Should you buy Honor smartphones?

Honor is spiritually bringing the Huawei Mate series back with the Google Play Store. This begs the question: Should you trust Honor? Here's my take along with a quick look at the Honor Magic 5 Pro.

[@FuzzyAason]

I got a feeling that America would just keep banning any competition that comes up as a challenger to their smartphone leadership.

[@koppii2]

as if they they're even trying to improve aside from Motorola because they're innovative

[@SteelSquishy]

Which is why I'm here! As an American

[@afuyan]

Now they're trying to tariff BYD also. They just lost the capacity to compete.

[@sinoroman]

protectionism reducing innovation

[@Calvin_M.]

This is good in some way. It will make others to create their own OS, engine and ecosystem like Google nowadays. It's good no doubt, but let's be real Good is a monopoly so far. We need others and competition.

[@test-ws7sg]

As an Indian, I have equal trust and distrust for both Chinese and USA phones. I love Google's aesthetics and design language the most but hate Google and meta from my guts. No one company can beat Google in privacy violation, personal data collection.

[@INKPREET]

why dont u go and find a sheeting street💩man

[@CFC_44]

So which phones do you generally use then? I assume Apple as it’s probably the best of a bad bunch when it comes to data protection?

[@INKPREET]

@@CFC_44 he is a poor indian...probably some cheap sub 200 dollar chinese junk

[@test-ws7sg]

@@CFC_44 I'm using a Xiaomi phone(Chinese) running Android OS with most of Google apps and services.

[@Shamon97]

Everybody who has tried a Huawei, and especially a Mate 20 Pro, has still a soft spot for it 😢 The problem I think is that nobody wants to spend so much money for a (almost perfect) phone, when the competition, like Samsung ore Google, are much more trustable and arguably have better software. But one day I'll surely buy again a Huawei/Honor device...

[@HUAWEI4V]

I trust HUAWEI more than other shit company who makes me mad, HUAWEI Make me happy all day.

[@FusionHyperion]

I'm daily driving a P40 Pro + with a Watch GT4 and Freebuds 4 and it just works seemlessly. Huawei is the only brand that can take the crown to Apple imo that's why the US actually banned their smartphone division :/

[@engadeelalam]

Huawei p30 pro in 5th year of usage in 2024... Amazing phone. Best we as a family have ever had. Still amazing camera. Friends of my wife love the photos from her p30 pro! Fast processing and no artificial speed reduction which apple and samsung used to do! Wife totally loves it and doesn't want to change it!

[@cherjohn2118]

A prejudiced person is like a man, who has full vision, but refuses to see.

[@fergaloshea2107]

I use an honor magic 5 lite. Its a fantastic phone and is way better than the iphone 11 that i used to own

[@OnizukaBlum1o]

Nice video I bought myself an Honor Magic 4 Pro when it released over a year ago and am very happy with it. However it was a long thought process for me cuz I had the same doubts you explain in your video. To be honest I only bought it because of the nice aspect ratio and a good deal (700€ warehouse deal) and because I was so let down by my last Sony. My experience however was amazing and according to gsmarena it's a brand that grows currently really fast in the west. There's now even a German Honor Office which you can see growth in real time over linked-in. They hire like crazy

[@abu-saif]

Absolutely i would like to have one of honor's mobiles, whin it comes to trust, you say it best (if you trust Google, apple, Microsoft, Amazon ) you can trust honor I've been mate fan since mate 7, i used mate 7 8 9 10, my wife is using mate 20 Looking forward to use honor magic 6 or any phone that fits my needs Cheers.

[@Hisenormity]

My current phone is a disappointing pixel 6 pro. Can't wait to swap to the Honor Magic 5 Pro next year.

[@skyrimdj3620]

Wait for the 6 pro it seems like it'll be awesome

[@RodolphosTechchannel]

Disappointing how? I have one and no issues

[@bumaye6982]

The real question 😂 can u trust us politics

[@malikomar909]

that’s what i’m saying i would rather give my info to china 😂

[@lovepeace198]

@@malikomar909 yes,i think best choice is give ur info to another gov, it couldn't charge u oversea😆

[@udaysingh9_11]

Loved your presentation and the important points covered. Hoping to see more of your reviews/content on android police.

[@qayyumhayde]

After 15 years with iphone, i finally switch to the Honor. Its quite impressive how good it is compare to ios.

[@limhengleong7020]

By switching you have no honour

[@kajahtaa]

Using P60 Pro in the States. Love it.

