Smartphone Honor 20S - advantages and disadvantages

Honor can be called one of the fastest growing in Russia, given that the brand was born only 6 years ago, and appeared in Russia about 2 years ago.

Honor smartphones are designed for the younger generation, who live in a fast pace, when everything around is interesting. Honor 20S is a more budgetary and "lighter" version of Honor 20, however, despite this, the gadget is able to compete with popular smartphone models from other manufacturers.

Honor Brand

Honor is a brand that is considered to be one of the best smartphone manufacturers. Honor is part of Huawei, China's largest telecommunications company.

Often Honor and Huawei are confused with each other, sometimes they call some model, for example, Honor Huawei 20S. Let's highlight some differences:

• Honor is a brand, a kind of "branch" of Huawei or a company within a company;
• different logos;
• different audience and ways of promotion.

Honor is focused on socially active consumers, so the brand's smartphones are characterized by the latest technologies.

At Honor, the dissemination of information about gadgets takes place among young people through social networks and various popular ways of communication. The sale of phones is carried out through online stores, in order to save on costs, which allows you to invest more in improving smartphone models and make them inexpensive.

Many may have the question “So, which company is the best phone and which model is better to buy?”, It is difficult to answer it, because it all depends on the selection criteria. Smartphones have no difference in software, except that Huawei is a classic that was created for people of an older generation. Honor is popular among young people because it gives you the opportunity to buy a device with the latest technology at a price that is suitable for many.

It is also worth noting that the popularity of models is growing thanks to Honor Ambassadors, who are young and active people, both in real life and on social networks, which further draws attention to these smartphones.

Honor 20S review

The popularity of the Honor line of phones is growing at a fast pace, new models are being produced continuously and belong to different price categories.

The release of the new Honor 20S fell on September 4, 2019.

As already mentioned, Honor 20S is a more simplified model of Honor 20 with a corresponding price tag. They lightened the camera, which did not affect the quality of the photos. As for the processor, there is a kind of “downgrade” there, but due to the sufficient amount of RAM, this does not significantly affect the operation of the device.

Despite minor shortcomings, the smartphone is able to create a beautiful photo, give you the opportunity to relax while playing a game or just use an interesting application.

Equipment

In terms of equipment, it is unlikely that the 20S model will be able to surprise anyone, since everything is according to the standard scheme:

• smartphone;
• a paper clip to open the SIM card tray;
• documentation;
• adapter - capacity 20W;
• USB cable - Type-C (standard length cord);
• adapter from Type-C to 3.5 mm.

Design

The body of the novelty is made of glass, which shimmers with a gradient color on the back panel. Also, the case was pulled together with an aluminum frame.

The smartphone will be released in three colors: black, blue and white.

The phone is comfortable to hold in your hand due to its relatively small dimensions:

• length - 154.25 mm;
• width - 73.97 mm;
• thickness - 7.87 mm;
• weight - 172 g.

Here, as well as in many other models, the rear camera sticks out, respectively, you can’t put the phone down exactly, this minus is corrected by buying a case. There are also reviews where they complain that the surface of the case is easily scratched, which again leads to the need to buy a case.

Screen

Turning to the interface, we note that the FULL HD + display is equipped with an IPS-type matrix with a fairly high resolution: 2340x1080. The density of 1 inch is 412 ppi, which leads to the conclusion that the color reproduction is realistic and has large viewing angles and a margin of brightness, which creates comfort for viewing information in the sun.

The screen diagonal is 6.26 inches, the aspect ratio is 19.5:9, which allows the user to diversify their content, that is, you can devote time to surfing the Internet, for video, for active games. The display dimensions are conducive to this.

91.7% of the front panel of the smartphone belongs to the display, of which 84.2% is the working surface. Just like in the more expensive model, the front camera is located in the left corner of the display, and it is located in a round cutout, which does not take up much space.

There is nothing new in the matter of sound, at the bottom of the smartphone you can see a media speaker in a single copy. Unfortunately, the headphone jack is still missing.

