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Honor 9A

Price: £129 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2EqWpcN

Honor is back with yet another budget smartphone, this time with the Honor 9A. The successor to the Honor 8A comes with some great plus points like long battery life and a decent camera for macro shots, but you’ll have to go without Google Mobile Services.

I spent some time with this phone to see how it holds up in everyday life. Keep on reading to find out whether the Honor 9A is the budget phone for you.

DESIGN

At a weight of 185g and 9mm thick, it’s on the bigger side of smartphones, but that’s quite in keeping with Honor as a brand. It won’t fit in smaller pockets and you can’t use it one-handed with ease, but the larger screen makes it a good device for streaming.

The Honor 9A comes in one of three colours – black, green and blue (which I tested). In the

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