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Lenovo K900 thoughts

Didn't find a Lenovo K900 thread anywhere, on any site as a matter of fact, so I'm starting one. First phone from a Chinese company to get me excited. I'm still leery of ZTE and Huawei, but Lenovo has been making Thinkpads for several years now so I'll bite. This phone looks amazing, especially the diamond pattern. It's super blocky, but its so thin at under 7mm it makes it look really cool. The frame around the black glass front really makes it stand out in its own unique way. It even has a microSD slot. A big middle finger to all those other unibody phones that keep on saying no microSD is the future. The only thing I don't like is the look of the speaker grille. There's also a 13MP camera by Sony. Hopefully it is the new Exmor RS and not the old R. If it is the RS, it's kind of weird that Sony is not making their own sensor exclusive, and instead sharing the limelight with Lenovo on the same show. The Lenovo one is even thinner. Did I mention it has a 5.5" 1080p IPS screen?
Here's a fun video where the rep makes a bunch of mistakes. Poor guy confuses sim card with microSD card and internal storage with internal RAM. He also does this Sarah Palin-esque jumble of words about how he personally loves the phone, its good for low lighting, because he's a power user, and a whole bunch of other stuff that aren't necessarily connected. Does it in all the other videos too. Gotta dig how he says that 5.5" is the perfect size.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/ces-videos/hands-on-lenovo-k900-intel-atom-clover-trail-smartphone/
Here's a comparison with the Galaxy Note 2. Its a little bit taller, but looks a little bit less wide, if not the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsnX4qGERZI

Since you want thoughts, I have to say that IMO that's one of the ugliest phones to date. The shiny back thing worked well on phones like the Nexus 4 but on that it looks absolutely awful. From a specs standpoint it seems pretty decent, although I don't think it's any better than the Xperia Z or ZL (whichever one's better lol). The Xperias are infinitely better looking, too. However, as stated in the comments of the youtube comparison with a GNote 2, phablets are pretty pointless without some sort of special S-Pen like functionality.

I like the metal and those screws which make it look solid and upmarket even though being so slim. The diamond pattern version is not for me, although it does look like those engine turned instrument panels on pre-war Mercedes'. Performance wise I've seen initial benchmarks which look impressive. It does need an S-pen. At the moment the Note 2 is my favourite phone even though Samsung is using far too much cheap looking plastic.

i 'am using k900 now

tadimy said:
i 'am using k900 now
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Congratulations! Nicely designed hardware (the simple stainless version), unfortunately with really tacky overlay, but nothing that a good launcher can't help, I hope.
I just ordered one
Is the K900 definitely a WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 phone? Most specs mention only 2100 for 3G, some add 900, but one of the shops confirmed, when questioned specifically, that the K900 covers WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100. This is important for the US users (and here is what Lenovo seems to be distributing: http://www.letsgomobile.org/images/news/lenovo/lenovo-smartphone.pdf)
How do you like it so far?
What is the battery life?
What is the camera like in low light?
I also have the HTC One Developer Edition on order, but will probably cancel it (the f/1.8 lens on the K900 was the tipping point for me, hope it's great not just on paper).

Also, does it have FM transmitter?
Most of the chips with FM receivers include a transmitter as well, just curious if there is an app on the K900 for the transmitter.

Camera Comparison: iPhone 5 vs Nokia 920 vs Lenovo K900
Use Google Translate:
http://mobile.zol.com.cn/373/3734242.html
To me, it looks like the iPhone 5 produces noticeably better photos....

MacGuy2006 said:
Use Google Translate:
http://mobile.zol.com.cn/373/3734242.html
To me, it looks like the iPhone 5 produces noticeably better photos....
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k900 and iphone 5 have their own strengths,in your link to zol.com.cn ,they show that iphone 5's photo is better at night,but ,Lenovo K900 is still very stable from the comparison of outdoor , indoor , macro , panoramic night view of these aspects , whether it is indoors or outdoors, Lenovo K900 can be very accurate in place to restore the colors and details . iPhone 5 because of its usual " automatic " style ,adjust the photo color , brightness to compare to please the eye , but During panorama shooting iPhone 5 " automatic " loss of efficiency , a significant drop in the brightness of the screen .

