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| Price |
₹ 9,349 onwards
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₹ 11,994 onwards
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| Launch Date (India) |
Oct, 2017
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Oct, 2017
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| Expected Launch Date |
N/A
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N/A
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| Smartphone OS |
Android 7.0 Nougat, Upgradeable to 9.0 PieLow likelihood of getting updated to next Android version
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Android 7.1 Nougat, Upgradeable to 8.1 OreoLow likelihood of getting updated to next Android version
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| Touchscreen |
Yes (Capacitive)
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Yes (Capacitive)
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| Screen Size |
5.9 inches
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5.5 inches
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| Screen Resolution |
1080x2160 pixels (~ 409 pixels per inch)
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1080x2160 pixels (~ 439 pixels per inch)
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| Tall Aspect Ratio / Minimal Bezels |
Yes
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Yes
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| Scratch Resistant Display |
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Yes
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| Display Type |
IPS LCD
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IPS LCD
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| Display Features |
2.5D Curved Glass, FullView Display
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FullVision Display, Comfort View
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| Full Physical QWERTY Keypad |
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| Processor |
2.36 GHz
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1.4 GHz
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| Processor Type |
Octa Core
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Octa Core
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| Processor Name |
HiSilicon Kirin 659Ranked #61 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 435Ranked #85 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks
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| GPU |
Mali-T830 MP2
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Adreno 505
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| RAM |
4 GB
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4 GB
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| 3G |
Yes
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Yes
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| 4G |
Yes
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Yes
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| VoLTE |
Yes
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Yes
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| WiFi |
Yes
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Yes
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| GPS |
Yes
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Yes
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| Bluetooth |
Yes
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Yes
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| Connecting Port |
USB
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USB
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| Primary Camera |
16MP + 2MP
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13.0MP
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| Camera Auto-Focus |
Yes
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Yes
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| Camera Flash |
Yes
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Yes
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| HD Video Recording |
Yes (Full HD)
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Yes (Full HD)
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| Other Camera Features |
Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
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Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
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| Secondary Camera |
13MP + 2MP
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5.0MP
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| Secondary Camera Features |
Flash, F/2.0 Aperture
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100-degree Wide Angle Lens
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| Internal Memory |
64 GB
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64 GB
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| Expandable Memory Slot |
up to 128 GB
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up to 2 TB
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| Contacts Storage |
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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| SMS Storage |
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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| Music Player |
Yes
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Yes
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| FM Radio |
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Yes
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| Dual SIM |
GSM+GSM (Hybrid SIM slot)
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GSM+GSM
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| Thickness |
7.5 mm
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8.1 mm
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| Weight |
164 gm
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149 gm
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| Audio Output |
3.5mm jack
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3.5mm jack
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| Water Resistant |
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| Battery Capacity |
3340 mAh
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3000 mAh
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| Battery Standby |
N/A
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N/A
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| Battery Standby (3G) |
N/A
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N/A
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| Battery Talktime |
N/A
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N/A
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| Battery Talktime (3G) |
N/A
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N/A
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| Fast Charging |
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| Other Battery Parameters |
N/A
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N/A
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| Fingerprint sensor |
Yes
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| Other Features |
Noise Filtration
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MIL-STD 810G (Military Certified); Knock Code; NFC; Noise Filtration
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| 2-minute Review [Positives] |
- Well built
- Stylish, premium design - full metal body and a bezel-less display with 2.5D curved glass
- Quite compact, and easy to pocket
- The FullView bezel-less display looks gorgeous and makes for a good media consumption device
- EMUI interface on top of Android works well, and is easy to use
- Good, snappy speed/performance all-round
- The major USP of the Honor 9i is of course the quad-camera setup, and it works well
- The primary camera on the Honor 9i includes a 16-megapixel lens coupled with a 2-megapixel lens for depth effect and an LED flash - the image results are quite crisp and well balanced - there are also loads of filters and modes for users to choose from
- Video recording also gives you an option to have bokeh effect frames for still shooting
- Upfront the Honor 9i comes with another dual-camera setup - the Honor 9i carries a 13-megapixel and a 2-megapixel lens along with a selfie toning flash - the selfies come out well, including with the bokeh effect - comfortably one of the best selfie cams in this price bracket
- Decent battery life - lasts the day with moderate use
- On the whole, the Honor 9i has an edge above its top competitors like the Vivo V7+ and the LG Q6, in terms of the fact that it offers both a good-looking bezel-less display, but also a pretty good set of cameras (the cameras on LG Q6, and Vivo V7+ are less capable)
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- Well built, and feel quite sturdy in hand
- Beautiful design - arguably the best looking device in the sub Rs 20k price category - in fact looks like a miniaturised version of LG's premium flagship G6 - the metal side rails, along with the glossy plastic back give the phone an upmarket look
- The edges are metallic and rounded, which makes the phone easier to grip - it is also well weighted and very ergonomic for the screen size it offers
- Has the same Full Vision display that's found in the LG G6, that will make it a conversation starter every time you take it out of your pocket - essentially, the display is a little taller than the standard 1080p resolution - it has a 2160 x 1080p resolution, which takes the aspect ratio from the standard 16:9 to 18:9 - in tandem, the top and bottom bezels have been drastically minimised, which adds to the phone’s unique look - moreover, the Full Vision display not only makes the phone look good, but makes the whole footprint smaller - this means, the LG Q6 with its 5.5-inch display, is just a hair bigger than say the 5-inch Lenovo Z2 Plus
- As for the display quality, it is pretty good too, and one of the best in the category - viewing angles are very good, it is easily viewable outdoors and under direct sun-light, and with luminance readings of 605 lux, offers ample brightness as well - the display also has Gorilla Glass3 protection on top for scratch protection and the touch response is quite good too
- LG's UI is decent in terms of aesthetics and functionality
- Decent rear camera - images have ample details and sharpness
- The 1080p video recording is sharp and detailed, with good colors and excellent audio
- Decent call quality
- Decent call quality
- Good battery life - lasts a day even with heavy use
- Decent (though not exceptional) charging speed - 0 to 100 in a little over 2 hours
- On the whole, the Q6 is a good option for more casual users, who put more stock in design than internal hardware specs - but for users looking for more heavy-use apps/games, better performers like the Moto G5 Plus, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, Honor 6X, Samsung Galaxy On Max etc will make more sense - all these smartphones offer better gaming performance (although day-to-day performance is pretty much same)
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| 2-minute Review [Negatives] |
- The back is quite prone to fingerprint smudges
- Sunlight legibility of the display could have been better
- Doesn't support fast charging
- Uses the older microUSB standard instead of the modern USB-C standard
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- No fingerprint scanner
- No notification LED
- The UI is decent but LG does include a lot of duplicate apps for pre-built Android functionality - all this bloatware could have been avoided
- Although day-to-day performance is just fine, performance with processor-intensive apps/games is behind the competition
- The camera app is pretty bare bones apart from panorama and food mode, the phone doesn't really let you tweak settings further
- Average front facing camera - both dynamic range, and detail level are lacking
- The speaker is located on the back side which means it can easily get muffled if you place the phone on a table or couch, face up - it also tends to sound tinny at high volumes
- The phone does come with a “face unlock” feature - but it is a little slow
- Uses micro-USB port instead of the more modern USB-C standard
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| Expert Reviews |
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