Honor Blockbuster Sale on Amazon: Honor Play gets cheaper by INR 3,000!

Honor Play is a stunningly performance driven device to say the least. A superstar in its category, Honor Play comes with the impeccable Kirin 970 processor with independent NPU for AI capabilities. Not to speak of the GPU turbo and exquisite good looks. In a nutshell, it is a total money’s worth smartphone and it just got a price drop, thanks to the Honor Blockbuster Sale!

Buy Honor Play (both 4GB+64GB and 6GB+64GB variants) with a revised price which is INR 3000 less on the original price. The 4GB+64GB variant is now available at just INR 16999 and the 6GB+64GB model is up for grabs at just INR 20999!

This offer is valid from Dec 1 to Dec 7 on Amazon. Make sure that you milk this opportunity to the core. I don’t need to reiterate the perks, every fan of Honor know what an amazing device Honor Play is!

Processor comparison-Honor 8X vs Redmi Note 6 Pro

This is the continuation of my series – Honor 8X vs Redmi Note 6 Pro. In my last post, I discussed about the screen comparison between both the devices. Honor 8X clearly won that battle with better screen to body ratio and aspect ratio.

Today I will be comparing their processors. Often considered the brain of a smartphone, the processor defines performance. Let’s see what happens today.

Honor 8X is powered by the latest 710 processor from the house of Honor’s mother brand Huawei. It is a stunning processor and only second to the premium Kirin 970. Redmi Note 6 Pro on the other hand, comes with Snapdragon 636.

Here also Honor 8X wins the battle. Let’s show you how. Kirin 710 is based on a 12nm manufacturing process which is better than the 14nm manufacturing of Snapdragon 636. Kirin 710 helps saves battery life and enables multi-tasking.

Screen comparison: Honor 8X vs Redmi Note 6 Pro

Hello friends, I have decided to run a small series of comparison between Honor 8X and Redmi Note 6 Pro. This is the first post of that series and today I will throw some light on the screen segment of both the devices.

First up, let’s discuss the screen to body ratio of both the devices. Honor 8X comes with 91% screen to body ratio which is impressive for a phone of its category. On the other hand, Redmi Note 6 Pro has a 81% screen to body ratio, noticeably lower than the former.

Now let’s check out one more important element of the screen, the aspect ratio. Honor 8X comes with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Redmi Note 6 Pro on the other hand, offers an aspect ratio of 19:9. The higher aspect ratio ensures more real estate on the screen. The extremely narrow bezels and the thin chin of the Honor 8X owes it to the aspect ratio.

Honor 8X red colour makes Amazon debut

Honor 8X’s red variant has finally arrived on Amazon! The stunning dual tone design of the Honor 8X looks even more eye catching in the shiny red shade.

The official Facebook page of Honor India has already put the announcement out with an exquisite post:

The 4GB+64GB variant is available for INR 14,999.

What makes Honor 8X superior to Redmi Note 6 Pro?

Honor 8X and Redmi Note 6 Pro are two of the most hyped smartphones of 2018. Both the devices are often pitched against each other for their uncanny similarities. To some extent, they are actually similar products; but a close look reveals that Honor 8X comes with several perks which differentiates both the devices.

Let’s explore what makes Honor 8X a superior smartphone:

Look and feel: So let’s start with the look and feel of both the devices. Honor 8X comes with 2.5 D glass design which lends it a very suave and posh touch. Redmi Note 6 Pro, on the other hand, comes in their usual metal casing. Tad too old fashioned and monotonous, I have to say.

Display: Honor 8X comes with a 6.5 inch FHD+ display; not to speak of the stunning notch design. Redmi Note 6 Pro also comes with a notch design but its display is tad smaller at 6.26 inch. But one thing I need to mention here. Honor 8X is the first smartphone to get a TUV Rheinlad Certification for eye comfort. TUV Rheinland is a worldwide testing and certification institution who has certified Honor 8X for its outstanding blue light filter and photo biological safety. It’s not just about how flashy the display looks but also about your eye care!

Screen: Honor 8X comes with 91% screen to body ratio with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. Redmi Note 6 Pro, on the other hand, has 81% screen to body ratio with 19:9 aspect ratio. As you can see, Honor 8X offers more real estate on the screen as compared to Redmi Note 6 Pro. Moreover, Honor 8X has extremely narrow bezels and a stunningly thin chin!

Processor: The processor is often called the brain of a smartphone so it’s very important that we discuss it in detail. Honor 8X is powered by the latest Kirin 710 processor whereas Redmi Note 6 Pro comes with Snapdragon 636. Kirin 710 is based on a 12 nm manufacturing process which is better than the 14 nm manufacturing process of the Snapdragon 636. It helps save the battery and do multi-tasking.

