Honor 9X 6GB RAM

The Honor 9X gets a triple camera setup on the back, which includes a 48MP Sony IMX582 primary camera, an 8MP ultra wide-angle lens and a 2MP depth sensor. The pop-up mechanism houses a 16MP selfie camera. The cameras on the Honor 9X are decent, but we've seen better camera phones in this price segment. You can take some crisp and colourful photos using the 48MP main camera in daylight. The sensor uses pixel binning to produce bright and sharp 12MP photos. There's an AI option that can quickly be enabled to detect a scene you're looking at so that the camera can boost saturation and make colours pop. The artificially enhanced colours can look a bit too much at times, especially when capturing flowers or scenery. The camera app gets a dedicated night mode, which I was quite pleased with. In tricky low-light conditions, the long-exposure mode can balance out the exposure, improve clarity and reduce noise. In most scenarios, night mode on the Honor 9X gets the job done.The camera app also includes a Portrait mode, Aperture, Pro mode, slow-mo, light painting, HDR, and so on. It's a fairly busy and cluttered camera app, so it can take a while to get used to it. In order to use the wide-angle lens, you will need to pinch the viewfinder or drag the zoom scroller on the side. The top left side of the camera app also has the HiVision option that uses AI to identify objects around you for shopping, text for translating and food to offer calorie count.The 16MP front camera tends to over-sharpen selfies in daylight. While colours look natural, facial features can look soft when zooming in. Overall, the cameras on the Honor 9X are decent, but you can find more versatile options under Rs 15,000 in phones like the Realme 5 Pro (Review) and Redmi Note 8 Pro.

This is one area where a lot of potential Honor 9X buyers will likely be concerned about. The Honor 9X is powered by a mid-range Kirin 710F chipset. This is paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The processor is slightly dated as it was introduced back in mid-2018. Since then, we have seen more powerful smartphones launch under Rs 15,000 such as the Realme XT with Snapdragon 712 SoC and Redmi Note 8 Pro with Helio G90T SoC. Compared to these powerhouses, the Honor 9X does feel sluggish, especially while playing games.

Lastly, the Honor 9X houses a respectable 4,000mAh battery. You can expect a day-long battery life out of the box thanks to the power-efficient Kirin 710F chipset and an optimised EMUI software with effective battery-saving options. Even with intensive usage which involved watching videos on YouTube, playing a few sessions of PUBG and CoD, and social media browsing through the day, the Honor 9X managed to last a full day with ease. In the PCMark battery drain test, the Honor 9X managed to last roughly 12 hours.The Honor 9X comes with a 10W charger with the box, which takes roughly two hours to charge the device from zero to 100 percent. In comparison, the more affordable Realme 5 Pro supports 20W VOOC fast charging that can juice up the device in about an hour. For Rs 1,000 extra, you can go for the Redmi Note 8 Pro that offers a larger 4,500mAh battery and 18W fast charging support.