Nearly two years have passed since Honor’s separation from Huawei, its parent company. If you live in a country where Honor sells phones, this implies that unlike Huawei it can sell phones with Google apps and services preinstalled, making them truly worth considering. That includes a number of European markets but not, at least not yet, the US market. Honor hasn’t yet discovered what makes its products stand out from the competition, despite the fact that the change has made it possible for recent models like the Magic4 Pro and Honor 50 from a year ago to compete in the crowded Android smartphone market. No single aspect of its phones be it camera or screen quality, functionality, or duration of software support has met or exceeded expectations. The Honor 70, Honor’s most recent international phone, doesn’t alter this. We haven’t discovered anything that would be a deal-breaker in the week we’ve been using the phone. Everything works perfectly fine: the battery life is excellent, the performance and camera quality are adequate, and the overall performance is reliable. also you will learn our article on Honor 70 review.
Honor 70 review: Design
In a year where the majority of pricey phones don’t even feel very premium, the Honor 70 feels like a premium phone, both to look at and to hold. The most striking feature is the back, and although we anticipate that it will cause controversy, everyone who saw the phone during our testing period remarked on its attractiveness. The back of the phone has a sparkling glittery finish and a reflective diamond-like appearance that both catch the light differently and create a phone that is obviously made to catch people’s attention. Although the design is beautiful and something you should definitely see in person if you can, it doesn’t appear well in images. That is the case for the silver version of the phone that we tested, but because we haven’t seen the black or green variants in person yet, we are unable to comment on their aesthetics. The camera bumps, two circular knolls that extend quite a bit from the back of the phone, divide the surface of the back. This indicates that the phone doesn’t quite rest flat on surfaces without a slight wobble when you tap on it. The phone’s curved-edge screen is another feature we like but that some people might not. This design element, which was once ubiquitous in high-end smartphones but is now less common, helps the phone feel cozy in your palm. It also means that the item is more likely to break in the event of a drop, and some curved-edge screens are more prone to accidental touches. For what it’s worth, we never accidentally touched the Honor 70 while using it; instead, the phone felt secure in our hands and fit comfortably in our palms. Another benefit is that it only weighs 178g.On the right edge of the device, there is a USB-C port, as well as a power button and volume rocker that are both simple to use with one hand. The fingerprint scanner is integrated into the display, which may turn off some customers, and there is no 3.5mm headphone jack. During our testing, this was simple to locate and reliably unlocked the phone when we tapped it.
Display
On first glance, the Honor 70’s screen appears to be top-tier thanks to its curves, 6.7-inch size, HDR10 certification, and that silky 120Hz dynamic refresh rate. Despite having high refresh rates, some competitors, including the Oppo Reno 8 Pro, do not dynamically switch between 60 and 120Hz to conserve power. It’s great that Honor has this feature on its elegant midrange. The brightness of that AMOLED panel is nice, peaking at about 900 nits in direct sunlight with auto brightness turned on or 400 nits with manual brightness turned on. Although not the best in its class, this should nevertheless provide an adequate watching experience in all but the brightest lighting conditions. Colors pop, there is pleasing depth and contrast, and Honor also offers the ability to customise the screen experience when viewing indoors. The Honor 70’s Full HD resolution means it isn’t as sharp as some flagship phones, but it compares favorably to its midrange rivals. The pixel density for the 24001080 resolution is 395 pixels per inch.
Honor 70 review: Software
Honor’s phones have Google apps, in contrast to those of its former parent company Huawei. Honor phones were initially subject to the prohibition, but you can now use the Play Store, Maps, Gmail, and other services. The phone is powered by Android 12 with Honor’s MagicUI installed on top. The MagicUI is primarily a visually modification with a bright appearance, however there are some design adjustments as well. Honor’s software appears quite constrained in compared to other companies’ Android forks given how fiercely other businesses compete to provide enhancements and distinctive features. It’s not necessarily bad, but MagicUI doesn’t have as many distinctive features as Samsung’s One UI or Xiaomi’s MIUI. There won’t be any surprises here, though, if you’ve ever used an Android phone.