MacGuy2006 said:
Congratulations! Nicely designed hardware (the simple stainless version), unfortunately with really tacky overlay, but nothing that a good launcher can't help, I hope.
I just ordered one
Is the K900 definitely a WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 phone? Most specs mention only 2100 for 3G, some add 900, but one of the shops confirmed, when questioned specifically, that the K900 covers WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100. This is important for the US users (and here is what Lenovo seems to be distributing: http://www.letsgomobile.org/images/news/lenovo/lenovo-smartphone.pdf)
How do you like it so far?
What is the battery life?
What is the camera like in low light?
I also have the HTC One Developer Edition on order, but will probably cancel it (the f/1.8 lens on the K900 was the tipping point for me, hope it's great not just on paper).
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Lenovo K900 is still very stable from the comparison of outdoor , indoor , macro , panoramic night view of these aspects , whether it is indoors or outdoors, Lenovo K900 can be very accurate in place to restore the colors and details . iPhone 5 because of its usual " automatic " style ,adjust the photo color , brightness to compare to please the eye , but During panorama shooting iPhone 5 " automatic " loss of efficiency , a significant drop in the brightness of the screen 。
The comparison of k900 and htc one in deferent brightness.
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for more outward appearance just go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2284530
and i will share more soon ~
for more photo shoot,use google translate to read http://mobile.zol.com.cn/373/3734242.html

Sure, the K900 has an overall fine camera with great wide aperture and hopefully the software side will be tweaked to make the shots better.
Thanks for the photos in the rooting thread you've started, it a great-looking phone.
Have you figured out if the phone has radio transmitter (so that you can stream music to FM frequency on your car radio, for cars without A2DP receivers)?
Also, have you come across any documentation on the 3G bands enabled (850 and 1900 are of particular interest)?
Oh, and can you get through the day without a recharge (with "normal" use)?
Thanks.

guys frankly before ordering i was thinking this is the best phone in the world in this price range but after i used it for 1 month ive realised that firstly..camera is good but it needs some settings every time.....guyz im not a developer but i guarantee u with roms like cm or miui this big beast will turn to a monster...problems is in its software"lenovo UI"..I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE WOULD PORT ROMS ON K900

