the three, but given that the Honor 4x is a capable, value-for-money smartphone, we can't see

any reason not to recommend it. ”