Everything Specs
In the summer of 2016, Huawei Honor 8 was released. So, what does it have to offer? Being a mid-range smartphone, Huawei Honor 8 will offer all-around performance for about $400. The screen here is very good, it’s a 5.2″ LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with full HD resolution. We like the Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), which is upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), making this smartphone always updated and equipped with the newest apps. Hardware-wise, there is an Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex A53) CPU and Mali-T880 MP4 GPU. This isn’t bad at all; throw in a 4 GB of RAM here and you got a great gaming and multitasking device.
We expected a little more from the dual 12 MP camera, which can record 1080p videos at 30 fps. Well, at least we have 720p video recording at 120 fps; not bad at all. Huawei Honor 8 has a standard Li-Po 3000 mAh battery, which isn’t anything new or impressive but is a solid performer on this device.
Announced Date | 2016, July |
Release Date | 2016, July |
Launched |
Dimensions | 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm |
Weight | 153 g |
Colors | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Gold |
Display Type | LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 5.2 inches (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels (~423 ppi pixel density) |
Display Features | Multi Touch, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Primary | Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 35mm, laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash |
Secondary | 8 MP, f/2.4, 1.4 µm pixel size |
Flash | |
Video | 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps |
Camera Features | 1/2.9" sensor size, 1.25 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama |
Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 |
CPU | Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) |
GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 |
RAM | 4 GB |
Card Type | microSD |
Internal | 32/64 GB |
External | up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
OS | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) |
Technology Used | Li-Po |
Capacity | 3000mAh |
Removable | |
Fast Charging |
Alert Type | Ringtone, Vibration, MP3, WAV |
3.5mm Jack | |
Loud Speaker | |
Features | Active Noise Cancellation with Dedicated Mic, DTS Sound |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, Hotspot |
Bluetooth | v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
NFC | |
Radio | |
USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
Technology Used | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
2G | |
3G | |
4G | |
EDGE | |
GPRS | |
SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
Browsers | HTML5 |
I was a fan of Huawei since the first smartphone they released and Honor 8 is a good addition. It worked well for me and the hardware is solid, although nothing special for this price. I've been using it for around 2 weeks and everything is fine.