Motorola Moto X - Review

Moto X – Review
I had been hearing lots about the Moto X but it wasn't on my radar for phones to check out. Then out of the blue I had an opportunity to get my hands on one, so I figured why not.
The biggest thing to remember about the Moto X is that it is not a hardware monster. It wasn't desgined to take on the Note 3 or similar top of the line phones in benchmarks, it was designed to be unique, be extremely well optimized and provides a great user experience. So lets see what Motorola have brought to the table.
Display
The Moto X is a smaller phone by todays standards and has a 4.7 inch display. At that size you can get away with a 720p and get the benefits of reduced battery consumption. That's what they did and I think it was the right choice. The screen is repsonsive, bright and looks pretty good overall. To make sure their phone is durable they went with Gorilla Glass to keep the front safe.
Software
The biggest asset the Moto X has, is its software. Motorola have obviously taken the time to think about what would enrich the users experience with a mobile device. It’s the small things they have worked in that all add up to leave a noticeable impression at the end of the day.
The phone does a good job walking you through its unique extras, teaching you what functions are available and how to use them. I really liked the always listening access to Google Now. Even when the device was asleep, Google Now was accessible. Turning your wrist twice will activate the camera, and only a single touch on the screen is required, making it easy to take pics with the phone in one hand and using your thumb to snap the pic. The list goes on, but you get the point. Add in the fact that the phone is incredibly optimized allowing far better performance than the hardware would indicate, and you have a solid offering.
WiFi
The Moto X has 5 Ghz and 2.4 Ghz Wifi. I tested them by taking a reading directly beside the router, another reading at the furthest point on my upper level, and a 3rd set of readings at the furthest point in my basement.
5Ghz
-27 mbps at the router
-14 mbps upper level
-4 mbps basement
2.4Ghz
-30 mbps at the router
-27 mbps upper
-25 mbps basement
These are fairly descent speeds as I've had some devices get almost unusable signal upstairs, and no signal at all in the basement.
Call quality
I’m not a big talker, I would much rather text. From the calls I did make, I can say the phone is fairly clear. I listened from my end and then had someone call me using the phone while I listened. I would definitely give the phone a thumbs up.
Speaker
The speaker in the Moto X really surprised me. It wasn't the loudest or clearest speaker I’ve heard but it was pretty darn good. It had just enough volume and remained crystal clear even when maxed. I could even feel a little bit of bass in my hand while testing, something many mid to lower end phones lack.
Video playback
I tested the playback with HD clips from YouTube as well as a movie played through VLC player. The phone handled both situations well, as would be expected with a phone using an Adreno 320. Although it’s last years GPU tech, it still has more than enough grunt to play media with ease.
Web browsing
The Moto X wasn’t the snappiest device for browsing but it held its own. At no point did I say “Man , these pages are taking a long time to load”
You can check out the Vellamo HTML5 scores further down in the review.
GPS
The GPS was on par with other Qualcomm device testing I’ve done. It locks quickly and holds its connection at all times.
I put the phone into Airplane mode to eliminate data assistance and got a cold lock in 20 seconds.
Subsequent locks were less than 5 seconds.
Cameras
The 2 MP front facing camera proves you don’t need huge mega pixel numbers to produce a nice image. The selfies I took were really nice and more than expected from the device. The rear 10MP camera was ok in well-lit conditions but suffered from a green hue in lower light conditions when the flash was used. Overall, I would say the rear camera could have been done better and needs an upgrade.
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Benchmarks
This is where I feel the optimization came into play. For an older tech processor that was bumped down to a dual core, the Moto X did ok.
Antutu = 22,083
CPU Prime = 3377
Nenamark 2 = 60.8 fps
Vellamo
HTML5 = 1445
Metal = 730
Battery
It was pretty easy to get a full day out of the Moto X with moderate usage. It also did ok in regards to screen time. I played movies on the phone taking it down to 9%. I put the screen on auto and I managed about 6hrs 45 minutes but forgot to start a new movie a couple of times, so the device probably could have handled over 7 hours of playback.
Gaming
I tested the phones gaming abilities with Dead Trigger 2 and Asphalt 8. The games defaulted to a mid-range graphics setting but I manually set them to high graphics. The phone played both games fairly well thanks again to the Adreno 320. It wasn’t as responsive and smooth as my Lenovo Vibe Z which uses an Adreno 330 but hey, that’s to be expected.
Conclusions
Many people say the Moto X is way overpriced for what it is. To a certain extent I agree. In regards to hardware and specs it’s hard to justify spending the asking price. What makes the phone worth taking a look at, is its uniqueness. Motorola have tried to do something a little different and in my opinion succeeded. There are rumblings about a new updated version coming this summer named the Moto X+1. I would hope they take a look at a better camera/flash combo, and add an expansion slot for extra memory. I am interested to see if the Lenovo purchase impacts Motorola’s strategy and direction or if they will leave them to continue their own course.
Do you think anything will change?
Also check out my video review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAHFTaOdHDc

nice review and amazing camera captures :good:

xkvegans said:
nice review and amazing camera captures :good:
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Thanks.
The camera on the Moto X is alright, I just found when the flash was used it would cause a strange discoloration to the pictures.

