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Huawei Honor V8 vs Huawei P9 Plus

3.06 in
6.18 in
Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
2.96 in
6.0 in
Huawei P9 Plus Mobile Phone
Huawei P9 Plus
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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3 editorial reviews
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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4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
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User rating
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
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3.9 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
19 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
27 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory4 GB4 GB

Display

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Screen size5.7 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density386.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Gold
  • Quartz grey
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Beige
  • Grey
MaterialMetalMetal
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Height6.18 in6.0 in
Width3.06 in2.96 in
Depth0.31 in0.27 in
Weight6.0 oz5.71 oz

Sensors

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
IRyesyes

Connectivity

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.2
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNo

Cellular

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Huawei Honor V8Huawei Honor V8
Huawei P9 PlusHuawei P9 Plus
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh3400.0 mAh
Standby time437.0 h440.0 h
Talk time25.0 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Huawei P9 Plus