This year, Honor launched the Honor 9X as one of the few "full view" phones on the market. To achieve a large notch-free display, Honor hides the selfie camera behind a motorized pop-up mechanism. The large 6.59" phone provides a much more immersive experience due to the completely uninterrupted display. The size of a notch or hole-punch solution might not seem very intrusive, but while gaming, it's a clear advantage having a full view display.
Specifications
Honor 9X |
Specs |
---|---|
Display |
6.59″ 1080 x 2340p (391 ppi) |
Chipset |
HiSilicon Kirin 710F |
RAM |
4/6GB |
Storage |
128GB |
Main Camera |
48MP/8MP (Ultrawide)/2MP (Depth Sensor) |
Selfie Camera |
16MP Motorized Pop-up |
Battery |
4,000mAh |
Operating System |
Android 9.1.0 EMUI 9.1.0 |
The Kirin 710F is paired with up to 6GB of RAM and provides great performance across some of the most popular 3D games. You'll also find that system performance is really impressive despite the weaker chipset included in this phone.
Gaming
Honor is able to get really good performance from lower-end specs. Their secret is GPU Turbo 3.0. This feature is designed to prioritize gaming performance and has the ability to increase frame rate and graphics for your games. Battery performance is also increased due to 10% greater efficiency from GPU Turbo 3.0.
Minecraft runs flawlessly on the Honor 9X, even with the render distance bumped all the way up to 11 chunks and maxed out graphics. Worlds are created very quickly and terrain loads without lag. The same experience can be found across any game you throw at this phone.
Since mobile games are designed to be compatible with as many phones as possible, the full view display offers more of a gaming improvement than a significant increase in processing power would. When it comes to the experience on Minecraft, you will see the same performance from the Honor 9X that you'd have for most flagship devices. This leaves opportunity for improvements in other areas like the display. Honor took advantage of this and the result is a fantastic and immersive gaming phone.