Huawei recently launched the Honor 6 Plus, which at first glance might look like another high-end Android smartphone, but packs quite a few surprises for shutterbugs. Just like the HTC One (M8), it also features a dual-camera setup, but with more powerful sensors. At the rear, it has two 8-megapixel lenses lined up side-by-side, claimed to provide a combined effective pixel size of 1.98-microns. The HTC One M8 still scores better in this regard with ability to produce a maximum of 2-microns, but practically the dual camera setup of Honor 6 Plus has a lot more to offer.
Huawei Honor 6 Plus – Camera features
Most important of all, the Huawei Honor 6 Plus is the first phone to offer shooting at variable aperture (from F0.95 to F16) without any add-on lenses. Making this possible is a powerful image signal processor (ISP) lying behind the symmetrical dual-camera setup. In addition, both cameras combined capture a bunch of light, resulting in to amazing low-light photography experience. Being placed offset side-by-side, they can see images from different viewpoints just like the two eyes. This again results in to an effective application of filters like 3D, lens effect, tilt shift etc. Another impressing camera feature is the ability to take pictures using volume rocker even when the screen is off. The Honor 6 Plus will also impress the selfie-lovers, as it has another 8-megapixel shooter on the front.
Huawei Honor 6 Plus – Main features
The Huawei Honor 6 Plus is not just about great cameras, it scores well on other fronts as well, making itself a member of the high-end arena. Display on offer is an impressive 5.5-inch IPS with full HD (1,080 x 1,920 pixels) resolution and pixel density of 401ppi. Despite of a large display, it’s thin at 7.5mm and lightweight at 165g. It is encased in a unibody casing with textured back and metallic rims.
The Honor 6 Plus runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat, customized with Emotion 3.0 UI. It is powered by Huawei’s own HiSilicon Kirin 925 quad-core Cortex A15 processor and a quad-core Cortex A7 coprocessor, clocked at 1.8GHz. The coprocessor manages low-power apps, thereby resulting into a better battery management. The processor is aided by 3GB RAM, and 16/32GB internal storage with option to expand via microSD card slot. For graphics, it has Mali-T628 MP4 GPU.
In terms of connectivity, the Huawei Honor 6 Plus is equipped with features like 4G (optional in selected markets), 3G, 5GHzdual bandWi-Fi, NFC (optional), Bluetooth v4.0 and GPS/A-GPS etc. To get the power juice, it brings along a non-removable 3,600mAh Li-Po battery.
Huawei Honor 6 Plus – Variants
The Huawei Honor 6 Plus will be available in two variants – Standard and Premium. The standard edition will have 16GB of internal storage and 3G connectivity and will get a price tag of $320, while the premium edition will have 32GB with 4G LTE and NFC and will set you back by $400.
With superb camera features on offer, the Huawei Honor 6 Plus is a great phone for shutterbugs, but it doesn’t disappoint on other fronts as well. The processing setup is equally impressive with combination of powerful and low-power units. Add to that the impressive display, great design and an affordable price tag, and you have a great deal in your hand.