[@dimitrisfortetsanakis1838]

P60 isnt honor

[@sebastiangonzales46]

I both used Huawei and Honor specifically the recent Honor 90 and the misconception about trackers is weird. Huawei phones are filled with chinese trackers (I checked it via Adguard DNS) and the Honor phone doesn't have one. Both devices are Global market not chinese region based on my test.

[@LordAngelus]

No, you can only trust Samdung and Crapple.

[@HUAWEI4V]

and i won't , samsung and apple Explode viral lol

[@djingonthenet]

You mention that the phone is "under a grand" truth is it's around half the price of the similarly spec'd S23 Ultra, has better screen, better battery, faster charging both wired and wireless, 3d face unlock, better desktop mode, the OS is great and does what I need it to do, better cameras < 10x zoom (spend more than a day playing with the cameras and you'll probably find that out!) I've had 4 Huawei devices including the Mate 40 pro, the Xiaomi Mi 11 ultra and now the Magic5 Pro. The Magic's camera are like a hybrid between the clarity of the Mate and the DSLR qualities of the 11 Ultra, so to me they are unbeatable especially at £680. Camera isn't perfect, no camera is (sorry for the spoiler Apple, Samsung and Google fans), binned raw on on the main sensor isn't great - Huawei gave us full res raw on all three lenses - that's something Honor could fix in an instant. Let's not beat around the bush, we all know that American Tech companies' shareholders were taking a hit because of Huawei's ever increasing market share, that's why they were banned - this is the 21st century, we can disassemble software and hardware very easily to trace any nefarious/malicious intent on the behalf of the manufacturer, not a single shred of evidence has been put forward.....wonder why? Value for money wise, and this is what you should be reporting, it cannot be touched.

[@MegaCynar]

Never

[@Enorasi1977]

My Huawei mate 10 was one of the best phones I had. Battery life after 2 years excellent, fast and snappy and it was excellent cameras for the time. I really loved that phone. Then I got the Samsung note 9 whith the exynos and got very disappointed. Kirin chips perform fantastic without being the fastest in benchmarks. Real life use is very different with results on benchmarks.

[@HUAWEI4V]

benchmarks is lying That's the thing

[@HenG20]

Great video! 🔥 Will you be reviewing the Honor Magic V3?

[@HUAWEI4V]

sadly for you HUAWEI Is still the camera king Everywhere in the world and dxo mark.

[@bvngupta3358]

Where can I get honor mobiles at hyderabad

[@SAKE42able]

They don't support updates for long time and there are always bugs and camera is not top top notch as Huawei is. Still it's good phone if they give along term of os and security updates and ise better ui than magic os hope they understand that and doesn't insist on chinese ui for west and other regions where they sell their phones

[@HUAWEI4V]

That's right HUAWEI Is much better (^～^)

[@jeffreydeleonevangelista4204]

Nope

[@60zar]

I used Huawei P30 Lite for almost 5yrs. It is still one of the best phones I have ever used. Even though it wasn't waterproof, I constantly used it during heave rainfall, listening to music, the back glass is cracked because I dropped it towards the end of it's like, the charging port broke towards the end, and after 4.5yrs of rough usage it died. (If I repair the charging port, it will still run). If not for the Google ban on Huawei, I would have never steered away from Huawei ever in my life. I now use a Pixel 6A, the camera is AMAZING, but the battery life sucks, never had that problem with my Huawei. I do wish for Huawei to be back.

[@marksouthwell2699]

My P20lite is still on the go. My brother has it now 😊

[@HUAWEI4V]

WoW it broke the usb C oh noo, now i want HUAWEI To make it's own Charger port far stronger than usb c and iphoneS old charger port.

[@nailfarmer22]

I know exactly what you mean. I have used a Huawei P9 lite and a Honor 10 before i switched to Google Pixel 6A. Not a bad device, but I find it a bit clunky, especially with a case. Also sometimes a little buggy. Both of the Huawei devices I had to repair the charging port, it's a common problem on (older?) Huawei smartphones. The good thing is though, compared to the Pixel, that the charging port is not soldered to the main board so it is more easy to repair. But maybe this is also part of the reason why it breaks more quickly, I dom't know. B esides that, they are rock solid. Maybe I have to give the Honor brand another change in the future!

[@mylinuxlife6039]

I use a honor magic 5 pro and Samsung a54 😊

[@georgeho5369]

Going to get the honor magic v3 and dump samsung folds for its innovation and giving what customer wants, the price is lower and the tech looks amazing ❤

[@JoakimRasmussen]

Best phone I ever had was Honor 8. If I wanted a function it almost always turned out that it was already built-in. Software was epic with knucklegestures. Loved the finger sensor on the back of the phone that was lightning responsive. Had it for 4 years and by then it struggled to open up chrome because the lack of software updates and also of course the hardware itself. Tried to find a replacer... never did.