Full Review: THL T11, really fast with 2GB RAM to liberate MTK6892 8-Core CPU

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The good: 2GB RAM perfectly unleashes the potential of MT6592, so in terms of gaming, THL T11 is the one of the fastest 8-core smartphone I’ve ever experienced (the other is Huawei Honor 3X). Good craftsmanship as on previous THL handsets. The protective case is smart with automatic wake-up and can be used as a stand.
The bad: The protective case frequently flip open itself. The camera is disappointing.
Bottom line: Though it is 20 US dollars above the que-limit price for a Chinese phone, THL T11 is still worth the price, because it is very close to a high-end stuff in many aspects.
Price has long been my first concern if it comes to talking about a Chinese cell phone, so I didn’t mean to do much about the USD220 THL T11 when the cheapest phone with the Octa-core MTK6592 CPU has been 70 US dollars cheaper, namely, Mijue M10.
Fortunately the 2GB RAM drew my attention and made me wonder if it would help make a difference. Well, it did, and I saw something that stunned me quite a lot, like what you would see in the video below.
Yep, the cars of NFS Most Wanted flied! That gave me confidence to try Real Racing 3, which, seems not bad on the T11, too. And such a phone – I can call it a beast – of course deserves a full review. So here it is.
1. Design:
THL T11 is generally a copy of Xiaomi M3, or you may say both the 2 Chinese-brand phones stole the design language of Nokia Lumia 920, including a long rectangle face with sharp corners, curved-out left and right edges, as well as flat top and bottom.
As the T11 has a user-replaceable battery, there are inevitably seams on its edges for opening of the back cover. That aside, the handset inherits the good craftsmanship from its THL predecessors.
The rear side of THL T11 delivers a soft feel like that from a velvet blanket -- quite different from stock hard plastics covers; being a little bit narrower but thicker, the smartphone looks more compact than Xiaomi Mi3; and it has a neat appearance with no redundant buttons or holes besides a volume rocker, a power starter, a micro USB port, and a 3.5mm jack.
A bonus point could be the protective case which is composed of an extra back cover and a foldable piece of leather. You can flip the front cover open and close to wake up the display and let it sleep. And like the Smart Case of iPad, the T11 case can be used as a stand for video watching, too.
Perhaps the condition is just for the very T11 I hold in hand -- the front cover open itself due to a tensile force, so I have to let the face of the handset down when I put it on a table.
2. Display:
This week I tried three Chinese mobile phones with 5-inch 720p screens, namely, Cubot X6, Mijue M10, THL T11. Of them, Cubot X6 and THL T11 have the worst and best displays, respectively.
On the T11, you can see all the details of an image that should be shown with the resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels, and the mild and lively colors are quite eye pleasing.
3. Camera:
If THL T11 had a good camera, I would be willing to spend 30 US dollars more --- USD250 for a cellphone with no major drawback is quite a deal. Unfortunately, THL would rather save the money for a lower price.
The back camera is just a little bit better than a total disaster with low real resolution and pale colors, while the front camera is somewhat heartening. By the way, remember to peel off the piece of blue protective film on the lens of the rear camera, or you’ll get a more blurry picture.
Normal light:
Low light:
With flash:
Under fluorescent lamp:
Selfie:
4. OS:
The T11 runs on the pure Android 4.2.2 with Google Play store pre-installed. People on XDA-developers may not be android purists, but I think this hardware would set your mind at ease for development.
5. Performance
With the gaming experience aforementioned, I knew the T11 would have high scores on benchmark apps. And it did. Antutu gives the smartphone a high score of 27196 and GFX Bench 3.0 says it is able to deal with 41 pictures of 720p resolution in a second.
Not only gaming, every operation on the THL stuff is fast, such as switch across apps trays, open and close of apps, slide of pictures. However, I still feel hiccups during the switch between widget trays – the same problem with all Android 4.2.2 Chinese phones I’ve tested.
It seems that the MTK6592 Octa-core CPU and Mali450 MP4 quad-core GPU make a real fine chipset allocation, which, however, needs a big random access memory (RAM) to liberate itself from fetters. According to my memory, THL T11 should be as fast as Huawei Honor 3X, and the latter, worth more than USD300, happens to contain a 2GB RAM, too.
6. Battery:
Just like what I did on Cubot X6 and Mijue M10, I let a 720p music video loop on the T11 till the battery dies, and at the same time, the Battery Monitor Widget watched out the power consumption. Finally, the 2750mAh lasted the smartphone for about 6 hours of playback.
7. Others:
Though I don’t feel NFC is very useful, at least for now, this module on the T11 is quite responsive -- it connects very quickly to Nexus 4 and transfers files quite smoothly -- have a look at the video above.
8. Conclusion:
Of all cheap Chinese phones, THL T11 may be the first one that I think is a worthy opponent against some internationally known brands. Except camera, the T11 is fine by all means, and in terms of speed, it should’ve been one of the fastest of all 8-core phones by far.