Camera: Honor 8X flaunts a 20MP+2MP AI dual camera setup. Redmi Note 6 Pro comes with a 12MP+5MP AI dual camera. Both the devices have AI cameras but Honor 8X’s camera offers better colour quality and accurate scene recognition. Photos are not just memories anymore, they are also an extension of your persona. So let’s not take them for granted.  

Now let’s talk about two additional features that Honor 8X brings which is not even present in Redmi Note 6 Pro:

GPU Turbo: Honor 8X comes with the innovative GPU Turbo technology which makes sure that there is no battery heating, less battery consumption and no frame drops leading to a lag-free experience.

3 card slot: Honor 8X flaunts a 3-card slot helping you manage 2 SIM cards and 1 MicroSD card at the same time. On the other hand, Redmi Note 6 Pro comes with a hybrid dual SIM tray.   

Honor Days Offer is here and how!!!

Time to stack up your favourite Honor device! Ask me why? Coz the Honor Days Offer has been kicked off from today on Flipkart. It will run till 29^th Nov; so make sure you fill your cart before the stock goes empty!

Here’s the full detail of the discounted prices:

Models	Original price	Honor Days price
Honor 9N 3+32	11999	9999
Honor 9N 4+64	13999	11999
Honor 7A	8999	7999
Honor 7S	6999	5999
Honor 9 lite 3+32	10999	9999
Honor 9i	14999	12999
Honor 10	32999	24999

Okay, just out of excitement, I am sharing some screenshots with the revised prices:

For your easy access, here’s the direct link to the Honor device page of Flipkart:

https://www.flipkart.com/search?p[]=facets.brand%255B%255D%3DHonor&sid=tyy%2F4io&otracker=CLP_filters&otracker=nmenu_sub_Electronics_0_Honor

Honor 8X takes Redmi Note 6 Pro head on!

Honor 8X and Redmi Note 6 Pro are deemed to be competitors for their similarities. Well, they are at par on several areas, no doubt about that but there are many areas that differentiate the both. This video does exactly that. Great watch!

Honor 10 Lite hits China with a BANG!

Honor 10 Lite is launched in China today amid much fanfare. From the name, one can guess that it is a toned-down and much more affordable variant of the flagship Honor 10.

Honor 10 Lite comes with a 6.21-inch IPS LCD Full HD+ display with screen resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels and 19.5:9 aspect ratio and about 90% screen-to-body ratio. With advanced chip-on-film screen technology, the Honor Lite 10 features a significantly slimmer bottom bezel of 4.7 mm while keeping the body of a typical 5.2-inch screen device to ensure it fits comfortably in your hand.

Honor 10 Lite is encased in a four-sided curved 3D design, giving it more rounded corners to fit in your palm perfectly with a solid hand grip.

Honor 10 Lite comes equipped with a dual camera setup on the back, featuring a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor stacked vertically. Honor 10 Lite packs an AI-powered 24MP selfie camera with a wide f/2.0 aperture, increasing resolution and definition increased by 20% respectively.

The device is powered by the latest Kirin 710 processor. Kirin 710 is Huawei’s first 12nm chipset that offers significant improvement in power consumption and performance.

Honor 10 Lite comes in a palette that includes Sky Blue, Shiny Red, Sapphire Blue and Midnight Black. Extending on the Honor 10’s aurora back, Honor 10 Lite is crafted by 8 layers of shimmering materials, causing light to dance off the rear surface design.

Honor 8X to paint the town RED!!!

So fellas, time to paint the town red with Honor 8X. Ask me why? Because the much awaited red variant of Honor 8X is finally here! Pre-order begins on 23^rd Nov on Honor Store.

You have seen it on tech reviews and blog posts but this is your time to own one and up your glamour quotient by several notch! I mean, just look at this baby!

The signature dual tone back design gets even more eye-catching with the red colour. Let light and shine reflect from them and see the world burning in jealously.

Honor 10 shows flagship prowess – wins big at Exhibit Tech Awards 2018

Launched in the mid of 2018, Honor 10 has not yet lost its sheen and the recent Exhibit Tech Award stands testimony to this fact. The stunning smartphone from the house of Honor has been awarded the Camera Phone of the year for 2018! I mean, that’s how flagship devices should be! At least longer shelf life than non-flagships and longer consumer recall.  

The award show was held in Mumbai on November 19 and Mr. Suhail Tariq, CMO – Honor, represented the brand at the event.

Honor has always been known for its camera technology and constant innovation in visual ideology. In fact, they became the pioneers of AI photography in India when they launched Honor View 10. Their supremacy in smartphone photography reached the pinnacle with Honor 10.

