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The rear panel isn't slippery either and that's a good thing. Slippery back panels have become almost a plague in glass-backed devices in the mid-range. Where that's a problem, it's more likely a user will accidentally break the device either by dropping it or placing it on an uneven surface — resulting in a fall. There shouldn't be any such problems with the Honor 9x Pro. Setting aside the fact that Honor doesn't list an IP rating for water or dust resistance, the phone itself feels exceptionally well made.
All of the ports fit snugly without wiggle and click satisfactorily into place. The buttons are similarly 'clicky' and responsive. Honor also engineered the forward-facing slide-up camera to show almost zero movements when jostled. That's a good thing since it is somewhat slow to activate or tuck itself in. It requires a significant amount of force to press the mechanism into the frame too but there's no audible complaint from the handset when it finally does.
Water protection is most likely present to a certain degree to prevent damage from splashing but it's probably better not to risk it. That's far less common, as is the smoothness with which the display automatically adjusts brightness. On that front, the screen is clear and bright enough that it can be used indoors turned almost all the way down.
Only the brightest sunlight causes the setting to turn all the way up and the transition is almost seamless. Interactions with the panel follow suit with a single exception we'll get to momentarily. The screen's sensitivity and responsiveness feel almost perfectly in line with a flagship experience.
That's made all the better by the fact that there are only minimal bezels surrounding the panel and no cut-outs or punch holes to interrupt viewing. All of the expected adjustments for text blue-light reduction, and displaying apps without annoying empty spaces or bars are present and accounted for. Color modes and adjustments are a long-running feature in many Android phones.
Those work on the Honor 9x Pro as expected, for the most part. They allow users to set their 'temperature' or how vivid everything looks and are included on the Honor 9x Pro.
Of course, 'warm' temperatures reduce blues while 'cool' temperatures enhance them. Turning on vivid mode makes colors pop rather than leaning toward "natural. With that said, Honor took that further to allow users complete control over the color that the display shifts toward. It includes a color picker that essentially shifts things toward any color the user chooses. That means users can set their display to match more exactly with what they find comfortable.
Honor made the controls available in both Vivid and Normal mode too. So, this screen doesn't just interact well and without issues. It also stops just short of including a dark mode, letting users find the best tonal shift for their eyes on an individual basis — although dark mode will undoubtedly be added over the top of that later on with Android The sole caveat I could find with the display is that the stock keyboard just doesn't work well with English.
It displays properly but touches aren't accurate. The problem didn't exist in after-market keyboards so it's something Honor will need to fix with an update. Honor did opt for an LCD panel. Some flagships also ship with LCD displays and this one doesn't perform any worse than those typically do. So it isn't entirely unexpected.
The Honor 9x Pro is a lower-mid-range smartphone. It's not really intended to be a true powerhouse. But its use of a relatively high-end chip — for a budget phone — makes it feel like one anyway. Because that's a Huawei-built octa-core Kirin SoC, that's particularly true when it comes to performance. AI and related software, such as the built-in optimizer manages quite a lot of this phone.
Huawei-owned HiSilicon chipset geared the chipset heavily in that direction. So, while not every app can be guaranteed to run flawlessly, the apps I did test performed better than might be expected. That held true regardless of whether I was booting up a relatively intensive game or editing photos taken with the device.
For example, intensive racing titles and shooters loaded without any perceptible latency. Whether booting up a level or running through one, the Honor 9x Pro didn't stutter or hang. The phone didn't heat up at all during that use either, even during charging. As a result, I never felt like I even approached the limits of what the phone is capable of.
The same sentiments trickle through day-to-day use and interactions with the phone too. Not only do apps launch quickly and run smoothly. The Honor 9x Pro just doesn't seem to lag at all. Multitasking didn't present any issues either. Samsung smartphones. Samsung A series. Samsung S20 range available now Premium and great design.
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Aside from the aforementioned options also found on the front camera, the main camera includes modes such as various color filters and a pro mode. The latter allows for adjusting the brightness, ISO-setting, shutter speed, exposure value, focus and color balance.
The quality of video recordings is similar to that of our sample pictures. The camera manages to offset transitions from bright to dark image areas after a short delay and users have the option to use a beauty mode here as well. Furthermore, there is wide-angle mode and the option to choose between different resolutions. The following modes are available:.