The Honor 6X is the most affordable dual camera smartphone you can buy to add a dash of bokeh effects to your photos.
Smartphones with dual rear camera setups are slowly getting mainstream. Last year, we saw the setup on flagship smartphones, and now the technology is making its way on affordable smartphones too. After Coolpad Cool 1 Dual, the Honor 6X is the second affordable smartphone under Rs 15,000 price bracket to get dual cameras at the back. The Honor 6X will be offered in two variants – 32GB storage + 3GB RAM priced at Rs 12,999 and 64GB storage + 4GB RAM variant priced at Rs 15,999. It will be available exclusively via Amazon India.
As the name suggests, the Honor 6X, is the successor to the last year’s Honor 5X. While new smartphone retains the metal unibody design, the USP of the smartphone is its dual-camera setup at the back, which includes a 12-megapixel module with PDAF for clicking photos, paired with a secondary 2-megapixel snapper for capturing depth information. The working of the camera is similar to HTC’s One M8, it lets you add DSLR-like bokeh effect, and refocus on the subject even after clicking the photos.
Honor 6X specifications
The smartphone flaunts a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080p) IPS display covered with 2.5D curved glass on top. It is powered by Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 655 octa-core SoC (eight Cortex A53 cores) paired with Mali T830-MP2 GPU paired with 3GB or 4GB of RAM, depending on the variant you choose. On the storage front, you can get the one with 32GB or 64GB storage, which can be further expanded using a microSD card. ALSO READ: Honor 6X Review
Besides the dual rear cameras, the Honor 6X also features an 8-megapixel front-facing camera for selfies and video calling. It also includes an on-screen flash mode to help you capture better selfies in low-light conditions. Fuelled with a 3,340mAh battery and fast charging support, connectivity options on the smartphone include dual-SIM card slots (hybrid setup), 4G LTE with VoLTE HD voice calling support, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.1, and GPS. On the software front, the smartphone runs on Android Marshmallow 6.0-based EMUI 4.1 skin on top. The Honor 6X also features a fingerprint sensor at the back, which the company claims to unlock the device in just 0.3 seconds. ALSO READ: Honor 8 Review
At its price range, the smartphone will compete with the likes of Coolpad Cool 1, which is priced at Rs 13,499 and Moto M with prices starting at Rs 15,999. The Coolpad Cool 1 sports a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080p) IPS in-cell display. Running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based EUI 5.6, the smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 652 octa-core SoC (four Cortex A-53 cores + four Cortex A-72 cores) coupled with Adreno 510 GPU and 4GB/3GB of RAM options. The smartphone comes with 32GB of onboard storage and does not have a microSD card for memory expansion. ALSO READ: Coolpad Cool 1 camera review
The main highlight of the smartphone is the pair of 13-megapixel dual-camera setup on the back, one of which is a color sensor and other is monochrome sensor. Both work in tandem to capture detailed photos. You can also use the SLR mode to add DSLR-like blur effects to the photos. There is also an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with built-in beautification mode. Connectivity options include dual-SIM, 4G with VoLTE support, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and USB Type-C. The smartphone is armed with a 4,000mAh battery, and also comes with a fingerprint sensor placed at the back. ALSO READ: Coolpad Cool 1 hands-on and first impressions
The Moto M, on the other hand, features a full metal unibody design. It sports a 5.5-inch full HD display with 2.5D curved glass and 401ppi. At the heart of Moto M runs MediaTek’s Helio P15 64-bit octa-core SoC clocked at 2.2GHz, paired with Mali T860MP2 GPU and 3GB/4GB of RAM. The base variant comes with 32GB of onboard storage. ALSO READ: Motorola Moto M: Hands-on and first impressions
The smartphone comes with equipped with a 16-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel selfie snapper with built-in Beauty mode. It is fuelled with a 3,050mAh battery with support for fast charging. Connectivity options include dual-SIM card slots, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11ac and GPS. Running on Android Marshmallow out-of-the-box, the Moto M also includes water repellent nano-coating to protect it from accidental splash of water.
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