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Huawei has just launched Honor 9X Pro in India at a price of Rs 14,999 - Rs 17,999. Regular Honor 9X is still available in India and has a price tag of Rs 13,999 for the base model. They look the same and have similar specs as well. Check out the specs differences between these two devices below. Honor 9X vs Honor 9X Pro ( India ) Specs Comparison The regular model is powered by Huawei's own Kirin 710F octa-core processor and comes with a 6.59 inch Full View, Full HD+ display. The Pro model has the same exact display and build quality, however, the chipset on this is different. Honor 9X Pro is powered by a newer 7nm Kirin 810 octa-core processor which is a much better processor than the older 14nm Kirin 710F. The Pro model has a liquid cooling tech inside to keep the temperatures in check when gaming for long hours. The regular model doesn't have any such features. One major advantage Honor 9X has over the Pro model is that it ships with Google Apps. It was certifie...

Huawei has just launched Y9S in India at a price of Rs 19,990. It will go on sale on May 19th on Amazon India. If you look at the specs of the Huawei Y9S closely, you would be surprised to see it has very similar specs as another smartphone from the Chinese giants - Honor 9X ( India version ). Specs Highlights 6.59-inch Ultra Full View display Full HD+ resolution Side-mounted fingerprint sensor 48MP wide-angle + 8MP ultra-wide-angle + 2MP depth cameras 16MP pop-up front camera 6GB ram 128GB storage 4000mAh battery EMUI 9 based on Android 9 Pie ( an update to EMUI 10 based on Android 10 is expected ) Kirin 710F Octa-core processor Google Apps Support - PlayStore, Google Services etc available Honor 9X vs Huawei Y9S Specs Comparison Specs-wise, both these devices have almost the same exact configurations. The only change you can spot is in the placement of the fingerprint sensor. Honor 9X has it mounted on the back panel while the Y9S has it on the side.  ...

Honor 9X has that big 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor which by default shoots Pixel binned 12MP files. The dynamic range is quite good in both 48MP and 12MP modes, but the image quality, in my opinion, is just ok.  So, I thought about shooting DNG RAW files of that 48MP sensor to get the best quality out of 9X. However, that's currently impossible to achieve.  Honor 9X and it's predecessors like 8X, 7X, 6X etc ships with EMUI Lite version. Huawei normally doesn't mention that on the box or you wouldn't notice that while using the phone mainly because there is hardly any noticeable difference between the full EMUI and the lite EMUI.  However, the Lite version does not allow RAW capture in the default camera app. Pro mode is available, but there is no option to toggle raw. One other difference you would notice is that the night mode and light painting modes are locked at 8MPI remember rooting my old Honor 6X and changing a line in an XML file to disable EMUI Lite mode, thu...

Huawei has officially launched Honor 9X in India online on Flipkart. It is priced at Rs 13,999. However, on the launch day - Jan 19th - you can get this for Rs 12,999. This is a Flipkart unique device, which means it won't be available to purchase from anywhere else online. Honor has also launched Magic Watch 2 in India at an impressive price of Rs 12,999 and Honor Band 5i Fitness band for Rs 1,999. Honor 9X Specs Highlights 16MP Pop-up Selfie Camera 48MP Main Camera 6GB ram 128GB storage 4000mAh battery Full HD+ display GPU Turbo 3.0 Honor 9X is powered by Kirin 710 Octacore processor and comes with Google Apps ( Play Store and Google Services are available ).  There are 3 camera on the back of Honor 9X. The main shooter is the popular Sony 48MP one with an F1.8 lens. The secondary lens is an ultra wide angle 8MP F2.2 lens. There is also a 2MP depth sensor next to it to record depth information to use in portrait and bokeh modes.  There is a bi...

