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4.3 out of 5
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An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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4.5 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 8.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.26 GHz1.8 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core6-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974-AAQualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 418ARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory2 GB2 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.95 in5.2 in5.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTIPS LCD
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density445.0 ppi423.0 ppi386.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnononono
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"1/2.3"
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx12.3 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f1.7 f
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Red
  • White
  • Green
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
MaterialPlasticPlasticMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.43 in5.79 in6.18 in5.61 in
Width2.72 in2.86 in3.06 in2.74 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight4.59 oz4.8 oz6.0 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
yes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputSlimPortNoDisplayPort over USB-CNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracastGoogle Cast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
GSM frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh2700.0 mAh3500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h300.0 h437.0 h288.0 h
Talk time17.0 h17.0 h25.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesnoyes
Wireless charging yesnonoyes
Wireless charging standardQI
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
Fast charging standard
N/A
USB Power Delivery
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium PolymerLithium ion

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