He came to kill Xiaomi. Overview of the smartphone Honor 7C

Paint Honor 7C in Gray (or Redmi 6 in Blue), and you might think we have representatives of a smartphone line from a manufacturer. Almost identical front panels, a plastic case with rounded sides, a dual camera, the location of a fingerprint sensor and buttons – all this is very, very similar.

At first glance, the differences, of course, present themselves. The honor is greater because of the larger and slightly thinner display. The design is also different – 7C is made in the form of a "sandwich" with a shiny layer under the metal, while the Redmi 6 has a solid cover with transition to the ends. . At first you might think that the manufacturer has placed the stereo speaker from below, but no, in reality only a "lot" of holes is allocated to the monophonic speaker, while the second cache the microphone.

. The headphone jack remained, tray 1, but just triple – for two "simok" and a memory card. Curiously, the Redmi 6 has the same layout in terms of the number of slots, but they are implemented in two platters.

Despite the different dimensions, the sensations of using two smartphones are very close thanks to the fashionable elongated design and the plastic to the touch is also neutral. 19659006] It is not possible to distinguish the benefits of one or the other phone in terms of design and design. Honor 7C and Xiaomi Redmi 6 are modern state employees who are not ashamed of going out of their pocket but who have no climax. About such, it is customary to say "just a phone" or "workaholic". Saying that one is prettier or more convenient than another, it will not work because it's only a matter of taste or brand personal preference.

Thus, in appearance, design and comfort of use between models the parity is 1: 1 (or 0: 0

Honor 7C received a display of 5, 7 inches Redmi 6 has a smaller screen – 5.45 inches, and the resolution is the same – 720 × 1440 pixels.This means that the pixel density of the Xiaomi smartphone is higher.However, the difference is so small that It is extremely difficult to notice, in both cases I would like to get more permission.The wolves wanted, and the price dictates its own rules.

But what Honor 7C can not refuse , it's in a much larger brightness reserve.When in sunny weather on the Redmi 6 display you stop to discern anything, the competitor still holds.Minor and almost invisible differences – just a bit, a fraction of a millimeter, Honor's narrower frames and rounded corners Xiaomi's fashionable.

With a small margin, but in this case the advantage we leave for Honor 7C. Not because of a large screen (after all, many, on the contrary, prefer a smaller screen and, therefore, a more compact phone), but only through a brighter backlight.

In a review of Xiaomi Redmi 6 strong and it's his only dignity. Well, the sound of Honor is even stronger, but it is not necessary to talk about low domed frequencies. In general, volume is also the only advantage of 7C.

In Honor 7C headphones, the competitor merges. Redmi 6 sounds juicier, the bbad "sausage" is stronger, while in 7C the low frequencies are pretty inexpressive. If you are a music lover, but you are watching the phone carefully, Xiaomi will not please you much, but will disappoint less than the opponent.

Not only the proportions of 18: 9, but also two cameras. Another question is: are images better because of this? Honor 7C is equipped with a photomodule in the layout of 13 + 2 megapixels. At Redmi 6 the main camera is smaller, and the auxiliary is more – 12 + 5 megapixels. And in one and the second case, the second camera is needed for shooting with the blur of the background.

In our opinion, objective photos with a blurred background in Xiaomi are obtained more precisely. In a photo with a motorcycle, Honor could not understand the complex object and "zamylil" more detail than necessary.

Clearly, both phones behave almost identically, except Honor 7C blushes slightly, and Redmi 6 is just a little more … slightly "yellow". While taking pictures in the sun, the Honor camera lit up the petals, but it did not fail to focus on the kiwi photo.

Xiaomi Redmi 6 can shoot in slow motion, and Honor 7C has a standalone module with more details. Oh yes, not to spoil the impression of the camera, and in one or two cases, better not to enlarge the images.

Redmi 6 has its little "record", but Honor 7C also boasts small benefits. If you only evaluate the main thing – the quality of the photo, usually both devices for the budget segment are taken very worthily.

Honor 7C runs on Android 8 with EMUI shell. The approach of the design is slightly different from Xiaomi. The latter prefers minimalism and simplicity, while EMUI authors emphasize personalization. Again, in this case we are still talking about tastes.

Speaking of functionality, we are dealing with Android, which means that everything is more or less the same. Redmi 6 has more special gestures for control, Honor 7C imitates a two-level click on the iPhone in system applications (for example, press and hold the "Settings" tab to see a drop-down menu with communication parameters)

officially and Honor 7C, and Redmi 6 support the function of unlocking the face. However, in our Redmi 6, there was no menu item needed in the security settings. The competitor has such an opportunity, and it is perfectly implemented. Up to the speed of the flagships does not hold, but it is comfortable to use: the glbades do not interfere, the operating angle is not strictly straight, it works in the dark (although it takes more time). It's a shame that unlike Honor 10, you have to press the phone's power button.

But you can unlock the device in the old way, using a fingerprint sensor. The operating speed is high, there are almost no errors. However, like Xiaomi.

The hardware part of two smartphones, at first glance, is identical. RAM 3GB, a 32GB drive, eight-core processor – what else is needed for happiness? In fact, the difference is and is just in the computing power of the chip.

Honor 7C is based on a good but outdated Qualcomm Snapdragon 430, which is almost three years old. Redmi 6 also received an inexpensive but much newer Helio P22 processor, based on current 12 nm technology and equipped with a more powerful video accelerator.

The performances of the Redmi 6 are about a quarter higher than those of the Honor 7C. Is it noticeable in everyday use? And yes and no. Web browsing, interface, phone calls and other non-demanding tasks are performed in the same way on both devices. The camera for a fraction of a second works faster on the Redmi 6. In heavy games, there is a lack of fps on the one that is on another smartphone. Subjectively, Xiaomi's phone is a bit faster and a few frames per second are added to the game process.

Honor 7C still has an NFC chip, but its usefulness is zero in our conditions. To exchange files, there are many other technologies, and Huawei's contactless payment system still does not work. Both smartphones, unfortunately, do not support Wi-Fi at 5 Gigahertz

Let's not use the hardware advantage is not overwhelming, but it does, so Redmi 6 seems preferable to the competitor in this setting.

What is now capable of a 3000 mAh battery installed in 7C? About the same thing, which can a battery of the same capacity in another smartphone. With active work, surfing and games, the phone dies late at night. If you moderate appetites and use the device mainly for calls, the pleasure can be stretched for two days.

There is no fast charge, the battery itself can not be replaced. Everything is very, very similar to the Redmi 6. By autonomy, despite the processors of different generations, the two smartphones are directly twins.

Regardless, Honor's main competitor is really Xiaomi, and not a model, but two

Xiaomi Redmi 6 – the most obvious rival of the 7C, Against which novelty of Honor was clearly directed. Of course, in this situation, the seller tries to offer the most similar features, leveling the defects by some sort of "chips" response. In Honor 7C, for example, the screen is better due to a larger brightness margin, a stronger speaker and a perfectly functional unlock on the face. But the Redmi 6 has a better sound in headphones and a newer processor.

Xiaomi Redmi 5 . Curiously, not only for Honor 7C, but also for Redmi 6, Redmi 5 appeared at the very end of last year with a dull screen, there is no double camera, and photo capabilities are not impressive. the price is smaller.

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