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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
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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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4.3 out of 5
8 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.1Android 4.1.2
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.5 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4
N/A
ARM Mali-400
RAM memory4 GB512 MB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.0 in5.55 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density386.0 ppi196.0 ppi267.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
HDRno
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
2.6 f
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage128GB32GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
N/A
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Titanium
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
MaterialMetalPlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.18 in5.73 in5.95 in
Width3.06 in2.83 in3.17 in
Depth0.31 in0.36 in0.37 in
Weight6.0 oz5.54 oz6.35 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyes
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
N/A
Micro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
Bluetooth version4.14.04.0
NFCyes
N/A
N/A
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
  • HDMI
  • USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
MHL
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+DC-HSDPA
Navigation systemGPSGPS
N/A
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesno
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh2000.0 mAh3100.0 mAh
Standby time437.0 h180.0 h980.0 h
Talk time25.0 h7.0 h35.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
yes
N/A

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