A global best-seller, Honor 10 redefines photography with its 24MP + 16MP AI dual rear camera with F1.8 wide aperture. The camera is capable of recognising 22 categories and more than 500 scenarios in real time. The fast and efficient AI algorithm immediately pairs subjects with the optimal camera setting and image context.

This is well complimented by the superb 24MP AI front camera with an enhanced light sensitive sensor and a 4-in-1 light fusion technology helping you capture stunning selfies even in low light.   

Honor 7S topples Mi6 fair and square

For people looking to buy a budget phone, here is my pick:

Honor 7A sweeps Mi6 off its feet!

I have been wanting to do this for a long time and today I spent an hour to get you this:

This is how you should analyse Honor 7A and Mi6. As you can see, Honor 7A wins the battle hands down!

The excitement for Honor 8X seems to be never dying

Honor 8X has been in the news since its launch in October 16^th. It became a rage on the first sale day itself. Not to speak of the positive media and critic reviews.

This amazing device ticked all the boxes in its category and is a most-wanted smartphone in India. The extraordinary design idea meets cutting edge technology and the result is simply amazing!

The hottest selling smartphone during Amazon’s Great India Sale, Honor 8X has been constantly going out of stock leaving many with hopes of getting one in the next sale.

People are massively following the #shineoutwithhonor8x campaign and its pushing tremendous positive word of mouth.

Honor shines bright during festivities and sets an example of ethical business ideology

Young and dynamic smartphone brand Honor, who stands For The Brave, has once again showed that it practices what it preaches. When most of the smartphone brands operating in India decided on a price hike citing the excuse of Indian Rupee’s falling status against the USD, Honor stood their ground and did not hike a single penny on any of their product!

Xiaomi, who often takes pride in being a major player in India, even shamelessly covered their unethical act by presenting a veil of honesty which is of no use at all. Check out the tweet from their India MD, Manu Kumar Jain: 

But Mr. Jain, we don’t need an excuse for the price hike; you can justify any action by offering a random excuse. What’s more important is your intent and we got it! If you look at the bottom of the tweet, you will notice that this was on November 10^th. Now let’s see how your good deeds pays you dividends. Honor didn’t opt for price hike in India and on the very next day in China (11^th November), on Single’s Day sale, Honor became the No.1 brand on both JD.com and Tmall.com, two of the country’s leading e-commerce platforms!

Drawing reference to the dateline again, Xiaomi went for the price hike right after the Diwali sale. They have definitely sold a good amount of products but that doesn’t mean that they try to recover the discount amount with such a gimmick. Honor also sold over a million devices during Diwali which recorded a stunning 300% YoY growth as compared to 2017. Honor 9N became a star product on Flipkart and Honor 8X was the best seller in 12K-15K category on Amazon India. But despite such massive customer response, Honor chose against milking more out of the situation. Their prices are the same and I am sure they are not going to hike them even by a dime.

Everyone makes money but what differentiates you is the fact the how much humane you are in your business endeavours. Honor knows this and it’s clear they follow it!

Xiaomi India trying to cover for price hike under the veil of honesty

This is an India specific story but I believe all of us around the world should give it a read as Xiaomi goes bonkers to sell themselves as a global brand. Yes, they have global reach and that is why we did not expect such a stunt from them. Now let’s throw light to the issue under question with a little backdrop to India’s current economic condition.

It is not hidden from anyone that India is not having a smooth sailing when it comes to its standing in the global currency battle. The Indian Rupee is constantly seeing a dip as against the USD, the stock market on a bumpy ride and all those jazz. But these things are quite normal for a country of India’s magnitude and population. Yet some business organisations make a big deal out of it and see these times as an opportunity to milk in more moolah. Unethical it may sound but that is the truth. Now let’s come to the point of Xiaomi joining that wagon of opportunistic business organisations.

Xiaomi has been trying hard to show their ‘Indian connect’ with the help of many antics, one of which is appointing an Indian face as the mouthpiece of their India business. But what is the use of such gimmicks when you don’t really care about your own customers? Following is the tweet from Xiaomi India’s Managing Director Manu Kumar Jain. I believe many of you have already seen it.

As you can see, they have conveniently hiked the price of some of their products under the veil of Indian Rupee’s falling status against USD. What’s worse, they have tried to project themselves as an honest player by coming out in public with the reason behind the price hike. See, honesty is one thing but this is the type of honesty which has no relevance whatsoever. More so when there are brands, that too international brands, who have not at all raised their prices with the excuse of INR’s falling status.

