Earlier this month, the company Honor introduced a 10.4-inch tablet HONOR Pad V6, which will be released worldwide on September 18th. It is noteworthy that this is the first such device of the brand available in Russia. Our local price will be 29,990 rubles… In appearance and partly in terms of filling, the novelty resembles Huawei MatePad Pro, but the only difference is that the front-facing camera of the Pad V6 is located in the middle of the screen frame, and not in the corner directly on the display, as was the case with Huawei. A retail sample of the device has already come to our editorial office, a review of which we offer today.
PACKAGING AND DELIVERY
The HONOR Pad V6 comes in a thick white cardboard box. Inside is the tablet itself with a protective film, and the cardboard sections contain a clip for MicroSD, fast charging 9V 2A, an adapter from USB-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack and USB-C cable. Honor Store offers various bonuses along with pre-order – from a keyboard and stylus to a router and smartwatches. Our bundle did not include a keyboard and stylus.
APPEARANCE
As I noted above, visually and partially in terms of filling, the HONOR Pad V6 is very similar to the Huawei MatePad Pro. The body is made of plastic with rounded edges; prints are visible on the back. The power button is located in the upper right corner, and the volume control is also located there.
There are two speakers at the top and bottom of the case. There are only two microphone outputs, unlike Huawei MatePad Pro, and both are located on the right side of the case.
Below there is a Type-C connector. On the right is a microSD pocket. Login to the device is carried out using a code, password or through a face recognition system. The front camera does a pretty good job of identifying the owner even in low light. The tablet itself is lightweight and fits well in the hand. Weight is 475 g. Thickness – 7.8 mm. Overall proportions – 154.9 x 245.2 x 7.8 mm. The body is sturdy.
FILLING AND TESTS
The tablet comes with a rechargeable Li-poly battery (7250 mWh) that promises 46 hours and 25 minutes in production and 56 hours and 47 minutes in standby. But in fact, the real operating time, especially when using games and heavy applications, is much less. I would estimate active work from one charge at about 15-20 hours.
The device runs on Android 10 operating system with Magic UI 3.1.1 shell. The maximum warming up of the battery during gaming was 33 ° C.
Inside the HONOR Pad V6 is a powerful Kirin 985 processor. RAM – 6 GB @ 2133 Mhz, available – 2.7 GB. The total internal memory is 128 gigabytes, expandable by another 512 gigabytes via the microSD slot.
The IPS LCD screen works with a non-standard, but customary resolution of 2000 x 1200. The pixel density is 224 dpi. The refresh rate is 60 Hz. The working size of the display is 136 x 227 mm. The settings allow you to set the level of filtration of harmful radiation or the filter activation time.
The screen offers 100% sRGB color gamut, 1300: 1 contrast ratio and a claimed brightness of 430 nits. At the same time, the brightness of the display is not enough to work in sunny weather. At sea, for example, it will be uncomfortable to use it.
The tablet is equipped with two cameras. Front camera – 8.0 MP (3264 x 2448) in photo mode and 5.1 MP (2592 x 1952) in video mode, focal length is 1.97 mm. The rear camera is 13MP (4160 x 3120) in photo mode and 8.3MP (3840 x 2160) in video mode, with a focal length of 3.61mm. During shooting, visual defects are noticeable, especially in the sky, although the artificial intelligence is trying very hard to improve the picture. However, I have little idea of the professional or even everyday use of the tablet for taking photos and filming. You can use a separate phone or camera for this.
In basic tests, the HONOR V6 Pad loses to the Huawei MatePad Pro with its Kirin 990. At the same time, they are both inferior iPad Pro 2018 release, not to mention the newest iPad. However, the difference in price of two times compared to Apple products explains everything. Not everyone is ready to pay 70 thousand rubles for a top-end tablet.
From games I managed to test World of Tanks: Blitz, Marvel strike force and Asphalt 9: Legends, and the tablet handles them perfectly. All of them run fast and without brakes – thanks in large part to the Mali G77 graphics accelerator. The controls are smooth, the screen responds in time to pressing, except perhaps for the minimization mode, which will be discussed below.
Surfing the web on the HONOR V6 Pad is traditional, despite the non-standard resolution. When typing on the keyboard, a pleasant tactile feedback is felt. Our site is loaded in desktop mode, it is pleasant and useful to read it as always. Due to the weight of the device, it can be used with one hand.
I also tried out the application Manga Reader… I have long dreamed of a lightweight and convenient manga reader, and the HONOR Pad V6 has shown itself here at its best in a book format. However, when switching to landscape format, the page is highly scalable and reading becomes less comfortable.
For watching movies and listening to music, the four HONOR Pad V6 speakers with Histen 6.1 have shown excellent results, although I find it hard to imagine that someone would want to use a tablet to listen to classical music. For games and movies in cars and trains, this is a normal solution. Chicken, eggs and the HONOR Pad V6 are almost the perfect combination. Pop-rock artists like the fresh The Killers sound great on a busy street or indoors. And most importantly, everything is in order with the bass.
But not without problems with the HONOR Pad V6. The first and most important one that can scare away from a purchase is the American sanctions, which deprived the device of the store Google play and other services Google… Alternatively, the manufacturer offers its own store AppGallerywhere all the services are available “Yandex“and Mail.ru… For other applications like Netflix, you will have to use the APK or look for other sites.
The second problem is not always the correct reaction to gestures. Applications were often minimized with the third swipe. In addition, the combination of the sound button and turning off the device only in one case out of five took a screenshot of the screen – in the rest I was offered to turn on the microphone or adjust the volume. Of course, I would like such basic elements to work as intended and as stable as possible.
Sure, the HONOR Pad V6 is not the 2023 iPad Pro, but at $ 9,990 it offers a good home screen, long battery life and all the functionality you want from a tablet: good sound quality, enjoyable surfing. working with all mobile games, watching videos and, most importantly, comfortable reading manga. And the opportunity to get a stylus, wireless headphones or a Wi-Fi 6 router as a gift with the device is a very generous decision.
Author: Alexander Loginov (XTR)
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