Honor 8 vs Honor 8 Lite Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm	5.80 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches 147.2 x 72.94 x 7.6 mm
Weight
5.40 oz (153.0 g)	5.19 oz (147.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White	Black, Gold, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch	5.2-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
72.02 %	69.41 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 655
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-T830 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB	16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), Huawei Emotion UI	Android (7.0 Nougat), Huawei Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Compass
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

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	LTE, HSPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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	€ 269

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2016	Feb 01, 2017

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 399

with 32 GB storage

RAM	3GB
Internal storage	32GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Honor 8 Specs	Honor 8 Lite Specs
PhoneArena Review
Honor 8 Review