[@andrez3640]

At the time I had one of the best phones iPhone 6 plus..... unfortunately or fortunately I needed a phone for a short period and was given a Huawei P30 unbelievable camera and awesome all-round problem with Huawei was they got ridiculously expensive.... Still have a p20 lite kept as backup phone along with iPhone 6.

[@arnimkrause5696]

That part about you can trust Google, Microsoft and Apple with your data? Funny as hell you should become a comedian.

[@Bjorn_R]

I had a huawei mate 20 pro. Loved that phone. I am now considering a vivo v40 pro or a honor 200 now.

[@balo92]

amazing Video, I really miss that mate 20 pro phone

[@casualtechreviewer1196]

Im skeptical about the its Software and ecosystem becasue theres no way it could replicate it plus the amazing camera capability

[@alpha.a.1119]

Here's the thing, i have huawei p20 pro and honor x9a. Will at&t/verizon ever give me a cellular service? Just wondering if i could still use my phones even only for 1month in time for my trasition to the US.

[@arbrigjergji6944]

Yes!

[@wadoodabdulrahman5143]

I trust honor over OnePlus.

[@rodel-xn4rb]

im looking to buying one is it a good phone for games

[@Greatblakhoosh]

The number of times this guy said "The West" in this video is obnoxious

[@monstergaming3311]

No

[@EDDIXspider]

I trust Huawei 100 times more then ANY FROM USA. Such a stupid question.

[@zubairafridi6875]

I bought honor magic 5 pro last month for 699£ in Liverpool Before i had pixel 7 bought last year for 599£ Damn 🔥, the difference is like earth and sky. No way, i hated pixel camera

[@jefftam18]

why do u hate pixel camera?

[@zubairafridi6875]

@@jefftam18 pixel camera makes fotos dark, and especially makes your face super ugly, not even same skin color. I'm very disappointed. I ever used OnePlus 7t and i still love the most but I'm using with Android 11 (OXYGEN OS) because i don't want to upgrade to Android 12(oppo+OnePlus mix update). Now I'm using honor magic 5 pro and i love it

[@89Lyzo]

I bought for 620 euro 512 GB very good 0hone

[@zubairafridi6875]

@@jefftam18 i have mentioned it above brother, pixel make Pic so dark, especially your face never looks natural.

[@jefftam18]

@@zubairafridi6875 isn't there protrait light feature? My main complaine is over-sharpening of pixel 7

[@dartvader60]

Can you trust Apple 🍎 phones ?

[@HUAWEI4V]

iphone is spying rn

[@nielsjunker1487]

🍏🤮

[@johnpetrasek6629]

I do not trust them.

[@HUAWEI4V]

i do not trust the u.s

[@user-aa40]

Hell Yes

[@user-me1mv4vy9q]

No

[@brian_13]

No they betrayed the consumer it's kind of like a cheating girlfriend... They got caught red handed. You would be dumb to take her back😭💔

[@Technobitz]

Who hurt you

[@brian_13]

@@Technobitz her name was Huawei she had some of the best phones and broke our trust 😭😭🥴

[@Z1nk_]

Was there any proof of it, or just US allegations and their fear of competition of their restricted tech (mobile chipsets). With reasons like backdoors that are common with IBM and other manufacturers for service/maintenance reasons. While google tracks users private internet data and used their data for ai which could pose a risk to the users data security

[@brian_13]

@@Z1nk_ I think the main reason is because China is a communist country and if they can collect data of the American people then they can study our likes and how we interact or react or where we stand on political things. It'll give them an opportunity to overthrow the US govt. By buying off political figures and creating movements that will disrupt American society even more. When it comes to Google they literally do collect data and they're fine with it because they work very close with Google. It all goes back to politics. But the UK also banned Huawei so I could only assume they really did find evidence. I'm sure those files are on the FBI declassified section.

[@cheebees]

@@Z1nk_ exactly, China has done nothing wrong. All propaganda, don't believe the lies. The coof came from the US not CHINA!

[@daily_dose_of_nothingness]

No software updates...

[@diff1980]

I have Honor Magic5 Pro several months, there are monthly security updates, Google Play system updates, and Android 14 as MagicOS 8 are rolling out...

[@sri19]

Based on your statements in this video, I feel you are under-qualified to make statements around data security and implications of data leaks to Chinese vs. data leaks to western orgs.

[@ashu0102]

Exactly

[@crusaderACR]

Whats the difference?