Honor 9A, infinite autonomy also thanks to HMS
However, this is not a single technical question. There are no Google services in fact, as Honor 9A is based on HMS (Huawei Mobile Services), which we have talked about for a long time. The advantage, in this case, is that of a much less intense background activity which, together with the huge battery, places this smartphone as a reference point in terms of autonomy.
Honor 9A and the endless days
It is really difficult to put the battery of this smartphone in difficulty. Our days in his company started, as usual, at 6 in the morning. Reply to the first emails, read the comments under the articles and on social media, keep an eye on the calendar so as not to miss the appointments of the morning. A couple of hours of use during which we only lose 3% charge.At 8.30 the day officially begins and the first calls arrive. Videoconference meeting with colleagues quietly managed by Honor 9A which, among other things, has the advantage of having the 3.5 mm audio jack. We view the videos just published on Tom’s Hardware, for a total of about 30 minutes of streaming and we arrive at lunch with still 85% of charge and 4 hours of screen on.
During lunch break an episode of a TV series cannot be missed, for a total of 40 minutes of viewing and a game of Call of Duty Mobile. Applause to Honor for the implementation of the MediaTek platform, which manages all these operations flawlessly and above all with perfect heat dissipation: Honor 9A never heats up.
The afternoon continues with dozens of phone calls and, above all, thousands of notifications from social (and messaging app) to manage. The working day ends with an event in the stream about 2 hours , followed directly by Honor 9A. Also in this case, no problem whatsoever. And finally, not to miss anything, in the evening also the mirroring of smartphone display on the tv to watch a movie on Netflix.
At midnight, Honor the 9TH we arrived with 30% charge and 8 hours of screen on. Awesome.
The role of the HMS
now Let's clear up one thing. All the operations described can be carried out even without the Google services. For video calling, for example, just use Skype or Zoom, both of which can be installed in the form of apk through services such as TrovApp, of which we have spoken extensively , and Petal Search, the new universal search engine available on the App Gallery and extremely functional. Also, nothing prevents you to make use of Google services through the browser: you can get to YouTube, for example, as a classicok web site, could also set the view to full screen.In this second scenario, as you lose a little bit the usability of the classic app, there is an advantage not just. In fact, the services accessed through the browser inevitably have a task in the background practically nothing. There is, therefore, a continuous access to the connectivity of the smartphone, or, alternatively, to the GPS position. Each service is active only when it is actually used with a huge advantage in terms of battery life.
As mentioned in the opening, therefore, the approach of the chinese company with Honor 9A in the context of autonomy is twofold. The hardware configuration has a very low power consumption. On the other hand though, compared to Android with GMS (Google Mobile Services), the software part has an impact on the battery much more content, with the HMS, which, among other things, continue to erode the gap with respect to the counterparties of the company in Mountain View.
A new best buy
149,90 euros, representing a figure really small compared to what is offered by this smartphone. However, until July 15, you can buy it at 129,90 euro through HiHonor.com , the official store of the company of which we have spoken in a previous article. Ghiottissima opportunity not to be missed.Also why are we talking about a smartphone with 64 Gigabytes of memory, three rear cameras, dual SIM support and a large screen 6.3 inches. What more to ask?
