Review of Huawei Honor 4C Pro
The main feature of Huawei Honor 4C Pro, announced at the beginning of April 2021, was a high-capacity 4000 mAh battery. At the same time, the smartphone itself belongs to the budget segment. Does this device have other interesting features?
Appearance and ergonomics
The manufacturer did not think long about creating a design for the Honor 4C Pro, limiting itself to an ordinary appearance. Therefore, the gadget turned out to be completely nondescript. The only interesting point is the mirror effect on the rear panel. Due to the light, the texture of the case shimmers somewhat. Obviously, such a plastic cover received a complex pattern that should imitate the properties of metal. A metal frame runs along the entire perimeter of the device.
“Thanks to” the powerful battery, the thickness of the smartphone has increased to 9.7 mm compared to its predecessor Honor 4C. The device is somewhat heavy, but this is a matter of taste, since the 160-gram long-liver still does not cross any boundaries. There are no navigation buttons on the front because they are virtual. Possible body colors for Honor 4C Pro: gold, black and white.
Display
The display quality turned out to be better than you would expect from a model in this segment. The five-inch display has today's classic HD resolution (1280 by 720 pixels), as well as an IPS matrix with the usual good viewing angles. The top of the screen is covered with tempered mineral glass with a fairly effective oleophobic coating. Brightness can be adjusted manually or automatically. You can also change the color temperature, choosing cold or warm tones. In the sun, the display lacks a little brightness reserve, but otherwise the picture is quite rich and contrasty.
Hardware and performance
You shouldn't expect anything supernatural from Huawei Honor 4C Pro in terms of performance. This is the most common budget solution with a MediaTek MT6735 chip on board. This processor is 64-bit, and its four Cortex-A53 cores can operate at a maximum frequency of 1300 MHz. The graphics are handled by the Mali-T720 accelerator, which supports OpenCL 1.2, as well as OpenGL ES 3.0. Such an economical chip scores 33,000 points in AnTuTu, which is not enough by modern standards. The Ice Storm Unlimited test showed a result of 4750 points. Of course, you can play on this smartphone, but you absolutely can’t count on smoothness and beautiful graphics.
The user can count on 2 GB of RAM and already 16 GB of free space for their own files, of which about 10-11 GB are actually available. Using MicroSD cards, the memory is significantly expanded up to 128 GB. It is controlled by Huawei Honor 4C Pro based on Android 5.1 OS. This popular platform is equipped with the EMUI 3.1 Lite shell, which is distinguished by its high speed and attractive menu design.
Communication and sound
The smartphone boasts the sound of music in headphones with powerful bass and volume reserve. But cleanliness and detail are still lacking. But the multimedia speaker turned out to be the simplest, and its volume level leaves much to be desired. The conversational speaker does not raise any questions, because the interlocutor can be heard perfectly.
Honor 4C Pro supports wireless interfaces Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (2400 MHz), Bluetooth 4.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi Direct. The smartphone operates in LTE (1, 3, 7), 2G, 3G networks. You can use two microSIMs at once.
Camera
The budget model from Huawei has a 13-megapixel camera with a BSI OV sensor and aperture ratio 2.0. The lens itself consists of five separate elements. The module is reliably protected by a special coating that eliminates fingerprints. Among the camera's features, it is worth noting fast shooting in 0.8 seconds, panorama mode, voice control and burst shooting. There is also a standard 5-megapixel front camera.
conclusions
Huawei Honor 4C Pro relies on long battery life. Its appearance does not stand out in any way, and the filling turned out to be the most ordinary. At the same time, this smartphone for 13,000 rubles is a good choice for unassuming users.
Pros:
- Battery.
- Screen.
- Camera.
- Price.
Minuses:
- External speaker.
- Design.
Iron
According to the press release, the hardware basis of this smartphone is the MediaTek MT6735P chipset, which is more economical than the basic version of the processor due to the maximum frequency reduced to 1 GHz. It is accompanied by 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal memory (a little less than 11 GB is available for use). And yet, the test sample definitely uses the ordinary MediaTek MT6735. This is indicated by both specialized applications and, more importantly, the level of performance.
This can be clearly seen if we compare the performance (from left to right) of the Philips S396, in which the processor frequency is really limited to 1 GHz, a screenshot from the review of the Philips Xenium V526, the processor of which has a base frequency of 1.3 GHz, and the result that was obtained when testing the Honor 4C Pro .
As for performance in real use, it is quite sufficient. Most games run smoothly at medium and low settings. Occasionally you may notice delays in opening programs, but only in comparison with much faster devices.
Technical characteristics of Huawei Honor 4C Pro
| General characteristics | |
| Model | Huawei Honor 4C Pro, TIT-L01 |
| Date of announcement/start of sales | April 2021 / April 2016 |
| Dimensions | 143.3 x 71.9 x 8.8 mm. |
| Weight | 162 g. |
| Case color range | White, Black, Gold |
| Number and type of SIM cards | Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, alternating operating mode) |
| operating system | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), v5.1 (Lollipop) |
| Communication standard in 2G networks | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 |
| Communication standard in 3G networks | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA |
| Communication standard in 4G networks | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Display | |
| Screen type | IPS LCD, 16 million colors |
| Screen size | 5.0 inches |
| Screen resolution | 1280×720 @294 ppi |
| Multitouch | yes, up to 10 simultaneous touches |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Sound | |
| 3.5mm jack | There is |
| FM radio | There is |
| Additionally | DTS sound |
| Data transfer | |
| USB | microUSB v2.0, USB Host |
| Satellite navigation | GPS (A-GPS), GLONASS |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v4.0, A2DP, EDR |
| Internet connection | LTE, Cat4; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, EDGE, GPRS |
| NFC | No |
| Platform | |
| CPU | MediaTek MT6735P Octa-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Mali-450MP4 |
| RAM | 2GB RAM |
| Inner memory | 16 GB |
| Supported memory cards | up to 128 GB |
| Camera | |
| Camera | 13 MP, f/2.0, autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash |
| Camera functions | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR, LED Flash, autofocus |
| Video recording | [email protected] (1080p HD) |
| Front-camera | 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p |
| Battery | |
| Battery type and capacity | Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable |
| Additionally | |
| Sensors | Illumination, proximity |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| IMAP, POP3, SMTP | |
| Other | — Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Talk — MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player — MP4/H.263/H.264 player — Organizer — Document viewer — Voice dialing, voice commands |
| Equipment | |
| Standard equipment | Honor 4C Pro: 1 USB cable: 1 User manual: 1 Warranty card: 1 Charger 5V/2A: 1 |
Let's sum it up
A 5-inch HD screen, an energy-efficient MediaTek processor without a tendency to overheat and, of course, a 4000 mAh battery. Honor 4C Pro gives the impression of a well-built device, most of the parameters of which are selected in such a way as to please connoisseurs of long battery life. Plus, the 4C Pro has a separate SD card slot and photographic capabilities that are on par with competitors. Negative aspects are also present, but there are not many of them. The most serious of them are the low brightness level and the tendency of the display to be covered with a lot of fingerprints that are difficult to erase. Among the quibbles are the non-removable battery and the lack of a USB-OTG protocol.
Pros:
- Overall quality of the screen used;
- Separate microSD slot up to 128 GB;
- Battery 4000 mAh.
Minuses:
- Low maximum screen brightness;
- No oleophobic coating.
You may not like it:
- No USB-OTG;
- Non-removable battery;
- Lite version of EMUI 3.1.
