Honor 20S smartphone - advantages and disadvantages

The company Honor can be called one of the fastest growing in Russia, this is when you consider that the brand was born only 6 years ago, and appeared in the Russian Federation about 2 years ago.

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

Honor brand

Honor is a brand that is considered one of the best smartphone manufacturers out there. 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, which is why the brand's smartphones are characterized by the latest technology.

At Honor, the spread of information about gadgets among young people through social media 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 the models of smartphones and making them inexpensive.

Many people may have a question “So, which company is the best phone and which model is better to buy?”, The answer is difficult to give, because everything depends on the selection criteria. There is no difference in software for smartphones, except that Huawei is a classic that was created for people of an older generation. Honor is popular among young people as it enables them to buy a device with the latest technology at a price that suits 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 continuously produced and belong to different price categories.

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

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

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

Equipment

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

• smartphone;
• a 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 body was pulled together by an aluminum frame.

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

The phone is comfortable to hold in 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, therefore, you can't put the phone exactly, this minus is corrected by purchasing a cover. There are also reviews where they complain that the surface of the case is easily scratched, which again leads to the need to purchase a cover.

Screen

Moving on 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 equal to 412 ppi, which makes it possible to conclude 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 diagonal of the screen is 6.26 inches, the aspect ratio is 19.5: 9, which allows the user to diversify his content, that is, you can take time for surfing the Internet, for video, for active games. The dimensions of the display are conducive to this.

91.7% of the front panel of the smartphone belongs to the display, of which 84.2% is the work 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 notch, 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, we move on to the software.

Filling

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

The graphics accelerator MALI-G52 MP6 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 drawbacks is the impossibility of increasing the memory, since there is no memory card slot.

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

Autonomy

The capacity of the rechargeable battery is 3750 mAh, Li-Po type. This is enough to use the phone for 2 days.

The battery supports fast charging, which has a power of 20W.

In comparison with its predecessor, this gadget is inferior in power, however, thanks to the 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 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. Also, the rear camera has LED backlighting.

Main camera sensor - IMX586.

So, for the sake of clarity, the 48MP module is for the main photo; 8 Mp module - for widescreen shots; module 2 Mp - for macro photography. The pictures are highly detailed, with good sharpness and it doesn't matter what time of day they were taken. Anticipating the questions "How does he take pictures and how does he take pictures at night?", Examples of photos are below.

But 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 megapixels, f / 2.0. Video quality is the same as the rear camera - 1080p at 30 frames / sec.

The camera lacks optical stabilization, but it is only in the 20 Pro model, and there is no depth sensor that helps not focus, but defocus the background in the photo. But this is the smallest loss for the user, since this can be done using photo processing.

Communications

This section will hardly surprise you with anything: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, GPS.

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

Unlocking takes place due to a 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 it profitable to buy a smartphone? Earlier it was said that Honor sells their smartphones through online stores, but they can also be found in offline stores, which the brand has preferred. However, a profitable and convenient way is still ordering on the Internet, and if you join the HONOR Club, you can get a discount.

Specifications

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

Positive and negative sides

The review allows you not only to get acquainted with the parameters of the 20S model, but also to identify its weak points, and maybe even strong ones, 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;
• a fingerprint scanner on the side;
• sound;
• device performance;
• price-quality ratio;
• accumulator battery.

• minor flaws;
• fragility of the case surface.

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

Outcome

If we take any rating of high-quality smartphones, then in almost all of them the Honor brand takes leading positions. Thanks to its "branch", Huawei was able to 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 pros and cons of the 20S, we can say that for little money there is a chance to buy a reliable, stylish smartphone with an excellent camera and good charging. What else is needed for the young and energetic generation of 2019?