#3. Product Review

I hate my phone with a passion. This is real. Yesterday (February 7th, 2018) I paid my phone bill, opting for the slightly cheaper plan of 45 dollars instead of my prepaid 55 dollar plan. In doing so there was something wrong with my phone. It wouldn't connect to the internet. Now this is probably a company problem so I called them 3 times and 3 times they couldn't do anything so I have taken a break from that. My phone has already upset me time and time again and now I have officially decided that I am going to think seriously about getting a new, but cheap, cellular device.

The device that is all the buzz around the market today as the best phone for 200 dollars or less is the Honor 7X. The Honor 7X is a phone made by Huawei and the phone is sold unlocked meaning you can choose your own carrier. 

The phone I currently have is a defective LG Stylo 2. I say defective because it doesn't connect to WiFi unless I am standing within 5 feet of a router and the WiFi is strong. This is an especially big turn of because any normal phone can connect to WiFi. And, now, my phone wont connect to internet on it's own data making my phone nothing more than what the original intent was which is to call people (and text but that wasn't the original intent with the very first ringy dingy phone thingy.)



With that out of the way, lets look at the phones comparatively. My phone has a 5.7 inch screen display whereas the Honor 7X has a 5.9 inch screen. I had a phone that barely passed 5.5 inches so the LG Stylo was great for my large hands and sausage fingers. My only issue is that it gets in the way sometimes with its size. Pocket space is a small sacrifice to pay when it comes to large screens. Even though I'm not really looking for a bigger phone, the extra size is nice. The Honor 7X has the ability to run 1080p which is something my LG can't do. The LG can only run 720p and has the screen ratio of 16:9 which is important because the big draw to the Honor 7X is that it's screen ratio is 18:9. Apparently, according to reviews, this looks really good on the Honor 7X.

One thing I will miss about my LG Stylo is its nifty stylus. I don't use it much but it does have some good "sitting on the toilet" fare, for you could sit and doodle to your heart's content. 

I'm not much of a camera guy, but I do like taking the occasional "pic" every once and a while. The camera on the LG Stylo 2 is 13 megapixels and the front facing camera (I hardly use it) is 5 mp. I was impressed with the camera when I first got the phone, but now I do see how it could be better. It doesn't take photos in the dark all that well and the focus is always annoying. The Honor 7X has a 16 mp camera and a 8 mp front camera. 

Battery is mostly important to me. I get an amount of anxiety if my phone's charge dips lower than 15%. The LG Stylo has a decent battery. It usually lasts me all day and there is nothing a 15 min charge break in the middle of the day can't fix. The Honor 7X has a bigger screen so there is a hit when it comes to battery. Reviews say it lasts pretty well going for 10 hours straight playing a video on a loop. I'm rarely "hardcore" on my phone so it could probably handle my general browsing and networking needs. 

HONOR 7X VIDEO REVIEW

LG STYLO 2 VIDEO REVIEW