42 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45
REVIEW
the left-hand side and takes a pair of nano SIMs.
Alternatively, if you want extra storage you can insert
a microSD card instead of a second SIM.
It isn’t unreasonable to expect some waterproofing
from a cheaper phone, as the Moto G5 Plus
demonstrates, but while the 7X doesn’t have any
Honor goes out of its way to talk about build quality.
It says it has strengthened all four corners of the
phone so it can better withstand drops. We’d still
recommend using a case, but unlike with Huawei
phones you don’t get one in the 7X’s box.Performance
Internally the specs are mid-range: a Kirin 659
processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The
latter two are generous, but overall performance isThe fingerprint reader is located on the rear of the phone