Honor is one such brand who despite being an international name have decided not to milk this condition. Their products are well received and as a matter of fact, are superior to Xiaomi’s when it comes to design and innovation. But they have not hiked a single penny on any of their products. Now, this is called being sensitive towards the natives! I believe Xiaomi has a lot to learn from Honor when it comes to being empathetic and supportive towards the locals.

Honor 8X vs Realme 2 Pro: Who wins the battle

Honor 8X and Realme 2 Pro – both these devices have carved a niche for themselves in the market. They are often pitched against each other. But there are some aspects where Honor 8X wins the battle easily.

Honor 8X is back in stock!!!

Honor 8X needs no introduction anymore. A kickass smartphone with all the flagship like features, Honor 8X has made a dent in the Indian smartphone market and ticked all the boxes.

The phone has seen immense customer response and became a bestseller on Amazon sale days twice in a row. As a result, it went out of stock in a flash leaving many empty handed. But time to bring back the cheers!

Yes, after a brief hiatus, Honor 8X is again back in stock. So if you have missed the opportunity, it is time to grab it again!

Honor 8X vs Realme 2 Pro: Look and feel battle

Honor 8X is often pitched against Realme 2 Pro. There is no doubt that both the devices are quite similar but this video will explain the differentiating factors between them.

Don’t just stand out; time to #shineoutwithhonor8x

These are the times of extraordinary feats and stunning efforts. Average and a little above average doesn’t count in today’s time. We have to go the extra mile. Things have turned out so that standing out isn’t just enough now; you also have to shine out! Shine out the clutter, shine out the mundane; shine out the boring!

Your persona is that one aspect that helps you break the clutter so it’s always a good idea to keep on adding to your charm. In a time where everything is done on smartphones, those devices have also become an extension of our persona. So how about adding some more oomph to it?

Behold the Honor 8X – an all-rounder that compromises at nothing and brings the best of everything. The dual-textured glass design of Honor 8X is something that you have never seen before in a smartphone. Available in three stunning colours, one part of the back design is shiny glass and the other looks like matte finished. Imagine you are in a crowded place and people are using their regular boring phones. Then suddenly you decide to check your messages and pull out your stunning Honor 8X which looks like this:

I bet there will be hardly anyone who wouldn’t cast a second glance on you (if they can take away the first glance, of course!)

#shineoutwithhonor8x

LEAK!!! Honor 8X will have limited stock on sale day (2 Nov)

Yes, you read that right! The 6+64GB variant of Honor 8X is going on sale on 2^nd November and we have got to know that there is limited stock available. So guys, be alert tomorrow; let no one take away your Honor 8X!

Honor 8X has already made a dent in the Indian smartphone arena. It came out as a best-selling device during Amazon’s Great India Sale two days in a row. This is just a mere indicator of what this device has achieved in such a brief time.

What makes Honor 8X such a hot cake:

Honor 8X comes with a massive 16.51cm full HD + display with new generation eye comfort mode certified by TüV Rheinland. It has 91% screen to body ratio, powerful dual AI camera, elegant minimalistic design and delivers powerful performance backed by the latest Kirin 710 chipset.

Choose between two colours - black and blue. It comes in three memory variants - 4 GB RAM + 64 GB internal memory, 6 GB RAM + 64 GB internal memory and 6 GB RAM + 128GB internal memory. It is expandable up to 400 GB using dedicated MicroSD card.

Honor 8X adopts a minimalistic design philosophy and represents a fusion of cutting-edge technology and aesthetics. It uses a metal middle frame and flaunts a 2.5D double textured aurora glass body with a grating effect which provides an elegant and smooth look and feel.

Honor 8X’s 19.5:9 screen supports full high definition which provides an immersive multimedia experience. The smartphone also has unique video enhancement technology which provides clearer and more detailed viewing experience.

Honor 8X offers a powerful octa-core Kirin 710 chipset with AI functionalities. The revolutionary GPU turbo technology which optimises mobile gaming experience also helps increase graphic processing by 60% and reduce the power consumption by 30%.

The phone has a 20MP + 2MP dual AI rear camera setup with F1.8 aperture. It identifies 22 different categories of images and 500 scenarios in real time and distinguishes between people, objects, scenes and surroundings. I also adjusts the settings accordingly and delivers outstanding images. The AI also helps produce excellent night shots without a tripod by using multi-frame stabilization technology.  Honor 8X also offers super slow-motion at 480 fps and 16X modes. It has a 16MP front camera with 4-in-1 light fusion technology & multi-frame image processing which can dramatically improve the photo quality.

Honor 8X runs the EMUI 8.2 operating system on top of Android 8.1 Oreo. It is powered by a 3750mAh battery which can last more than a day.