The Honor 8 does enough right that we find ourselves recommending the phone. EMUI isn't going to be for everyone – but then again, neither is buying an unlocked handset manufacturer-direct. If any of that sounds like something you'd be up for, though, there's a lot to like in this phone.
Heavy UI layer causes occasional performance hiccups
EMUI 4.0 lacks an app tray
Disappointing display
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The Honor 8 is a fantastic smartphone, especially at its lower £320 price tag. It has a fantastic camera, a beautiful and unique design, a fast processor resulting in a fluid Android 7 experience and its Full HD screen is excellent. It is only let down...
As a brand, Honor is best known for providing serious bang for the buck in their line-up of phones. Their current flagship, the Honor 8 is the ultimate exemplar of their design philosophy as it comes with a seriously respectable array of hardware as...
The Honor 8 occupies an interesting space. Cheap Chinese knockoffs of the iPhone have been on the market for years, but Huawei seems to be evolving into its own now. Though the Honor 8 clearly takes a lot of inspiration from the iPhone, it's not a...
User Experience Let's start off with the camera – it's great! Check out the image below, it was taken at a food court and the image passed Stock Photo assessment and made it to my portfolio. The next one was taken in a dimly lit restaurant, not bad...
After using the Honor 8 for nearly a month, we can say that its one of the best smartphones available at a price tag of 30K. However, there are just a couple of things to mention. There's no FM radio, no VoLTE. But, Honor 8 will never leave you in...
These days, competition is rife within the affordable flagship market. This segment, which used to be home to only a few companies, is now one of the most populated. Any device that wants to succeed needs to have something warrant purchasing it over...
I'm a firm believer in the idea that you get what you pay for. Generally, if you pay $600 for a new phone, it will run better than something from a lower price range. Some feel you're only paying for the name, but after reviewing so many mobile devices,...
Electronics manufacturer, Huawei (pronounced "wah-WAY"), has been around for a very long time. It's the largest telecommunications company in the world, actually, though it doesn't have the same brand recognition in the US versus competitors like Apple,...
Honor 8 is a well-designed smartphone with a great combination of hardware. Though, in comparison with Oneplus 3, at some places, it wins and sometimes it loses the battle. Some missing features like FM and VoLTE made it not so preferred phone as...
Honor 8. Right off the bat, it's a great phone. May be the one and only smartphone at 5.2-inch size with flagship specs too. Although the camera is a toned down version from the Huawei P9, it still manages to perform the fantastically. The only minor...
Honor 8 menawarkan sebuah peranti dengan rekaan yang paling menarik bersama keupayaan spesifikasi yang cukup berkuasa. Ia membawakan cip pemprosesan Kirin 950 yang beraksi cemerlang untuk penggunaan harian mahupun ketika memainkan permainan bergrafik...
All in all, the Honor 8 is a complete package of what you would expect from a flagship device, at a fraction of the price.Given how useful the fingerprint sensor is coupled with the customisation options available – like the knuckle gesture motions –...
Honor is back with the Honor 8, the latest follow-up to their popular yet slightly flawed Honor 7.As the sub-brand of Huawei, Honor has always had the backing of a big company behind them. This seems to have helped massively with their products, which...