Honor 9 review: Light catcher

07 July 2017
It's Honor's turn now - the time to wave Leica's license fees goodbye and welcome the annual Huawei P flagship on a bargain price. The Honor 9 is shinier, arguably more powerful, and above all - way more affordable. And Honor 9 is not just a P10 for the masses, it's also a OnePlus 5 killer. The bar is high, the expectations - big, and this review has just started.

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  • 08 Jul 2017

AnonD-625430, 08 Jul 2017I find on screen navigation keys to be a disappoinment whic... moreIf you don't like on screen navigation, why not use the multi-function home key - tap for Back, hold for home, swipe for tasks. P10 enabled that.

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    • TargetMarket
    • wfK
    • 08 Jul 2017

    The problem with all of the Chinese phone makers and Android in general is support. If you only keep your phone six months or a year, no problem. Will you get Android or security updates after a year? Most likely no. For me, that's a deal breaker. Oh look, shiny!

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      • AJr
      • 08 Jul 2017

      AnonD-625430, 08 Jul 2017I find on screen navigation keys to be a disappoinment whic... moreJust how quiet is the jack output? I mean, do you have to crank up the volume to max for a reasonable sound? What exactly is the distortion, some sort of hissing?

      Another reviewer managed to inadvertently crack the rear glass by, according to him, doing nothing. Does make you wonder just how delicate the handset is.

      Overall I like it, having already seen it in the flesh I'm definitely considering it. However I think I will wait until some decent tough cases appear (if they do) before making a decision.

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        • Anonymous
        • 0Pn
        • 08 Jul 2017

        always something missing... no OIS, no fm radio, no water resistance

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          • gNS
          • 08 Jul 2017

          I find on screen navigation keys to be a disappoinment which interferes with my usage. Appreciate that there's no on screen navigation keys on Honor 9. Glacier Grey colour looks pretty cool. Good job Huawei. Would like to see the Pro version come with 5.5 or 5.7 inch QHD screen.

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            • Loca Bulu
            • tue
            • 08 Jul 2017

            My friend use Honor 8 and overall it was a good phone. So I think Honor 9 will be much better than previous one.. Good camera, solid quality is always on Honor phone.

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