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The Honor 4C is the latest entrant into the budget smarpthone category. Our review
May 26 2015 By Ketaki BhojnagarwalaWhile the Honor 4X competes with big-screen devices like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G and YU Yureka, the 4C has been designed to take on the compact budget line-up comprising of the Xiaomi Redmi 2, YU Yuphoria and Lenovo A6000 Plus. While the smartphone excels on many fronts, including its solid build, sharp display, capable cameras and decent performance, its poor battery life, and more importantly, lack of 4G support make it hard to recommend.If you’re willing to forgo these pain points
Read Full ReviewIf you are budget and CAMERA specific, then this one is for you.(UPDATED 15.10.2015) nCamera :- nRear 13MP has 1/3.06" sensor from Sony (IMX 214), which gives good results than Any other phone(like Lenovo A6000,6000plus,7000 etc) in this price range. Full HD videos are crystal clear without any staggering@30fps and photos in low light are good too. Videos are recorded in MP4 format and not 3gp which is a great advantage. People should be aware of the IMAGE SENSOR SIZE and NOT the MEGAPIXEL factor.n nFront camera is a fixed focus camera with 1/4" sensor from OmniVision(OV5648). you can take Beautiful HD(720p) videos without any staggering @ 30fps in MP4 format ( 99percent of mobiles with price range of Rs.12-13k perform poor with low fps and they do stagger). 5MP is great with clear details. Beauty mode kills the originality, so kindly use normal photo mode. Selfies won't disappoint you. nn- Battery hardly lasts only for a day on an above normal usage. And 100 percent comes to 83 percent overnight in standby. May be because of Octa-Cores eating the battery. Honor is spoiling the brand name of Huawei with this one phone.....You can Foresee (4c). The other features of the phone will make you forget the battery. Battery is A issue but you will get used to it, until Huawei makes an update to solve it. nn- Lollipop Update available, which( both Beta B302 and B330 version) also eats the battery like the KitKat. No point in updating. KitKat update with "Firmware/Software of Honor 4C with improved battery performance" is available in Pakistan Huawei Website and it will not work for us. Google search for the words within "------", you will come to know. nnLatest KitKat update from Huawei India website is a bit more stable than the one which is available at honor India website . No point, it also eats the battery. Compatible KitKat Firmware versions for Indian Honor 4C so far released are battery eaters (B063, B070, B130-available at Vietnam site). nn- User Interface EMUI 3.0 is very simple, basic and very Easy to use.n- Touch is Silky Smooth with ultra-fast response. n- NO 60fps or 120fps recording in camera n- Call quality is excellent. Speaker phone is OK, loud and above average or better than Honor Holly. If you want a blasting sound speaker phone then this will not suit you. n- Display is absolutely great and far far better than Lenovo A6000 plus.n- 2GB RAM is great and about 1.27Gb is free all the timen- 64 Bit, 8 Core processor eats any game with ease and it is 2x faster than quad-core snapdragons in all aspects.n- Continuous gaming and usage warms the phone. Heat is bearable and not as hot as iphone or samsung.n- in-built phone manager app clears the junk and cache, whenever needed and background running apps can be controlled via phone manager app n- Package comes with Screen Guard and charger kit. NO ear phones. n- Dual Micro-SIM, Both are 3G and NO 4G in this version(4G is related to hardware of the phone and is NOT software specific. No 4G is absolutely no 4G). Net connectivity is superb.n- Internet access is goodn- USB OTG function is available !!!!!n- 3.38 GB available on board. Top it up with an external memory(32GB Available) card of 16GB class 10 from Transcend or Sandisk. nnIf the battery issue is solved, You won't look upon other upcoming phones for the next two years at-least. nnHUAWEI means "Just buy it. It won't let you down"(for the price you are paying) but to honor the 4c, better go for Honor 4x(you won't regret and i have that too)n nEverything for the price of Rs.8999 is GREAT.nProduct delivered in just two days.Thankyou Flipkart.
