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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...