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GSMArena team, 9 March 2015

Virtue in disguise


Huawei Honor 6 review: Virtue in disguise

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  • Honor 6

9. Web browsers, various apps
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, design and build quality
  3. 3. Display, battery life, connectivity
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Phonebook, telephony and messaging
  7. 7. Gallery, multimedia players, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera and video recording
  9. 9. Web browsers, various apps
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. Honor 6 specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (82)

Huawei Android

Great web browser experience

The Honor 6 comes with two browsers to handle your web surfing needs. The stock browser offers largely the same functionality as Google's bundled Chrome browser, but we found the latter to be a more capable performer.

Chrome however lets you sign in with your Google account and access open tabs and history from other devices. It has to be noted that the stock browser can't be set to hide the address bar, thus wasting screen estate.

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The Stock browser and Google Chrome offer similar functionality

Apps and more

Perhaps the highlight of Huawei's homebrewed apps is the Phone Manager. It lets you control all sorts of features from call privacy and Do Not Disturb settings, to phone optimization and app permissions, to network and battery usage. It features a one-touch optimization feature that frees up memory space and gives you settings recommendations for maximum battery performance. It's quite a slick feature that few manufacturers offer.

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The Phone Manager app houses many important features under one roof

The Honor 6 comes with a copy of Kingsoft Office 5.5, which handles document editing with ease. It supports Word, Excel and PowerPoint docs (both the 2003 and 2007 versions), it also opens PDF files and it doubles as a file explorer.

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Kingsoft Office document editor

You do get a proper file explorer too - it has two tabs that divide your content between categories and a file explorer for internal and external storage. The app also handles ZIP and supports batch operations.

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The File Manager

Huawei has included some nifty camera features in the Honor 6, some of which are accessed as individual apps. The Magnifier is especially useful for looking at stuff up close, while the markedly female-targeted Mirror apps lets you get a quick look at yourself, with included brightness adjustments and zoom options.

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The Magnifier and Mirror apps offer some additional camera functionality

There are also the standard sound recorder, flashlight, calculator, calendar, clock, and weather apps, among others, that are a given in any self-respecting Android package nowadays. The calculator has a particularly well implemented landscape scientific mode.

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Calendar and Calculator apps

When it comes to getting around, the Honor 6 comes with Google Maps and Navigation. The app offers much of the same functionality as its web-based counterpart, although you will need a data connection to take full advantage of the navigation features. Street view mode with the digital compass enabled is an especially cool trick.

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Google Maps

The best part of owning a smartphone is getting new apps, and when it comes to Android, Google Play Store is the best source for getting your fill. From recommendations to top apps, it features a plethora of ways you can find new apps, and installing an app usually only takes a couple of taps.

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The Google Play Store

Next Page » 10. Conclusion
9. Web browsers, various apps
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Unboxing, design and build quality
  3. 3. Display, battery life, connectivity
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Phonebook, telephony and messaging
  7. 7. Gallery, multimedia players, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera and video recording
  9. 9. Web browsers, various apps
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. Honor 6 specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (82)

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