I purchased this phone on 10th May and received it on 12th and here's my review of the phone -nThis phone is packed with great features for the price, no doubt about it. However, the problem is with the battery. I used the phone with 2G network, zero brightness and minimal calls. Absolutely no gaming/facebook/camera usage/GPS usage. They claim the battery to be 2550mAh but it doesn't even last for 10 hours with minimal usage! I had to charge the phone twice a day. I requested for a replacement and flipkart promptly replaced the product without any questions asked. I received the new piece on 20th May and it was the same issue with the new piece too. Additionally, there was another issue - a yellow patch on the bottom of the screen. The patch was uniform - about 1 cm from the bottom of the screen hence I requested for replacement again. And now the phone is completely DEAD. All I did was I turned on the Alarm and went to bed. The next day I woke up and the phone was completely dead. I tried the hard reset but no use. nnSo guys, please think twice before buying this phone.
RAM | 2 GB |
Processor | HiSilicon Kirin 620 |
Rear Camera | 13 MP |
Front Camera | 5 MP |
Battery | 2550 mAh |
Display | 5.0 inches (12.7 cm) |
Launch Date | May 8, 2015 (Official) |
Operating System | Android v4.4 (Kitkat) |
Custom UI | EMUI |
Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 620 |
CPU | Octa core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53 |
Graphics | Mali-450 |
RAM |
2 GB
Very Good
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Display Type | IPS LCD |
Screen Size | 5.0 inches (12.7 cm) |
Resolution | 720x1280 px (HD) |
Pixel Density |
294 ppi
Very Good
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Screen to Body Ratio (calculated) | 66.85 % |
Touch Screen | Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch |
Height | 143.3 mm Compare Size |
Width | 71.9 mm |
Thickness |
8.8 mm
Good
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Weight |
162 grams
Good
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Colours | Black, Gold, White |
Main Camera | ||
Camera Setup | Single | |
Resolution | 13 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length) | |
Sensor | Back-illuminated sensor (BSI) | |
Autofocus | Yes | |
Flash | Yes, LED Flash | |
Image Resolution | 4128 x 3096 Pixels | |
Camera Features |
Digital Zoom Face detection Touch to focus |
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Video Recording | 1920x1080 @ 30 fps | |
Front Camera | ||
Camera Setup | Single | |
Resolution |
5 MP, Primary Camera |
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Video Recording | 1280x720 fps |
Capacity | 2550 mAh |
Type | Li-ion |
Internal Memory |
8 GB
Average
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Expandable Memory | Yes, Up to 32 GB |
USB OTG | Yes |
SIM Slot(s) | Dual SIM, GSM+GSM |
SIM Size | SIM1: Micro |
Network Support | 5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G |
SIM 1 |
3G Bands: UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz 3G Speed: HSDPA 42.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑ GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
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SIM 2 |
2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
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Wi-Fi | Yes, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) |
Bluetooth | Yes, v4.0 |
GPS | Yes with A-GPS, Glonass |
USB Connectivity | microUSB 2.0 |
FM Radio | Yes |
Loudspeaker | Yes |
Audio Jack | 3.5 mm |
Other Sensors | Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass |
Larger screen:
5.50 inches (13.97 cm) vs 5.00 inches (12.7 cm)
Higher battery capacity:
3000 mAH vs 2550 mAH
Lesser thickness:
8.7 mm vs 8.8 mm
Larger screen:
5.50 inches (13.97 cm) vs 5.00 inches (12.7 cm)
Faster processor:
Octa core 1.5 GHz vs Octa core 1.2 GHz
Higher battery capacity:
2900 mAH vs 2550 mAH
Higher pixel density:
312 ppi vs 294 ppi
Lesser weight:
137 grams vs 162 grams
Smaller screen :
4.70 inches (11.94 cm) vs 5.00 inches (12.7 cm)
Lesser weight:
154 grams vs 162 grams
Smaller screen :
4.50 inches (11.43 cm) vs 5.00 inches (12.7 cm)
Slower processor:
Quad core 1.3 GHz vs Octa core 1.2 GHz
More internal memory:
16 GB vs 8 GB
Lesser thickness:
8.2 mm vs 8.8 mm
Lesser weight:
128 grams vs 162 grams
Larger screen:
5.50 inches (13.97 cm) vs 5.00 inches (12.7 cm)
Faster processor:
Octa core 1.5 GHz vs Octa core 1.2 GHz
More internal memory:
16 GB vs 8 GB
Rs 25,990