The data sheet reads at first glance a little unspectacular: not a huge HD display and dual-core or even not a quad-core processor. The display still provides but bold colors and only when genaustem inspection you can see individual pixels. Even when the sun shines you can still see something that is not so obvious as in AMOLED displays.
The touch screen responds afloat despite the single-core processor and even 3D games creates the smartphone easily. Of course it can not compete here with the speed of high-end devices, but everything runs smoothly enough not to bother. If you already installed the Swype input method, you can more quickly write SMS, even provide enough space for the input method properietäre 4 inches even in portrait orientation for most people.
The pleasant working speed owes Honour among others the Android operating system, it has received even fortunately an update to the current version (4.0.3). Could be written at this point a lot about Android, but the main features are the high customizability and the second largest app market in the mobile universe. The user must, however, for greater attention to the operating system, as it is, for example, with the iOS of Apple needs.
The camera has a contemporary resolution of 8 megapixels, but suffers from the same problems as other mobile phone cameras: Use only with adequate lighting, the photos are satisfactory. But for a few snapshots in the day it was good enough and even the video mode can convince. A good compact camera but it can also - like most cell phones - not replace it.
Can totally convincing it but the battery. Perhaps it is the sheer size of the battery or on Android, in any case, enough a full battery charge for several days, while others limp make smartphones even after several hours. Of course, here the intensity of use plays a major role, is a great help here but the energy-saving mode.
Also the sound is terrific. Calls sound clear and clean on both sides. The pre-loaded player and the supplied headphones are indeed mediocre, but if you replace both can confidently do without an MP3 player. The real star in this category is but actually the speaker, which sounds extraordinarily loud clean. This benefits not only the hands-free function, in an emergency you can even listen to music on it.
Overall, Huawei has created successful smartphone is spread here, which does not have to hide from the competition. Especially convincing price-performance ratio, which is mainly due to the lack of awareness by the Chinese producer. There are, of course, better equipment, but you have to bear in mind that, for a more rapid response, which is in the millisecond range, for a better display, the quality is slightly better only when exactly the most consideration, and for less mobile thickness which differs only in the millimeter range, must pay two to three times.
Is this penetrating arms race not a bit annoying and the related patent lawsuits, for example, between Apple and Samsung, not that ridiculous? Of course, there is next to the Honour other smartphones that are limited to essentials and offer no superlatives, but Huawei has saved in the right places and only a few smartphones are balanced in this price range so.
5 stars. Strong buy recommendation.