Slowly but surely moving on to the software.

Filling

20S Smartphone Platform - Android 9.0 Pie in Magic UI 2.1.1 shell High-performance latest Kirin 810 (7 nm) processor has 8 cores: 2 Cortex-A76 cores with a frequency of 2.27 GHz + 6 Cortex-A55 cores with a frequency of 1.88 GHz .

The MALI-G52 MP6 graphics accelerator does an excellent job with high-quality graphics processing.

The RAM size is 6 GB or 8 GB with 128 GB of internal memory. One of the downsides is the inability to expand the memory, because there is no slot for memory cards.

Judging by the characteristics, Honor 20S can be called a productive, smart device and with good functionality that will appeal to the part of the audience for which it is designed.

autonomy

Battery capacity - 3750 mAh, type Li-Po. This is quite enough to use the phone for 2 days.

The battery supports fast charging, the power of which is 20W.

Compared to its predecessor, this gadget is inferior in power, but thanks to RAM and battery capacity, this does not eliminate the opportunity to play "gluttonous" games.

Camera

The main camera is equipped with 3 modules: resolution 48 MP - f / 1.8, where there is a contrast and phase autofocus; resolution 8 MP - f / 2.4 + resolution 2 MP - f / 2.4, the last two modules come with a fixed focus. The rear camera also has an LED light.

Main camera sensor - IMX586.

So, for greater clarity, the 48 MP module is for the main photo; 8 megapixel module - for widescreen shots; 2 MP module - for macro photography. The pictures are highly detailed, with good sharpness and no matter what time of day they were taken. Anticipating the questions “How does he take pictures and how does he take pictures at night?” Sample photos are below.

But the video with ultra-high resolution will not work, the maximum of this smartphone is 1080p (30 frames / sec).

The front camera is equipped with a module with a resolution of 32 MP, f/2.0. The video quality is the same as that of the rear camera - 1080p at 30 frames / sec.

There is no optical stabilization in the camera, but it is only in the 20 Pro model. There is also no depth sensor, which contributes not to focusing, but to defocusing the background in the photo. But this is the least loss for the user, because this can be done using photo processing.

Communications

This section is unlikely to surprise with anything: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, GPS.

NFC is present, which makes it possible to make contactless payments.

Unlocking occurs due to the fingerprint scanner, on the one hand, this is not a new solution for a long time, but, nevertheless, it is convenient, especially considering that it is located on the side of the smartphone.

Price policy

Average price: 20,000 rubles.

How much this device costs will depend on the configuration:

• 6/128 GB - $265;
• 8/128 GB - $307.

Where is the best place to buy a smartphone? It has already been said that Honor sells its smartphones through online stores, but they can also be found in offline stores, which the brand has given preference to. However, a profitable and convenient way is still ordering on the Internet, and if you join the HONOR Club, you can get a discount.

Characteristics

To make it easier to understand what Honor 20S is like, let's put the main parameters of the smartphone into a table.

Positive and negative sides

The review allows not only to get acquainted with the parameters of the 20S model, but also to identify its weaknesses, and maybe its strengths, depending on the context in which it is considered. Let's take a closer look at the pros and cons.

• matrix, color rendering;
• improved shell;
• fingerprint scanner on the side;
• sound;
• device performance;
• price-quality ratio;
• accumulator battery.

• minor flaws;
• fragility of the body surface.

If we talk objectively about the gadget in question, then this is a good investment of money, despite some disadvantages.

Results

If you take any rating of high-quality smartphones, then in almost all of them the Honor brand takes a leading place. Thanks to its “branch”, Huawei has become a real competitor in the field of online brands in the budget segment, not only in the Chinese market, but throughout the world.

Having considered all the main parameters and pluses and minuses of the 20S model, we can say that for little money there is a chance to buy a reliable, stylish smartphone with an excellent camera and good charging. And what else is needed for the young and energetic generation of 2019?