Updated : Oct 22, 2019, 2:40 AM

Honor 8 Specs

Released

Jul 19, 2016

Display

5.2-inch
1920 x 1080 px

Camera

12 MP Main
8 MP Selfie

Battery

3000 mAh

Storage

64GB

Hardware

HiSilicon Kirin
4GB RAM

OS

Android 8.0 Oreo
Huawei Emotion UI

Description

The Honor 8 includes a 5.2-inch 1080p screen and a fingerprint sensor. Under the hood you'll find some home cooking as the Kirin 950 chipset drives the device with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-T880 MP4 GPU. Three variants of the phone are being offered. One comes with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of native storage, while the other two feature 4GB of RAM with 32GB/64GB of internal memory. Perhaps the most striking part of the phone is found on back, where a dual 12MP camera set up is found. Both cameras sport laser auto focus and an aperture of f/2.2. Selfie shooters can use the 8MP front-facing camera, which also handles video chats. A 3000mAh battery keeps the lights on, and offers fast charging capabilities

This device is also known as Honor FRD-AL10

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Deals

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Specs

Display Benchmarks
Size	5.2-inch
Resolution	1920 x 1080 px, 424 PPI
Technology	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body	72.02 %
Features	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
System chip	HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)
Processor	Octa-core, 2300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU	Mali-T880 MP4
RAM	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage	64GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Huawei Emotion UI
Device type	Smartphone
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Battery
Capacity	3000 mAh
Type	Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable
Charging	Fast charging

Camera
Rear	Dual camera
Main camera	12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Specifications: Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera	12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Specifications: Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Features: Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	8 MP

Design
Dimensions	5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches (145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm)
Weight	5.40 oz(153.0 g)
Materials	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
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Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
Wi-Fi	802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot
USB	Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0, Features: Mass storage device, OTG, Charging
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other	NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 20, 2016 FCC ID value: QISFRD-L04
Measured SAR	Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 0.24 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.17 W/kg

Buyers information
MSRP	$ 499
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Availability
Officially announced	Jul 11, 2016

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Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 399

with 32 GB storage

Differences from the main variant:
RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

Dual SIM

Differences from the main variant:
Dual SIM	Yes

News

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