Earlier today, Huawei took off the wraps off the Honor 8, its latest flagship in the Honor series of devices. The premium device uses the same Dual Camera setup on the Huawei Honor V8 and shares specs in common with the Huawei P9.
Take a quick peek below at the key Huawei Honor 8 specifications:
- Dimensions: 145.5 x 71 x 7.45 mm
- Weight: 153 grams
- OS: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1
- SIM: Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano + Nano/microSD)
- Display: 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display, 96% NTSC color gamut
- Processor: Octa-Core Kirin 950 (2.3GHz 4 x A72 + 1.8GHz 4 x A53) 16nm processor
- Graphics: Mali T880-MP4 GPU
- Memory: 3GB, 4GB RAM
- Storage: 32GB, 64GB built-in storage + up to 128GB via microSD
- Main Camera: Dual 12MP cameras with dual-tone LED flash, Laser AF, f/2.2 aperture, 6P lens, 1.4um pixel size
- Front Camera: 8MP Selfie camera with f/2.4 aperture
- Connectivity: 4G LTE, Dual-Band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
- Battery: 3000mAh Battery with fast charging
- Others: Fingerprint Sensor, Infrared Sensor
The Honor 8 packs a mix of aluminium frame and glass back and uses the USB Type-C port. It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS with EMUI 4.1 on top but highlight is obviously the Dual Rear Camera setup which promises exceptional image quality even in poor light conditions.
The Huawei Honor 8 is available in China on pre-order in three memory and storage models and in Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and White colour options. The 3GB/32GB model costs CNY 1999 (US$ 299); the 4GB/32GB costs CNY 2299 (US$ 343) and the 4GB/64GB costs CNY 2499 (US$ 374).
