Ordered it on the bigbillionday and got 1500 discount, Thanks to Flipkart
After months of reading up about Honor 6 and a day of actual use, I am penning down a first-hand review, mostly the points which are not covered in other reviews found on the net, hope it helps:
BUILD, QUALITY AND DESIGN
• Superb fit and finish, good material quality. Feels premium and nice to hold
• Very light for the size (around 130gms) but doesn’t feel flimsy at all
• Narrow bezels with a good percentage of area covered by the display itself (Unlike the mi3) make it more compact than other phones with 5 inch display
• Rounded corners and super slim profile makes it practical to use (Unlike square-ish corners of mi3)
DISPLAY
• One of the best things on this phone is this gorgeous display. You can easily notice the sharpness due to the very high ppi
• Vibrant colours, sufficient brightness, good viewing angles
• Super AMOLED screens have better contrast (OK, I am really nit-picking here)
UI
• Simple, smooth and very functional. For anyone who has used an android phone before, there should be no stress to adapt to this
• Not very far from stock android, and changes made on top of it feel very natural while using and there is almost zero learning curve
• Default theme works good for me. For those who want to play around, there are plenty of customization options available ( both local and online)
• Lack of app drawer doesn’t really matter as you can still keep your favourite apps and widgets closer and group and push back others
• EMUI 3 is around the corner, waiting to try it asap
CAMERA AND IMAGING
• The 13mp primary camera isn’t anything brilliant (only if I compare it with the ones on other flagships) but does the job well
• Don’t underestimate; it’s still the best I've seen in this price range
• 5mp front camera is a surprise, great for selfie lovers; it’s a wide angle one and captures good range. You can easily take a selfie with 2 friends by your side
• The beautification feature should be popular with the fairer sex, it actually softens the skin texture and removes unwanted details from your face
• The stock editor packs in some innovative stuff (slim face, slender nose, enhanced eyes etc.)
PERFORMANCE
• I can’t say much about it as am not much into hi-performance gaming. Basic stuff like switching across multiple apps and webpages was handled with ease
• Became a little warm at the back and showed some lag after half an hour of streaming full HD videos on YouTube
AUDIO QUALITY - This is one aspect which is greatly neglected in other reviews. Here's my take
• Easily one of the better sounding phones in the market. IMO, it comes second only to the beats range found on more expensive HTC One series
• Superb audio on speaker, no surround speakers though
• Good with headphones, but not great (I am switching from Beats audio and feel it’s better)
• Decent volume level with good frequency response, the bass tends to get muddy at times though. I am no audiophile, but can tell good from bad using my Shure SE215s
• The stock music app comes with dts enhancement which works like a charm (still not as good as beats audio in HTCs)
• FOR THOSE WHO CARE FOR MUSIC AND ARE WAITING FOR THE MI4 - I have tested Mi3 and it sounded pathetic and if gsmarena reviews are anything to go by, Mi4 will be no different. Good to see Huawei has done no cost cutting on this front
Finally, A SPECIAL MENTION OF THE WiFi (for those who have read anandtech review and are worried about the poor WiFi). Firstly, I haven’t read about this problem anywhere else, and now that I have used it, I can say it has been flawless. I HAVE EXPERIENCED GREAT SPEEDS AND NO DROP WHATSOEVER
Package Content -2 Screen protectors (Front and Back) are included in package, Good that Huawei chose these over some flimsy earbuds for the namesake.