48 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 45
REVIEW
versions. For those unfamiliar with EMUI, it’s looks a
lot like Samsung’s TouchWiz and the default setting
of placing all apps on home screens makes it very
familiar to iOS users.
It has some nifty features such as double-tapping
the screen to wake it, and double-pressing the
volume-down button to launch the camera app. You
have to enable these through the settings as they’re
disabled by default.
There’s one-key split-screen so you can carry on
watching a video (on Netflix, say) while you reply to an
email or message. You’ll also find the same App Twin
menu option, but unlike the Mate 10 Pro, you can only
sign into two Facebook accounts – there’s no option
for WhatsApp or Messenger here.
Like EMUI 8, you’ll get warnings when apps are
using a lot of power in the background and it’s
generally helpful for stopping lots of apps running,
freeing up memory with one tap.
For audio, you get Huawei’s Histen effects, which
lets you either play with the EQ or enable a ‘3D sound’
mode where you can adjust a slider from Near to Front
to Wide. Unlike on the Mate 10 Pro, those 3D modes
seemed ineffective, and it was far more useful having
a customisable equaliser to add bass.Verdict
Honor does pretty much everything right with the
7X. It looks like a much more expensive phone than
it is (price is still to be confirmed though), has a
headphone jack and offers a choice of dual-SIM or
expandable memory.