Awesome review. Thanks for info. I am really interested now.

zerogun said:
Awesome review. Thanks for info. I am really interested now.
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It's just one week experience, so it may or may not be as good after long-time use. You need to see some consumer reviews for more fair judgement.

Which website did you order your phone from? How long did it take to reach you?
Thanks

Sunsamg said:
Which website did you order your phone from? How long did it take to reach you?
Thanks
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Hey, i didn't order it. I'm in China and get the phone from a friend who sell phones.

mohammad ahamad
nice review man.
How about facebook? Does it crash? Some people said that fb version 7 runs ok.
Thank you.

Great review indeed. Especially the battery performance verification method. My T11 is on the way (should arrive within the next week).
People claim that the notification led only works when charging.. Is it true? Is there any way to fix it without installing another ROM?

TUPAC_RIP said:
mohammad ahamad
nice review man.
How about facebook? Does it crash? Some people said that fb version 7 runs ok.
Thank you.
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I'm in China, where facebook is blocked by the government. It seems i need to use VPN next time.

mead6302 said:
Great review indeed. Especially the battery performance verification method. My T11 is on the way (should arrive within the next week).
People claim that the notification led only works when charging.. Is it true? Is there any way to fix it without installing another ROM?
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Sorry i didn't notice such details, but i'll check when the handset is available again. About the battery performance verification, it was learned from a guy on XDA.

mead6302 said:
Great review indeed. Especially the battery performance verification method. My T11 is on the way (should arrive within the next week).
People claim that the notification led only works when charging.. Is it true? Is there any way to fix it without installing another ROM?
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Led doesn't work but there is a fix. I don't remember where to search.
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk 2

Wooot.
Is 220 bucks a great deal for this device? Free shipping btw..

abihakim said:
Wooot.
Is 220 bucks a great deal for this device? Free shipping btw..
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I think so. T11 is the best mediocre Chinese phone by far, in terms of craftsmanship, smoothness, display and comprehensive strength.

LeEco Le 1s full review

Although new in the mobile phone industry, LeTV now Leeco has been a successful online video company in China. They have launched their first phones in April 2015 and made a successful breakthrough in the phone industry and now they have landed in India .
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LeTV Le 1s Main Features
• The Le 1Ss is equipped with 5.5 inches 1080p screen.
• The phone runs 2.2GHz X10 Turbo Helio octa-core processor, built-in 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.
• The rear camera is 13MP ISOCELL with a single LED flash. Front camera, if you want to take selfies, is 5MP.
• The phone is powered by a 3000mAh battery.
• The system runs on Android 5.0, on EUI 5.5 system.
• Along with its attractive price, the Le 1s also has a skilfully made all-metal body.
• Le 1s is a slim phone made with style.
Display:
This handset comes with 5.5 inches IPS Full High Definition display with 401 pixel density. The display sharp and vivid, flawless touch responsive with good viewing angles. The sunlight legibility of the display is also good. This is a certainly good display to considering this price range.
Camera:
This device comes with 13 MP Primary camera with single LED flash and 5 MP front facing camera. Both cameras capable of taking impressive shots, the images taken by this phone good detailing and clarity. But in indoor/low light scenario captures images shows slightly noise however, it can capture decent images in low lighting conditions. The overall camera quality good enough to considering in this price point.
Design & Build Quality:
The Le1s sports all metal body, device feels pretty premium in hands, but also feels little bit heavy, it’s only because of its metal built body, but no problem it is not a big issue, overall it feels pretty slim. The back panel of the smartphone is non removable, means you cannot remove the battery from the device, which is a good point. The smartphone measures 151.1×74.2×7.5mm and it weighs only 169 grams, in thickness it is just 7.5mm thick. Overall the Design and Build quality is fantastic.
Hardware & Gaming Performance:
It is boosted by a 2.2Ghz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10(64 bit) processor, along with 3GB of RAM, and it has a PowerVR G6200 GPU for videos and gaming. The hardware specs itself explained that how much powerful the device is, so really without wasting any time let us discuss about it. Overall experience with this device is pretty good or we will say very responsive, we have done lot of multitasking and phone feels smooth. In terms of gaming we challenged the device with industry’s most powerful to most popular small games like, subway surfers etc, as we expect small games runs very smoothly in this device, also when we tested some of the best graphic intensive games, it feels smooth too, in this device we have played Asphalt 8, NOVA 3, Injustice, Six guns, they are very fluent, to be fair we haven’t noticed any lag with the device.
Verdict:
LeEco Le 1s is a well performer, it is very smooth in terms of browsing experience. The device is well performing in all most every section, like we have tested some Games and we didn’t notice any lags. The daylight performance of the camera was awesome, in other words the device feels damn premium. If you want a beast in your pocket, and want to show off within your budget, then this is for you.