Performance
The Honor 70, which has an 8GB RAM and Qualcomm Snapdragon 778+ 5G processor, performs similarly to the Nothing Phone (1) despite interestingly having slightly lower benchmark scores. However, because of its consistent 120Hz refresh rate, it feels quick and fluid and can play back the majority of games at medium graphics settings without experiencing too many frame drops. With the exception of a few minor details, Honor’s Magic UI 6 over Android 12 runs almost identically to Huawei’s EMUI. also you can check our article on Honor 70 review. However, it offers access to the Google Play Store, which is a huge plus for anyone in the West. Numerous pre-installed programmes are available. The first few minutes we spent with the Honor 70 involved uninstalling apps like Trainpal, Trip.com, Booking.com, and WPS office. It was fantastic that some Honor programmes, like Email and Tips, could be deleted, but not others, like Honor Store and My Honor. This bloat is a standard feature of the Magic UI. There is much to like here, but anyone looking for the original Android should check out Motorola, Nokia, and Google, of course. Despite not having a microSD card slot, the Honor 70 boasts 256GB of storage, which is more than enough enough for tones of documents, pictures, videos, and applications. Despite its slim size, it has a good battery within, a 4800mAh cell. Thanks to the powerful Snapdragon 778G+ inside, the phone has a full day of battery life. The fast charging 66W charger that comes with the phone charges it in under an hour and gets it to 50% battery life in just 20 minutes. Even though it isn’t class-leading, this speed is still more than adequate, but the phone is completely devoid of wireless charging.
Honor 70 review: Camera
The main 54MP camera lens of the Honor 70 is the first smartphone to employ the Sony IMX800 sensor. Why does that matter? Thankfully, the pictures are excellent. It absolutely sings on sunny days, with superb color reproduction, a strong dynamic range, and good detail. This phone’s main lens and 50Mp ultrawide lens exhibit reasonably consistent color, which is unusual for a device of this price. Strong macro photos can also be taken with the ultra-wide lens. Good work, Honor. In low light, the cameras perform worse. Even photos with shadows rather than complete blackness are inaccurately reproduced, giving the overall image a slight greying. It is even more obvious in indoor low-light shots. However, you’ll probably want to disable the annoying beauty modes that are enabled by default. On the plus side, we really like the portrait mode on the phone, which is aided by a 2Mp depth sensor. Since there isn’t a telephoto lens, you must rely on digital zoom. We chose not to because the quality is poor and photographs seem like watercolors when magnified beyond two times. The 32Mp selfie camera is reliable for taking pictures and movies of yourself, although it suffers in bright light, as many of these tiny sensors do. View pictures taken with each of the Honor 70’s lenses by swiping through the slideshow below. Software takes over when hardware can be overworked at this cost. Solo Cut is the name of Honor’s most prominent camera function for the Honor 70. It enables you to tap onto a person in the scene, who is then tracked in a separate portrait video, while simultaneously recording a wide-angle landscape video of the scene using the rear cameras. To ensure they are in the frame, this is shown on the screen in a tiny window. You have the option to change characters midway through. Despite its cleverness, we didn’t find it to be very useful. However, it might be useful when watching children’s plays or concerts to follow the subject you’re interested in while also taking in the entire stage, for instance.
Battery life
Even though the majority of modern smartphones have 5000mAh batteries, the Honor 70’s somewhat smaller 4800mAh battery doesn’t slow it down. The phone may have a sizable, power-hungry screen, but thanks to its dynamic refresh rate and reasonably slow chipset, it can still go through a normal day. you will read our article on Honor 70 review. The Honor 70 charges to around 50% in 20 minutes with 66W rapid wired charging, and you can receive a full charge in under an hour. Given that it’s becoming more common in midrange phones, the absence of wireless charging in this device is a bit disappointing. A wireless charging module, however, might have jeopardized the Honor 70’s sleek, slender profile, which is one of its main selling points given how thin it is.
Honor 70 review: Price and availability
In the UK, only the carriers Three and Vodafone offer an 8/256GB variant in either black or green. The price of that version in Europe will be €599. Honor does not do business in the US, so neither version will be offered for sale there. The Pixel 6a, which costs $449/£399/€459 and has Android 13 and longer software support as well as significantly better cameras, is now directly in competition with the Honor 70. The Honor phone has a higher refresh rate display, but the £369/€399 OnePlus Nord 2T costs less than the 70 and has faster charging.
Conclusion
The Honor 70’s camera system is unquestionably its best feature. It impresses with a sizable primary sensor that, while it cannot provide the highest level of image sharpness, still produces excellent low-light images. This is greatly helped by Honor Magic4 Pro’s excellent imaging algorithm, which was also employed in the Magic4 Pro. The selfie camera can persuade us as well. The Honor 70 also stands out for its independent, thin design, bright OLED screen with DC dimming, useful tracking features, and quick charging technology.
