Unboxing
The Honor 4x is delivered in a pretty turquoise box. In addition to the smartphone, the manufacturer shall USB cable, a 1.0A charger and a Quick Start Guide bei.Das smartphone is very carefully processed and acts nothing like a budget model. Although there are no aluminum frame or glass backs, the plastic used is reflected very griffsympatisch, nothing creaks or wobbles, the very small gaps are evidence of exact processing. Front dominates the huge 5.5 "IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Above are some sensors, the phone speaker and the 5MP front camera with an aperture of f2.4 and 2,38mm (22mm KB) space below allow fixed function keys to make full use of the screen The touch buttons are mirrored deposited but not lit -.. that's not practical in the dark on the right side are the volume rocker and the on / off button, above a 3.5 mm jack for a headset and another micro. Below the speakers, a Micro-USB port and another microphone are located. The material of the removable back is a softer plastic, slightly metallic shimmering. Rear makes a fine embossing for little visible fingerprints and a good grip. The Honor 4x shows off a truly strong battery with 3000mAh. Although it looks like the battery is not readily interchangeable. The two SIM card seats are fully functional with 4G. The SD card tray holds up to 32GB officially.
For the short radio contact Bluetooth 4.0 is available which saves battery power. With me are a one-engine 360 SmartWatch and a Garmin navigation device including controlling smartphone app with him team, cooperation works very well.
The Kirin Octacore processor works with 64bit, each of the cores can overclock up to 1.2GHz, while the number cruncher to a whopping 2GB of RAM may have recourse. In yet announced this year Lollipop update the 64-bit architecture promises a performance advantage of 40% compared to conventional 32-bit SoC. Was saved when the device memory, the slightly lean fails with 8GB. After all, he can be expanded via micro SD. Contrary to the KitKat rules can be the apps on the SD card auszulagern.Das operating system, the CPU controls depending on power, so the individual cores can be switched intelligently only when needed, what a long battery life comes to meet enormous.
A special feature is the simultaneous use of two SIM cards. Both cards are always available, both cards can be appealed. A Map is defined as a data card. Regardless of a SIM is the "standard card", important for eg Whatsapp or Facebook. An overall very practical and good solution.
EMUI 3.0
Honor Android uses 4.4.2 (KitKat) as the operating system for the current 2015 is an update to Android 5.x (Lollipop) promised by the 64-bit CPU will start again right away. First of all, it is striking that hardly Bloatware is supplied, also can uninstall almost any app. The surface is the manufacturer with the "Emotion UI 3.0", short EMUI 3.0, adjusted, which was acquired by the parent company Huawei. At first glance, the surface seems to resemble a little iOS, however, the common cut down on the square icon and the lack of an App-Drawers, Android fans are here forced to rethink. However, the apps in different folders can be accommodated, which can then be individually named. Total EMUI offers some very intuitive solutions 3.0. Those who can not get used to the lack of App Drawer, which is an alternative launcher such as GoPro or Nova recommended the the App Drawer brings back on the display.
A very practical system app is "optimization". Clicking Apps currently unused are closed and cleaned up the memory. A special praise deserves the clear notification bar - with the best solution, which is known to me. In the screenshot above, one of the gimmicks of Honor 4x consumption is already apparent: the smartphone notifies Apps, which consume a lot of battery power conspicuously in the background - they can be directly eliminated in the notifications.
EMUI 3.0 provides "Tips to wake", by double-clicking on the screen wakes up the smartphone from standby. On request, it is placed with one hand above the display to sleep and shaking orndet the new apps on the screen.
Ever the consumption optimization much attention to portion. In addition to the usual display of Android, the consumption and the status of the teat ending on battery apps is listed, this exposes the always-guzzlers.
During the most active testing phase came the Honor 4x always over two days, until the evening of the second day had it back in the current string. This is absolutely predetermined, a wireless charging option as QI does not exist.