You have already posted a review here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/le-1s-ownership-review-t3343927
You can always edit that thread if you wish to add more or make changes.
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9 MAGICAL features that makes Honor Magic totally drool-worthy!

Honor Magic! The name says it all! Please read on to know how the phone lives up to its name.
Here are some cool features that make the device work like true magic!
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1. WiseScreen Sensor
The intelligent sensor system allows you to activate your phone smartly. The moment you pick up the phone, the sensor on the phone’s frame and the front infrared camera recognize your hand and your eyes, and put the phone into action by activating the screen. When you put down your phone, or place it in your pocket, the screen goes off in one second.
2. Intelligent Face Code Recognition
New message notification will only show up for pre-registered faces to ensure users’ privacy.
3. Honor Magic Live
Honor Magic Live smart engine does not only understand the users’ needs, but helps to organize their life. By detecting external factors such as touch, direction, brightness, speed, distance and location, Honor Magic does not only function passively on your demand, but also provides active services beyond your imagination.
4. My Pocket
Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to activate the ‘save’ and ‘share’ button so you can collect and share your favorite articles, music and videos.
5. 3D Glass Curved Design
Honor Magic boasts of an ergonomic design with its double 3D glass covers and Class-A curvy style which reflects bright, shining lights.
6. Magic Touch: Effortless navigation with one key
Besides being Honor’s first smartphone with front home button which also serves as fingerprint scanner, Honor Magic’s home button is an all-in-one key replacing the “back” and “overview” buttons, enhancing the actual screen size considerably.
You may navigate around, such as unlock the phone, return to previous page, browse history and return to the home screen, simply by touching, double tapping or swiping on the same key.
7. Fast charging
Thanks to the introduction of a special graphite molecular structure of the new battery materials - and the new charging design, Honor Magic achieves an incredible boost. It only takes 20 minutes to juice up the battery to 70% and 10 minutes to charge up to 40%. With Honor Magic, your days of worrying about low batteries are over.
8. 2K AMOLED Curved Screen
Honor Magic features a stunning 5.09-inch 2K AMOLED curved screen which presents the vivid world in all its color.
9. Dual 12MP Parallel Lens
Honor Magic boasts of 12MP dual lens camera, one lens captures black and white image while the other one captures color images - the former guarantees detail and the latter delivers vibrant color. The dual lens work together to effortlessly capture clear and vibrant images.
Found useful? Comment below on what you think about these features?

