The price of Honor 9N in India starts at Rs 11,999. Its direct clash Asus zenfone max pro m1, Oppo Realme 1 ,Review) And Moto G6 ,Review) Like it is from handset. Does this new smartphone of Honor have the power to create a distinct identity in the budget segment? Let’s know …
Honor 9n Design
At first glance, the design of Honor 9N first attracts attention. The back panel is made of glass and it comes with glossy finish. Herizontal dual camera is not out of the backpanel surface. The antenna line is hidden. Due to these reasons, the back panel looks very clean.
The 5.84 inch display is not on top which is quite small. There is no doubt that there is no opinion among customers about the display notch. Therefore, Honor has also given the option to hide the display notch in the Settings menu. Actually, with the help of this, users can darken the side part of the notch.
The smartphone is a very compact. Made to use one hand. Due to the curved edge and curved side, this device gives a good feeling in the hands. But it also slips easily. Glossy glass back also causes fingers on it. Build quality is praised. The phone gives a feeling of strength in the hands. It fell several times during the review, but nothing happened.
The fingerprint sensor on the rear part works fast and is also accurate. It can also be used to take photos, pick up phone calls and slide the notification panel. The good thing is that the use of these gestures with fingerprint sensor is possible with any finger. Not just with a finger that has been registered for the security of the device.
The left part of Honor 9N has space for SIM tray. Here you have to choose one of the second Nano SIM and MicroSD card. There are volume and power buttons on the right side. These are a bit smaller than our choice, but there is no problem in reaching them.
There is a micro-USB port on the bottom of the phone. It also has a 3.5mm headphone jack and a loud speaker. The USB Type-C port for data transfer and charging was disappointed. Now the UAB is starting to bring the Type-C port in circulation and the time has come that Honor should make this hardware feature a part of its budget handset.
Honor 9N Specification and Display
Honor 9N has used Honor’s trusted Kirin 659 processor. This is the processor Honor 7x ,Review), Honor 9 Lite, Honor 9i ,Review) It has also been used in. The smartphone has three variants that touch different price segments. The initial variant is of 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage, priced at Rs 11,999. We have reviewed variants of Rs 13,999 which comes with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage. The third variant of the phone is Rs 17,999 which comes with 4 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. Let us know that in the first cell to be held on July 31, Honor 9N’s 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage variants will be available. The company has not yet said anything about the availability of the rest of the variants.
Honor 9N has a 3,000 mAh battery. It runs on EMUI 8.0 based on Android 8.0 Oreo. The handset for connectivity includes Wi-Fi 802.11 AC, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, Glonas, 4G VoLTE, Micro-USB port and 3.5mm headphone jack. There is no support for NFC. Two SIMs can be used at one time, but the same will work on the same 4G network.
The Honor 9N has a 5.84-inch full-HD+ IPS display with a 19: 9 aspect ratio. The screen dominates the front panel. But this is not a completely border screen. There is still a lot of bezel on the lower back. The display is one of the important features of this phone. The viewing angle is very accurate and the panel is bright, vivid and panchi. 19: 9 aspect ratio improves gaming and multimedia experience.
Honor 9N Performance, Software and Battery Life
If seen, Kirin 659 processor is a bit old. This cannot challenge the Mide-range processor of Qualcomm brought to today’s date in terms of power and capacity. Honor 9N handles the common task easily, such as web browsing and social media apps. But it falls behind when pressurized. When many apps are open in the background or dozens of tabs open in Chrome, we were short of a little weak processor. We realized the keyboard leg several times. The phone also slowly slowed down during the review. Today, budget phones are becoming more powerful, in such a situation, the slowing of Honor 9N disappoints. In our experience, games like subway surfers go well. But a game of Framerate fell in a game like ESFALT 8.
The smartphone also became hot when pressure was put. But not so much that you feel troublesome. The call quality was crisp and clear. 4G connectivity was also very strong. Honor 9N has face recognition support and is possible with a 16 -megapixel front camera. It works fine under most circumstances. In good light, it quickly unlocks the phone. But it has a problem in the direct light of the sun and insufficient light.
Honor 9N out of box runs on Android 8.0 Oreo. The EMUI 8.0 custom skin has been used above it. At the moment, this phone has not been told anything about giving Android P updates. EMUI now gives better response than the older version. Huawei claims that EMUI 8.0 version is 60 percent more fast than EMUI 5.1. But it is still not as fast as stock Android or Oxygen OS.
Apps like Facebook Messenger, Trucolor and Netflix already have installed in the phone. The good thing is that they can be uninstall. To be fair, the number of unwanted apps given in Honor 9N is disappointing.
Like the Honor 9 Lite, the battery life of this phone of Honor brand is very average. Honor 9N’s battery lasted 8 hours 40 minutes in our HD video loop test. This is less than the average performance of this market segment. In common use, we found that the phone needed to be charged at 9-10 o’clock at night. By using here, we mean to run Google Maps for two-three hours. Stay active on social media apps like WhatsApp, Twitter and Instagram throughout the day, playing asphalt 8 games for a while and sometimes using cameras for selfie and video. There is no fast charging support. The phone’s battery takes about two and a half hours in full-charge.
Honor 9n Camera
Honor 9N has a dual rear camera setup. The primary sensor is 13 megapixels and the secondary sensor is 2 megapixels. Along with this LED flash is also provided. The front panel has a 16 -megapixel sensor.
The camera app is made with understanding. It also has a Pro mode where the user gets the facility to control shutter speed, ISO, exposure, aperture and white balance. AR stickers are fun and a good way to waste time. It can be used with front and rear cameras.
The rear camera takes pictures of better quality than average in appropriate light. Photos come with fine details and colors also remain accurate. In wide aperture mode you can fix aperture between (F/0.95 – F/13). It is possible to do such pictures before or after. However, looking at the pictures taken in wide aperture mode, it seemed as if the attempt to photoshopped was spoiled. Photos did not even come to average quality. Edge detection was very average.
The performance of the camera in low light is very bad. The photo lacks details and it seems excessively sharp. Noys also get a glimpse and the phone is also slow in focusing. The condition of the front camera is also similar. It lags behind in low light and takes fine pictures in appropriate lights. There is also beauty mode that gives 10-level beautification and it works well. You can also take a bokeh shot with a front camera. This software is possible through algorithm. In this mode, pictures are of very average quality and blur effects do not work many times.
You will be able to record videos from front and rear cameras to 1080 pixels resolution. The quality of the recorded video is very average and the lack of details is clearly visible, especially at night. Footage seems to be the footage due to lack of electronic image stabilization.
Our decision
Honor 9N is a compact smartphone that comes with Vibrant display, new design and out of box Android 8.0 Oreo. The color variants are very interesting, especially Robin Egg Blue. At the same time, the battery life is very average. The performance is less than the average. The EMUI sounds scattered and disappoint the cameras in low light.
If you want a sleek phone with good display, then the initial variant of Honor 9N will prove to be a profitable deal. The rest of the variants are a bit more expensive and we cannot suggest you to buy them. If you are looking for a phone segment phone, then Redmi Note 5 Pro ,Review) It is an excellent all -round device and Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 is a completely profitable deal. Realme 1 of Oppo is also a good option. It comes with more powerful processor, but it does not have a fingerprint sensor.