The smartphone maintains reliable contact with the E-Plus and Vodafone base stations. The Reception and voice quality is very good, the maximum volume for calls in the truest sense of the word stunning. The external speaker is loud enough, the sound is decent, but falls in the price unfair comparison with Xperia Z3 and an iPhone 5 significantly.
Overall, 3.0 EMUI served very quickly and smooth, sometimes only a minimal delayed response falls on opening individual apps, again compared to much more expensive smartphone Boliden. Subjectively, the speed is high, 3.0 EMUI absolutely responds smoothly and very quickly and - the update to Lollipop is yet to come from!
In games like Asphalt 8 "Airborne" the Mali GPU benefits from the relatively low resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The Game goes well and smooth starting in high detail.
The camera features are implemented immediately without any noticeable delays, the stock browser, Firefox and Chrome use the 2 GB of RAM, it can be several tabs open in parallel without recharging.
Overall, I can attest to the Honor 4x a well-balanced performance, which I see in the upper middle class. Older smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S3 will be loose and very noticeable already outclassed by KitKat.
The huge 5.5 inch diagonal screen works on the In-Plane Switching (IPS) principle. This guarantees a high viewing angle independence and principle allows very natural colors. Second need a good software customization that Honor has done brilliantly. The resolution is to today's Full HD and 4K standards of smartphone class only 1280 x 720 pixels, equivalent to a PPI of 267. In daily operation that falls hardly on, in direct comparison with the much more expensive grade 4 and Z3, you can sense their much higher resolution, the detail resolution of the human eye is setting limits. On the other hand would like to thank the CPU and the battery of this quite "reasonable" resolution, but drags the display far less on graphics unit and the battery. Price class relation, the display is very good, convinces with its color accuracy and viewing angle stability with a very good maximum brightness and a practical automatic function.
The cameras
The Honor 4x waiting for the same with two potent camera modules: Selfie fans are spoiled with a 5MP camera, as the main camera performs a Sony module with 13MP BSI Sensor his service. Both sensors operate natively in 4: 3 format. Of course, they can be in the popular 16: 9 Preadjusting, this part will not be exposed above and below the sensor, the number of usable megapixels decreases. The camera has a built-in image stabilizer, which works well, but is not switched off. In addition to a Panorama function ensures a HDR app for more dynamic, it can be added a voice memo to be played was automatically while viewing the photo. In the "Best Photo" shot a photo series from which the most successful photo can be selected. The "total focus" is the intriguing possibility, set the focus point after recording, the watermark the images afterwards can be identified.
That's not all, massive influence acquisitions are configurable in the settings further, here it is possible to adjust almost everything the Android interfaces give. In the HDR image are in very, very quickly, shot several photos for the photographer barely perceptible recording sequence and joined together for the purpose of contrast optimization. Luminosity shares gain more coloration, dark gain details that drown otherwise. The Honor 4x record both the unprocessed photo as the HDR-product.
Despite not using a camera button, the Honor 4x can awaken at a very quick snapshot or start the camera when pressed twice the volume minus key from standby. Who does not like tap the screen during recording, can repurpose the volume rocker to Auslösere.
Both the front as the main camera video to draw in 1080Hz / 30p.
Overall convince me the cameras, just in terms of the price of the smartphone. The high-resolution front camera is the trend towards Selfies justice and the main camera may well serve as a substitute for a compact camera, shows a high detail resolution, good contrast and are also capable in low light too good photos.
My Conclusion:
Honor delivers the 4x an inexpensive device that I would classify the processing, the equipment and the speed in the upper middle class. The EMUI 3.0 interface viewer to be unusual at, confident in the result then with intuitive, good solutions. Above all, the main camera convinces across the board, even the front Selfie camera takes good photos into existence.
All in all, the Honor 4x a very inexpensive literally offer a valent and very fast smartphone and therefore a very hot Buying tip. More Smartphone nobody needs.
+ Faster Octacore chipset
+ Good camera
+ Intuitive EMUI 3.0
+ 2GB memory
+ Micro SD
+ Large IPS display
+ Dual SIM
+ Long battery runtime
+ Price
- No NFC
- Only 8 GB of internal memory
