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Honor 8 Pro vs Honor 8 Specs Comparison

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8.0
Honor 8 Pro
7.8
Honor 8
Honor 8 Pro Honor 8
Released · Apr 20, 2017
Released · Jul 19, 2016
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
6GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
3000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 05, 2017 Jul 11, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
6.18 x 3.05 x 0.27 inches
157 x 77.5 x 6.97 mm 		5.73 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches
145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm
Weight
6.49 oz (184.0 g) 5.40 oz (153.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue Black, Gold, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.65% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 72.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 515 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 950 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/32GB
4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm 		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
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2 		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 Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p 		8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared, 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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $399
with 32 GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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