Not related to the above, but i like to share my thoughts on some initial worries people have about the phone.
1) battery life
While it is indeed a comparatively smaller 2900mAh battery, but its running on a 5.1 inch screen phone. It all comes down to optimization. Samsung S7 was 5.1inch, 2k screen, 3000mAh phone and had decent battery life. The google pixel with 5", 1080p & 2770mAh is not so great in battery life.
So lets hope Honor has optimized it well along with the 90% minute charge in 30 mins being a big relief.
2) The Kirin 950 performance
here again, while on the sheet K950 is not the latest out there, but as seen from real life test of opening apps and ram management, the Huawei phones like Mate9, Honor 8 are actually putting better or on par performance than other phones like One Plus 3T, Iphone 7, S7 Edge, Pixels, etc . And it all has to do with Huawei's EMUI doing some great job in the software department and if that is the case with Honor Magic and its own new UI as well then it should not be a worry.
That said, this is obviously not a phone for hardcore gamers considering its size and design.

warea said:
Not related to the above, but i like to share my thoughts on some initial worries people have about the phone.
That said, this is obviously not a phone for hardcore gamers considering its size and design.
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Agreed. If we pay 35K+ for this phone then we may expect a better battery for sure. not sure in real world how it would perform with 2900 mAH battery but seems Magic UI is light weight than EMUI so we may expect a better performance or battery. lets see how it goes.

I will also add that the Kirin 950 running a 2k screen should also not be a worry as Honor Note 8 with a massive 6.6" 2K display also runs on the Kirin 955.
When compared to Mate 9 20 mp camera, difference is Mate 9 can take better videos with 4k video recording and OIS and it has that nice zoom feature. Besides that there is not much difference and the quality of regular photos aren't any different on the Mate 9.
In short, if really heavy games and high quality video recording are priority to you, then obviously Honor magic is not for you. To be fair Kirin 950 works perfect with games and yet to find any users of P9 series or Honor 8 complain to that effect. But the Kirin 960 is more future proof having twice more powerful GPU and VR capabilities. Also the 2900mAh battery capacity is not best if you spend most of your time on games. Honor magic is also not outstanding if you want to get a phone for real cheap. The Honor 8 is 170$ cheaper than the Magic.
Honor magic shines & seperates from the rest at having a gorgeous unique looking device curved on all 8 sides with 7.8mm at thickest and thins out to about 3mm at the edges. It is also currently the only phone at handy size of 5.1 display having a curved screen. With a 2k Amoled screen display adding to the pleasure.
Despite 2900mAh which is quite normal for a phone of this size , there is the super charger getting 90% in 30 minutes with added safety measures in place as well. The extra front infra red camera & sensors and the front finger print sensor should make getting your notifications and daily usage much more of a relief.
That said, im still having fingers crossed fingers on the UI firstly if it works well with non-Chinese language and don't end up with lot of Chinese stuff popping up that cannot be stopped. If an international version does come out, im not sure if it will bring any of the Magic live contextual aware features, and even if they do so whether it can be ported to the China version of the phone. And secondly since this rom is different from EMUI, it is still at early development stage and with Android 7 update not yet out, i hope i don't miss any crucial & loved features of EMUI 5.0.

warea said:
I will also add that the Kirin 950 running a 2k screen should also not be a worry as Honor Note 8 with a massive 6.6" 2K display also runs on the Kirin 955.
When compared to Mate 9 20 mp camera, difference is Mate 9 can take better videos with 4k video recording and OIS and it has that nice zoom feature. Besides that there is not much difference and the quality of regular photos aren't any different on the Mate 9.
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Agreed completely mate. You have pointed sone really important things here. Lets wait for the global release, if planned any, and see hows the real world experience .

From what im reading, the face recognition on this phone is unique from previous iterations on other phones, in that it recognizes only a 3D face and hence not a photo. And secondly, it can recognize in the dark as well.

warea said:
From what im reading, the face recognition on this phone is unique from previous iterations on other phones, in that it recognizes only a 3D face and hence not a photo. And secondly, it can recognize in the dark as well.
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infrared?

Its a magical device indeed!!!!

If it's infrared, that's one awesome infrared.
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adriansticoid said:
If it's infrared, that's one awesome infrared.
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it must be infrared, low light 3d scaning would be a bad joke, if it's not for the infrared