Huawei P Smart – Discussion

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Connectivity (связь)

  • Bluetooth. Access to debugging this technology and changing some parameters;
  • CDS Information. Allows you to get a number of important information related to the functionality of wireless type interfaces;
  • FM Receiver. Diagnostics of the radio module;
  • Wi-Fi. Tests Wi-Fi module.

Hardware Testing.

  • Audio. Here you can set and change the volume level characteristics;
  • Camera. Gives access to camera parameters that cannot be changed in normal phone mode;
  • Driving Current Camera. Provides the ability to read current from special sensors installed in the camera circuits. The average user is unlikely to need this functionality;
  • CPU Stress Test. Conducting tests on the processors of the phone;
  • Deep Idle Setting. Allows to fully disable the phone’s ability to enter sleep mode;
  • Sleep Mode Setting. Changes sleep mode settings;
  • ChargeBattery. Maximum detailed information about the battery and its charge level;
  • Sensor. Makes changes to the smartphone’s sensor that can’t be done in the usual way;
  • Multi-Touch. Changes the number of simultaneous pressing points on the phone screen;
  • Location Engineer Mode. This section is intended for detailed checking of GPS module.

Working hours

The Honor 9X smartphone is equipped with a 4000 mAh non-removable battery. During the test, I got the following numbers:

  • Video playback at maximum brightness – 8 hours
  • Games at maximum brightness – 6 hours 20 minutes
  • Screen glow time in operating mode – up to 5 hours

And the manufacturer quotes his own data:

  • Playing music – 108 hours
  • Calls (3G) – up to 28 hours
  • Games – up to 10 hours
  • Playing videos – up to 22 hours.

You will find a 5V/2A AC adapter in the package. The Honor 9X charges in 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Communication features

Traditionally, the smartphone works with two nano SIM cards. Both nano-SIMs work in 4G CAT 4 networks (Bands 1/3/7/8/20). In terms of communication, Honor 9X is good: the quality of reception is at a high level. This is all thanks to the clever arrangement of the antennas, which do not overlap with any hand grip.

Wireless communication Wi-Fi works on frequencies 2.4/5 GHz and supports ac standard, Bluetooth has version 4.2 (BLE). The phone works with GPS, GLONASS and BeiDou. Instantly finds up to 20 satellites, even indoors near a window. In the open area works with 15 – 25 satellites, accuracy – from 5 meters.

This model is equipped with an NFC chip. Surprisingly, the 9X with three cameras was deprived of contactless payment. A very strange decision.

Options available in the honor and huawei engineering menus

Of course, depending on the smartphone model, some of the options may or may not be present. But there is a standard set, which can be found almost always:

  • Telephony. Used to diagnose the mobile networks with which the device operates. You can check and configure the available ranges, parameters of networks of a particular operator;
  • Connectivity. This section is used to evaluate the functionality of the so-called wireless modules. For example, you can configure such functionality as Wi-Fi Display;
  • Hardware Testing. Collects tools designed to test the status of a variety of modules: a variety of sensors, smartphone screen, audio speakers, and so on;
  • Location (Location). Allows you to connect or disconnect A-GPS location tracking capabilities;
  • Log & Debugging. The section provides access to links to special debugging utilities that are used by the manufacturers;
  • Others. Here we also put a lot of interesting things. For example, in this section you can change the font used in the display of the cell phone.

In addition, there are other functions. For example, you can reconfigure the smartphone cameras, change some parameters of the Wi-Fi module, analyze the functionality of the battery and so on.

What is included in the sections described above? In more detail, the following tools are included:

Positioning

Today, the Honor brand introduced two new products under one name: the 9X. The main differences from each other: one version has two cameras and NFC, the other has three cameras and no contactless payment chip. Strange, isn’t it?

I asked for a model with two cameras, because for the Russian user NFC is more relevant than ever, and the additional camera for many people is still a pampering.

The Honor 9X is a frameless smartphone with a FullView display, which means it has no notches or “bangs” or cameras built into the screen. Another feature is the selfie camera that moves out of the upper part of the body.

In general, the Honor 9X is a relatively affordable smartphone with a large FullView screen and a pop-up camera for taking selfies.

At the time of writing this review, the price has not been announced. Company representatives hinted that the price will be around 17,000 to 18,000 rubles. Surprisingly, the same price for the Huawei P smart Z, which is almost a copy of the 9X.

Telephony

  • Auto Answer. Activates/deactivates the answering machine on an incoming call. If present;
  • Band Mode. Provides data about available frequencies and those that can be used now. If you deactivate unnecessary options, you can extend the battery life you are using;
  • CFU Setting. Used to activate/deactivate telephone forwarding;
  • AT Command Tool. Used to work with AT commands;
  • Modem Test. Launches various tests to evaluate compatibility of various devices;
  • Network Selecting. It allows you to select only suitable, relevant mobile communication standards. And disable all others, which will also result in battery saving;
  • NetworkInfo. With the help of this section you can evaluate the quality of those services provided by your mobile network operator;
  • GPRS. It allows you to change the parameters of access to the mobile Internet. You can also set a SIM card as active;
  • Mobile data service preferred. Used in areas where there are problems with the Internet connection. Changes the priority in favor of the Internet. You should understand that sometimes with this setting some calls may stop coming to your cell phone at all;
  • RF De-sense Test. Allows you to evaluate the communication quality with the help of a special test;
  • SIM ME Lock. Provides access to some parameters of the GSM module, which can be changed manually.

Reviews of people

Do Honor and Huawei smartphone owners use the engineering mode in everyday life? Let’s find out from their reviews:

  1. Anton. I have a Huawei P20. After half a year of using it, the sound began to disappear. Answering people, I hear them worse and worse. Cleaned the speaker. Didn’t help. Thanks to the access to the engineering mode, I was able to fix the situation completely on my own, without resorting to the help of paid specialists.
  2. Regina. I was given the Huawei Y5 II by an acquaintance. I like the phone, but the camera initially did not suit me. I gave it to a friend. He with the help of this menu was able to reconfigure it so that I began to like everything. So – a very useful feature.
  3. Vladimir. I tried to access this menu from my Honor 7A Pro. But I couldn’t, unfortunately. Well, that’s okay, at least I’m guaranteed not to mess up there!
  4. Igor. I found out about this opportunity a long time ago. Naturally, I also found out the access code for my Honor 9 lite. I enter it. I can’t get in. I tried it five times. But now I found out that I can’t copy it – I have to enter it by hand. Now I’ve tried it. Turns out, everything works fine. Thank you for the information!
  5. Oleg. I don’t know why, but on my Huawei Y3 only launches Project Menu. Maybe I use the wrong passwords? It seems that I enter them carefully. Or maybe my gadget has a special version.
  6. Marina. I have a simple Honor 10 lite. But I like the smartphone very much. Personally for me it is a perfect phone, with the right settings. So I didn’t even try to change anything in it. I know that I will only make things worse.
  7. Yaroslav. The Honor 8X comes in without much trouble. Engineering menu provides really a lot of information and features. I am still carefully studying everything. I will be experimenting later. In fact, you can adjust it so that you don’t even need any additional firmware.

It is important to understand that the engineering menu is not originally intended for active use by ordinary people. Therefore, if you decide to use its features, you should think in advance about the possible consequences of the changes made, as well as clearly understand the purpose of a particular action.

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