7.3 Budget orange Honor's newest budget phone is a solid use of your money if you're looking at it alone, but if you're coming from the X7d, you might as well stay there. We were sent the Sunrise Orange version, because Honor knows that’s the best-looking one. Given how large the Honor X7e’s battery is, you’re going to want to make friends with those two items. Honor X7e verdictHonor’s X7e, taken on its own, is a very decent smartphone for its price. Compared to last year’s model, though, it’s a less well-rounded take on the brand’s budget lineup.