Huawei has officially announced the launch date of Honor 9X in India on Flipkart. It will be available from Jan 14th 2020. Honor 9X Price in India : Rs 12,999 ( Expected Price - Official price will be announced during the launch ) Indian Honor 9X is same as the Global variant, but is different from the Chinese variant. In China, Honor 9X and 9X Pro was launched Hisilicon Kirin 810 processor, while the Global and Indian Honor 9X has older Kirin 710 chipset. Does Honor 9X Indian variant comes with Google Play Store and other Gapps ? YES. This is because Honor had certified 9X before the ban came into effect. Specs Highlights Triple Rear Cameras - 48MP F1.8 main camera ( Sony Sensor ) + 8MP Ultra Wide Angle + 2MP depth sensor 16MP pop-up selfie camera F2.0 aperture Kirin 710 Octacore processor 6.59 inch HONOR FullView Display ( 2340p x 1080p resolution, 391 PPI, IPS-LCD screen ) AI Video Stabilization ( only 720P HD supported ) No 4K recording support 4000mAh ba...

Huawei has finally decided to launch Honor 9X in India. It will be available soon online from Flipkart. MRP price expected is under 15K. Check out the Teaser page here. Many potential customers would be wondering if  the newer Honor 9X comes with Google Apps and Play Store . The answer is YES. This is because Honor 9X was certified before Trump administration banned US companies from having trade relationships with Huawei.  Honor 9X is a mid-range smartphone powered by Hisilicon Kirin 710 Octacore processor. It comes with a bezel-less design with a pop-up selfie camera. On the back, it features a Triple Camera system. The 9X and 9X Pro launched in China are slightly different from the Indian Honor 9X Variant. The chinese variants have Kirin 810 processor on board. Original 9X also didn't come with a triple camera setup, for that you would have to get the 9X Pro. In India, Honor has combined those variants to create a new model. The display on the 9X is a Full HD+ IPS...

Honor 9X Global variant will soon be launching in India in coming weeks. It will ship with Google Apps unlike other new Huawei / Honor mobiles as the 9X was announced a while back before the Huawei ban. Honor 9X's main highlight feature is it's Triple Camera setup at the back. It comes with a 48MP F1.8 main sensor and a 8MP ultra wide angle sensor. There is also a 2MP depth sensor for Bokeh / Aperture Mode / Portrait shots. So how good is the Honor 9X camera ? Even though the sensor is a 48MP one, the recommended shooting mode is 12MP. In that setting, you get a 4-in-1 Super Pixel mode resulting in better image quality and details. Also, the file size is much smaller than the default 48MP jpg file size. The image quality out of the 12MP photos is quite good. Dynamic range is fine as well. However, the 8MP Ultra wide angle lens , even though is fun to use, the image quality is quite bad. Ultra wide angle do not come with an Auto Focus lens as well.  Since this is a ph...

Did you just buy the brand new Honor 9X ? Read on to know how to get the best out of Honor 9X 48MP main camera and 8MP ultra wide angle lens. No matter which smartphone you own, if you keep an eye on a few settings, you can easily come up with some really good 'Instagram worthy' shots. Honor 9X has a capable 48MP sensor, however, the recommended mode is 12MP. So which MP you should shoot with ? Leave it at the recommended 12MP as the image quality comparing to 48MP out of this. Why is that you wonder. To put it in simple words, the 12MP mode combines 4 pixels into 1, resulting in better image quality and bigger pixel size. Bigger the individual pixel size, better the image quality is. Also, the image size of 48MP files are much bigger than the 12MP files. DNG RAW Shooting Usually, to get the best out of a smartphone camera, i would recommend shooting DNG RAW photos and edit them in Lightroom Mobile or Snapseed. Unfortunately, the Pro Mode on Honor 9X does not come w...

Huawei has officially launched Honor 9X International / Global edition and is coming soon to India as well. This Global Honor 9X variant is different from the one they launched a couple of months ago in China. There are some very surprising specs changes. The biggest surprise is that Honor 9X ships with Google Apps and Play Store despite Huawei's Ban by US govt. Huawei is yet announced the price of Honor 9X in India. Stay Tuned. So what are the differences between Honor 9X Global Version / Indian Variant and Chinese Variant ? The main difference is in the Chipset Huawei is using on these phones. Honor 9X and 9X Pro Chinese variants come with the latest mid-range Kirin 810 7nm octacore chipset while the Global 9X model has an older 11nm Kirin 710F chipset on board. Performance wise, Kirin 810 is faster as well as offer better battery efficiency. One other difference is in the placement of the fingerprint sensor. On the Chinese model, the power button doubles up as a fing...